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Evening star., 1954-12-13

opponent. shot UP almost as
fast.
There was talk too yester-
day about presidential hope
full Gov. "Soapy" Williams
speech at the dinner. The
Michigan Governor, who spoke
for the Democrats, said he
knew the dinner audience was
mostly Republican before he
started and he was sure of it
when he finished. The laugh
ter, he said, had been soto
voce.
Important figures by the
dozen poured into the Con-
gressional Room as the recep-
ton got under way. AS usual
hundred or more were there,
even before the appointed
hour Of 5.
There were Mr.. Robert Nc
Lean, president of the AS
sociated Press and publisher Of
the Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin, and his delightfully."-
amusing wife; Mr.. Barry Bing-
ham, publisher of the Louisville
Courier-Journal; Kansas City
Star Editor Roy Roberts; Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, escorted by
Mr.. Bascom Timmons; Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel H. Kaufman:
Speaker Joe Martin, and Look
publisher Gardner Cowles who
said his wife Fleur didn't come
with him because she was en-
tertaining the Shah of Iran
and his Queen in New York.
VIPs Attend
You couldn't turn around
without rubbing elbows (well
ones) with people who make
the news-i.e. either print it or
inspire it. There were Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Humphrey who made their
Washington debut" at this
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Tvnefu| Reception Given by Cridiron
-AP Photo.

tics" Mr.. Tom Coleman, his
fathers floor manager, said he
wanted to run his brother Bob
Taft. jr., for the Senate.
AS all guests entered the
Congressional Room where
cocktails were served they
went down a receiving line
composed of President and
Mrs. McNeil-she in navy blue
with dusty pink accessories,
and next President Edward
Folliard and his wife, also in
navy blue.
Nixons Arrive
The arrival of the Vice
President and Mrs. Nixon in
the Presidential Room at 6
o'clock was the signal for the
show to begin. Mr.. Mcneil in
troduced club members Rob-
ert Riggs, chairman of the Mu-
sic Committee che can't sing
a noteD; Roscoe Drummond,
chairman Of the Entertainment
Committee; the Wilson twins,
Lyle c. and Richard ("masters
of ham,; Col. William Santel-
mann, director of the Marine
Band; and Walker Buell. c'the
authentic Mr.. Gridiron. =.
without his talent we couldn't
produce Gridiron shows').
A chorus of well-known
names in the news world then
filed onto the stage-James
Reston, Dick Harkness, Mark
Childs, Bill Beale, Walter Tro-
han, Pete Brandt. John High
tower, Arthur Sylvester, Bill
Mylander, Duke Shoop, Bill
Kent, Martin Hayden and
others.
Mr.. Buell. introduced each
skit beginning with the Dixon
(See BEALE, Page BAD
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iran Royal Couple
Arrive for Visit

