Evening star., 1953-01-25
Service News:
By Evelyn M. Dent

BY Evelyn N. Dent
The Superintendent of the
Naval Gun Factory, Rear Ad-
miral Tom B. Hill, and Mrs. Hill
will act as hosts tomorrow eve
ming when the officers and their
wives who have quarters at the
Naval Gun Factory entertain at
a $50 to 7::30 o'clock party in
the Rose Room Of the officers
Club at the Gun Factory.
The honor guests will be Vice
Admiral and Mrs. Laurance T.
DuBose, who leave the first
week in February for New York,
and Admiral DuBose's new duty
assignment, as Commander,
Eastern Sea Frontier. Also there
will be the Commandant Of the
Potomac River Naval Command,
Rear Admiral George H. Fort,
and Mrs. Fort, and the Com
mandant of the Military Sea
Transportation Service, Vice Ad-
miral Francis Compton Dene-
brink, and Mrs. Denebrink.
Dinner Tuesday
On Tuesday, Vice Admiral
Cecil Charles Hughes-Hallett,
C.B.. C.B.E., and Mrs. Hughes
Hallett, will be hosts at dinner,
entertaining in their home on
Rodman street for Admiral and
Mrs. DuBose. Among those in
vited are the Naval Attache of
the Netherlands Embassy, Rear
Admiral Jonkheer H. A. van For
eest. and Nine. van Forest, and
Brig. Gen. Douglas Henry Pat
terson-Knight British army.
retired), ODE, and Mrs. Pat
terSon-Knight.
Admiral and Mrs. Denebrink,
who have been staying at the
home of Vice Admiral and Mrs.
William M. Callaghan, will move
February 5 to the quarters at
the Naval Gun Factory now oc-
cupied by Admiral and Mrs.
DuBose.
The Denebrinks came here
from Honolulu, Admiral Denne-
Drinks former duty station. The
admiral arrived here early in
December but Mrs. Denebrink
and their daughter, Joyce, came
the first week in January, via
Long Beach, Calf, in time for
Joyce to enter the National Ca
thedral School.
In Long Beach, they visited
Mrs. Nelson McCook, mother of
Mrs. Denebrink, and the mother
and sister of Admiral Dene-
brink, Mrs. M. Denebrink and
Miss Elvira Denebrink.
Dinner After Reception
The commandant of the United
States Coast Guard, Vice Ad-
miral Merlin O'Neill, and Mrs.
O'Neill were the honor guests
last evening at a small dinner
for close friends in celebration
of their wedding anniversary.
Capt. and Mrs. John w. Ryssy
were hosts, asking their guests
for a Z o'clock reception at their
home followed by dinner.
Admiral and Mrs. O'Neill have
been busy this past week with
house guests who were here for
the inaugural festivities. They
left yesterday for their respective
homes. Among them were Mrs.
Pomeroy Robinson and Rear
Admiral and Mrs. A. G. Hall of
New London, Conn.,; Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert S. Skinner and
their son, Robert, jr.. of Balti-
more, and Mr.. Norman Pancoast
and Mr.. Charles McAllister, who
returned to George School Bucks
County, Pa.
Today Capt. Leon H. Morine,
u. S. c. G., and Mrs. Morine are
entertaining at a 6-to-9-o'clock
party in their home in honor of
Comdr. and Mrs. Claude H.
Broach, who are leaving Janu-
ary 80, for San Francisco, Calf.
Capt. Broach has been ordered
to sea aboard the U. S. c. G.
Taney, and Mrs. Broach will
stay on the West Coast until
he returns.
Coming for Porty
Capt. and Mrs. j. A. Kerrins
Of Norfolk, Va, are expected for
the party, and will stay with
Capt. and Mrs. Morine for the
week end. The Morines have
had as their house guest Mrs.
E. M. Hyams of Savannah, Ca,
mother Of Mrs. Morine. Mrs.
Hyams came to spend the Christ
mas and New Year holidays with
her family and stayed for the
inaugural. She left on Friday
for her home in Savannah.
Comdr. and Mrs. Broach are
driving to the West Coast, and
will be accompanied by Mrs S.
c. Caldwell, aunt Of Mrs. Broach,
who will stay with her while
Comdr. Broach is at sea.
The chief of transportation,
Maj. Gen. Frank A. Heileman,
and Mrs. Heileman will be the
ranking guests on Thursday