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Evening star., 1947-11-23
Mrs. Ticer Bride
OF Mr.. Morrison
In Alexandria

Mrs. Myrtle Holden Ticer, mem
her of a prominent Alexandria FAM
ilv, became the bride last evening
of Mr.. Robert Zephaniah Morrison
ir., son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. z. Nor
rison of Warren, Pa. The bride is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Franklin Holden of Alex
andria.
The Rev. John F. Owens of Trim
itv Church of Alexandria oft1clateo
at the 4:30 o'clock ceremony, which
was held In the home of the brides
parents and was followed by re-
ception.
Mr.. Holden gave his daughter 1r
marriage. She wore an aqua faille
gown and carried bouquet OF white
gardenias with stephanotis. Hel
matron Of honor, Mrs. Courtlanc
Wsrfeld of Alexandria, and hei
other attendant, Mrs. Boykin Neil
son of Washington, were costumec
in erav faille and carried yellow
Brandywine roses.
Mr.. Morrison was best man for his
son.
The newly married couple went te
Hot Springs for their honeymoon
and upon their return will reside
In Alexandria. The bride ATTENDED
st. Agnes School in Alexandria ane
Holton Arms School and king-Smltf
School here. Her husband went tc
Choate and Haverford Schools and
was graduated from the Wharton
School of the University of Penn
svlvania and is now associated with
the National Broadcasting Co.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Harriet VaHgban
Engaged to Wed
Wilson Pricbett, T.

Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William
Washington Vaughan Of Bridge
hampton, Long Island, and Wash
ington announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Harriet
French Vaughan, to Mr.. Wilson
Prichett, jr., son of Mr.. Prichett OF
Haverford, Pa, and Hobe Sound
Fla, and the late Mrs. Natalie
Campbell Prichett of Washington
and Burlingame, Calf. The an
nouncement was made yesterday at
a small cocktail party given in the
home of Miss Vaughan's grand
father, DR.. George Tully Vaughan
surgeon emeritus of Georgetown
University.
Miss Vaughan was graduated
from the Madeira School, made he1
debut in Charleston, S. c., and is
a member of the Junior League
of Philadelphia During the wal
she was nurses aide in Charleston
and for year taught the war blind
ed at Valley Forge General Hospital
at PhoeniXville, Pa.
MI. Prichett attended school al
La Rosee at Lausanne, Switzerland
was graduated from st. Alban's
School and was a member Of the
He served as lieutenant with Nava
Aviation in the Pacific theater dur
ing the war. Mr.. Prichett is a mem
Der of the Racquet Club of Phila-
delphia, the Travellers of Paris ane
the Racquet and Tennis Club Of
New York. Mr.. Prichett is the
nephew of the late Mrs. Sidney A
Cloman in Washington.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
COHlH0ns Start
Wednesday Night
1t Var College

The second season for the Junior
Army Navy Cotillions will begin on
Thanksgiving eve this year, with a
dance in the ballroom at the Army
War College. The original sponsors,
members of the class of 1924 at the
Military Academy, are again on the
committee, will receive the guests
and serve as chaperones for the
young girls and men.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. William H.
Arnold, Col. and Mrs. Joseph A.
Morris, Col and Mrs. Jesse B. Wells
and Col. and Mrs. James G. Anding
will be in the receiving line Wednes-
day night and Col. and Mrs. E. O.
Lee will check in the members and
their guests, give them hop cards
and identification.
Junior hostesses that night will be
Barbara Martin. Laura Mead Morris,
Barbara Ann Wells and Ellen An
ding, and junior hosts, Robert Sherr,
Miller Todd, Ralph Libby and Ma
rion Harrison, the latter being one
of those who will give dinner party
before the dance.
There will be favors for all and
Jack Morton's Orchestra to provide
music for dancing.
Open to boys and girls in their
Junior or senior year of high or prep
school, who are children of active
or retired officers of the armed
forces, the cotillions are given six
times a year. The Christmas ball
alreay is scheduled for Friday, De-
cember 26; the midwinter dance,
February 7; st. Patrick's Day dance,
March 10; spring dance, April IT,
and final dinner-dance, May Is.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Rnftm-Bran1nen
Wedding Held
In Cathedral

