Evening star., 1949-09-25
|Gen. Devers
To Retire
|On FRIDAY
Hughes Plan
Trip Abroad
By Betty Murphy

It's an old Army custom that
when an officer retires, particu-
larly one who has had many years
of service, he is honored with
appropriate ceremonies. So, in
keeping with that tradition, Gen.
Jacob L. Devers. who retires Fri
day as chief of the Army Field
Forces, will be honored with q
parade and review at Fort McNair.
Units of the 82d Airborne Divi-
sion, Sd Infantry Regiment, Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard,
and the Oath Engineer Construc-
!. ton Battalion will take part In
the parade, following a 17-gun
salute as Gen. Devers arrives at
the reviewing stand.
A squadron Of jet fighters,
light scout cars, light tanks and
assault guns also will participate
in the ceremony, and music will
be furnished by the Army Band.
Immediately afterward the gen.
eral and his wife will be honor
guests at a reception which the
Chief of Staff and Mrs. j. Lawton
Collins will give in their quarters
across from the parade grounds.
Gen. Mark Clark, who succeeds
Gen. Devers as chief Of the Army
Field Forces, already has arrived
from the Presidio where he was
IN command and no doubt will be
present at the ceremonies Friday.
Hughes Going Abroad
Covering the ground that Gen.
Hughes fought over during
the war will be one Of their OBJ
jectives," says Mrs. Everett 8.
Hughes, when she and her hus-
band travel through Europe this
winter.
General Hughes retires at the
end Of October as the Army's
chief of ordnance, and he and
Mrs. Hughes have worked out
their plans for an indefinite stay
abroad. "At least until after the
holidays" she says. We're going
first to England. then over to
Paris, then to Germany, then
Austria. to see the country we
didn't see when we we're there in
1889" The Hughes have loads
of friends in Europe whom they'll
visit, Of course, during their trav-
els. And when they return to the
States their apartment at the
Westchester again will be home.
On Wednesday key personnel In
the Ordnance Office will entertain
at a farewell reception in the
Hughes honor at Fort McNair.
During the past week Mrs. Hughes
presided at the Ordnance OFF,
GERS Wives luncheon and was
presented with a beautiful silver
picture frame for her husbands
photograph. Friends know of her
large collection of autographed
photographs.
; Stag Porty Planned
Their colleagues on the joint
staff are planning a stag party
Friday for Maj. Gen. Alfred M.
Gruenther and his successor as
director of the joint staff, Rear
Admiral A. c. Davis. It's to be
given in the Officers Club at Fort
Myer. Gen. Gruenther succeeds
1t. Gen. A. c. Wedemeyer as
deputy chief of staff for plans
and combat operations.
Gen. and Mrs. Gruenther have
with them for a few weeks their
sons wife and her two baby sons.
Since Capt. Donald A. Gruenther
went to West Point as an in
structor in electricity. his family
has stayed on in Washington
awaiting the assignment of quar-
tiers. They plan to join him the
first of October. Gen. Gruenther's
mother. Mrs. c. M. Gruenther,
and his sister. Mrs. Raymond Nc
Grath. left Friday for Omaha
after two weeks visit here.
Marine Quartermaster General
and Mrs. w. P. T. Hill gave a
dinner Friday in their quarters.
Mrs. Henry B. Sayler returned
Friday from a three weeks stay
in Savannah, Ga. Her daughter,
Mrs. Dale Sayler Hull, and grand
daughter Diane were there for
the summer but got back a week
ago.