Turkey such as the william
Baxters and the Frederick
Merrills. say they have not yet
received letters with eye-wit-
ness accounts of the fire, how
ever, the Turkish embassy
reports the following:
Extent of Destruction
Nearly two thirds Of the ba-
zaar was destroyed, including
much of the Oldest sections.
About ! 500 shops were burned,
among them, many Of the an
tique stores, the furniture and
fur shops, the mattress shops
and the Hunters" section.
Also destroyed was the famous
Junk bazaar" which, as the
name implies, boasted a hodge,
podge of wares.
Despite the damage running
into millions of dollars, the
Turkish newspapers report that
already steps are being taken
to rebuild the bazaar. The
skeleton Of the structure still
stands, although some parts
are in a shaky condition.
However, this is not the first
tragedy this famous structure
has withstood. It was built
in 1851 and later destroyed by
fire. It was rebuilt and in
the 18th and 17th centuries
an earthquake and fire caused
widespread damage. And an
other earthquake as recently
as 1894 almost destroyed it.
Diplomatic Notes
The wife of the new Greek
Ambassador, Nine. George
Melas, will arrive in Washing
ton around Thursday.
Perils Of Politics Depart
ment: The Egyptian Embassy
has removed the large picture
Of former Egyptian President
Naguib from the drawing room
and now a blank space is there
awaiting the arrival from Cairo
OF pictures Of the new boss,
Canal Abdel Nasser.
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same party two years ago:
French Ambassador and Nine.
Bonnet; British Ambassador
and Lady Makins and their
handsome Minister of State
Anthony Nutting, Anthony
Eden's No. / assistant, who
Joined the party after appear
ing on Meet the Press. Some
of the Britons present asked
Find out how well he did"
Heavens" was the reply, "You
don't have to worry. Look how
well he looks" &%
The handsome Herbert
Hoover, jr.'s, were in the gay
crowd that mingled for an
hour before the show began.
The United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis made a rare
appearance. Gov. and Mrs.
Arm of Kansas arrived with
former Kansas Senator and
Mrs. Harry Darby. Mrs. j.
Borden Hartman was escorted
by Mr.. James Reston.
Senators William Knowland,
Mike Monroney, Earle Gle
ments and Leverett Salton-
stall and their wives were
there, and so were Senator
John Sherman Cooper. and
Ohio's Senator-elect George
Bender. Also Postmaster
General and Mrs. Arthur Sum-
merfield-she in a chic all
black costume: Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth, the William Ran
dolph Hearst, jr.s, Presidential
Press Secretary and Mrs.
James Hagerty, Mrs. Harold
Talbot, Mrs. George Holmes,
Mrs. Eugene Carusi, the
Swedish Ambassador and
Nine. Bohemian, the Morris
Cafritzes, and Mr.. Lloyd Taft,
son of the late Senator. Now
on the Cincinnati Times-Star.
he said he's almost in poll
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KettIe--Hon7iIton
Ceremony Held

Miss Janis Hamilton. daugh-
ter of Col. and Mrs. Charles
G. Rau, and Mr.. George F.
Kettle, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick w. Kettle of Arling-
ton, were married on Decem-
ber 4 in the Fort Myer Chapel.
The ceremony was followed
by a reception at the Naval
Gun Factory Officers Club.
After an months honeymoon
in Mexico and California, the
couple will make their home
in Arlington.
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t a ! n m e Mt
and barbed
poll t ic a !
overtones Of
it's S t a g
dinner the
mig hit be-
fore.
The Ma
t1on'S top
journalistic
group re-
peated their
hit songs
b efore a
mixed au-
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Evening star., 1954-12-13
By Betty BeaIe

The Gridiron Club staged it's
jam-packed December recep-
tion yesterday afternoon and
featured the high level enter
Evening star., 1954-12-13

His Imperial Majesty Mo-
hammad Reza Shah Pahlavi,
Shah in Shah Of Iran, and his
wife, Her Imperial Majesty
Soroya, the Empress Of Iran,
arrived in Washington this
morning for a three-day visit.
And the group who greeted
the royal couple at the airport
this morning found that de-
spite their long and exalted
titles, the visiting Iranians
were just an attractive couple
who had come to spend a vaca-
ton in the United States.
For that reason, the social
schedule for Their Imperial
Majesties is not one crammed
with official parties.
However the visitors lunched
with President Eisenhower to-
day and will be given a dinner
tonight at Anderson House by
the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Dulles. Tomorrow the
Shah will lunch with the
Washington press corps at the
Willard Hotel and Wednesday
Gen. Ridgway is giving a stag
luncheon for him at Fort
Myer.
Visit Unofficial
Although the Shah's visit Is
unofficial. he and his Empress
were given a regular VIP well
come with the Vice President
and Mrs. Nixon, the Under
secretary of State and Mrs.
Hoover, the Acting Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs.
Jernegan and Protocol chief
John Simmons all on hand to
meet them.
And incidentally, a word to
the protocol-wise: Word has
come to Washington official
dom that the Shah's wife is
not to be referred to as the
Queen. The correct title is
Empress and they are not to
be called Their Majesties, but
Their Imperial Majesties.
The royal couple will leave
Washington on Thursday for
San Francisco and other points
during their two-months stay
In the United States. And they
may still be here in time to
celebrate their fourth we'd
ding anniversary on February
IL.
IstonbuI Londmork Gone
A large segment Of Wash
ington's much travelled diplo-
matte set must have felt a
pang of sadness at the news
of the burning Of the famous
covered bazaar in Istanbul.
Turkey.
Consisting of four miles of
shops, where one could browse
for hours through the an
tiques, the jewelry, the oriental
rugs, the copper and brass,
and countless other delights.
this famous landmark was a
must for every tourist.
Many museums have objects
which were found in the ba-
zaar. And there are a lot of
homes not only in Washington,
but throughout the United
States where souvenirs from
the bazaar are proudly dis
played.
Former Ambassador and
Mrs. George McGhee, for ex-
ample, have many objet dart
in their Kalorama road home
which were purchased at the
bazaar, as do Admiral and
Mrs. Robert Carney, and even
Adlai Stevenson once went on
a shopping spree there.
State Department officials
who recently were stationed in
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Miss Black
Is Bride

