Evening star., 1946-08-28
BeIp0iy CAV
With Parties
And Dances
Herringtons
HOnOred
By Katharine NJ. Brooks


The lethargy which has settled
over the Capitals social circles Is
being very successfully kept away
from Fort Belvoir, engineer post in
nearby Virginia. There the officers
and men have almost daily enter
tainment arranged for them In the
several Service Clubs, Oflcers' Mess
and Officers Clubs. One of the very
delightful parties of the week will
be given this evening with several
OF the guests going down from
Washington.
Col. and Mrs. Russell Harrington,
who have been at the post for more
than a year, will leave Thursday
lor Spokane, where the former will
take up his new duties with the
War Assets Corporation. The early
evening party tonight is planned by
four of Col. Herrington's junior off,
GERS in his aviation battalion. 1t.
Col. and Mrs. Robert F'onder, Mai.
and Mrs. Jean Lecour, Capt. and
MRS. Jesse Williams and Capt. and
Mrs. George Corey, who will enter
tain In Mackenzie Hall, one of the
larger and better equipped buildings
at the post. 1t is in Mackenzie Hall
that a number of the members of
the military. missions from Brazil
Chile and Venezuela are living.
Col. and Mrs. Harrington were en-
tertalned last evening by the for
mers brother-in-law and sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Foos in their
home in Georgetown. Mr.. and Mrs
Foos recently returned from Cane
May, where they spent much of the
summer, and last evening celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary.
Their guests included the hostess
father, Mr.. Norman Harrington, of |
Bethesda; and her brother -in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence C.
Keiser with their daughter and son,
Miss Patricia Ann Keiser and Mr..
Clarence c. Keiser, jr., Just here
for these few days from their place
on the Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Hotel
with their son-in-law and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Smith. jr.,
were among others at the Foos'
party Also in the company were
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Battinger, Mr..
and Mrs. Lynne Lamm, Mr.. and
Mrs. Troy Rodlum and Col. J. C.
Marshall. who came up from Fort
Belvoir.
Mr.. Harrington with his sons-in-
law and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs.
Foos and Mr.. and Mrs. Keiser, will
motor down to Fort Belvoir this
afternoon for the party in honor
OF Col. and Mrs. Harrington. Others
expected there are Gen. and Mrs.
W. M. Hoge, Col. and Mrs. Morris
Gillian, Capt. and Mrs. C. S.
Shields, Col. and Mrs. Dwight F..
Johns. from Washington; 1t. Col.
and Mrs. Coleman of Silver Spring:
Maj. and Mrs. Robert H. Regar, Miss
Mary Oliver and Miss Jean Nelson.
also from Washington.
In addition to the furry of fare
well parties for Col and Mrs. Her.
rlngton, Fort Belvoir is very CAV
place with several dances a week
and two cocktail hours for officers
and men on duty there Yesterday ,
afternoon one of the semiweekly /
cocktail hours was held at Wood
lawn Hall, which takes its name
from the fact that it is that part I
OF Fort Belvoir which was a portion
OF the original estate of Woodlswn 4
given by George Washington to his -,
nephew and adopted daughter,
Lawrence Lewis and Eleanor Parke 1
Custis when they were married /
The original house on the crest of
a hill looks out toward Mount
Vernon and the Potomac River and
now is the property and home of
MRS. Underwood, widow of Senator
Oscar Underwood. X
A dance will be given Friday eve t
ming in Mackenzie Hall and an Io
other Saturday evening in Wood +
lawn Hall and a formal dinner
oance is being planned for Sep t
tember 6. The dance Tuesday eve 7
ming will be bright and gay affair i
with Dean Hudson and his band &
providing the music. This will {
be one Of the first engagements of
these musicians following the close !
OF their season on the Steel Pier
at Atlantic City.
A dancing event was that Of last |
evening in Service Club No. 3 when il
a feature of the festivity was r
square dance. The reception and s
dancing followed an amusing en- b
tertalnment put on by the men
themselves. &