Evening star., 1929-06-04
D.C.PARK employees
TO HONOR OFFICIALS.
FareWeIIs and Welcomes to
MingIe at Dinner Tomor-
row Night.

Farewell and welcome will be mingled
when the employees of the OfIce of
Public Buildings and Public Parks
tender a dinner TO the outgoing and
incoming Army officers on duty under
Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3D.. the di-
rector, tomorrow night at o'clock. at
the Pierce Mill Teahouse in Rock Greek
Park
The dinner will be in honor of Mai.
Carey II. Brown. engineer Of the Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, and Capt. M. H. Parsons, SUI
perintendent Of the U. S. Park Police
in the nature of a farewell and a well
come for Capt. E. N. Chisolm, jr., the
commissions assistant engineer, who
Is slated to succeed Mai. Brown. and
for Capt Ray c. Montgomery. now on
duty at Fort Hoyle, Md. who will come
here in few days to succeed Capt.
Parsons.
Col. Grant Expected TO Sreak.
Col. Grant is to be requested to make
the principal address, while the officers
in whose honor the affair is to be held,
are expected to make brief addresses.
Maj. Brown and Capt. Chisholm are
in the Engineer Corps of the Army.
while Capt. Parsons is in the Coast Ar
tillery and Capt. Montgomery is in the
Field Artillery.
Mai. Brown expects to 60 on leave
about July l, preparatory to assuming
his new post at Fort LeavenwoTth.
kans while Capt. Parsons is to go on
leave about the middle Of the month,
prior to attending Coast Artillery School
at Fortress Monroe. Va. in the Fall.
Mai Carey H. Brown also will be
honored by local trade bodies, luncheon
clubs and other civic organizations at
a joint session to be held in the audi
torium of the United States Chamber of
Commerce at 1890 o'clock June IS.
Gen. Stephan Heads Group.
The committee in charge Of the
tribute is headed by Mai. Gen. Anton
Stephan, president of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association. who is
head of the District National Guard
Other members of the commit
tee are Edward J. Murphy president
of the Washington Board of Trade:
Charles w. Darr, president of the
Chamber Of Commerce; Robert "
Fleming, president of the District of
Columbia Bankers Association; Ben
T. Webster, head of the Washington
Real Estate Beard: E. NJ Wallace OF
the Automotive Trade Association:
Arthur j. May, president of the Rotary
Club: Edgar Morris president of the
Kiwanis Club: Frank Birgfeld, Civitan
Club; DR.. J. Rozier Biggs of the Cosmo-
politan Club, Herbert Nevin of the
OptimiSts Club, Robert L. McKeever,
past president of the Lions Club: DR..
E. NJ. Ellison, Round Table; w. w.
Wheeler, Thirteen Club: Mrs. Marie
Moore Forrest, Quota Club; Mrs. Esther
Guide, zonta Club; Mrs. Harriet Hawley
Locher, Soroptimists Club; George D.
Havenner, president of the Federation
of Citizens Associations; Monroe War
rem, president of the Operative Builders
Association; Dorsey w. Hyde. jr., eXecu-
tive secretary, Washington Chamber Of
Commerce; Robert j. Cottrell, executive
secretary, Board of Trade; Lanier Nc
Laughlin of the Bankers Association.
AND Edwin c. Hege, secretary of the
arrangements committee.
Tickets may be obtained from the
Offices Of the secretaries of the Board
of Trade, Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, Chamber of Commerce.
Real Estate Board, City Club, Women's
City Club and the Mclaughlin Bank
ing Corporation.