Miss Laura Monteen Brannen,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Bran
men of Fort Lauderdale, Fla, be-
come the bride yesterday afternoon
of DR.. Marshall de Graffenried Ruff
fin, son Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. j.
r. Ruffin of Roanoke, Va. The cere-
mony was performed in the Chapel
of St. Joseph of Arimathea OF the
Washington Cathedral of st. Peter
and st. Paul. The Rev. DR.. Charles
IT. Warner, rector of st. Adams
Church, officiated.
DR.. Sterling Ruffin, cousin OF the
bridegroom, escorted the bride and
gave her in marriage. Her wedding
gown was of ivory satin made with
a deep yoke of imported lace and a
crown of pearls held her veil. She
carried bouquet of white roses
with a center of gardenias.
Miss Della L. Brannen was maid
of honor for her sister and wore an
l. icy green ensemble and carried
American beauty roses.
Mr.. Peter Browne Ruffln OF New
York was best man for his brother
and usherfng were Mr.. Henry A.
Dudley and Mr.. Ralph D, Quinter, jr.
The Chief Justice of the Court OF
Appeals of the District of Columbia
and Mrs. D. Lawrence Groner were
hosts at the reception in the Sui
grave Club, after which DR.. and
Mrs. Ruffin left on their wedding
trip. They will make their home at
4801 Connecticut avenue on their
return. Mrs. Ruffin attended schools
/ in Florida and has been assistant
to the director of the National Com
mittee on Atomic Information in
Washington for the last year and a
half. DR.. Ruffin attended the Uni
versity of Virginia and was grad
uated from the Medical School at
Harvard University in 1886. DR.,
Rufhn served with the Medical Corps
OF the Army Air Forces for four
years and was discharged with the
rank of lieutenant colonel In
May, 1946.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Burmese Embassy
Is Established;
Italians LeaUe

The most recent addition to the
embassies in Washington, that OF
Burma, has been established at 2228
Massachusetts avenue fer the chan
cerv. The Ambassador designate, U
So Nyun, with his wife and children
are occupying an apartment IN
WardAman Park Hotel until they can
find a suitable house. The First Sec
retary of the Embassy, U Myat Tun
has gone to Havana, where he Is
attending the International Trade
Conferences, and the Third Secre-
tary, U Khin, temporarily is staying
at the Roger Smith Hotel.
Signor Rossi Ragazzi, a member
of the italian mission to study the
Marshall plan, sailed yesterday for
his homeland Other members OF
the mission, headed by Signor Cam
pilla, will leave early in December
to return to Italy. Prince Colonna
secretary to Signor Campilla, has
served at the Embassy here in the
past, and is a member of famous
family of sunny Italy, which was
the basis of number of the novels
of the late F. Marion Crawford.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Miss Smith to B01V
1t C0Hllion

A member of a family prominent
In Maryland and Washington will
make her debut at the Bachelor S
Cotillion in Baltimore on Decem-
ber /. She is attractive Miss Nancy
Jaqueline Smith, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Courtland Hawkins Smith
III of Baltimore and Washington,
and granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Benjamin Lowndes Jackson OF
Washington on her maternal side
On the paternal side she is the
granddaughter of the late Mrs
Charles Hooff, the former Miss Car
lyle Fairfax Herbert of Baltimore
and Mr.. CORTLAND Hawkins Smith
well-knoWn Virginia sportsman.
Miss Smith will attend a supper
party given in her honor by Mrs
William Neill, jr., before the cotil-
lion when she will be escorted by
Mr.. Robert Lee Smith, DR.. William
Neill, jr.: Mr.. Alexander Gordon
Boone and Col. Charles Dorsey
Warfeld, all of Baltimore. At pres
ent she is studying at American
University and majoring in art.
Evening star., 1947-11-23

Most of the topflight men of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps vii
be on deck next week end for the
annual Saturday -after- -Thanksgiv-
ing football game between the Army
and Navy. Most of them Will oe
accompanied to Philadelphia oy
their wives and families and MANY
will return to Washington right
after the game, while their young
sters remain on for the midshipman
or cadet dance that night.
The Marine Commandant ano
Mrs. Vandegrift plan to leave early
enough Friday to have dinner II
Philadelphia with their son ano
daughter -in-laW, 1t. Col. and Mrs
A. A. Vandegrift, jr. Before the
game Saturday they'll attend the
Commandant and Mrs. James l.
Kauffmen's luncheon at the Navy
Yard, and after the game they'll
drop by Col. and Mrs. William
Whalings' Tor cocktails, then back
to their sons home for a similar
party. They return to the Capita
that night.
The general and his wife are be-
ing entertained in washington today
at a luncheon being given by Brig
Gen. and Mrs. William E. Riley
Others in the gathering will be Maj
Gen. and Mrs. Lemuel c. Shepherd
jr.; Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Clifton
Gates, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Fiele
Harris, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Franklin
Hart, Brig. Gen. L. D. Hermle, Brig
Gen. Robert Blake and Col. ane
Mrs. Donald Curtis.
Gen. Blake had few friends fol
cocktails Thursday and he's plan.
ming to do the same on Tuesday
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William Oscar
Brice also were cocktail hosts Fri
day.
Marine ouatermaster Gen. ane
Mrs. william P. T. Hill will go t
Evening star., 1947-11-23
James Farley's
Daughter Wed
In Cathedral
Ceremony Held
In New York

