Evening star., 1946-11-17
Cocktail Fetes
Are Popular
In SeyUiCgy
House Guests
Are HOnOred
At Parties

By Betty MHIiken

Mrs. Kenneth C. Royall.. wife OF
the Undersecretary of War. poured
coffee at the cocktail party given
Friday by Col and Mrs. Gerson K.
Heiss at the Army Navy Country
Club. Col Heiss has been Special
Assistant to the Undersecretary
since last summer.
Mrs. Everett S. Hughes, whose
husband is Army's chief of ord
nance, assisted Mrs. Heiss too, and
the other ladies who poured were
Mrs. John K. Christmas. wife Of
Brig. Gen. Christmas, and Mrs. H.
r. Westphalenger, Mrs. Leo J. Dillon
and Mrs. D. j. Crawford, whose hus-
Gen. and Mrs. Christmas have Q
houseful of guests who will leave
today to return to their homes in
Plymouth, Mass. Their daughter,
Mrs. william S. Brewster, and her
sisters -in-law, Mrs. Lothrop With
ington and Mrs. Spencer Fl. Brew
ster, who spent the past two weeks
with them, were joined Friday by
Mr.. Brewster.
The foursome will leave today for
New England In a brand-new Chew
rolet beach wagon, which was pre-.
sented to the Brewsters as a Christ
mas gift from the Christmases.
The former Lucille Christmas was
graduated from Sweet Briar College
in 1914 and married a year later IN
st. Adams Church in Washington.
Cen, Mrs. McCoach Hosts
A cocktail party in the offing
will be given Friday by Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. David McCoach at
the Army Navy (town) Club. About
$50 guests have been invited to the
6-to-8-o'clock fete.
Since the generals retirement, he
and Mrs. McCoach have lived at
Wardman Park Hotel, where they
resided when he was Engineer Com
missioner of the District. He now
is vice president of the firm, Charles
H. TQmpkins Co.
Col and Mrs. Chauncey E. Cook
will arrive from Fort Smelling,
Mimi, the first of December to visit
their son-in-law and daughter. 1t.
Col. and Mrs. James A. Bassett.
just now the Bassetts, who. own
their own home in Alexandria, have
Joined the great army of apart
ment seekers-searching for one
for Mrs. Bassett's parents who will
remain indefinitely If they find a
place to live. Col. Cooks retire.
ment from the Army comedies with
the permanent closing of Fort Smell
ling as service post.
The BassettS also are busy for
another reason-a new arrival at
their home on october 10. The
young man in question has been
named David Hays Bassett and will
be christened when his grand
parents come from Minnesota. He
has an older brother, Steven Cook
Bassett. who will be 4 on January 7.
Col. BasSett is on duty at George
town University, where he Is study
ing for masters degree When
his tour OF duty here expires in
1948, he expects to be sent on foreign
service.
Mrs. Bassett has charge of ar
rangements for luncheon Thurs
day at the Army Navy Country Club
to be given by wives Of officers Of
the class Of .38 at West Point.
About rs or so win attend the party.
Parties for Visifor
Mrs. John w. Meehan, wife of Col.
Meehan, U. s. A., M. c., retired, is
planning large luncheon at the
Army Navy Country Club Thurs
day for her house guest, Mrs. James
A. McDermott of Larchmont, N. Y.
The visitor will arrive Tuesday for a
weeks stay.
Tuesday night DR.. Michael x. Sui
Ivan, research scientist at George
town University, and Mrs. Sullivan
will entertain at a dinner in COM
pliment to Mrs. McDermott, and the
following day Mrs. Sullivan will 60
TO New York to spend two weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Ruth Kramer.
who recently underwent q serious
Mrs. Kramer will re-
turn with Mrs. Sullivan for q short
visit before going back to her home
n Carrollton, Ga.