Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-27
By Evelyn M. Dent

The new Chief Chemical Oficer
United States Army. Brig. Gen. E
F. Bullene, and Mrs. Bullene, viii
share honors with his predecessor
who is now Assistant Chief o.
Staff, GIL, Maj. Gen. Anthony c
McAuliffe, on Monday, June II
when the military and civilian per.
sonnet of the Chemical Corps arr
hosts to their new chief and the
outgoing one.
The affair is planned as a re.
ception and buffet supper at the
Officers Mess, Fort Leslie j. Nc
Nair beginning at $50 o'clock
Maj. Floyd B. Mitman and 1t
Earle ]. Townsend acting as hosts
for the corps, with Mrs. Mitman
and Mrs. Townsend, assisting.
Many officers and friends are ex-
pected from the Chemical Center
Edgewood, Camp DERRICK, Md, il
may also turn out to be a promo
ton party for Gen. Bullene.
Mrs. Douglas Keeney, wife OF
Brig. Gen. Kenney, will entertain
at small luncheon on Tuesday
for Mrs. Bullene, asking close
friends to meet at Pierre's.
The newly appointed Chic;
Signal Officer Maj. Gen. George
Il. Back, and Mrs. Back, are the
guests in whose honor the Signal
Corps officers will entertain on
Friday evening, June 8, at a
spring dance, proceeded by a re
ception at the Army Navy Coun-
try Club.
The receiving line. which will
form at $3.50, will include Gen.
and Mrs. Back and Maj. Gen
Kirke B. Lawton, deputy chief
signal officer and Mrs. Lawton
Col. Edwin r. Petzing has charge
of the arrangements, and also
assisting are 1t. Col. Charles w
Flint, 1t. Col. Joseph Shamel
Maj. John Jenkins, Maj. S. E.
Clements, Capt. Hugh F. Richard
son, and Warrent Officer Dawson
Harrell.
Gen. and Mrs. Back arrived in
town this morning from San
Francisco, where they docked on
Thursday en- route here from
Japan. They will stay at the Fort
Myer officers Club for a few
days until their own house is
ready for them.
Gen. and Mrs. Back are nc
strangers to Washington since
they were stationed here after
World War II, when Gen. Back
was Chief of the Army Commu-
nications Service Division. Office
of the chief signal officer. They
return here after four years in
the orient.
Chief of Intelligence Branch.
United States Army Brig. Gen
John Weakening. and Mrs. Week
erling are to be hosts on Tuesday
at dinner in Suite 100c Shoreham
Hotel at 8 o'clock, to the foreign
military attaches and their wives.
Also asked are Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Ward H. Maris, Maj. Gen
and Mrs. c. E. ByerS. Maj. Gen
and Mrs. P. j. Mueller, Brig
Gen. and Mrs. C. D. Eddleman,
Col. and Mrs. Edward Adams, 1t.
Col. and Mrs. M. c. Stewart and
Mrs. D. z. Resembles.
Mai. Arthur E. LeVey, who has
had the Latin-American desk in
the Office of foreign liaison, is
leaving shortly for other duty as
signments, and his assistant, 1t.
John Mora is slated to act in his
place until the new chief ar
rives. 1t. Mora came here from
the University of Arizona, where
he majored in foreign service.
Maj. LeVey will entertain on
Tuesday at the officers mess,
Fort Leslie j. McNair, at $50
to $3.50 reception. Guests for the
most part will be the military at
taches and assistant attaches of
the South and Latin-American
Embassies here and the Spanish
and Danish military representa-
tives are also included.
On Friday also at Fort McNair