Guests came from miles away and
all points of the compass for the
marriage in New York yesterday of
Miss Ann Ellen Farley, daughter of
the former Postmaster General and
Mrs. James Aloysius Farley, to Mr..
Edward John Hickey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph L. Hickey of Crosse
Point, Mich.
Friends of the one-time chairman
of the National Democratic Commit
tee were predominant among the
large numbers that filled beautiful
st. Patrick's Cathedral, and later
gathered on the Starlight Roof of
the Waldorf Astoria for the recep-
ton.
The ceremony was performed by
the Right Rev. Msgr. Edward j,
Hickey of Detroit and the mass
following was said by the Rev.
Frederick c. Hickey, o. P, of Prov
idence, both uncles of the BRIDE
groom.
Mr.. Farley gave his daughter in
marriage. She wore a lovely ivory
satin gown fashioned on classic
lines. Her veil of ivory illusion was
held by her cap of rosepoint lace
and covered her face as she ap-
preached the altar, cascading to the
end of her long train. She carried
an old-fashioned bouquet Of white
camellias.
Miss Betty Farley, her sister, was
maid of honor and the bridesmaids
were Miss Eileen Hickey, sister OF
the bridegroom; Miss Betty Ann
Lasette, Miss Glenn Crawley and
the Misses Barbara and Phyllis
Feldman of New York.
Mr.. Joseph L. Hickey was best
man for his brother and the ushers
were Mr.. Michael P. ODonnell,
brother-in-laW of the bridegroom;
Mr.. Frederick Murphy and Mr.. Will
liam C. Roney, jr., his cousins. and
Mr.. James L. Wechler of Crosse
Pointe, Mr.. Glenn D. Montgomery
and Mr.. James A. Farley, jr., of
New York
At the close of the reception Mr..
Hickey and his bride left for their
honeymoon in Bermuda. They will
make their home in Crosse Pointe.
Mrs. Hickey was graduated from
Miss HeWitt's Glasses and Wellesley
College. Her husband was gradu-
ated from Notre Dame University
and served as a lieutenant in the
Navy during the war with the am
phibious forces in the South Pa
ciflc,
Evening star., 1947-11-23
PMb0e Bazaar Set
For December J
1t British Embassy

People ask, What is Pinhoe, just
where is it. why the Pinhoe Bazaar
at the British Embassy?"
The story of Pinhoe goes back
well over 300 years, for it was
man from this small community in
Devonshire, England, DR.. John
Reynolds, who persuaded King
James I to authorize a new ver-
sion of the Bible-known to the
world as the King James version.
The more recent story goes back
to the tragic days of the last war
when our boys, quartered in Pin
hoe, were taken into the hearts
and homes of the people of Devon.
In memory of this spirit of unity
which famed during the war,
fund is being collected to build
community center and child health
clinic in Pinhoe, a gift from Amer
lean friends as symbol of lasting
friendship between our two nations.
And so proceeds from the bazaar
to be held on Tuesday, December 2,
from 1890 in the morning until 8
at night, will be added to the
fund of which Mr.. Edward r.
Stettinius is national chairman,
Mrs. Wayne ChatfeldT Taylor,
chairman, has appointed all of her
booth chairmen. Mrs. Mason Gu
lick and her assistants will serve
tea and cakes from to Z o'clock.
Mrs. Willard Thorp, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of State, is to
be in charge of the bookstall, whers
all the new books and French novels
will be on sale. Mrs. Mckee Dunn
will preside at the booth featuring
silks and scarves and hand-blocked
prints; Mrs. Arthur Gardner will
have the children's corner with
games, toys, dolls and togs; Mrs.
H. T. Andrews has been assigned
to the booth featuring Christmas
cards and prints, calendars and
gadgets, and Mrs. A. Peter Dewey
is to have leather accessories Of
all kinds.
Mrs. Sidney De La Rue, just back
from New York, announces that
Washington will have its first show-
ing of spring and summer clothes
at the bazaar, this before winter
really sets in. This collection is
being arranged primarily for those
who will be taking off right after
the holidays for sunny climes.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the bazaar, there is no adj
mission fee, all proceeds are turned
over to the national committee in
charge of the Pinhoe Fund.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
independence
Us Celebrated
Bv Leban0ese