The marriage on July 8 Of
Miss Rachel Black to Mr.. Au-
gustine Vivian Pollitt Smith has
been announced by her parents.
Judge Eugene Black Of the Tax
Court Of the United States and
Mrs. Black.
Tho ceremony took place in
st. Paul's Church.
Mrs. Smith is o graduate Of
the Middlebury College Of
Languages and also studied in
Madrid. SPAIN and at the Sor-
bonnie in Paris.
MIR. Smith holds the degree
of Doctor Of Philosophy from
Catholic University, where he
has been lecturer in the De-
partment Of Botany. At present
he Is with the Public Schools Of
the District OF Columbia.
The couple win make their
home in Washington.
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EnsignHobby
Engaged to
Boston Girl

Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Preston
Marshall Of Boston and Forest
Home, Caswell County. N. c., an
nounce the engagement Of Mrs.
Marshalps daughter, Miss Diana
Poteat Stallings. to Ensign Will
liam Pettus Hobby. jr., U. s. N. r..
son Of the former Gov. Of Texas
and Mrs. William Pettus Hobby
Of Houston. In public life, En-
sign Hobby's mother Is Mrs.
Oveta Culp Hobby. Secretary Of
Health. Education and Welfare.
Miss Stallings is the daughter
Of the playwright, Laurence
Stallings. She was graduated
from Chatham Hall and Rad
cliffe. Ensign Hobby was grad
uated from st. Adams and the
Rice Institute. He is stationed
here at present.
A fall wedding Is planned.
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Miss Bunch
is Engaged

The engagement Of Miss
Jeanne Elizabeth Bunch, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Elizabeth L. Bunch
and the late Mr.. Joseph e
Bunch. to 1t. Robert A. Walters
jr., U. s. A. F., has been an
nounced by her mother.
The prospective bridegroom is
the son of Maj. and Mrs. Robert
A. Walters. U. s. A. F.. of Phila-
delphia.
A fall wedding is planned.
The bride-elect was recently
graduated from the University
of North Carolina where she
was a member of Alpha Gamma
Delta Sorority. She is also a
member of Phi Beta Kappa
National Honor Fraternity.
1t. Walters is a graduate of
Lehigh University and is q
member of Phi Delta Theta
Fraternity and, the American
Society Of Mechanical Engineers,
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Mr.. Tuylor
Takes Bride

