Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-11
SERVICE NEWS
By EVELYN NJ. DENT

: The Marines will score an
.other first when they enter
: tain Tuesday at the first Of
a number of Official farewell
parties for the retiring Secre-
.tary Of Defense and Mrs.
.Charles E. Wilson. Other
branches of the Armed Forces
will be hosts later to the de-
lparting cabinet officer and
l his wife.
7 The Commandant and Mrs.
Randolph Mccall Pate will
shead the receiving line with
sSecretary and Mrs. Wilson at
1.-THE $50 reception following
1.-THE parade. The Pates gave
ia dinner party Friday eve
ining preceding the moonlight
parade at which Gen. Pate
was the reviewing of1cer.
Col. Leonard F. Chapman,
commanding ofncer. head
quarters, Marine Barracks,
and Mrs. Chapman will be
hosts at dinner preceding the
moonlight parade this Fri
day when Mai. Gen. James P.
Berkeley. assistant Chief Of
Staff. will be the reviewing
officer. Gen. and Mrs. Berke-
ley are to be the honor guests
at the Chapmans' dinner and
they have asked q small
group Of guests to Join them
after the parade for coffee.
Col. and Mrs. Chapman
returned last week end from
q visit with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Chapman. ST., in
their home. Fairfield, at
Wartrace, Tenn. They also
visited her great-aunt. Miss
Alice Walton. at Nashville.
Mai. Gen. j. P. RiseIey is
. temporary bachelor while
Mrs. Riseley visits her meth
er, Mrs. Burton C. MoSsman.
at Roswell, N. Mex. She will
Join him here August 20 in
time to get their daughters.
Mary and Margaret, ready
to return to their classes at
Holton Arms.
New Industrial Class
The Commandant Of the
Industrial College Of the
Armed Forces and Mrs. Rob-
ert P. Hollis will attend q
series Of "coffees" for the
members Of the incoming
class of the Industrial COL
lege. Formal opening Of the
college Is Thursday, August
%. and the first Of the series
of coffees will be held on
Tuesday and Wednesday,
August 20 and 81, with two
more August q and %. All
will be held at 1890 o'clock
in the morning at Quarters S.
home Of the Deputy Com
mandant for the Air Force
and Mrs. Frederick E. CAL
houn. The College Women's
Club is sponsoring the coffees.
The larger and more for
NAL reception to be given by
the Industrial College is set
for September 8 from 7 TO 9
in the Ofhcers' Club at Fort
Lesley j. McNair.
Rear Admiral Sherman r.
Clark. deputy commandment
designate for Navy. and Mrs
Clark are expected Thursday
from Norfolk. Admiral Clark
has been commanding officer
in charge of training at the
Naval Base in Norfolk. They
have been In Washington fer
several tours Of duty and
have a wide circle of friends
here.
= A buffet supper will be
given on Wednesday, August
81. by the Navy and Marine
officers Of the College staff
and faculty in honor Of Ad-
miral and Mrs. Clark in the
quarters Of Navy Capt. and
Mrs. John Blair Gregg.
Gen. Hollis and Admiral
Clark were classmates at
Annapolis. graduating from
the Naval Academy in 1918.
The HolliseS plan to enter
tain for the Clarks soon after
they arrive.
The Rev. and Mrs. David
Pritchard. son-in-law and
daughter Of Gen. and Mrs.
Hollis. who with their baby
daughter, Elizabeth, are Wis
: ting them will leave Friday
for Cape Cod where they will
be guests Of his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Pritchard, for a
fortnight. Mr.. Pritchard
: Joined his family early in the
week from Florida where he
is rector of st. Paul's Church
at Madison.
Duerhings Here
Col. George c. Duerhing,
new commanding officer at
Fort McNair. and Mrs. Duer-
hing and their daughter, Miss
Sally Duerhing, are getting
settled IN their quarters over
looking the Potomac. Col.
Duerhing came here from
Richmond where he was with
the Virginia Military Com
mand. They are receiving a
warm welcome. having been
here on several other tours
OF duty. Already the officers
OF the post have entertained
for them.
Col. Duerhing succeeded