Evening star., 1946-03-21

| secretary OF war Patterson, Sec.
retary of the Navy Forrestal anc
high-ranking officers of all the
armed forces joined, last night, ir
tribute to ITO officials and employees
OF The Star who served in uniform
during the war. including six who
gave their lives.
The occasion was a banquet by
The Star Club and The Evening
Star Newspaper Co. at the Willard
Hotel, attended by about 600 vet
erans, club members and guests.
Secretary Patterson, expressing
appreciation for the services rem
dered by Star men in all services
declared the occasion was symbolic
OF the true Democracy of Amer
lea"
Secretary Forrestal recalled that
he had been printers devil. and
reporter in his early days, but added
the firm had lost poor printer, to
gain mediocre reporter. He said
the heart of the people" felt deep
gratitude to each and every one OF
the uniformed men in the audi
ence. Most of them wore their
former uniforms. The ranks among
Star veterans ranged from the bot
tom to captain in the Naval Re-
serve and colonel, A. U. S. They
were seated at special tables in a
reserved section, without regard to
rank. wearing ribbons and medals
from all theaters of war.
Climax of the tribute to the guests
OF honor came when Samuel H,
Kaufman, business manager of The
Star, called on the two Secretaries
and high-ranking Representatives Of
the armed forces to stand while he
read on one by one the names of
all the veterans present. Some stiI]
are IN the services, expecting to re-
turn to The Star. =
General Spaatz Attends.
In addition to Secretary Patter-
son and Secretary Forrestal those
standing in what Mr.. Kaufman de-
scribed as symbolic salute" in.
cluded: General Carl A. Spaatz, of
the Army Air Forces; Rear Admiral
Thomas B. Inglis, Chief of Naval
Intelligence; Maj. Gen. Allen H,
Turnage, assistant commandant
70. s. Marine Corps; Rear Admiral
Merlin ONeill, United States Coast
Guard; Capt. Edward Macauley,
acting chairman, United States
Maritime Commission, and Col, r.
T. O'Donnell, aide to Gen. Omar N.
Bradley, administrator of veterans
affairs.
Each veteran received a leather
portfolio for his service papers,
embossed with his name. A card
|of presentation signed by Frank B.
Noyes, president of The Evening
Star Newspaper Co. entitled "A To-
ken of Appreciation" read: This
folder is presented with the appre-
citation and esteem of The Evening
Star Newspaper Co. for the men
and women Of The Star who
served in the defense forces of the
Nation during World War II"
Cites Gains in Service.
Col. Leroy w. Heron, advertis-
ing director of The Star, veteran of
the Spanish-American War and the
World War, as toastmaster, paid
tribute to The Star men for mag
nif1cent job" Instead of losing
years out of their lives by their mil
itary service, he told them they had
gained something of great value
which never could be taken away.
He called on them to use effectively
In civilian life the advantages they
had. gained from war experience.
His reference to the new feeling
every veteran of war has for the
American flag drew enthusiastic
applause.
The program opened with singing
Of the National Anthem, and sa-
lutte to the flag, led by The Star Club
president, Ralph Seebold, followed
by invocation by Maj. Gen. Luther
D. Miller, chief OF Army chaplains.
Fleming Newbold, vice president