Evening star., 1945-09-21
Civic Reception
For Devereux
SET for Monday
Wake Island Hero
Expected to Reach
Here Tomorrow

OeVereuX, Marine commander at
Wake Island, went ahead in the
Chevy Chase and Bethesda COM
nunities today. Plans call for
the celebration to be held at $3.50
D m. Monday. This would give the
major the week end to rest with his
family.
Maj. Devereux is expected in San
Francisco today. completing plane
trip from Tokyo by way of Guam
and Pearl Harbor. Marine Corps
headquarters said plans for the final
leg of the trip are incomplete pend
ing the arrival in San Francisco, but
that Maj. Devereux presumably
will be home tomorrow.
Another Washington area man Is
on the plane with Maj.
Devereux. He is 1t. C. A. Barniger,
a member of Maj. Deyereux's COM
mand who likewise was taken
prisoner on Wake. His wife, Mrs.
Rose Barniger, lives at 4238 Forty
third street NV.
Radio Station WRC was to handle
a two-way radio conversation be-
tween Maj. Devereux and his son
Paddy, who is staying at the home
of Maj. Devereux's brother and sis
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph S.
Devereux, l West Bradley lane,
Chevy Chase. Father and son were
to talk to each other for Is minutes
at las pm.
Batham Is Chairman.
The committee planning the COM
munity celebration of Maj. Dev-
ereuX's return is headed by J. c.
Batham, commander of the Be-
thesda Chevy Chase American
Legion Post. He said the celebra-
ton would start with parade down
Wisconsin avenue from Old George
town road to the service roll OF
honor at Stamford street, where
ceremonies would be held.
Participating in the parade will
be a Marine Corps detail of 4OC
men, with band, American Legion
units, members of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars and the Catholic War
Veterans, and possibly members OF
the Maryland State Guard and Boy
and Girl Scouts. Mr.. Batham said
the committee also desires veterans
Of the present war to be present
and march as a unit.
Cantrell Will Preside.
Joseph A. Cantrell, commander OF
the Legion's Maryland Department
will preside at the ceremony. Maj
Devereux will be presented a watch
inscribed: Presented to 1t. Col
j. P. S. Devereux by his fellow
citizens"
Honored with his father will be
11-year-old Paddy Devereux. Other
members of the Devereux family will
be asked to sit on the platform, Mr.
Batham said. Comdr. Winfield Scott
Cunningham of Annapolis, island
commander at Wake, and 1t. Bar
niger also will be invited.
Senators Tydings and Radcliffe
OF Maryland, Representative Beall
Of the Bethesda Chevy Chase dis
trict, and Gov. O'Conor of Maryland
likewise have been invited.
Mr.. Batham said it is expected
the parade and ceremonies will last
about an hour and a half.
Annapolis Graduate.
1t. Barniger, 80, is a 1887 graduate
Of the Naval Academy. His wife is
the daughter of Stewart Berkshire
deputy commissioner of - the Alec.
hol Tax Unit of the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau.
Mrs. Barniger said she had re-
ceived word her husband is in gooo
physical condition despite the loss
of about 20 pounds. She said she
received dozen letters and three O,
four postcards from her HUSBAND
during his captivity.
Mrs. Barniger was waiting this
morning for telephone call from
her husband when he arrives in Sar
Francisco. He is a native of Casso.
polls, Mich.
Clan Is Gathering.
Meanwhile. the Devereux clan /
gathering. Edward Devereux, an
other brother, lives in Washington
Three other brothers are in tn,
service: Maj. John Ryan Devereu,
OF the Army Air Forces is in Wash.
ington; Maj. J. Ashton Devereux
also OF the Air Forces and stationed
at the Newark IN. j. Airport, i.
expected here tomorrow, and Flight
Officer Tristram Devereux of tn,
Royal Canadian Air Force may b.
in tomorrow.
There are four sisters. Mrs. Rich.
ard H. Jeschke lives with her hus.
band, Col. Jeschke of the Marine
Corps, at 80l Thirteenth street
Alexandria. Mrs. Harry Chase i!
In Washington with her husband
Capt. Chase of the Navy, who i.
stationed here. Mrs. Raymond F
Crist and her husband, Col. Girls
~ eAAN Wal AAAO wi po, dIc ShpeCGc(
to arrive tomorrow from Camp L,
Jeune, N. c. Miss Agnes Devereu,
OF Baltimore is said to be in IL
health and may not come to Wash
ington.
Mother of the 10 Devereux chill
dren was Mrs. Annie Sinnott Dew
ereux, who died last October q a
the age of rs.
Staying at the Joseph Devereu,
home are Col. and Mrs. John F
Welch, Butler, Pa, parents of tn
late wife of the Wake Island here
Mrs. Devereux died July %, 1941
without having any word from he
husband following the surrender o
Wake. Only 81, she had marie,
Maj. Devereux in China at tn
age of II.
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