Around 1000 invitations we're sent
out by the Minister of Lebanon and
Mrs. Malik to the reception they
gave last evening to celebrate Leb-
anon's independence Day. The 5 to
7:3O o'clock party was held in the
continental room of the Wardman
Park Hotel.
The huge buffet tables were laden
with tempting Arabic and American
dishes, in addition to well-rounded
assortment of hors d'oeuVres. Large
bouquets of flowers were everywhere
and placed in a prominent spot was
the Lebanon flag, which has two
red stripes and one white stripe
with a green cedar tree on the latter
| OF course, the diplomatic corps
was well represented. The two top
heads of all the missions were in
vited, as we'll as all of the stalls OF
the Embassies and Legations OF the
Arab states, and of India, Pakistan
Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey. Ihe
Arab delegates. to the General AS
sembly were asked to come, too.
Others receiving invitations were
the President and Mrs. Truman, ano
their private secretaries; the Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Marshall, the
UnderSecretary of State and MRS
Lovett, all the Assistant Secretaries
of State, the heads of the Dlvlslor
of Protocol and the Policy Planning
staff. the heads of the office OF In
ternational Trade Policy, the heads
of the Division of Commercial Policy
in the State Department and all the
employees of the Near Eastern ano
African Affairs Division of the state
Department.
Also, the United States delegates
to the General Assembly, the eXecu-
tive directors and heads OF the In
ternational Bank and Monetary
Fund, members of the Foreign Al
fairs Committee of the House ano
Senate, members of the lnterna-
tional Emergency Food Council ano
American members of the 1nterna-
tional Bar Association. Finally
Americans of Lebanonese origin
from all over the United States
American friends and Lebanonese
students in this country were others
asked to attend.
Evening star., 1947-11-23

quite informal cocktail party this
Afternoon in their home in Chevy
Chase. Their guests, all BoliVians,
have been asked to meet Col. David
Terrazas. Chief of Staff of the Bo-
livian Army Col Terrazas and the
members OF his party arrived Friday
to be guests of the United States
Army and will be here until Thurs
day, when they will go to New York.
Accompanying Col Terrazas are
Col. Hugo Ballivian, conmandant
of the Bolivian Military School;
Col. Alberto Crespo, commandant of
the Small Arms School, and Maj.
Sergio Sanchez, commandant of this
Bolivian School of War. 1t. Col.
Samuel R. Knight, U. S. A., is
United States military aide to Col.
Terrazas during his visit in this
country.
During their stay in the Capital
they will make visits to Fort Belvoir
and Aberdeen Proving Ground and
after their tour of the Military
Academy at West Point they will
start westward. They will inspect
Army installations as far west as
Colorado and be back in Washing-
ton December IL. Col. and Sonora
de Sanchez are planning a larger
party which will include military
attaches of other countries as we'll
as officers OF the United States
Army when their countrymen re-
turn to Washington The party will
take off December IL for the South
en- route to return to their South
American homes.
Other entertaining Of very in
formal nature during the week was
planned for the Chief of the Eco
nomic and Political Division of the
Foreign Office of Denmark, Mr..
Einar Waerum, who was here for
several days. Mr.. Waerum was on
his way to Havana where he is
attending the Trade Conference
and was entertained at dinner
Wednesday by the Counselor of the
Danish Embassy, Mr.. Povl Bang
Jensen. Other guests at the party,
which was given at the Carlton, in
cluded members of the staffs of the
Norwegian and Swedish diplomatic
missions as we'll as those of the
Danish staff.
Tae Danish Ambassador, Mr..
Hendrix de Kaufman, who has
been in New York for the sessions
of the United Nations, is expected
back at the Embassy Thursday.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Service Set to attend Game
In Philadelphia Saturday
Bv Betty MHHken

Philadelphia for the game Satur-
day, leaving Washington the day
before with Gen. and Mrs. Hart and
staving with Col. and Mrs. Whaling
while in the Quaker City. They plan
to be back Sunday.
On the Army side of the ledger, a
number of parties are in the offlng
and many officers and their families
are planning to see the game Satur-
day. 1t. Gen. Charles Philip Hall
may go to Philadelphia but his wife
will stay home this year. Their
daughter, Gail, who'll have a visitor
from Texas for the week end, is
going to Philly with Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Willard A. Holbrook and their
daughter, Joanie. Her guest, Miss
Cornelia Dumas, is coming all the
way from San Antonio by train,
arriving here Friday morning and
leaving to return home Sunday
night.
Gen. and Mrs. Hall gave buffet
supper Friday night in their quar-
tiers. Among the guests was Mrs.
R. A. Hill, widow of Col. Hill, who is
here from San Antonio to visit them
for several days and to spend
Thanksgiving at Fort Meade with
her son-in-law and daughter, Col.
and Mrs. John Van Houten.
The Ar1ny's Chief of Ordnance,
Maj. Gen. Everett S. Hughes, and
Brig. Gen. William r. Gruber expect
to attend the game Saturday while
their respective wives will listen in
over the radio, or perhaps television.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. David G. Barr,
with their daughter, Pat, will meet
their elder daughter, Virginia, in
Philadelphia for the game. Virginia
and her roommate at Vassar, Sarah
Elizabeth Fletcher of Ell Paso. also
(See MILLIKEN. Page D-6.)
Evening star., 1947-11-23
JAG. Department
'Officers Hosts

