Evening star., 1953-11-01
Service News:
By Evelyn M. Dent

the honor guests at the dinner
which the Commandant of the
Marine Corps and Mrs. Lemuel
c.. Shepherd, jr, will give on
Tuesday, November 10, at the
Commandments House, Marine
Barracks. Afterward, Gen. and
Mrs. Shepherd will take their
guests to the annual Marine ball
in the Sail Loft, Naval Gun
Factory.
This year the event will cele-
brate the 178th anniversary of
the establishment. of the corps,
Many parties are planned to
precede the ball, which is to
begin at 9 o'clock. At II o'clock
there will be a colorful pageant,
1t is said that no matter how
glamorous the ladies' gowns and
jewels, this is one time the spot
light is on the men--all eyes
are on the Marines.
The Assistant Commandant
and Mrs. Gerald c. Thomas will
be hosts at dinner that evening
in their quarters at the Marine
Barracks. The Marine Director
of Aviation and Mrs. William o.
Brice and the Quartermaster
General and Mrs. William P T.
Hill will also entertain before
taking their guests on to the
ball.
The Director of Marine Per-
sonnel and Mrs. Reginald H.
Ridgley have invitations out for
that evening. They will give a
small supper at home before
going on to the ball. Mrs.
Ridgley has the distinction of
being the first president of the
newly formed Marine Wives
Club. This year the celebration
will have added meaning for
them.
More Dinners
The deputy chief Of staff OF
/ the Marine Corps, Maj. Gen.
w. w. Wensinger, and Mrs.
Wensinger will also have din
ner party at home for a small
group of friends. Assistant
Chief of Staff, G-3 and Mrs.
T. A. Workman have invited
guests to a small dinner at the
Army and Navy Club.
The director of woman Ma
rines, Col. Julia E. Hamblet.
has planned a dinner at the
Sulgrave Club before taking her
guests to the ball. Among them
will be her longtime friend,
Lady Margaret Tempest Holmes:
| director of the women's Army
/ Corps, Col. Irene o. Galloway.
and director of women in the
Air Force, Col. Mary 10 Shelly.
Lady Margaret, who is staying
in New York, will come down
the week end of November 8 and
stay for the celebration.
| Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Samuel
K. Bird and Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Leonard E. Rae will join other
friends at the officers Club,
Naval Gun Factory, for dinner
before the ball. Another group
there will be 1t. Col. and Mrs.
Robert Barry and 1t. Col. and
Mrs. Franklin Nihart.
The Commandments Aides with
their wives are dining together
1t. Col. and Mrs. James c.
Short will be hosts to 1t. Col.
and Mrs. Foster C. LaHue, en-
tertaining for them at home.
Party at Officers Club
Another group is having a
dutch-treat dinner at the Ofi-
GERS Club, National Naval Med
ican Center, before going to the
Sail Loft. Among them will be
Col. and Mrs. Frank P. Hager.
Col. and Mrs. Bruce Hemphill
and Maj. and Mrs. John w.
Bowman.
Gen. and Mrs. Brice hope to
go to Bryn Mawr, Pa, for a
few days this week to visit their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Brown. jr.
Brig. Gen. Stanley Ridderhot
I U. S. M. c., retired, and Mrs,
Ridderhof left yesterday for their
home near Laguna Beach, Calf
They have been in town for the
past 10 days and widely feted
Mrs. Brice was hostess at a
luncheon early last week for Mrs
Ridderhof. Her guests were all
old friends of the honoree. These
included Mrs. Shepherd, Mrs.
Thomas, Mrs. Ridgley, Mrs
Stanley Fellers, Mrs. Vernon
Magee, Mrs. j. Phillip Berkeley
and Mrs. M. L. Dawson.
Smiths Guests of Honor
The Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs. James Hopkins
Smith, jr.. will be the honor
guests of Capt. and Mrs. Elliott
w. Parish this afternoon at q
5-to-7-o'clock party.
Capt. and Mrs. Parish are en-
tertaining in their home on Ala
bama avenue, Beverly Hills, Va,
and among the so or more guests
invited to meet the honorees will
be Capt. and Mrs. John Davidson
of Annapolis, Md.
Secretary Smith has been in
town for some time but Mrs.
Smith arrived at the end of Sep
tember from their home in