The Presbyterian Church In
Pineville, N. c.. was the scene
Of the wedding yesterday Of Miss
Lillian Baskerville Bedinger.
daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. Henry
Graybill Bedinger Of Pineville.
and Mr.. Arnold Godfrey Taylor
Of Washington. son Of Mrs.
Thomas e. Curley and the late
Mr.. Leander r. Taylor Of Provi-
dence, r. I.
The Rev. Henry q. Bedinger.
father Of the bride. of1iciated at
the $50 o'clock ceremony which
was followed by q reception at
the home Of the brides parents.
The bride. who was given in
marriage by her Oldest brother.
Mr.. Henry q. Bedinger, jr, wore
a hallerina length wedding dress
Of Chantilly lace and a f1ngertip
length veil Of illusion that fell
from a Juliet cap Of lace and
seed pearls. She carried a white
prayerbook covered with an
orchid and lilies Of the valley.
Among out-of- town guests at
tending was the mother Of the
bridegroom who came from her
home in Pawtucket. r. I. espe-
cially for the occasion.
The bride, q graduate Of Mary
Baldwin College. Is employed
with the Westinghouse Air Arm
Division in Baltimore.
The bridegroom. who is q STAFF
photographer with The Star.
graduated from Pacific Univer-
Sty In Oregon after spending
two and o half years Of Military
Police duty In the United States
and Europe during World War
II.
After. O wedding trip in the
North Carolina mountains, the
couple win make their home
here.
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Two Entertained
Before Voyage

Mrs. Samuel w. Hauser of
Country Club Hills and her sis
ter Mrs. Reginald Hewlett Of
Colonial Heights are leaving
July 10, for Montreal to board
the Empress Of Australia for
Europe. The two will tour nine
European countries.
Among those who have enter
tanned ut bon voyage parties for
Mrs. Hauser and Mrs. Hewlett
and Mrs. Fred Schultz, Mrs.
Franz Richey, Mrs. Walter San
ders. Mrs. Stockton Hottie. Mrs.
J. r. Rohman. Mrs. Edward
Hottie, Mrs. Joseph Byers, Mrs.
Frank Disse, Mrs. Lloyd Klett
and Mrs. Frank Duehrins.
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onto his cigar Monday but he
couldn't leave with the silver
and glassware. / can't vouch
tor what happened to the sill
yer he used, but the liqueur
glass still holding some Of his
favorite brandy was pocketed
by a young man. He had to
hold it upright in his pocket
to keep the brandy from spill
ling but as soon as he was
safely outside of the Statler
Hotel, he took out his trophy
and held it up for all to see. If
he can somehow preserve the
brandy in it, his museum piece
will become doubly valuable.
SOVIETS so SOCIABLE-
Most interesting response to
this columnist's recent sugges-
ton that ambassadors could
do a world Of good for their
countries by throwing open
their doors occasionally to
visitors from all parts of Amer
lea, comes from the Greater
National Capital Committee.
The committee is all for regu-
lar visiting hours to promote
understanding between ma
lions. Fully 100000 high
school boys and girls come to
Washington annually and UNI
less there is some special con-
nection they never get inside
an embassy. Those foreign
ers" remain foreign.
Last Christmas the commit
tee offered a weeks free stay
at the Mayflower to the stu
dent who wrote the best paper
on why I want to spend
Christmas in Washington"
The free trip, won by Martha
Manly of Des PLANES, H.,
included her entire family and
her history professor. It COW
cred all the highlights Wash
ington offers-except an inside
look at an embassy. But un-
daunted. the professor, who
had something on his mind,
got into the hardest embassy
Of all to enter.
With his student in tow he
went up to the door of the
Soviet Embassy. and knocked.
To the. surprised person who
opened 1t he said, "I'm jerome
w. Hermulsen. professor Of
history from DeS PLANES. ILL.,,
and this is my student. We
want to know why we can't get
along with you people. Who
do I see to talk over this mat
ter?" The Embassy was
thrown into q tizzy. To say
they weren't prepared for this
approach is the understate-
ment Of the year.
But the direct approach
worked. The professor and
student were invited In and
received socially. Before they
left. their arms were piled high
with Communist literature, but
Prof. Hermulsen. who had
never met q Russian before in
his life, had at least talked to
some. The way he figured 1t,
people can get along q lot bet
ter If they can talk things over.
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Fort kckluir
Loses Three
Families

