Evening star., 1952-08-17
|Gen. Jenkins Leaving
For Job in Far East
Mrs. Jenkins, Son to Stoy in Georgia;
Shepherds Hosts; Gen. TWining Coming
By Evelyn M. Dent

Life for those of the armed
forces may have many drawbacks.
but of one thing they are certain,
lit will never be static. And, for
friends the change is sometimes
all too swift.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Reuben FL
lis Jenkins are finding this to be
true, for they have been here so
short a time-it seems to their
Ifriends-after a three-year tour of
duty in Greece. They were well
settled in their charming quarters
at Fort Myer when the general
received orders to proceed to the
Far East as commanding general
|of the 9th Army Corps.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Bum Y. Hill of
Columbus, Ga, mother of Mrs.
jenkins. has been their house guest
for the past two weeks. She will
accompany her daughter and
grandson, Reuben, jr., when they
leave on Wednesday for Columbus.
The jenkins have their own house
there, and Mrs. Jenkins plans to
stay In it until the general re-
turns.
Known to his family and friends
as Ellis. Reuben, jr., has been a
student at st. Stephens. Alexan-
dria. He will not be returning
there this fall, but will go to school
in Columbus.
Visitor Honored
The Commandant of the Ma
rine Corps and Mrs. Lemuel C..
Shepherd. jr., have had as their
house guest Mrs. Richard p. Will
liams of Savannah. Ca, an old
friend and one whose late husband
was in the corps.
The Shepherds were hosts at
a dinner in her honor on Monday.
The ranking guests were the Am
bassador of the Philippines and
Mrs. Romulo. Also there were
Vice Admiral Cecil Hughes-Hal-
lett. r. NJ; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Williams Of Honolulu, Mr.. and
Mrs. Garvin Tankersley, Capt.
Richard Phillip. U. S. NJ. and Mrs.
Phillip; Col. Donald Hittelle. U. S.
M. c.. and Mrs. Hittelle: 1t.
Comdr. and Mrs. Mark Wood and
Maj. and Mrs. James B. Ord, jr.
On Thursday Mrs. Williams went
to stay for a few days with Maj.
Gen. Samuel L. Howard. U. S.
M. c.. and Mrs. Howard before
returning to her home in Savan-
nah.
When Maj. Gen. Merrill B.
Twining assumes his new duties
as director of the Marine Corps
Educational Center at Quantico
he will be within calling distance
Of his brother. Air Force Vice
Chief of Staff Gen. Nathan r.
Twining.
Gen. and Mrs. Merrill Twining
have left on a camping trip
through Yellowstone Park so that
the general may complete his re-
covery begun at Bethesda Naval
Hospital following his return from
Korea.
Their son, Mr.. David Twining,
will marrysMiss Shirley Jane Car
ter, daughter of Commodore and
Mrs. James Benham Carter of
San Gabriel, Calf. on Saturday,
September IS. and the Twining
families will undoubtedly get to-
yether then.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Reginald
a. Ridgely. jr., will be at home
On Wednesday to their friends
from 6 o'clock.
Leoving for New Post
Maj. Gen. John T. Walker
leaves September 3 for San Diego,
Calf, to become commanding
Of the Marine Corps Re-
cruiting Depot. He plans, with
Mrs. Walker. to go directly toI
San Diego and they will spend
their leave at the scene Of Gen.
Walkers new assignment, max
ing their temporary home the
Ell Cortez Hotel.
Mrs. John c. Mcqueen, wife
OF the newly appointed director
OF Marine Corps Reserve, Brig.
Gen. Mcqueen, leaves today for
Colorado Springs to visit her par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. T. G. Corlett.
Two cairn terriers. Gulliver and
Rowdy, who are her constant
companions, will also make the
trip.
Mrs. w. P. T. Hill, wife Of the
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