Evening star., 1946-02-11

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English Wives Q
Arrive at NeWE
Some of the English war wive.
who arrived in New York yesterday
aboard the liner Queen Mary reached
Washington early today, but theil
first assignment in the snowy Capt.
tai was to get sound sleep after
all the excitement.
One of the war wives, her son ano
husband, were stalled in New Jer-
sey by the snowstorm. He drove his
automobile to New York to greet
them
Mrs. Mabel G. Crockett, "a, and
son Ray, II months, wife and child
of TIA Ray C. Crockett, Is, of 522e
Illinois avenue NV, reached Wash
ington this morning by train from
New York, with Mr.. Crockett.
Mr.. Crockett met his wife in an
RAF communications center in
London and married her -four
months later.
Saw Son Once Before.
He had seen his son only once
before, when the baby was a month
old, in London. He returned to
the United States last April after
service with the Strategic Air Forces
under Gen. Spaatz. He served first
in Iceland for two years and alto
gether was overseas three and a
half years. He has been in the
Army five and a half years.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Olin
H. Crockett, now of the Illinois ave-
nue. address, came from Stamford,
Tex, five years ago.
Corpl. Crocket holds two battle
stars and is still in the Army. His
father is an operating engineer with
the Home Owners Loan Corp.
When former TIA Charles D.
CAN'T, 25, and his. wife, Mrs. Dorothy
M. CAN'T, 25,, arrived early today
at Union Station, they were dis
appointed to find no lights on the
Capitol dome
Arriving by train at am. from
New York, the two were crowded
with four others and driver into
cab for their first glimpse of the
District together. At home at 1920
r street NV. they awakened Mr..
Gantt's mother, Mrs. Bessie I.
Gannt, an uncle, and cousin, to
have homecoming party.
Turkey for Breakfast.
I'VE had turkey and tea for break
FAST" TIA CAN'T declared.
He explained that a turkey din
ner with all the trimmings had
been prepared for their expected
arrival yesterday. but that the cold
turkey tasted just as good this
morning.
He and his wife were married in
Tavistock, England, where she was a
British Red Cross nurse. They met
at a dance and were married in a
church there. Mr.. CAN'T was dis
charged from the Army last October
He is streetcar operator for the
Capital Transit Co:
A native of Washington, Mr..
CAN'T attended Gordon Junior High
School here and Westinghouse
High School in Ballston, Va. He en-
tered the Army with the Military
Police detachment of the 29th Divi-
sion, District National Guard unit, in
February, 1941, and served with them
in the United States and England.
Shortly before D-day he was trans
ferred to the 92d Chemical Mortar
Battalion for service with the 1st
and 9th Armies in France and Ger
many
Varying the routine of the Eng
lish war wives arrival here was a
19-year old Scottish war bride, Mrs.
Rebecca Chite of Glasgow. She ar
rived with her husband, Carl H.
Chite, 1920 North Capitol street, an
accountant, who met her in New
York.
They reached Washington by
train about 2 am. Mr.. Chite was
storekeeper, second class, in the
Navy and was overseas for %
months.
Mr.. Chite's father, Dominic Chite,
who owns a barber shop at 1920
North Capitol street, where he lives,
said OF his new daughter-in-law, as
he listened to her Scotch burr:
"She is wonderful. She is very
nice"
Due to their late arrival here, the
couple slept through the snowy
morning, but prepared to greet a
news photographer about noon.
The weather was to blame for for
mer T/Sergt. Joseph E. Aronoff, 80,
OF SAT E street NE, being unable to
bring his wife, Frances, 80, and son,
Michael j., year old, to Washing
ton last night.
Mr.. AronoH told his father, E. JOS
eph Aronoff of the E street address,
by telephone from New Brunswick.
N. j, where the trio was visiting his
aunt, that he planned to drive on
to Washington last night. When
told that it was showing here. he
decided to remain there for the
night.
Served Under Patton.
A Purple Heart wearer, Mr.. Aron-
OF was discharged last July after
service in England with the Special
Services Division of the Southern
Base Section, and served with the
S4th Infantry Division Of the late
Gen. George S. Patton's Sd Army,
through France and Germany.
He is a graduate of Eastern High