Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-12
Service News,

by evelyn ~. LENT
The Chief of Naval Operations.
Admiral Robert B. Carney, and
Mrs. Carney, are planning a din
ner on Tuesday, September %,
at the Adnirars House, Naval
Observatory.
The party is to honor recent
Navy bride and groom, Vice Ad-
miral and Mrs. Ralph A. OFFS
tie. Mrs. Ofstie was the former
Capt. JOY Hancock, director of
the WAVES who is now retired
and Admiral Ofstie is the deputy
chief of Naval Operations for
EAir.
Z Mrs. James L. Holloway, jr.,
wife of Vice Admiral Holloway,
Chief Of Naval Personnel, went
to Camden, N. j., yesterday
where, she sponsored the launch
ing of the second of the Navy
Fleet oilers and christened it
Hassayampa. The, Mississinewa
was launched in June. There are
to be five of these special crafts
for the Navy eventually.
The Chief of the Bureau of
Supplies and Accounts. Rear Ad-
miral Murrey L. Royar, and Mrs.
Royar, will be hosts at a 6 to
8 o'clock party on Tuesday at
the Army Navy Country Club. in
honor of Rear Admiral Fevki
Gurel, of Turkey, and Commo-
dore H. H. L. Proper, of the
Royal Netherlands Navy.
The guests are in this country
to observe Supply Operations
and selected field activities.
They arrive in town tomorrow
and leave on Friday. Admiral
Gurel goes to Philadelphia, Pa.
and Commodore Proper to
Norfolk.
Also guests at the reception
will be the officers accompany
ing their chiefs. From Turkey,
Capt. Raft Imren and 1t. Genial
Uyaroglu will attend. From the
Netherlands will be Commodore
H. Baker, Commodore j. M.
Giel. Capt. H. de Roode, Comdr.
c. j. Platerink, 1t. Comdr. r.
van Dyk, and 1t. q. g. c. A.
Meendeerink. who is attached to
the Netherlands Embassy.
Honolulu Bound
The Royars will soon be bid
ding a reluctant farewell to
their son-in-law and daughter,
Comdr and Mrs. Robert A..
Schelling, who depart for Homo
lulu October Is. With them will
60 their children, Patricia Ann
and Pamela.
The family plans at the mo-
ment are to drive to Oakland,
Calf, where they will visit re-
tired Capt. and Mrs. John M.
Schelling, parents of Comdr.
Schelling. before they leave for
the Islands.
Invitations are out for hail
and farewell party to be given
by the United States delegation
to the Inter-American Defense
Board on Friday at the Oficers
Club, Fort Lesley j. McNair. in
honor of Mai. Gen. and Mrs.
Robert M. Webster, who are
leaving the Board, and Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Paul D. Harkins,
and Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Leonard
B. Cresswell, newly appointed
members of the Board.
Gen. Webster retires shortly.
but their plans are to stay in
town for the present.
Gen. Harkins recently re-
turned from Korea, where he
was 9th Army chief Of staff. He
also commanded the 45th and
Gath regiments. Mrs. Harkins
stayed here while the General
was away, dividing her time be-
tween Washington and West
minister. Md, where their SON.
in-law and daughter, Capt. and
Mrs. Leslie D. Carter, jr.. are
stationed. Capt. Carter is on the
military staff at Western Mary
land College.
The Harkins have an apart
ment at Bancroft and frequently
visit the Carriers. In the mean
time, they are house hunting.
Gen. Cresswell is the new di-
rector of staff for the board. He
takes over Brig. Gen. William S.
Fellers' post. The Cresswells
have found a house in Sleepy
Hollow, Falls Church. They came
here from Little Creek, Va. Gen
Cresswell's former duty station
and are presently in the throes
of getting settled and children
off to college. Miss Mary Rowan
Cresswell returns to Vassar and
Emilia Field Cresswell goes to
Goucher, which leaves small
Julia at home. The family ar
rived here at the beginning OF
the month and Gen. Cresswell
came late in July.
Gen. Fellers has retired and
with Mrs. Fellers has gone to
their home in Rome, Ga. Many
of their friends are hopeful that
the lure of Washington will
bring them this way often.
Wornhoms Plan Supper
The Assistant Chief Of Staff