Evening star., 1951-09-09
In the Services.
Reception
Planned
By EVELYN M. Dent

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dustrial College Of the Armed
Forces, Maj. Gen. A. w. Vana-
man, U. s. A. F., and Mrs. Vana-
man will head the receiving line
on Thursday for the annual joint
reception and party for the class.
staff and faculty Of the Industrial
College 1951-52 school year.
The ballroom at the Fort Leslie
j. McNair Officers' Mess will be
the scene of the 5 to Z o'clock fete,
when new arrivals on the roster of
the college will meet their brother
officers and classmen. 1t also af-.
lfords a meeting place for members
to introduce their wives.
Receiving Line
Col. E. p. Hardenbergh will
present the guests to the Com
mandant and Mrs. Vanaman.
Others in the receiving line will
be Brig. Gen. Jonathan L. Hol-
imam, u. s. A., and Mrs. Holman:
Capt. B. r. Harrison, U. S. NJ, and
Mrs. Harrison, Col. r. G. Stanton.
~. S. A.. and Mrs. Stanton: Col.
and Mrs. George v. w. Pope, and
Col. j. van o. Weaver.
Each arm of the Department OF
Defense heads the College in ro-
tation. At the moment the Air
arm heads the faculty.
The Commandant Of the Uni
ted States Coast Guard, Vice Ad-
miral O'Neill and Mrs. O'Neill
will return tomorrow from VIII
mington, DEL, where they went on
Friday to spend the week end with
their daughter. Miss Marilyn
ONeill, who is the Physical Edu-I
cation Director at the Tower Hill
School this fall.
The O'Neills spent most of the
summer at their country place.
Scientists Cliffs, Port Republic,
Ind, going there early in June.
They did however, take cruise
on the Great Lakes. returning
home on Wednesday. In the party
were Capt. and Mrs. c. B. Olsen,
Capt. and Mrs. Richard Ross, and
Miss O'Neill.
/ Admiral O'Neill who has been
/ ON the Board Of Governors of
1.-THE Presidents Cup Regatta for
LA number of years, is busy this
lweek assisting fellow committee
linen in putting the finishing
touches on the plans for the OPEN
ling days festivities. Miss O'Neill
was the Regatta Queen last year.
Hickeys Hosts
Chief of Information. United
States Navy, Rear Admiral Robert
lF. Hickey, and Mrs. Hickey held
a reception last evening from
TO 8 o'clock in their home at 1925
| Cleveland avenue, to announce the
Engagement of their daughter.
Miss Patricia Ann Hickey to I'd
lit. William B. Cook, U. S. M. c. r.,
who arrived earlier from his pres
ent duty station at Paris Island,
lis. C.
Mrs. Hickey chose a cocoa
brown marQuisette floor length
gown in which to receive her
guests, and Miss Hickey wore grey
organdy. the full skirt embroidered
in tiny fuchsia flowers, with ac-
cessories matching the flowers.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Sterling
Cook came down from Boston on
Friday to be on hand to greet
their son and join in greeting the
many friends who dropped in
during the appointed hours. Ad-
miral Cook is on duty in Boston
with the Navy Medical Corps.
Col. John P. Breckenridge is now
at Boiling Air Force Base in the
newly created position Of deputy
base commander. He together
with Mrs. Breckenridge and their
children live in quarters on the
base. Col. Breckenridge has re-
Gently been with the Equipment
lIDivision of the Directorate of Re-
search and Development. Before
lIthat he served with the Air Train
ling Command at Romulus Air
Force Base, Mich, and Payne Air
Force Base at Cairo. Egypt.
/ Back to college Is the order of
the day for the Wilkin household.
Capt. and Mrs. Warren Wilkin are
busy getting their three daughters
off to the colleges of their choice.
OFF to Stonford
II Miss June Arleen Wilkin goes
to Leland Stanford University on
Saturday. where she will major in
international relations. Miss Mary
lILou leaves tomorrow for the Uni
lversity of California and course