Evening star., 1949-07-17
West Coast
Lures Many
In Services
Gen. and Mrs. Spy
Now in California
By Betty Murphy


The service set is on the move!
Everywhere you go. every one you
talk to will tell you that some one
has just left Washington or just
gotten back. Maybe the trip in
volved a change Of station or just
a vacation. Or perhaps it was a
wedding that provided the excuse
for going somewhere. In the case
of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. James w.
Spry 1t was a combination of all
three!
The Sprys had been in Mexico
City while the general served as
Military Attache at our Embassy.
They returned to the States and
he served for a while at Tinker
Air Force Base in Oklahoma City.
Recently they arrived in Wash
ington for duty and even more
recently they went on leave! With
two weddings in the family, both
in distant cities, it was necessary
for the general to take leave if he
wanted to be present at both OF
them.
Patty Spry was married yester-
day in Berkeley. Calf, to Ira Crit
I'm Svendsgaard of Oakland and
her mother and father drove out
to the Coast for the ceremony.
They'd hardly had time to unpack
their bags after returning from
Dayton. Ohio, and seeing their son
Jim Ot. James w. Spry. jrD mar
ried to Joan Crawford (no, not
the movie actressD. Joan. Incl
dentally. also is an Army daugh-
ter. Her parents are Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Alden r. Crawford. who
are stationed at Paterson Field.
Whites Going to Tokyo
One Of Joan's bridesmaids, an
other Army junior. was Jeanne
White. daughter of Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Edward H. White. who grad
uated last month from Duke Uni
versity.
The Whites. too. are leaving
Washington, but not on vacation.
They're going to Tokyo for duty.
They'll depart Wednesday, stop
with friends on their way to the
West Coast, and when they reach
Oceanside, Calf, they'll visit Gen.
Whites brother Jack (Col. John
A. White of the Marine Corps
who's already planning a farewell
party in their honor. With their
daughter Jeanne they'll sail from
San Francisco on the 9Th. Their
son, Cadet Edward H. White. II,
is a yearljng at West Point.
Browns Bock From Coast
There's something about the
West Coast that lures most service
people. And when one has rela-
tives and friends living out there
it's always a good excuse to drives
across the continent and stop at
various posts along the way.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Clar-
ence J. Brown recently returned
from . three-week trip to Cali
fornia. They visited their son
and daughter -in-law. the Junior
Browns, and met for the first time
their granddaughter. Melissa, who
was born in December. The baby
has an older sister. too, Sharon
Lee, who's usually called Penny"
The Browns stopped in Madi-
son, Wis, with Mrs. Browns
sister. Miss Lorna Dewey; and in
Minneapolis with another sister,
Mrs. E. H. Peterson, on their way.
Montsomeys Here Again
Capt. and Mrs. Howard H.
Montgomery have been so busy
redecorating their home in Chevy
Chase, they havn't had time to
get in touch with all their friends
since their return to Washington.
Col. and Mrs. John P. Lake who
rented the Montgomerys' house
for the past two years have found
another residence at $3.50 Thirty
first place, just four blocks away.
Since their return from Pawley's
Island, S. c., where they went on
leave, they've been busy getting
settled too.
This is the Montgomerys' fourth
tour of duty in Washington, Capt.
Montgomery's native city. This
time he came from Philadelphia
where he'd had command of the
Naval Hospital. He's now on duty
in the Office of the Chief of Naval
Operations.
Three of the Montgomerys' sons
are in Washington too, and the
other, 1t. Comdr. Howard H.
Montgomery, jr.. is only as far
away as Norfolk. Bill is a lieu
tenant commander on duty at the
Pentagon, Bob is a civilian doctor
living at the Falkland Apartments,
and John, the youngest. is OF
course with his parents.