Evening star., 1948-06-06
Cocktail Fetes
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Generals Hosts
On Wednesday
By Betty MHiken

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There's a brand-new crop of dates
for the kind of party that has be-
come the most popular in modern
America-the cocktail gathering.
One of the largest to take place
this week will be on Wednesday al
the Boiling Air Force Base Officers
Club.
Impressive invitations have been
sent out by the United States Army
and Air Force sections of the
Permanent Joint Board op Defense,
Canada United States, and the
Joint Mexican United States De-
tense Commission.
Maj. Gen. william H. Arnold,
who is the Army member Of both
boards, and Maj. Gen. Emmett
ODonnell, jr, the air member, will
act as hosts and Col. Charles H.
Deerwester has charge Of the ar
|rangements.
Gen. and Mrs. Arnold's daugh-
ters, Betty and Emily. are planning
sizable cocktail party for Thurs
day. Home in time for the event
is their brother Howard, who re-
turned Friday from Cornell Uni
versity, where he was on the fresh.
man crew.
Thursday, too. Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. George C. Beach will be hosts
at cocktail party, their second in
a series. (The first one was last
Thursday And the same evening
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Gordon r.
Young will give a dinner. This
Youngs left Friday to drive to West
Point for the generals 35th class
reunion. They will return to WASH
ington Wednesday.
1t. Col. and Mrs. jeff w. Boucher
have invited friends for cocktails
Friday at the Fort Myer Officers'
Club. The party will honor Col. and
Mrs. Charles G. Hole, who are
leaving the first of July for Panama.
Col. and Mrs. Virgil H. Cornell
will celebrate their wedding ami
versary at a cocktail and buffet
supper Tuesday. June %, in the
Officers Club at the Army Medical
Center.
| Speaking Of the Medical Center,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Raymond w.
Bliss have new granddaughter,
who was born Thursday morning in
Walter Reed Hospital. The baby
is the daughter of Maj. and Mrs.
A. Kendall Whitehead who recently
returned from Japan. Maj. Whites
head is on leave before reporting
for duty at Fort Knox, KY.
Col. and Mrs. Floyd v. Kilgoro
were hosts at cocktails yesterday in
the Fort McNair Officers Club. Top
flight personnel at the party include
ed 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Raymond s.
McLain. Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Shelley
! U. Marietta, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
George c. Beach. Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Albert W. Kenner, Maj Gen,
and Mrs. William H. Arnold, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Hobart r. Gay and
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. James A. Nc
Callam.
! One-star generals at the party in-
cluded Brig. Gen. Walter D. Love,
Brig. Gen. Raymond O. Dart. Brig.
Gen. Frank L. Cole and Brig. Gen.
Arden Freer Colonies were Daniel
c. Campbell, George M. Krough,
Virgil H. Cornell, James C. KIM
brough, Rufus L. Holt, Martin r.
Du Frenne, Charles H. Owens, Will
liam L. Thompson. Charles H.
Swartz. Howard E. Kessinger, Rob-
ert j. Mcbride, Richard j. Werner,
Vonna F. Burger and Raymond Ram
dali. All were accompanied by their
wives.
Comdr. and Mrs. Edward r. Mo-
Ginnis entertained at cocktails and
dinner at the Army Navy Country
Club last night, having among their
guests Senator and Mrs. Harry p.
Cain, Senator and Mrs. Howard Nc
Grath, Senator Brien Mcmahon, 1t.
Gen. and Mrs. Albert C. Wedemeyer,
Col. and Mrs. Richard Day, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Earl Macpherson, Mr..
and Mrs. Hector Airing, Mrs. William
Pope Anderson III, Miss Helen
and Mr. James Forney.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. J. j. OHars
have as their guest the latter's
Mrs. Lillian Armstrong, who
is en- route to st. Louis from st.
Petersburg, Fla, where she spent
the winter. Gen. and Mrs. OHars
were hosts at a housewarming last
in their quarters at Fort
Myer.