SURPRISE FOR GEN. BIDDLE ALL THE GUESTS KEPT THE SECRET

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000200640005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 5, 1998
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 12, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

EIGHT YEARS LATER: T idend bridegroom discuss
the wedding day with the best rnan and -the man who "gave
the bride away" at the surprise annhversaryparty given by
Margaret Biddle for her h sban r Gen A. J. Drexel.
Biddle, yesterday. Left to r9!tt: en .1 old, It R li
best man; Gen. Diddle, Mrs, 11' die, a pa F Caen. i Ft
CPYRGHT
CPYRGHT
Approved For Release 1999/09
All the Guests
K.ept the Secret
xu
By T.Gin;ola McLendon
ave
surprise anniversary party
yesterday for her husband,
prig. Gen. A. J. Drexe' "Bid-
e guests wit err parer s.
Both mother and ' daughter
wore pale blue--Mrs. Biddle's
a sleeveless bouffant cock-
tag-lelgth cotton, Meg's a
dottecl~ SNN~ss w ~ t h many
starched petticoats. Antonio
wssmnaettlate In white
linen.
Flowers were abloom
everwher e. Everyone-well
almosf everyone sent flow-
ers 'There were arrange-
ments of all sizes and shapes
an bossoji, ok ?4eyery -color
an variety.
THE CHIEF of Staff for
the Army and Mrs. Matthew
Ridgway, she in white silk
over ale 1i1nk, walked over
die. Wha the, general had
iouglit w~s "just a fey Peo-
le for cbetkails" turnSoI Qut.
be a g a t l i ering q r f old
hends who have played im-
portant roles in the s
parried life. In fact, th gele-
ration might very well ave
been called "This is, oar
tarried Life."
Maj. Gen. Miller "Mite,
lre mail whp "gave theMb ide
way" in Frankfurt, Ger any
on ,July 1., 1946, was t, ere
from their quarters for the
party. The general is one of
-Melt's godfathers and atirnd-
d h
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n rally,
er c
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s
en
ng
r, uen. ana jifirs. e
ck lea who were
at . e wedding. Ar-
wi the Allens were
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