Evening star., 1952-06-15

The Chief Of Dental Services
for the Air Force, Maj. Gen.
George r. Kennebeck will retire
at the end Of the month. He and
Mrs. Kennebeck will stay here in
their home on Harvey street, Sill
yer Spring.
Col. Marvin E. Kennebeck.
brother Of the general, has been
assigned to take his place and will
arrive in Washington from Wies-
baden, Germany. at the end of the
month.
On Tuesday reception at $3.50
o'clock. followed by 3 dinner
dance, Is planned in the generals
honor at the Army Navy Country
Club. The affair is being ar
ranged by the members of the
office staff. who will also present
him with an oil portrait of him
self done by Thomas E. Stephens.
Among those assisting with the
general details of the party are
1t. Col. and Mrs. Harry Zubkoff,
Col. and Mrs. John K. Sitzman,
1t. Col. and Mrs. Walter H. Bird
and 1t. Col. Notion Fowler. In
vitations have been extended to
the Dental Corps of the Army and
Navy, and representatives of the
American Dental Association, as
we'll as close friends Of the honor
guests.
Their son, Cadet Kennebeck, jr.,
q first-year man at West Point, is
at home on leave for the month
Of June. He will return to the
Military Academy when it reopens-
July l. Their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth v. Kennebeck has her
own apartment in Baltimore and
Is q frequent visitor here.
Later in the summer, Gen. and
Mrs. Kennebeck are planning a
trip to the Midwest. First they
will visit Mrs. George Kennebeck
in Carroll. Iowa, mother of the
general, and then go to Poplar
Bluff, Mo-, before attending the
American Dental Association meet
ing, in early September.
Before Col. and Mrs. Kennebeck
arrived in town they. too, will visit
Col. Kennebeck's mother at Car
roll, and will be joined by their
son, Marvin. jr., who is at the
College of Engineers. Iowa State
University. From there he will go
to r. o. T. c. camp at Fort Lewis,
Wash, joining his parents in town
about mid-August.
The new assistant chief of en-
gineers for real estate, Col. Bev-
erly c. Snow. and Mrs. Snow will
find many old friends waiting to
welcome them when they arrive
June 81. Col. Snow was Assistant
Engineer Commissioner for the
District of Columbia from 1940-
1912.
Mrs. Snow is leaving their home
In st. Louis, Mo-, on Wednesday
and will go to Indianapolis by car
and from there will visit in Phila-
delphia. She will meet Col. Snow.
who will come by train, here.
Col. Snow plans to stay ct the
Army and Navy Club. while Mrs.
Snow will stay with their very
good friend. Mrs. Newell L. Hem
enway. until they find suitable
quarters! s as
Their son, Maj. Snow. jr., has
just completed a postgraduate
course at the University of Illinois,
and is due to take the advanced
engineering course at Fort Belvoir.
He will arrive at the end Of the
month.
. Mrs. John Taylor Selden, wife of
Maj. Gen. Selden, who is COM
manding the 1st Marine Division
in Korea, arrived on Thursday
from her home, in Richmond, Va,
and has taken ap apartment for
the month at the Westchester.
Mrs. Selden came to be in town
while her son, 1t. q. g. Claiborne
Selden, U. S. NJ, was at the Naval
Hospital, Bethesda.
Col. and Mrs. Trevor w. SWEET
were hosts yesterday at home from
6 to 8 o'clock in honor of Col.
r. M. Thuaire of France, who is
here for a short visit.
Among those dropping by dur
ing the party hours were Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. John K. Grain and
their daughter. Miss Mary Grain;
Col. and Mrs. Charles r. Goldman
OF Boston, Mass: Capt. and Mrs
r. E. Stanley. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lard Galbraith, Mr.. and Mrs