Evening star., 1947-10-12
Marine Officers
Hosts tOFOrnzer
.C0mz1zandant
Gen., Mrs. Davis
Visiting Joneses
By Betty Miliken

Marine Corps Commandant and
present United States Minister to
the Union of South Africa, Gen.
Thomas Holcomb, and Mrs. Holcomb
has been the signal for a round Of
entertainments. The Holcombs were
guests Of the Quartermaster General
and Mrs. William p. T. Hill the lat
ter part of the week and over the
week end are visiting Maj. Gen and
Mrs. Clifton Gates in Quantico.
They'll return to Rosecroft, their
place In st. Mary's County. for q
few weeks before sailing November
5 for South Africa.
The Minister and his wife were
honor guests at a dinner given last
night in Quantico by Gen. and Mrs.
Gates and at similar party Friday
night when Brig. Gen. and Mrs. w.
Capers James were hosts. The lat
ter followed the cocktail party given
by Mrs. Opal H. Stephenson for the
Holcombs in her apartment at the
Marlyn.
Assisting Mrs. Stephenson were
her sister, Mrs Francis G. Ulen,
whose husband, Capt Ulen, U. S. NJ,
joined her here from New York;
Mrs. Louise R. Jones, wife of Brig.
Gen. Jones, who came from GUAM
tico; and Mrs. Kenneth Anthony
Miller. Her apartment was artist.
cally decorated with autumn leaves
and flowers, and she wore a deep
red afternoon gown.
Picking at random a few of the
guests. there were Gen. and Mrs.
Hill, the South African Minister and
Mrs. Harry T. Andrews, United
Statess Ambassador to Honduras,
Paul c. Daniels (Mrs. Daniels and
the children are in Alabama while
he's here on temporary assignment,
and incidently house hunting):
United States Ambassador to Vene.
zuela. Frank P. Corrigan; the Mexi-
can Charge d'Affaires and Sonora de
Sanchez Gavito, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Clark H. Woodward, Rear Ad-
miral Ernest Litch, here on tempor-
ary duty; Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Will
liam E. Riley, Col. and MIS-. Donald
Galloway (who left following the
party for Europe where he'll have a
temporary assignment; Col. and
Mrs. Franklin Good, 1t. Comdr. and
Mrs. Frank Silk, and from the State
Department set, Mr.. and Mrs. Shell
don T. Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexan-
der Schnee (who will leave next
month on an assignment in Bern,
SwitzerlanO; and Mr.. Charles F.
Knox, Jr., with his sister, Miss Jessie
Knox.
Visitors Are Feted
Col. and Mrs. Harold WELLINGTON
Jones also are having a busy time,
First, their old friends, Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Addison D. Davis (USA
retireO arrived from Columbia,
s. c., to be- their guests for a week;
and second, parties in connection
with meetings of the District Medi-
cal Society and the Army Medical
Library Consultants have kept them
steadily on the go. ~
Starting off the events planned
for Mrs. Davis, whose husband COM
manded Carlisle Barracks all during
the war, was the luncheon given
wednesday by another old friend,
Mrs. John Meehan; wife of Col.
Meehan (USA retired. Wednesday
night Col. and Mrs. Jones and their
mousse guests accompanied Mai.
Gen. and Mrs. Albert w. Kenner to
the District Medical Society's dinner
at the Statler, where all were the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. A. Magruder
The next day Mrs. Jones, herself,
was hostess at a party for Mrs.
Davis, a luncheon at the Army and
Navy Club. Others in that gather
ing were Mrs. Kenner, Mrs. Meehan,
Mrs. Edward R. Walton, Mr.. Francis
Hill, Mrs. Clyde S. GUNNER of
Cleveland and Mrs. Charles Essex,
who'll give a luncheon tomorrow at
the Shoreham for Mrs. Davis.
Friday night Gen. and Mrs. Davis
were among those whom Col. and
Mrs. Jones entertained at the Army
Medical Library Consultants dinner
at the Statler.
Party for Officers Wives
The wives of officers in the Judge
Advocate Generals Department of
the Army will meet at luncheon
Tuesday, October 81. in the Officers
Club at the National War College.
Mrs. Thomas H. Green, wife of the
Judge Advocate General, will pre-
side and a short program of enter
tainment is being planned.
The. committee in charge of ar
rangements for the party is headed
by Mrs. Claude B. Mickelwait and
includes Mrs. Nicholas r. Voorhis,
Mrs. V. Homer Drissel, Mrs. Archi-
bald King, Mrs. Jackson K. Judy
and Mrs. Damon Gum.
Wives of any officers In the
J.A.G.'s Department who have not
been reached by the committee, and
who desire to attend the luncheon,
should contact any member of the
committee for reservations.
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