Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-15

and Nine. van ROlJen Will enter
tain at dinner this Thursday for
a very special guest. Neither
lands Minister of Defense Cor
nelius Stat will arrive in town
tomorrow and included on his
busy schedule will be the dinner
in his honor.
The Minister of Defense is
visiting this country at the invi-
tation Of United States Secretary
of Defense Charles Wilson and
will be In this country until the
9th. While here he will visit
various military installations.
Conferences are planned with
him at the Pentagon on Wednes-
day and on Thursday. Minister
Stat will call on the President
before he leaves Washington.
It will not be their first meeting
since they became friends when
President Eisenhower was Su-
preme Allied Commander in Eu-
rope.
In the party travelling with the
Minister of Defense are Maj.
Gen. Johannes Bach, Chief of
the Air Materiel Command Of
the Royal Netherlands Air Force;
1t. Col. Arnold j. DeVrieS, 1t.
Col. Johan w. Thijssen, Maj.
Jelke L. Bosch and Mai. Ger
ardul H. j. Ruygrok.
The minister is young to hold
such q position in his country.
He was born in 1905.
Home From Cruise
Another party coming up this
week for an out-of-towner will
be given by Mrs. Joseph e.
Davies. The well-known hostess
returned to the United States
from her Caribbean cruise the
end of last week and has been
spending a few days in New
York. She was to check into
Washington this afternoon.
On Wednesday, Mrs. Davies
will give q luncheon in honor of
her house guest, Princess Emily
Cito de Filamarino. A week
from today she will also be hon.
ored at a luncheon given by
Donna Julia Brambilla.
The princess now resides in
Paris. She was the former Miss
Emily Stuart Taylor Of New
York.
Shepherds Hosts
The Commandant of the Ma
rine Corps and Mrs. Lemuel C.
Shepherd. jr., had a dinner party
last evening in honor of Gen.
and Mrs. William H. Milton.
The black tie party took place
in the impressive Commandments
House at the Marine Barracks.
This was q special occasion for
Gen. and Mrs. Shepherd. Gen.
Milton is the Commandant of
the Virginia Military Institute of
which Gen. Shepherd is a gradu-
ate. class of 1917.
Others in the gathering last
evening were Col. Murray Ed
wards, an instructor at VMI, and
his sister. Mrs. Harriet MacMil-
Ian; 1t. Gen. William T. Glenn
ent. retired, and Mrs. Clement:
Col. and Mrs. James Brewer,
Col. and Mrs. George r. E. Shell
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r.
Trapnell.
Gen. and Mrs. Milton, Col.
Edwards and Mrs. Macmillan are
houSeguestS Of the Shepherds.
This evening Gen, Milton will
speak at the Cosmos Club.
Another dinner coming up will
be given by Mrs. Randall Hagner
tomorrow evening. The party will
take place at the Sulgrave Club
at their monthly dinner dance.
Dance In the Future
Mark another date important
to the young unmarried group
in Washington. Come May IA
there will be q Bachelors and
Spinsters Ball.
This will be the second Of q
series Of two such subscription
parties at the Sulgrave Club.
The first took place on Friday
evening.
Members of the committee in
clude the Misses Katherine Col
win, Frances Dear. Penelope
Hughes, Dore Martin, Joan Row.
cliff, Olive Watson. Ann Web
ster and the Messrs. Richard
Brecker, Calvin Cobb, jr., Richard
Griffith, jr., Anthony Hass, John
Michael Kaufman, Paul o.
Brien, Roberts Owen, jr.. Ed
ward Platt and Newton Steers, jr.
The party on Friday was a bit
slow getting underway since
many Of the guests were either
in the cast Of the Junior League
Follies or were at the perform
ance. However, Meyer Davis and