Evening star., 1950-10-08


Superintendent of the Naval
Academy, Vice Admiral Harry w.
Hill, returning to Washington in
the evening in time for the small
dinner which Vice Admiral I'M
manuel Holger, Chief of the
Chilean Naval Mission will give
in honor of his distinguished
countryman.
The party will leave the follow
ing day for an extended tour Of
the United States.
Vice Admiral and Mrs. John w.
Roper will leave next week end for
Princeton, where they will be
among the Washington contin-
gent attending the Princeton-Navy
game. Their daughter, Miss Mar
garet Roper, will accompany them.
Vice Admiral and Mrs. Spry O.
Clayton are busy getting settled in
their new apartment at the Que
bee House. Admiral Clayton is the
Assistant Surgeon General of the
Navy and Chief of the Navy Den
tai Corps.
Borrineers Plon Porty
Not the least bit superstitious.
says Mrs. Barringer. It's rather q
happy day, Friday the thirteenth.
So she and Rear Admiral Victor C.
Darlington, jr., U. S. N, retired.
will be at home to their friends as
a 5-to-7 party.
Among their many guests win
be Admiral and Mrs. Robert B.
Carney, who will be leaving
shortly. This will give them an
opportunity to say adieu to many
of their friends.
Mrs. Herman Feldman, wife Of
the quartermaster general of
the United States Army. will pre-
side at the luncheon of the OFF,
GERS Wives Club of the Quarter
master Corps on Wednesday at
the Fort Lesley j. McNair Officers
Club.
Mrs. Leslie Clark Stevens, wife
of Rear Admiral Stevens, Naval
Attache at the United States EN-
bassy in Moscow, will be the fea-
tured speaker. Mrs. Stevens re-
turned last winter after three
years spent in the U. S. S. R., and
they were also in Moscow in 1886.
Her talk will be of conditions then
and now.
This luncheon, which opens the
fall season for the Club, is also
the occasion for signing up mem
bers to meet every Thursday
morning at Gregory Hall to
make handmade articles for their
Christmas bazaar to be held in
the Hall December 7 and 8 for
the Benefit of the Soldiers, Sailors.
Marines and Airmen's Club. Last
year the bazaar raised $500 and
outf1tted the recreation room at
the S. S. M. and A. Club. This
year the ladies hope to buy much
needed extra equipment for the
room.
Twin Silver Teas
A novel way to entertain will be
tried out by the ladies of the Ord
nance Corps who on Wednesday
will entertain at twin silver teas
at four o'clock.
One affair will be given at the
home of Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Everett Hughes, at the Westches-
ter. And the other one will be
hosted by Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Jonathan L. Holman. Quarters 2,
Fort Lesley j. McNair. All wives
OF Ordnance Corps officers and
their guests are cordially invited,
Proceeds from the teas will go
toward the purchase of a bed for
the Soldiers. Sailors, Marines and
Airmen'S Club.
Actively working for the sue
cess of the novel affairs is Mrs.
Ada Wald, sister of The Chief Of
Ordnance, Maj. Gen. E. L. Ford:
and Mrs. Edward Bodeau, Cen
eral Chairman of the year-round
activities of the Club. Also, Mrs.
George Roger, Chairman of the
teas; Mrs. Richard Crane, and
Mrs. Benjamin Mesick. Mrs. En-
erson Cummings and Mrs. Fred.
erick Crabb are in charge of in
vitations.
Pouring tea for Mrs. Hughes
will be Mrs. Alfred B. Quinton.
wife of Mai Gen OIlinton N6r~
Leslie E. Simon, wife of Brig. Gen.
Simon, and Mrs. Earl Gruver.
wife of Col. Gruver.
At Mrs. Holman's tea, Mrs.
John K. Christmas, wife of Mai.
Gen. Christmas, will be assisting.
as will Mrs. Cummings, wife of
Brig. Gen. Cummings, and Mrs.
Tschappat, wife of Mai. Gen.
Tschappat. Helping to receive the
guests will be Mrs. William Dur.
renburger.