Evening star., 1953-08-02
Service News
.OuOrternQster CORDS
Take rips
Deputy Chief and Mrs. Hastings
Plan Brief Autumn Vacation
Service News
BY Evelyn M. Dent


Deputy Quartermaster General
and Mrs. <. L. Hastings are
planning no vacation until they
accompany their son, Mr.. James
Eastman Hastings, to Massachu-
sets in September. Mr. Hastings
will enter Amherst College in the
fall having graduated from West
ern High School in June.
Gen. and Mrs. Hastings were
hosts Thursday evening enter
tanning at a farewell fete for re-
firing Col. and Mrs. Arthur T.
Lacey. The Laceys are leaving
this week end for her former
home in New York. The colonel
is a native of upper New York
State where they also will visit
before sailing in october for a
tour in Europe.
Col. and Mrs. Lacey have not
settled on their future home but
he will take her to Arizona where
he would like to live and she has
never been. Later they will visit
in California and then make their
decision on their future home.
PhiIIipses Shore Honors
Col. and Mrs. Lacey shared
honors Friday evening with Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. j. H. Phillips when
Col. and Mrs. Russell G. Duff in
vited a few personal friends of
the LaceyS and Phillips for
cocktails. Gen. Phillips will
leave August II for his new post
in Heidelberg, Germany, and Mrs.
Phillips will remain in their
quarters at Fort Myer until she
can join him. There is much re-
joicing in the Phillips family
over the generals new assign
ment as their son, 1t. c. B.
Phillips is on duty in West
Berlin.
Gen. and Mrs. Phillips were
entertained Thursday evening by
the Assistant Chief of Staff and
Mrs. Russell c. Partridge, who
were hosts in their Alexandria
home.
Other Travellers
1t. Col. and Mrs. Joseph P. AL
exander, jr., left yesterday to
motor to his new post at Fort
Leavenworth, Kans. They plan
to settle down in their new
quarters there and then have a
little vacation in Oklahoma. Col.
Alexander has been executive
officer of the personnel and train
ing division in the Office of the
Quartermaster General and will
assume new duties in the stu
dent detachment of the Com
mand and General Staff School
at Fort Leavenworth.
Taking over his duties in
Washington is 1t. Col. S. B.
Frampton, who has been in the
Capital for nearly two years. Col.
and Mrs. Frampton were hosts
at dinner in honor Of Col. and
Mrs. Alexander Thursday eve
ming.
CIeorwoters Leove
Col. and Mrs. James B. Clear
water left yesterday to motor to
California. They are accom-
panied by the latter's mother.
Mrs. Bibihaus, widow of Maj.
James Bibihaus, U. S. A., and
will drive to Canada and across
the continent in cooler climes.
Col. John D. Martz. jr., who
is succeeding Col. Clearwater as
chief of the memorial division
in the Office of the Quarter
master General, and Mrs. Martz
are getting settled in their house
at 5805 Annison road in Be-
thesda. They have with them
their son, John D. Martz III,
who will resume his studies at
Harvard University in the fall.
Goes to Norfolk
Col. Carl L: Whitney. who has
been assistant chief of the re-
search and development division
in the Office of the Quartermas-
ter General, has been transferred
to assistant to the chief of the
division and will have headquar-
ters in Norfolk, attending the
Armed Forces Staff College.
Col. Oscar A. Schroeder has