Evening star., 1947-01-19
SeyUice Circle
Has Changes
Dinner-DanCe
At Fort Belvoir
By Betty MHiiken

washington will see little of one
of its popular Navy couples, Vice
Admiral and Mrs. w. H. P. Blandy,
after the end Of this month. The
admiral has been commanding the
9Th Atlantic Fleet since the first Of
December and practically commuted
between here and Norfolk. Soon,
however, he will set sail aboard his
flagship, the U. S. S. Missouri, and
will not return until the late spring.
Meantime Mrs. Blandy is prepar-
ing to go to Honolulu to visit her
son-in-law and daughter, Comdr.
and Mrs. John Marshall Lee, and
her small grandson. A week end
trip to Norfolk cher husband is in
Washington this week end), where
she will be the guest of her cousins,
the president of the Seaboard Air.
line and Mrs. Leigh Richmond Pow
ell, and a dinner party aboard the
admiral's ship will wind up her &C
tivities before setting out early next
month for San Francisco There
she will be the guest of Admiral and
Mrs. Donald Beary before sailing for
Hawaii.
Before leaving, Mrs. Blandy hopes
to find suitable tenants for her
house in Georgetown and her apart
ment at the Westchester will be
closed for two months. The George
town residence, which was com.
pletely remodeled during the war,
is decorated in exquisite taste, with
furnishings of the 18th century and
a fireplace in every room.
Reception for Commandant
The Commandant of the Marine
Corps and Mrs. Alexander A. Vande-
grift are back from trip to Camp
Lejeune, NJ C., where the general
combined business with pleasure.
He and Mrs. Vandegrift made the
journey in their car, taking the
boat as far as Norfolk on the way
down. After the commandant in
spected the camp, the commanding
Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Watson
entertained more, than thousand
guests at reception in their honor
at the Officers Club.
Following their return from North
Carolina. Gen. and Mrs. Vandegrift
were hosts at small luncheon
In their quarters (Which has been
the residence of Marine families
since 1805), in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walmsley. The Walmsleys
will sail for England on the next
trip OF the Queen Elizabeth, having
visited In this country for the past
three months. Mrs Walmsley Is
the sister of Mrs. A. H. Turnage,
wife of Maj. Gen. Turnage, who
now is on duty in Honolulu.
at Fort Belvoir
Col. and Mrs. r. e. Cron were
among the host of engineer officers
and their wives who entertained at
the dinner dance last evening in
Woodlawn Hall at Fort Belvoir.
Their guests were Col. and Mrs.
Alvin Hebert, Col. and Mrs. A. J.
Kinney and Col and Mrs. M. j.
Lee.
Col. and Mrs. j. Arthur Hamil-
tons guests were Mr.. and Mrs. w.
W. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Aldenderfer, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Millican, Miss June Edwards, Miss
Betty McVicker of Pittsburgh, Mr..
D. M. Hamilton Of Reynoldsville,
Pa, father Of the host, and Mr..
James Sargent.
Their party will be in the nature
If a farewell, as Col. Hamilton Is on
criminal leave and he and his wife
md three small sons will leave
shortly for Pittsburgh. Cot. Hamil-
on, who was graduated in engineer
ng from Penn State College, will
'eturn to his position with the Bell
Telephone Co.
Members Of the class Of 1927 at
he United States Military Academy
md their wives made up party at
he dinner-dance last evening.
Those in the group were Col. and
.drs r. E. Bell. Col. and Mrs. j. r.
(see MILLIKEN, Page D-l5)