Evening star., 1949-02-13

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Mrs. Robert L. Dennison.
The Secretary of Defense and
Mrs. James Forrestal entertained
at dinner last night before the
dancing class at the Sulgrave
Club. And the John Nicholas
Browns will be hosts at supper
party Wednesday night, February
%, following the National Sym
phony Orchestra concert.
The date for the annual Navy
Relief Ball has been set for Friday.
May 6, and the party will be given
at the Statler. Mrs. Denfeld IS
chairman, Mrs. Gates and Mrs.
Radford, co-chairmen; Mrs. Fech-
teller, secretary. and Mrs. William
T. Clement, treasurer.
Costume Dance
The Commanding General OF
Airways and Air Communications
Service. Brig. Gen. Wallace G.
Smith and Mrs. Smith and the
generals staff entertained officers
and their wives at a valentine cos
tune dance last night in the Or
ficers' Club at Andrews Air Force
Base.
A grand march featured the
entertainment and prizes were
given for the most unique cos
tunes. Charlie Cliff and his
orchestra provided the music.
Maj. Robert P. Locke headed
the committee in charge of ar
rangements, assisted by Maj. Phil
more Moen. Capt. John E. Dlenz.
Capt. Louis M. Jarcho and 1t.
Harry Helm.
Among those present were Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Donald N. Yates,
Col. and Mrs. Richard T. Kight.
Col. and Mrs. Daniel B. White.
Col. and Mrs. Robert E. Cron.
Col. and Mrs. Ernest S. Moon, Col.
and Mrs. Linus Frederick, 1t. Col.
and Mrs. William S. Heavier. 1t.
Col. and Mrs. Russell A. Purviance,
1t. Col. and Mrs. Leo N. O'Connor.
Mai. and Mrs. Harry B. Spence.
Mai. and Mrs. H. F. Mullaney and
Maj. and Mrs. A. Neumaier.
Fly to Bermuda
The Army's Chief of Ordnance.
Mai. Gen. Everett S. Hughes and
Mrs. Hughes took off by plane yes
terday for New York and then for
Bermuda where they will be guests
for two weeks of Gen. and Mrs.
A. r. CLANCY at Willowbank.
Word comes from Camp Le-
jeune, N. c., that Col. and Mrs.
Richard Hall Jeschke celebrated
their 3Oth wedding anniversary
recently at supper party in the
Officers Mess at Paradise Point.
Two hundred and fifty friends at
tended the party and presented
them with a pair of silver cande-
labra.
Mrs. Jeschke, who is the former
Margaret Devereux. daughter OF
a prominent Washington family.
made her debut in 1917 and two
years later married 1t. Jeschke.
Her daughter Margaret made her
debut in the Devereux home on
Bradley lane In December, 1888.
and a year later married 1t. John
S. Oldfeld, who now is a lieuten-
ant colonel stationed at Quantlco.
The Oldfields were among the
relatives who went to North Caro-
lima for the Jeschkes' anniversary.
Others were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Devereux and their daughter.
Helen of Chevy Chase, Gen. and
Mrs. James Devereux of Steven
son. Md, and Capt. Richard Hall
Jeschke, jr., of Washington.
Col. Jeschke expects to retire
in the spring and he and Mrs.
Jeschke plan to live on their 210-
acre estate in Fauquier County
and raise thoroughbred horses
and cattle.
y NUtU DUVCeS
The midwinter dance of the
Army Navy cotillion took place
last night in the ballroom at the
Fort McNair Officers Club. In
the receiving line were Col. and
Mrs. Armistead D. Mead. 1t. and
Mrs. Gerald j. Sullivan, Mrs.
George Ford and Capt. Edward
w. Clexton. Junior hostesses and
hosts were Catherine Sullivan,
Mary Mead. Janet Packard. Peggy
Engerman, Don Revigno, Douglas
Roysdon. Dick Baughman and
Philip Jelley.
Among those who entertained
at dinner before the dance were
Althea Hulley,. daughter OF Col.
and Mrs. James P. Hulley. and
Mary Tully, daughter of Col. and
Mrs. David H. Tully. Altheas
guests were Patsy Perry, Anne
Mckenzie, Sarah Dean Spangler.
Gayle and Bob Macintosh, Bob
Glasgow. Douglas Roysdon. Gra-
ham Vernon, Don Hinton and
Dick Baughman.
Mary's guests were Anne Howe,
Louise and Catherine Sullivan.
Anne King, Joyce Higgins, Sally
Robinson, Philip Jelley, Dick
Gookin, Sam Walker, Norman and
Judson Matthias, Roger Pearson
and Jim Holland.
Another dance for service jun
iors will be held in Hop Hall at
Fort Myer Saturday night from
$50 till 1880. The party will be
an informal "scruff" dance, with
the girls and boys wearing sweat
ers and blue jeans.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Hobart
Gay, 1t. Col. and Mrs. Carl
Shytle and Mai. and Mrs. A. j.
Walsh will be chaperons for the
dance, and Jean Read, Roy Phil
lips, Jim Hayman and Laurie
Gallagher will be junior hostesses
and hosts.
, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. James
Moore will entertain at dinner be-
fore the dance for their young
son lin