Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Service News
Service News
Miss O'Nei|I Visitinq
Parents for Week End
Col and Mrs Frederick Durham Guests
Col. and Mrs. Frederick Durham Guests
Of Col. and Mrs. Evan M. Housemon
By Evelyn M. Dent


The Commandant of the
United States Coast Guard, Vice
Admiral Merlin O'Neill, and
Mrs. O'Neill. have with them
over this week end their daugh-
ter, Miss Marilyn O'Neill. Miss
ONeill came from Wilmington,
Del. where she teaches at
Tower Hill School, to be on
hand for the reception and buff
fet which was given last evening
at the Officers Club, National
Naval Medical Center. j
Among those acting as hosts
at this $50 to $3.50 o'clock party
were Capt. and Mrs. j. w.
Ryssy and Capt. and Mrs. Cor
don A. Littlef1eld. The. very
charmingly appointed club
house lends itself to such con-
vivial gatherings and as in this
case the reception was held on
the second floor, where the
eagle, anchor and oak leaf rooms
were used.
Capt. and Mrs. John c. Allen
and Capt. and Mrs. Carl v.
Berglund of the Navy Dental
Corps will be co-hosts on Satur-
day at a 5-to-7-oclock party
at the Bethesda Womens Club.
Hove Houseouests
Col. and Mrs. Evan M. House.
man have as their house guests
Col. and Mrs. Frederick Durham,
who arrived early in the week
from San Francisco, Calf. Col.
and Mrs. Durham expect to
move into an apartment at
Presidential Gardens while they
are looking for a house. Col.
Durham has recently reported
here for duty.
On Saturday Col. and Mrs.
Houseman are entertaining at
a supper party in their honor,
asking friends for $50 o'clock
at their home.
Mrs. Francis G. Ulen, wife of
Capt. Ulen. has issued invita-
tons for bon voyage tea on
Tuesday from to 6 o'clock in
honor of Mrs. Robertson Mar
shall, who leave February l for
tour of Latin America.
Among those who have been
asked to pour tea on Tuesday
are Mrs. Harold Hitz Burton,
Sonora de Castro, Sonora de
Vale, Nine. Yang, Nine. Bar
rington. Mrs. Melguaides Gam
boa, Mrs. Walter Bedell Smith
and Mrs. Emil Hurja.
DR.. and Mrs. Francis Asbury
Ulen, parents of Capt. Ulen, left
at the beginning of last week for
their home in St. Petersburg.
Fla. after spending several
months with their son and
daughter in-law.
The commanding general of
New York Army quartermaster
purchasing agency. Brig. Gen.
Robert P. Hollis. and Mrs. Hollis
have spent the week end in
town visiting their daughter,
Miss Helen Hollis.
Mrs. Hollis came to town on
Thursday and Gen. Hollis fol-
lowed as soon as his duties per-
rnitted on Friday. Gen. Hollis
returned to New York today. but
Miss Hollis hopes to be able to
persuade her mother to stay .a
while longer.
Mrs. Hastings Speaker
Mrs. Hester L. Hastings, wife
Of the acting Army quartermas-
ter general, is going to Carlisle,
Pa. February 8. There she will
be the house guest of Col. and
Mrs. D. P. Armstrong. The next
day the wives of the officers of
the Army War College will give a
luncheon at which she will be
the honor guest and speaker.
Mrs. Hastings will tell of the
work accomplished by Red Cross
volunteers in Tokyo.
Mrs. Armstrong was one of
the volunteers under Mrs. Has
tings' leadership at the time
when the latter founded the first
Of such groups in Tokyo.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Ira K.
Evans returned to town yester-
day after spending several days
at Carlisle.
Gen. Evans, who is deputy for
operations, Office of the Quar-
termaster General, addressed the
student assembly at the Army
War College on Thursday. Both
he and Mrs. Evans were guests
Of the commanding general,
Maj. Gen. George Barnes.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Kermit ].
Sherwood are busy getting set
tied in their new quarters at
Kent Village. Md, and are very
happy to have their family to-
gether again.
Col. Sherwood has been as
signed to duty here in the For
eign Aid Branch of the OQMG
following a tour in the Far East.
Mrs. Sherwood with their chill
dren Kermit. jr.. and Nancy re-
manned in their home in Los
Angeles, Calf.
Upon Col. Silverwood's arrival
on the West Coast they remained
for a few days so that he might
visit with Mrs. Lean Haywood,
mother of Mrs. Sherwood, after
which the family went by car. to