Evening star., 1948-01-25
.Ne1V Posts
For rGemeraLs
In February
Jeanne Hoover
Being Feted
By Betty Milliken

Two top-fiight Marine Corps gen.
Ferals, 1t. Gen. Pedro A. del valls
and Maj. Gen. Field Harris, will
make their exit within a short time.
Exit from the Capital, that is. Gen.
del Vale, just retired the 1st OF
January, will leave for Cairo, Egypt,
the first of February to take over
the duties Of divisional vice presi-
dent in charge of the Middle East
for the International Telephone Is
Telegraph Co. The title sounds most
impressive and the job, just as i'm
portant as his last one-director Of
Marine Corps personnel.
So the del Wales are packing their
things and wondering who'll rent
Cor buy) their lovely place in Elk
ridge, Md. It's six-bedroom house
has the distinction of being the
oldest In Howard County-it's sur
rounded by 165 acres of land and Is
only a 50-minute drive from down.
town Washington. And It's the thing
they'll miss more than anything
else when they go away.
Last night Gen. and Mrs. del
Vale were guests at the dinner given
by the Assistant Marine Corps Com
mandant and Mrs. Lemuel G. Shep-
herd, jr., in their quarters. Tho
others were Gen. (Retired) and Mrs.
Allen H. Turnage, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Richard M. Cults, Navy Capt.
and Mrs. Steadman Teller, Maj. Gen.
Graves B. Erskine and Maj. Gen.
Franklin Hart.
Gen. Harris, who is director of
Marine Corps aviation, will go to
Cherry Point, N. c., for his new job
as commandant. But before they're
actually due there, they're going to
Eustis, Fla, to spend week or two
with the generals family. Mean
time, their friends here are planning
to entertain them before they leave
the latter part of February.
Friday night Col and Mrs. Frank
lin G. Cowie gave dinner in honor
of Gen. and Mrs. Harris at their
home in Belle Haven. Their other
guests were Maj. Gen. Louis Woods,
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. w. o. Brice,
Brig. Gen. William Wallace, Col. and
Mrs. Frank G. Daley, Col. and Mrs.
II. D. Hansen, Col. and Mrs. Albert
D. Cooley, Col. and Mrs. Walter
Bayler, Col. and Mrs. Marion L.
Dawson, Col. and Mrs. Thomas
Innes, Col and Mrs. Royal jerks,
Col. v. M. Guymon, 1t. Col. and Mrs.
Engene Rovegno, Maj. and Mrs. Paul
Andre, Maj. and Mrs. E. H. Brainard.
Miss Nancy w. Cowie, sister OF the
hosts, and a young foursome, in
cluding Violet Albrecht and Ruth
Michels with the hosts two sons,
Franklin, jr., and Charles.
Wedding Plans
A honeymoon In Nassau Is in
store for pretty Jeanne Hoover,
postdeb daughter of Vice Admiral
and Mrs. John Howard Hoover,
who'll become Mrs. James Franklin
Mears on February 7. At present.
however, she's knee-deep in ar
rangements for the wedding and
parties being given in her honor by
her attendants.
Mrs. L. w. Cabot, at whose we'd
ding Jeanne was a bridesmaid two
years ago, will arrive from Boston
February 4 with her parents, Navy
Capt. (Retired) and Mrs. James A.
Bass, and will be matron Of honor
for Jeanne. Jacqueline Hoover will
be her sisters maid Of honor and
Dorothy Groesbeck, daughter Of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Bertram
Groesbeck, and Betty Jane Hamil-
ton, daughter Of Capt. and Mrs.
James e. Hamilton, will be brides
maids.
Dorothy will entertain the bridal
party at q dinner following the
wedding rehearsal on the 9Th, and
Betty Jane gave linen shower
1see MILLIKEN, Page D-I4.l