Evening star., 1954-05-16
Service News
By Evelyn M. Dent

By Evelyn N. Dent
The Assistant Commandant of
the Marine Corps, 1t. Gen. Ger
aid e. Thomas, and Mrs. Thomas
will entertain a small company
at dinner on Tuesday in their
quarters at the Marine Barracks.
They are preparing to leave at
the end of June for Gen. Thomas
new assignment as commandant.
Marine Corps Schools at Guam
tico. Va. It is a source of salts
faction to their many friends
that his new duty does not take
them away from the Washington
area.
Meanwhile they are enjoying a
visit with their son-in-law and
daughter, 1t. Col. and Mrs. j. C.
Bruder of Camp Lejeune, N. c.,
who. with their small daughter
Anne, are their house guests for
q week or 10 days.
Gen. and Mrs. Clifton B. Gates
are entertaining at home next
Sunday from to 8 o'clock in
their quarters at the Marine
Base at Quantico. This is one of
a series of parties that the pop
ular former commandant of the
corps will give before his retire.
ment.
Returning in June
Maj. Gen. Randolph McC. Pate
will be the new assistant COM
mandant. He is returning from
Korea sometime the end of June.
Mrs. Pate, who has been staying
in Norfolk, Va. has taken an
apartment at Presidential Gar
denS, and will remain there until
quarters are available for them
at the Marine Barracks.
Popular Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
John c. Mcqueen are also leav-
ing ION a new assignment. Gen.
Mcqueen is to be the command
ing general of the Marine Re-
cruiting Depot, San Diego, Calf.
This week they are in New
York visiting friends and to at
tend the dinner of the Marine
Corps Reserve Officers Associa-
ton, when Gen. Mcqueen will be
the guest speaker. Next week
they go to Framington Center,
Mass, to be the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George H. Mcqueen,
son and daughter-in-law of the
generals.
To See Grandchildren
The great attraction there
will be the two grandchildren,
Geoffrey and Carolyn FarweU.
whom they have not seen Cor
some time. They are returning
to town May % and, May 80
will see the McQueens headed
West. They will visit Mrs. Nc
Queens father. DR.. Thomas G.
Corlett. at Colorado Springs,
Colo. From there they expect to
go to San Francisco. Atherton
and Menlo Park. Calf. At
Menlo Park they will stay in
their own home for a short time
before proceeding to San Diego.
Col. and Mrs. William w.
Stlckney are planning a hail
and farewell party for Saturday,
May 90, at their Bethesda home
in honor of Gen. and Mrs. Nc
Queen and Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Joseph c. Burger.
The fete will be a lawn party
and alfreSco dinner from 2 to 8
O'Clock. The guests invited are
for the most part members of
the Reserve Force Policy Board,
Office Of the Secretary Of De-
fenSe, and the Marine Informa-
ton Division, of which Gen.
Burger has been the director. On
June l Gen. Burger takes over
Gen. McQueen'S post as director
of the Reserve Division. The
party will serve the twofold pur-
pose of saying good-by to the
McQueens and greeting Gen. and
Mrs. Burger.
To Have New Post
Air Force 1t. Gen. Samuel
z. Anderson becomes director,
Weapons Systems S Evaluation
Group, Office of the Secretary of
Defense, on August l upon the
retirement of 1t. Gen. Geoffrey
KeyeS. He will be the first Air
Force Officer to fill this post.
Gen. Anderson had been COM
manding the Fifth Air Force in
Korea since May, 1853, and is
expected home about June l.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Anderson stayed
at Hunting Towers.
Their daughter Ellen is q fresh
man at Mary Washington Col