Evening star., 1953-12-13
Service News
By Evelyn N. Dent

party on Wednesday. The OH
GERS Club at the Naval Gun
Factory will be the scene Of the
/ 6-to-8-o'clock fete.
The Commandant of the In
dustrial College of the Armed
Forces. Rear Admiral Wesley
Mel. Hague, and Mrs. Hague,
are entertaining at a 6-to-8-
O'Clock party in their quarters
at Fort McNair on Wednesday,
December %.
In the meantime, Admiral and
Mrs. Hague are making plans to
celebrate the Christmas holiday
in true family style. Their FAM
lily will begin arriving home on
Sunday. Midshipman John
Douglass Hague arrives from the
Naval Academy that day, and
later in the week Mr.. and Mrs.
Hague, jr., with their son Dom
aid will come from their home
in Concord, Mass.
Christmas Dinner
Christmas day will find the
family together at dinner with
Comdr. and Mrs. John M. Reade
Joining them from their home in
Arlington. With them will be
their children, John. jr., Robert,
Priscilla and Corinne. Comdr.
Reade arrives home on Decem-
zer 20 for a short stay from his
duties at sea. Rounding out the
family party will be Mrs. Dewitt
Clinton Regrave, mother of Mrs.
Hague.
The Navy Deputy Comptroller,
Rear Admiral Edward A. Solo
mons, and Mrs. Solomons, are
also deep in plans for the
younger members of their fam
lily. There are sure to be many
going on from their house to the
Tea Dance for the Midshipmen
at the Army Navy Country Club
on the 23rd, and the Dinner
Dance for the same group on
the 26th
Their daughter Ann is spend
ing this week end at Annapolis,
where she attended the annual
Christmas Hop at the Naval
Academy last evening. No doubt
she will join her brother Mid
shipman SolomonS, jr., and go
to hear the Hood College Choir
and the Midshipman Choir give
their Christmas program of the
Messiah" in the Chapel at the
Naval Academy. at 8 O'Clock to-
day.
Here Till JonunrY
Midshipman Solomons will ar
rive home next Saturday and
will remain here until January 4.
Admiral and Mrs. Solomons have
planned an egg nog party for
the young people on Christmas
eve. In the meantime Miss
Solomons will return from An
napoliS in time to be bridesmaid
at the wedding of one of her
SchoolmateS. Miss Sandra Witty
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur B. Witty of New York is
to be married on Saturday to
1t. G.g.) Frederick James Bear
at the Naval Chapel, Nebraska
avenue. with reception follow
ing at the Boiling Air Force Base
Of1cer'S Club.
Comdr. and Mrs. Frederick D.
Harrison have invitations out for
buffet supper party next Sun
day at their home in Falls
Church. The $3.50 o'clock affair
will be preceded by an open
house party for friends and
brother officers and their wives.
Mrs. Harrison will have to
forego any thought of going to
her home for the holiday, as
they recently returned here with
their children, Sandra and Linda,
from the West Coast where they
] visited Mr.. and Mrs. George K.
Freeman at Santa Barbara,
Calf, parents of Mrs. Harrison.
Daughter Is Queen
Vice Admiral and Mrs. John
Gingrich plan their big day at
home with their daughter Susan.
Mrs. Gingrich and Susan arrived
here earlier in the year after
visiting Mrs. B. Oliphant Of Long
Beach, Calf, mother of Mrs.
Gingrich. Susan, who Is stu
dent at Holton Arms, will make
her television debut on Decem-
ber % when she will exhibit
her famous doll collection.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Ken
! more M. McManes expect their
twin sons, Kenmore Reed and
A. Spencer McManes. next Satur-
day. They will arrive from the
Naval Academy where they are
both plebes and will return there
after the first Of the year.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Lewis
s. Parks leave town on Deem
ber % for New London. Conn,
where they will spend the holi-
day with their son-in-law and
daughter. 1t. and Mrs. Fred
Berry. They will return to town
December 81.
Rear Admiral Edward w. Clex-
ton expect his family to be to-
gether at their home on Lorcum
lane for the yuletide season. In
addition to the daughters, who
would vote him father Of all the
years, there will be his son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.