The judge advocate generals de-
partment inaugurated it's fall sea.
son with a dinner-dance Friday in
the officers Club at the Army War
College. Rear Admiral o. S. Col-
clough, judge advocate general Of
the Navy, and Mrs. Colclough were
the guests of the department and
were on hand with Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. T. H. Green to receive the off,
GERS and their wives before dinner.
Others who were present were
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. H. D. Hoover,
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. E. M Brannon.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. E. C. Mcneil.
Col. and Mrs. Claude B. MickelWait.
Col. and Mrs. Elwood w. Sargent,
Col. and Mrs. G. w. Gardes, Col.
and Mrs. James F. Hanley, Col. and
Mrs. Eugene M. Caffey, Col. and
Mrs. Oscar r. Rand, Col. and Mrs.
Damon Gum, Col. and Mrs. David
Hottenstein, Col. Claudius O. Wolfe,
1t. Col. and Mrs. Curtis L. Williams.
1t. Col. and Mrs. r. J. O'Connor,
1t. Col. and Mrs. j. M. Pitzer, 1t.
Col. William M. Smoak, jr.; 1t. Col.
William G. Belser, jr.; Maj. and
Mrs. j. r. Mills, Maj. and Mrs.
William G. Downey and Capt. and
Mrs. Milton T. Quinton, jr.
Evening star., 1947-11-23

lands Embassy, where the Ambas-
sador and Nine. van Kleffens enter
tanned in honor Of the Governor OF
Curacao, Mr.. P. Kasteel. The Gov
ernor came to Washington to visit
his daughter, Miss Annemieke Kas-
teel, who is a student at Trinity
College. He arrived the end of the
week from London, where he has
been for conferences following a
stay in his homeland. Before re-
turning to Curacao the Governor
will visit his sons, the older a stu
dent at Washington and Lee Uni
versity and the younger boy in Bal
timore, where he is attending school
The party last evening was hastily
arranged as the Ambassador and
Nine. van KlefTenS did not know
the date of his arrival in Washing
ton. Their other guests were mem
bers of the Embassy staff and thell
wives.
The Military Attache of the Bo-
livian Embassy and. Sonora de
Sanchez will give very small ane
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Enjoys Returning
This Week From
United Nations

Diplomatic row, which was con-
siderably depleted by the sessions OF
the United Nations, will be replen-
ished within another 10 days. Heads
of diplomatic missions at this Cap
Iital who are delegates to the AS
sembly will come back to their posts
here when that body adjourns some
day this week.
The Iraq Ambassador and Nine
Jawdat, who have been in Arizona
for several months, will be back in
Washington the latter part OF the
week. They are in New York fo1
the closing sessions of the United
Nations and to bid bon voyage to
the delegates from their homeland
Mr.. Adnan Pachachi, 'son-in-laW
of the Ambassador and Nine. Jaw
dat, who is Attache of the Embassy
is in Havana for the trade confer
ence. and will be joined there by
Nine. Pachachi, after the return to
Washington of the Ambassador and
Nine. JaWdat.
Also in Havana for the confer
ences is the Pakistan Ambassador,
Mr.. M. A. H. Ispahani.
The Australian Ambassador, Mr'
Norman j. o. Maxim, will not be
back as soon as the others, as ne
will take over the post now held by
DR.. Evatt as head of the Security
Council of the United Nations. DR.
and Mrs. Evatt will take off shortly
for their home down under" after
being in this country for some
months during the sessions of that
Council.
Mrs. Maxim is at Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore for checkup,
and probably will not be back at the
Embassy for fortnight.
One of the busy employees at the
Australian Embassy, Miss Terry
Deasy, had thrill when she re-
ceived cable thanking her for her
good wishes to Princess Elizabeth
on her wedding day. Miss Deasy
sent her greetings as the wedding
day of the Princess was the 2lst
birthday anniversary of Miss Deasy