Evening star., 1946-11-10
SeyUiCp Gy0ub
Among Many
Seeing Game
Family Groups
HaveG Gay Time
In New York
By Betty MHkken

the war. Every one from Secretary
Patterson on down seems to have
gone to New York for the Army
Notre Dame football game which
more than one sports writer called
"the battle of the century"
Many officers and their families
left Washington Friday and will not
return till late today. Others, like
Secretary and Mrs. Patterson and
Gen. and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover, went to New York and back,
all in one day.
The Pattersons took along their
niece, attractive Glare Winchester,
who will leave again tomorrow to
visit the Douglas Douhertys in Ten
af1y, N. j. Also in their party was
a group Of convalescent servicemen
from Walter Reed.
EiSenh0WerS at Game
The Chief of Staff and Mrs. Eisen-
hover boarded an early train yes
terday and returned to Fort Myer
last night. The deputy chief of
staff, Gen. Thomas T.. Handy, and
Mrs. Handy went up Friday for the
game and will return tonight. They
were joined in New York by their
daughter, Mary Olivia, and her
roommate and classmate at Vassar
College, Sally Danna Of Boston. All
are staying at the Astor.
The chief of Army Engineers, 1t.
Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler, and Mrs.
Wheeler did not go to New York
for the game but did the next best
thing. They were guests of the
District Engineer Commissioner and
Mrs. Gordon R. Young at an in
formal listening to = the game"
party yesterday.
Mrs. Ira Eaker said, 81 think
Washington is moving to New York, ,"
and like many of their friends, she
and 1t. Gen. Eaker are spending the
three days in the metropolitan city,
taking in the football game and one
or two good plays. They will be
back home today.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Alexander D.
Surles are spending the week end
at Fort Totten with their son and
daughter-in-law. Col. and Mrs.
Alexander D. Surles, jr., with whom
they attended yesterdays game, and
Maj. Gen. and Mrs Ralph H. Wooten
are visiting the George Wilkinsons
at No. Fifth avenue after seeing
the game. They will return tomor-
row in time to be hosts at a small
dinner.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Robert w.
Hasbrouck are visiting the Philip
Crocketts in New Brunswick, N. j,
and with them saw yesterday
game, and Brig. Gen. Joseph F.
Battley is spending a couple of days
with his son-in-law and daughter,
1t. Col. and Mrs. John j. Duffy, and
grandsons Page and Christopher, in
Cambridge, where Col. Duffy is at
tending Harvard Business School.
Gen. Battley and the Duffys at
tended the Army -Notre Dame game,
while Mrs. Battley remained in
Washington and was guest at the
television showing Of the game by
the National Broadcasting Co.
Representative and Mrs. R. Ewing
Thomason, who returned just a
week ago from Texas, where they
had been since July, are spending
the week end at the Plaza in New
York.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Alfred
White Chandler took their son, 1t.
A. w. Chandler, jr., with them to the
game and all are spending the week
end with Miss Florence Chandler,
the admiral's sister, in Newark. The
lieutenant is stationed aboard the
S. S. Valcour, recently commissioned
in Washington State and stopping
off at New York briefly en- route to
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Dinner at Club
Capt. U. S. NJ and Mrs Louis A.
Reinken saw the Army-Notre Dame
game with their son Louis, jr., a
plebe at the United States Military
Academy. They left Washington
Friday, are staying at the Com
modore Hotel and will return to
Washington today. Capt. and Mrs.
Reinken are planning a cocktail
party November Is from to 8
o'clock at the Army-Navy Club.
Col. and Mrs Lionel c. Goudeau
u. S. M. c. also have issued in
vitations for cocktails, their party
to be on November % in their new
home at 1918 Twenty-first street
south, Arlington.
Capt. (U. S. NJ and Mrs. J. B.
Hogle were hosts last night at a
dinner at the Army Navy Country
Club. ALI the masculine guests were
Navy captains and with their wives
the list included Capt and Mrs.
G. B. II. Hall. Capt. and Mrs.
Thomas n. Templeton, Capt. and
Mrs. John B. Rooney, Capt. and
Mrs. John Hume, Capt. and Mrs.
Edward P. Southwick and Capt. and
Mrs. Reynold D. Hogle, brother and
sister-in-l of the host.
Capt. CU. S. NJ and Mrs. George
z. Peterson also entertained at
dinner last night at the Army Navy
Country Club. Their guests of
honor were Capt. and Mrs. Collins
Landstreet, who are on leave from
Honolulu and visiting Capt. and
Mrs. A. H. Chandler.
Sonora de Meneses, wife of the
retiring Air Attache of the Chilean
Embassy, was honor guest Thursday
at a luncheon given at the May
flower by Mrs. j. Charles OConnor,
whose husband, Maj. O'Connor. is
on duty in Paris.
The other guests were Mrs. Ralph
H. Wooten, Mrs. Robert w. Has
brouck, Mrs. Calvin Cobb, Sonora
de Diaz, wife of the Assistant Naval
Attacne of the Argentine Embassy;
Sonora de Recart, wife of the Chill
can Naval Attache, and Sonora de
Ferrari, wife of Comdr. Oscar Fer
rari of the Chilean Naval Mission.
Mrs. Raymond w. Bliss, wife of
the deputy surgeon general, is in
Boston visiting her husbands sister,
Mrs. A. B. Taylor. before going to
Chocorus, N. H., for longer stay.
Gen. Bliss will sail November IA
aboard the steamship America on
medical inspection trip that prob
ohJu urilI take two monthS Their