Evening star., 1947-03-16
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Parties GlUen
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Officers Hosts
AtClub Dance
At Walter Reed
Bv Betty Miliken

One of the most popular officers
clubs of any of the numerous ones
in and around Washington is at the
Army Medical Center where the
regular program of activities in
cludes formal dinner-dance each
month, an informal buffet supper
and dance also each month; a
dance every Saturday night and
bridge luncheon the first Wednes-
day of each month for the wives Of
medical officers.
Sandwiched in with these are
the parties given whenever holi-
day occurs, such as the one last
night arranged to celebrate st. Pat
rick's day. A seyen-piece band pro-
vided excellent music for dancing
following delectable buffet served
at 7:30. Green and white carna-
tions, fancy green and white table
cloths and other decorations added
festive note to the occasion.
The Commanding General of the
Medical Center and Mrs. George G.
Beach will not be back from Miami
before tomorrow, SO missed the gay
ETY. last night, but the executive
officer of the center and Mrs. Cliff
ford v. Morgan were there and en-
tertained large company of guests.
With Cof. and Mrs. Morgan were
1t. Col. and Mrs. Carol C. Barrick,
1t. Col. and Mrs. Howell G. Guin,
1t. Col. and Mrs. Leroy o. Funck,
Maj. and Mrs. Anthony j. zolenas,
jr.; Mai. and Mrs. Fred M. Vandel,
Maj. and Mrs. William P. Reach,
Maj. and Mrs. Robert S. Watson,
Maj and Mrs. John B. Lamond,
Maj. and Mrs. George P. Price, Maj.
Glendon v. Davis, Capt. and Mrs.
Vernon s. Oettinger, Capt. and Mrs.
Wendell j. Van Ripper, Capt. and
Mrs. George A. Bannon, Capt.
Jeanne Alexander. WAC, Capt. Rob-
ert G. Miller, Capt. Julius Chezmar,
and Capt. Gordon G. Lynch.
Col. and Mrs. Angvold Vickoren
were hosts to Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Claude Ferenbaugh, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Norris Harbold, Col. and Mrs.
Bruce Easley, Col. and Mrs. Howard
Doan, and 1t. Col. and Mrs. w. P.
Jones, jr.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas L.
Smith were ranking guests of Maj.
and Mrs. E. Ernest Rose at the sup
per dance. Their other guests were
Col. and Mrs. William F. Scheu-
mann, Col. and Mrs. Walter D.
Love, Col. and Mrs. James P. Ep-
perley, 1t. Col. and Mrs. Wallace j.
Morelock, 1t. Col. and Mrs. Dean S.
Better, 1t. Col. and Mrs. H. Beecher
Dierdorf, 1t. Col. and Mrs. Walter
j. Reuter-, Maj. and Mrs. M. T.
Washburn, Maj. and Mrs. William
M. Ream and DR.. and Mrs. John H.
Swanson.
Col. and Mrs. Austin Lowrey had
as their guests Col. and Mrs. David
Liston, Col. and Mrs. Thomas
Wayne, Col. and Mrs. Samuel Cooke,
Col. and Mrs. Ehrling Bergquist,
Col. and Mrs. William Powell, Col.
and Mrs. Thomas Hartford, Col. and
Mrs. William Stone, Col. and Mrs.
Oliver Van den Berg, 1t. Col. and
Mrs. Benjamin Strickland, 1t. Col.
and Mrs. Harry King, 1t. Col. and
Mrs. Philip Mallory, 1t. Col. and
Mrs. Fred r. Sloan, Maj. and Mrs.
Allen Palmer, DR.. and Mrs. Carlton
Price, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Braddock
and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Poms.
Col. and Mrs. John Strobe, 1t.
Col. and Mrs. Robert Black and 1t.
Col. and Mrs. Charles Jingles were
guests of Col. and Mrs. James o.
Gillespie at the party last evening,
and Capt. and Mrs. John Butch
kosky entertained Maj. and Mrs.
Maurice j. Fletcher, 1t. and Mrs.
John Mckee, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Bushy, Mr.. and Mrs. Clare
Melton, Miss Nava Bowman and
Mr.. Cary Breckell.
High-Rankine Officers attend
1t. Gen. Charles P. Hall, Director
of Organization and Training, War
Department General Staff, and
Mrs. Hall were hosts at a cocktail
party Friday in their quarters at
Fort Myer, entertaining about $50
of their friends in service and
civilian circles.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Robert P. Patterson, the Undersec-
retary of War and Mrs. Kenneth c.
Royal and the General of the Army