Show Fort Douglas Retiring ring Officers Receive Farewells at Lawn Party Farewells were extended to departing departing departing de de- de- de parting officers at Fort Douglas Monday evening On the lawn of the Officers' Officers club the glow of soft lights swishing swishing swishing swish swish- ing gowns of officers' officers wives all aU lent to the occasion and the social event In the receiving line were officers officers officers of of- and their wives Colonel Shephard L L. Pike and Colonel James M. M Graham were but two of those who are retiring from army life Colonel Raymond SPratt S SPratt S. S Pratt commanding officer of the post was receiving best wishes with Mrs Pratt as were Colonel Charles C. C Quigley Colonel Rudolph E. E Smyser and Colonel John W. W Thompson Leaving the uniform for civilian life too are Lieutenant Colonel Edmund O. O Sawyer and Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Colonel E. E F. F McCarron Seated in honor seats at the large dinner table for they too are among those Fort Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las is sorry to lose were Major William A A. Wo Woodlief and Cap Cap- tai tain s Charles R R. McDaniels Wives Wives Wives-of of the officers sorry to leave their many friends many new friends and in many manya a case old friends were bidding each other good Mrs Edgar H H. Cobe Cobel wife of Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain Cobel extended her farewells farewells farewells fare fare- wells in hopes that soon again they all aU could meet for they are also leaving Dancing following the luscious luscious luscious lus lus- lus- lus cious dinner was inside the club and all aU were congratulating Mrs Robert Fisher on a grand party Mrs Fisher was in charge of all aU arrangements and as usual her party was a huge su success cesa |