Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10
BY EVELYN M. DENT


sons all service dress white"
parties will be given on Satur-
day for the Judge Advocate
General of the Navy, Rear
Admiral Ira H. Num-. and Mrs.
Num-, at the Officers Club.
Fort Lesley j. McNair.
The 6 to 8 o'clock affair is
planned by the officers of the
staff of the j. A. G. to say
farewell to the Nunns. Almost
400 are expected to bid good
bye to the admiral, who leaves
for sea duty. Mrs. Num- plans
to stay here but will go to
Norfolk, Va, whenever the
ship is in port.
Miss Frances Num- also will
remain here. She is an at
torney with the Department
of Justice. 1t is expected that
she will accompany her parents
to the party.
Capt. Richard E. Ryan has
charge of arrangements and
assisting him are Comdr. Bur-
ton E. Hansen, Comdr. Rich
ard j. Selman. Comdr. Robert
H. Rathbun and 1t. Comdr.
Edward N. Logan.
With the honor guests in
the receiving line will be the
Assistant j. A. c.. Rear Adj
miral William r. Shelley, and
Mrs. Shelley.
Parties and Plans
Marine Corps Brig. Gen.
Lenard B. Cresswell, director
of staff, Inter-American De-
tense Board, is retiring at the
end of the month and party
plans are numerous for this
very popular service couple.
The Inter-American Defense
Board will entertain on Thurs
day, June 20, for the Cress-
wells, and guests will include
Col. and Mrs. Hal Randall who
are leaving shortly for his new
duty station in the Pacific
Northwest. Navy Capt. William
H. Kirvan replaces Col. Ran
dali and Brig. Gen. Thomas c.
Darcy, USAF, is taking Gen.
Cresswell's place.
The vice director of staff.
Brig. Gen. Ruben Ortiz. Of
Paraguay and Sonora de Ortiz,
are planning a supper party in
honor of Gen. and Mrs. Cress-
well on Friday.
Army Col. and Mrs. George
M. Jones, and Marine 1t. Col.
and Mrs. Charles j. Seibert II,
have arranged an informal
garden supper party at the
Jones lovely Annandale, Va.
home for Saturday.
Sharing honors with the
Cresswells will be Navy Capt.
and Mrs. Bennett S. Coping.
He also retires at the end of
the month.
Gen. and Mrs. Cresswell plan
to stay in their TennySon
street home for the summer at
least. They were joined last
week by their daughters, Mary
Rowan, who came from Vas
sar, and Emmilia Field from
Goucher College.
On Tuesday, Gen. and Mrs.
Cresswell entertained at home
for other members of the
Inter- American Defense Board.
Retired Comdr. and Mrs.
William Joseph Butler. are
entertaining this afternoon
from 6 O'Clock on at the Army
Navy Country Club.
Anniversary Dance
The Army chief of Trans
portation, Maj. Gen. Paul F.
Yount, and Mrs. Yount will
head the receiving line on Fri
day, June %, when the corps
celebrates its sixth anniver-
sary with a formal dinner
dance at the Army Navy Coun-
try Club.
Col. and Mrs. Burton E.
Miles have charge of the ar
rangement and invite any
past or present corps officers,
who have not received their
invitation to celebrate the es-
Enlistment of the corps as a
permanent branch of the Army,
to write Mrs. David. A. Baker,
1909 South Sixth street, Arl-
lington.
The Army Judge Advocate
General. Mai. Gen. Eugene M.
Caffey. and Mrs. Caffey have
a house full this week. Their
scattered family has been con-
verging here.
Mrs. Caffey. her daughter
Mary and son Gordon went to
Augusta. Ca, last week to see
Helen Galley receive her medi-
cal degree from Georgia Medi-
cal School. She will intern at
Mount Sinai Hospital. Balti-
more. Mrs. Caffey sand Cor
don came home on Tuesday
by plane.
Thurlow Caffey is at home
from New Mexico A. a. M. He