Evening star., 1952-11-02
Many Parties Planned
By Service Set GROUP
7ornons to Have Visitors This Week;
Gen. and Mrs. Byers Going to Italy

Maj. Gen. Paul j. Mueller, Chief
of the Career Management Divi-
sion, Office of the Adjutant Gen.
eral, and Mrs. Mueller have as
their house guests, the Command
ing General of the 18th Corps,
Maj. Gen. Roscoe B. Woodruff, of
Camp Polk, La.
On Wednesday they were the
honor guests at dinner which the
Meller's gave at the Army &
Navy Club. The Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs Of Staff. Gen. Omar
Bradley. and Mrs. Bradley were
the ranking guests. Others at the
dinner were Mai. Gen. and Mrs.
Thomas Larkin, Mai. Gen. Milton
Halsey. commanding the 9Th Army
at San Francisco; Mai. Gen. Le-
land Hobbs. commanding the 1st
Army, Governors Island. N. Y,
and Mrs. Layson Atkins.
lWoodruffs leoving
Gen, and Mrs. Woodruff are
leaving early this week for Camp
Polk and are returning by way OF
Moody Air Force Base. Valdosta,
Ca, where they will visit their
son. 1t. Col. Woodruff, jr.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Clovis e.
Byers. with their son Clayton, leave
tomorrow for Columbus. Ohio. to
spend some time with their re-
spective families before sailing,
November IA. for Gen. Byers new
duty assignment as Chief Of Staff
with Admiral Carney in italy.
Gen. and Mrs. Byers will divide
their time In Columbus between
Mr.. and Mrs. william E. Byers
parents Of the general, and Mrs.
Byers' mother. Mrs. F. A. Rich
ards.
It will be less than a month
since Gen. Byers left his last duty
station in Japan before he reports
lin at Naples. He Is very pleased
Ito be able to have his family with
him Clayton, who has been a
student at st. Adams School. will
enter school in Naples as soon as
they arrive.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. John B.
Ackerman have as their house
guest Mrs. Ackerman's cousin.
Mrs. G. Dougal Gavin Of Bourne
End. Maidenhead. England. Mrs.
Gavin arrived earlier in the week
and will stay for some time in this
country.
Mrs. Twining Awoy
Mrs. Nathan Farragut Twining.
wife of the Vice Chief of staff.
Gen. Twining, U. S. A. F.. left on
Wednesday for Essex, Conn,
where she will be the house guest
of Mrs. F. j. Gilpatrick. Mrs.
Twining will return to their quar-
tiers at Fort Myer ,on Tuesday.
The Commandant Of the q. s.
Coast Guard, Vice Admiral Mer-
lin O'Neil. and Mrs. O'Neil re-
turned this week from a three
weeks trip to Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Honolulu. Alaska and
Seattle.
While they were away their
daughter. Mrs. Richard T. Penn
ljr., stayed in their home while
her husband. 1t. Penn. was finding
quarters for them at his new duty
assignment at the Coast Guard
Air Station, Elizabeth City, N. C.
Mrs. Penn, the former Patricis
O,Neill. came up from Corpus
Christi, Tex. about three weeks
ago with their daughter. Marilyr
Lee.
The Chief of Transportation
Maj. Gen. Frank A. Heileman, anc
Mrs. Heileman were the ranking
guests last evening at the dinner
dance at which Col. and Mrs
Harley D. Brown and 1t. Col. ane
Mrs. Edward L. Rehmann were
hosts. The fete was given at the
Officers Club, Fort Lesley j. Nc
Nair. in honor Of the new AS
sistant Chief of Transportation
Brig. Gen. Harold T. Miller, ane
Mrs. Miller. who recently arrived
from Japan.
Out-of-town guests included
Col. and Mrs. George l.. Barnes
of Fort George G. Mead, Md, ane
1t. Col. Charles McCallum o
Albuquerque, N. Mex.
! Col. and Mrs. Barnes arrivet
lon Friday and are the house guest
flor the week end Of Col. and Mrs
Brown. Col. McCallum is VISITING
Ibis mother, Mrs. M. McCallum.