Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-13
By EVELYN N. DENT.

Inc COmmanoant OF the
Marine Corps and Mrs. RAN
dolph Mccall Pate are ex.
pecting q visit from the Come
mandant, Royal Marines. Sir
Campbell r. Hardy. KCB,
CHE. DSO. and Lady Hardy.
They are to arrive Monday
Morning. October 20 and will
be accompanied by 1t. Col.
Douglas Drysdale. The trip is
planned so that the British
ofiicer may inspect the East
and West Coast installations
Of United States Marines.
The distinguished visitors
will be back here in time for
the Marine Birthday Ball,
Saturday. November 9. at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel. The ball
will mark the lS2d anniver-
sary Of the Corps establish
ment by the Continental
Congress and is being held q
day ahead Of the actual
birthday because November
10 falls on Sunday this year.
The Pates are planning q
dinner before the ball when
Sir Campbell and Lady Hardy
will be the guests of honor.
Dual-Purpose Party
Assistant Commandant OF
the Corps, 1t. Gen. Vernon
Z. Mcgee, and Mrs. Mcgee
will also be hosts at dinner
that evening. entertaining in
their quarters. This will be
in the nature of q farewell
party for the Megees for he
is being transferred as Com
handing General Fleet Ma
rims, Force Pacific. They are
expected to leave the follow
ing day for Honolulu and be-
tween now and then the So
cial calendar viii be filled to
overlooking with fetes honor
ing the very popular Megees.
Friday they gave a dinner
in their quarters for visiting
Chinese General 10 when the
ranking guests were the
Chinese Ambassador and Mrs.
Tong.
Assistant Commandant Of
Marines for Air. 1t. Gen.
Verne J. McCaul. and Mrs.
McCaul will entertain at
dinner in Quarters 3 before
the ball as will many other
ranking members Of the
Corps.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. James
Profit RiSeley have as their
houseguest Mrs. Vernon
Knapp Of Roswell. N. Mex.
The visitor is q member Of
the Defense Advisory Com
mittee Of Women in the
Armed Services. The COM
mittee will be meeting nearly
every day next week.
Week End Trip
The Commanding Ofdcer
Of the Marine Barracks, Col.
Leonard Chapman. and Mrs.
Chapman with their sons
Fielding and Walton are Wis
iting this week end at Lang
ley Field, Va. with his
brother and siSter-in-law, Air
Force Col. and Mrs. James
Chapman. While in Virginia
they will go to jamestown
before returning home.
Maj. James H. Reeder,
senior member Of the officers
stationed at the Marine Bar
racks. will act as host at q
buffet supper In Center
House before the Marine Ball.
Assistant Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Richard
jackson will be the honor
guests Of Vice Admiral James
L. Holloway. chief Of Naval
Personnel, at dinner next
Saturday. He will entertain
in Quarters c at 1900 E
street NV.
Foreign OfRcer Fetes
Maj. Gen. Valentine
Boucher. CB. CHE. COM
mander British Army Stan,
British Joint Services Mis-
sion. and Mrs. Boucher will
act as hosts for the officers
Of the British Army Wednes-
day. October 30 at $50 ut
Fort Myer.
Guests viii be counterparts
In the United States Army Of
the British stationed here and
members Of the Armed Serv-
ices Committee Of the Con-
gress. the NATO Standing
group. as well as chiefs of
missions Of the Common
wealth countries. Coming
from Fort Monroe. Va. are
officers Of the Continental
Army Command to enjoy the
party.
Making the presentations