Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
BY EVELYN M. DENT
Special Writer for The star

Special Writer Tor The star
The Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Thomas s. Gates.
jr., are to be the honor guests
at dinner on Thursday. April
"a, when the Assistant Com
mandant Of the Marine Corps
and Mrs. Verne j. McCaul
entertain.
Gen. and mrs. McCaul alsu
will hold p reception on Fri
day, May 2, entertaining in
their quarters at the Marine
Barracks in honor Of her
sister, Mrs. Wesley Hodgetts
of La Mesa, Calf.
Mrs. Hodgetts arrives May
/ and will stay with her
brother-in-law and sister for
about three weeks. Miss Jean
Babbitt Of San Diego is COM
ing with her. She is en- route
to Norfolk. Va, but will stay
with the McCauls over the
week end of her arrival.
Gen. McCaul will be the
reviewing officer on Friday ct
the first Of the Marine Corps
traditional sunset parades.
After the parade the bachelor
officers on the post will enter
tain at Center House for Gen.
and Mrs. McCaul and the
Commanding Officer Of the
Barracks. Col. Leonard F.
Chapman. and Mrs. Chap
man.
Maj. Lawrence Marousek,
senior officer Of the bachelors
there are seven-will act
a. host for the party.
The Commandant Of the
Marine Corps and Mrs. RAN
dolph Nice. Pate viii be hosts
at dinner on Friday. April IS.
entertaining In honor Of Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. James p.
Berkeley. The popular Berke-
legs are leaving the Washing.
ton scene again, this time for
San Francisco. Calf, Gen.
Berkeley's new duty station.
LarsOns Coming Here
Brig. Gen. August Larson
q replacing Gen. Berkeley Is
Assistant Chief Of Staff GIL.
He u coming from Okinawa
where he has been Assistant
Division Commander. Sd Ma
rine Division.
Mrs. Larson spent most Of
the time Gen. Larsen was
away travelling in Europe
with visits to London, Eng
land. She Is expected here
with her two daughters some
time in May. Another daugh-
ter is In college on the West
Coast.
Gen. and Mrs. Berkeley
will give two parties in order
to say farewell to their many
friends. They will be hosts ct
a $3.50 pm. event on Friday
and again on Saturday, April
Is.
The entire complement Of
the Inter-American Defense
Board leaves tomorrow on an
inspection trip at the invita-
ton of the Armed Forces Of
the United States.
Gen. Lemuel c. Shepherd,
chairman, heads the contin-
gent. They 60 to Langley Air
Force Base, Newport News.
Va, and will also take in the
Mariners Museum at Nor
folk.
Tomorrow evening the
commanding general. Tacti-
cal Air Command. Gen. Otto
Paul Weyland, and Mrs. Wey-
land will be hosts at a recep-
ton in honor of the visitors.
Director, Navy Aviation
Plans Division. Rear Admiral
william E. Gentner. jr.. and
Mrs. Gentner, are entertain
ing at dinner on Saturday
after which they will take
their guests to the National
Theater to see mo Time for
Sergeants."
Farewell for BrutOnS
Concluding three years a.
Director. Naval Communica-
tons, Rear Admiral Henry c.
Bruton with Mrs. Bruton de-
parts for Paris. France. In
mid-May. He will become
Director. Com m u n cation
Electronics for U. s. Europe
Command.
On Saturday the ranking
members Of the Communi-
cation Division have planned
q farewell and bon voyage
party for their popular chief
and his wife at the officers
Club. Boiling Air Force Base.
Paris in the Spring" is the
theme Of the affair and
among those who have been
assisting with arrangements
are 1t. Comdr. Mabel NJ.
Stockert. 1t. Comdr. c. P.
Carr. 1t. Comdr. /. G. Wilson,
1t. Comdr. J. c. Mcdonald.
Comdr. Louis z. Voorhees,, 1t.
c. Z. Conner. 1t. d. G. Brum-
baugh. 1t. r. T. Burson and
1t. q. g. w. E. Yopp III.
Admiral and Mrs. Bruton
have sold their house to 1t.
Comdr. and Mrs. c. Bowen
he is a Naval aviator-and
are moving into Presidential
Gardens until they sail