Maj. Frank E. Helsel, b. S. A.,
Chaplain Corps. has gone to
Camp Kilmer. N. j.; en- route to
his new assignment in Germany.
He expects to. sail about the
middle Of this month.
In the meantime. Mrs. Helsel
and their children, Nancy and
Carol, are completing last-min-
ute preparations prior to leaving
their quarters at Fort McNair
for YOUNGSTOWN. Pa. where they
viii spend the summer with Mrs.
Helsel's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lawther. The Helsel FAM
lily viii be reunited in Germany
when Accommodations are avail
able.
Mai. and Mrs. Robert G. Law
renee also will leave their pleas
ant quarters ct Fort McNair on
August 8. Mai. Lawrence has
been ordered to the Adjutant
Generals School. Indianapolis,
Ind, for . 10-month course.
Mrs. Lawrence and their
daughters. Linda and Barbara,
vlyf11 rt,ev.I <l.s, -. -. ,,,s4l. A..
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Mr.. Perry is the grandson Of
the late Senator Nathaniel
Barksdale Dial of South Caro-
lima and Mrs. Dial. His paternal
grandparents are the late Mr..
and Mrs. William Hardy Perry
Of Durants Neck, N. C..
Mr.. Perry attended st. Adams
School. was graduated from
Princeton University in June.
1853, and is now attending
George Washington University
Law School.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
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Miss Verkerke to Be Bride

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde j. Verkerke
Of Alexandra announce the en-
gagen1ent of their daughter
Sondra Hoult to Mr.. William
Dial Perry, son Of DR.. and Mrs.
Matthew White Perry Of WASH
ington.
Miss Verkerke is the grand
daughter Of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hoult and of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick j. YER
kerke Of Grand Rapids. Mich.
She attended st. Agnes School,
Holton-Arms School and was
graduated from Skidmore Col
lege in Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
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ago to deny Remington q parole.
but board rules prohibit an
nouncement Of how individual
members voted "a majority vote
is controlling).
The rules also prohibit board
members from discussing the
cases they handle. although Mrs.
Lee was willing to say that she
was delighted that the news
papers seemed unaware Of the
fact that she was hearing the
Remington case. The board
member who heard testimony on
the Hiss parole was 'pestered TO
death all the time by reporters, /"
she said.
Lawyer ,ond Legislator
Mrs. Lee has q long judicial
background for her present Job.
A law graduate Of the Univer-
sity Of California at Berkeley,
she practiced law for 20 years
(19 Of them in Portland) until
1943, at which time she became
Public Utilities Commissioner of
the Portland City Council. She
held that post until she became
mayor in 1949.
Even as she was continuing
her private law practice she also
served as a member Of the
Oregon legislature. She was In
the House from 1929 through
1882, and in the Senate from
1882 to 1943. In addition she
was chairman Of the Oregon
Crime Commission (1931-I935),
member OF the Portland Traf-
fic Safety Commission (194O-
1943). and Municipal Judge Of
Portland In 1910.
She was urged at various
times to run for Congress, but
never did she says. because I
wanted to keep my family to-
gethers and at that time my
husband couldn't have left
Portland.
Il think there can be no
choice between politics and,
marriage. II you can't handle
both. you've no right to get into
politics"
Her husband. w. Scott Lee. is
a chemical engineer whose firm
recently opened a Washington
office. so that it became possible
for him to make his headquar-
tiers here.
The couple has two children.
both adopted as week old in
fants. David Scott Lee, II, grad
uated this year from Landon
School for Boys. Priscilla
Dorothy Lee. Is. will be SEN.
ior this fall at Mount Vernon
Seminary.
After living first in q rented
house, the Lees two months ago
bought their own house on
Chestnut street in the Chevy
Chase, D. C. section. They are
furnishing it from scratch"
says Mrs. Lee. because that
proved to be cheaper than NOV
ing all the furniture from the
Portland house they sold.
In her spare moments, of
which she now has few. she
loves to cook. And back home
in Oregon her favorite recrea-
ton was stream fishing, 'the
ruggeder the stream the better"
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Exclusively Yours ss1r ss4s
Westinghouse on Personalities in the News;
Soviet Embassy NonpIussed by Direct FriendIv ADDrooch

