Evening star., 1948-10-03
Visitors Feted
1t Small Party
Given atCub
Events Planned
At Fort McNair
By Ann Cline

Vice Admiral and Mrs. Arthur
Struble entertained at small din
ner party last evening at the Army
Navy Country Club in honor of
Capt. and Mrs. Joe Lademan OF
Coronado, Calf. The guests asked
were friends of the Lademans.
Capt. and Mrs. Lademan just
arrived here, coming from the coast
by automobile. Mrs. Lademan will
return by plane to their California
home in a week and her husband
will remain in Washington, where
he has been assigned for temporary
duty.
On the engagement book is the
cocktail party Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Kester L. Hastings will give the
18th of this month at the Army
Navy Town Club. Their guests will
number about 100.
-. A wedding that will be of great in
terest to members of the service set
is that of Miss Helen Bachman to
Comdr Stanley Barnes, USN. The
ceremony will take place Thursday
at Green Hill, the Virginia home of
the bride-elect's parents, Capt. and
Mrs. Leo Bachman. After the we'd
ding and reception the couple will
leave for Newport, where Comdr
Barnes is stationed at the War COL
lege.
N0fabIes at Game
Among the many Washington
people who went to the Navy and
Cornell game yesterday were Rear
Admiral and Mrs. John w. Roper.
They first had luncheon at the Field
House as guests of the Athletic As
sociation, and then were guests at
the game in the box of the Supt.
of the Naval Academy and Mrs
James L. Holloway, jr.
The first fall luncheon to be given
by the wives of officers of the Quar-
termaster Corps will be held Octo-
ber 20 at the Officers Club of Fort
McNair. Mrs. Thomas B. Larkin,
wife of the Quartermaster General,
will act as hostess.
The luncheon will be held at 12:45
o'clock and it will be followed by a
fashion show. Mrs. r. P. Hollis is
general chairman for the luncheon
and the models for the show are all
wives Of officers of the Quarter
master Corps. They are Mrs. Floyd
E. Gidinsky, Mrs. Howard o. Nc
Gillin, Mrs. Charles p Crosby, Mrs.
George c. Albert, Mrs. William H.
Gurnee, Mrs. Edward H. Neese,
Mrs. Hugh Everett, jr, Mrs. Walter
A. Huntsbury, Mrs. Aaron w. Bee
man and Mrs. Charles G. Herman.
All wives of active or retired Of
hcers of this branch, or widows of
former quartermaster officers, are
invited and they can make arrange
ments by getting in touch with Mrs.
James E. Baker, at 3700 Massa-
chusetts avenue
The younger members of the serv-
ice set are looking forward to No.
vember "a, when the first in the
series of the Army-Navy cotillion
dances will be held at Fort McNair.
This will be the traditional Thanks
giving dance and will be followed by
five others.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Richard e.
Nugent are chairmen of the cotil-
lion and they will be assisted through
the series by Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Clinton F. Robinson, Col. and Mrs.
Armistead D. Mead, Col and Mrs.
Cary B. Hutchinson, Col. and Mrs.
Emerson L. Cummings, Col. and
Mrs. Albert G. Foote, Col. Martin F.
Haas and 1t. and Mrs. Gerald ].
Sullivan.
Since there are very few vacancies
left In the cotillion, renewals and
applications for memberships should
be sent as soon as possible to Mrs.
Gerald Sullivan, at 3517 Rodman
street NV. Mrs. Armistead D. Mead
OF $50 Gunston road, Alexandria, is
taking care of the guest requests.
The dances are formal and Jack
Morton's Orchestra will provide the
music for the first of these dances.
which are being sponsored by the
West Point class of 1924,