Evening star., 1951-05-06
Service Notes
1t. Gen. and Mrs. Bull Are Hosts;
Admiral Dyer to Go to New Station

1.-THE faculty of the War College
who will be leaving shortly.
Col. Robert E. Hogaboom. y. s.
M. c., will also find reassignment.
He and Mrs. Hogaboom and their
!teen-age daughters Gretchen and
Pieter live in Chevy Chase.
Col. Benjamin s. Kelsey, U. s..
A. F., having served on the fac
ulty, also is slated for reassign-
ment. Col. and Mrs. Kelsey. their
sons, Benjamin, Peter and David.
live on their Fairfax County farm,
Castlehill.
They plan to go to Michigan
and Canada for a short while this
summer if possible. and afterward
Mrs. Kelsey and the boys will re-
turn to Fairfax.
Col. George E. Martin. U. s. A.,
has received his assignment to
the standing group of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization.
On Friday Col. and Mrs. Mar
tin entertained at a small dinner
at the Fort Lesley j. McNair Off
GERS mess. Their guests included
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Marshall s.
Roth, Air Commodore Jackman
and Wing Comdr. Wiseman-Clark.
Their daughter, Miss Beverly
Louise Martin, is studying music
in London, and is in her second
year at the Royal Academy of
Music. She is thoroughly enjoy
ing her fiat near Kensington Gar
dens in Southwest London, and
their son, Mr.. Albert Louis Mar
tin is senior at George Wash
ington University.
Col. Arthur j. Pierce, U. S. A. F..
who is a student this term: will be
a faculty member when the COL
lege reopens. Mrs. Pierce will
take their sons Arthur, jr.. Jimmy
and Dick to Greenfield, Mass, for
some part Of the summer, where
they will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
B. Pierce, the parents Of Col,
Pierce.
Col. Charles w. Mccartney
U. S. A., is also in the same cate
lgory, as is Capt. Glenn r. Hart
j 1wig, u. S. N. They also graduate
from students to faculty. Mrs
}, Hartwig's sons, Ronald T. Aller
! land John Paul Allen. are here
Mr.. Ronald Allen is studying al
Georgetown for his masters de.
Egree.
f Gen. George I. Back, United
Estates chief signal officer, anc
,lMrs. Back are on their way from
Tokyo, and due to arrive in Sar
: Francisco about May 81 and II
. Washington May %.
Gen. Back became the new CHIEF
signal officer of the United States
Army on May 2, when he took
: the oath of Office in the presence
of friends and associates who hao
served with him on the staff al
GHQ.
/, Col. Elton F. Hammond is Gen
Backs successor; he recently LEFT
Washington, where he had beer
executive officer in the Office Of the
assistant chief of staff CA.
Mrs. Hammond accompanied hel
husband to the West Coast ano
after a brief visit will return tc
their home in Arlington. Va.
Rear Admiral A. M. Pride, chief
Iof the Bureau Of Aeronautics, has
been assigned further duties
Iabroad, and Rear Admiral Thomas
Is. Combs has been made chief OF
bureau.
Mrs. Pride has long been asso-
lciated with the Navy Relief So
Iciety, both in the auxiliary and
lat national headquarters, and she
will undoubtedly be very much
missed. Mrs. Pride left for Maine
on Monday. where she will spend
most of the coming summer In
their home at Sebago, Me
Admiral and Mrs. Combs live
lat Abs Nebraska avenue.
Mrs. Alonzo Patrick Fox, wife
of Maj. Gen. Fox is in her own
home at 1903 Cathedral avenue
and among her first callers were
the new Australian Ambassador
Mr.. Percy Spender. and Gen. John
IO'Brien who dropped in yesterday
for coffee.
Mrs. Fox who has a flair for
decor and landscaping has been
busy with her house since early
this year. she hopes to make it
a smart town house and their
permanent residence. Her daugh-
tier, Mrs. Alexander Haig III, is
lin the Office Of Mr.. Tracy Voorhis,
land her son, Mr.. Eugene Fox, is at
Sullivan's School preparing for
the military academy.
Recently. Col. and Mrs. Hollis
were at home to their friends from
6 to 8 o'clock in their home at
} I3703 Ingomar street.