ON THE GRAPEVINE
There's a rumor about town
that Ambassador Bob Guggen-
helm, in town last week, is
mulling over the possibility
OF retiring. He's only been
chief of our mission in Lis
bon for a year, but his health
isn't robust and the work is
firing.
FAST DECISIoN-on the
way to George Williams anus
ing retirement lunch, Perle
Mesta bought a new air-con-
ditioned limousine and drove
to the luncheon with the deal
er's uniformed chauffeur at
the wheel. In New York this.
week end, she'll be back in
Washington this week.
AMERICANS NOT so MA
TERIALISTIc-Lt. Gen. HUI
bert Harmon says the new air
college site at Colorado Springs
was chosen not because it was
the best place or the most
practical, but because Of its
inspiritional values" It's
clean, clear. high and beauti-
full and that has q lot to do
with morale It raises a
couple of minor points, though.
Already 5000 feet high, train
ees will have to fly low to
keep from using oxygen masks.
And what happens to the foot
ball team used to that altitude
when it comes down to sea
level to play Annapolis?
MRS. CARNEY'S COW
When the Argentine naval
chiefs who decorated Admiral
Robert Carney recently pre-
sented Mrs. Carney with a
handsome brown alligator
pocketbook, she exclaimed, eat
last I have a bag to go with
the shoes I bought when I
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Did my half Of the COW"

sold my half Of the COW"
No wonder foreigners dom
understand usi How could the,
know the amusing Mrs. C. ane
her sister had owned q COW ant
when she sold her half (she
didn't say which half for
$35. she took the sum and
splurged it ON brown alliga-
tor shoes?
YEARS ON END-It is ap-
parent after his recent visit
that Sir Winston Churchill
doesn't mind referring to his
considerable years. American
officials even suspect the willy,
beloved character is not above
using his age as an excuse for
diplomatic deafness"-i.e. not
hearing what were best left
unsaid. But the Prime is far
from considering himself the
oldest man on his feet.
In the smaller room; where
the head table gathered for
Mondays press luncheon at
the Statler, Sir Winston asked
for a chair. He explained that
he was older than most of
them and besides he would be
standing during much OF the
luncheon while they would be
comfortably seated. Then in
walked Bernie Baruch.
The latter came up to his
old friend and leaning over,
put his arm about his should
ers in a brotherly embrace.
Winnie greeted him, then
quickly spoke up, Get Bernie
a chair. He's a h. of q lot
older than am"
The Prime is one of those
rare people who has lived to
see the day that he lends his
torical significance to most
everything he handles. He held
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Miss Kline Weds

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Kenneth
Kline announce the marriage 81
their daughter Doris to Mr.,
Weldon Byefs Simmons. son d
Mrs. Rebecca Simmons of Har-
risonburg. Va. on July 2. The
Rev. M. P. German ofiiciated at
the ceremony, held in the
Bethany Baptist Church here,
The couple will make their home
in Alexandria.
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Miss Nina Farzanegan, daugh-
ter of Gen. and Mrs. Abbas
Farzanegan became the bride
yesterday Of Ensign William
Anthony Holland, U. S. N. He is
the son of Mrs. Patricia Hol-
land and the late MIR. William
A. Holland.
The wedding took place at st.
Charles Church In Arlington with
Father Hesnen offlciating. Fol-
lowing a reception. Ensign and
Mrs. Holland left for a wedding
trip to Virginia Beach.
The brides father is the
Minister Of Communications in
the Cabinet Of the Shah Of Iran.
Mrs. Holland Is B graduate Of
immaculate Junior College and
Wilson Teachers College. Ensign
Holland is q graduate of the
United States Naval Academy.