Evening star., 1953-01-18
By EVELYN M. Dent

The retiring Secretary of the
Army, Mr. Frank Pace, jr., and
Mrs. Pace a erentertaining guests
through this historic week. Mrs.
Walter C. Janney, ST., of Bryn
Mawr, Pa, mother of Mrs. Pace,
arrived on Wednesday accom-
panied by her son-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Med
ford j. Brown, also of Bryn Mawr.
The PAGES are being extern
sively entertained before leav-
ing the official circle. They have
been a most popular couple, not
only with the Armed Forces
group. but also in residential
Washington and diplomatic
society.
The Army Deputy Chief Of
Staff, 1t. Gen. Maxwell D.
Taylor. and Mrs. Taylor will be
their hosts at dinner on Tues
day. entertaining in their quar-
ters at Fort Myer.
CoIlinses Hosts
The Army Chief of Staff, Gen.
j. Lawton Collins, and Mrs. Col
Inns gave a buffet dinner for the
PAGES on Thursday The event
took place in Gen. Collins private
dining room at the Pentagon.
The guests asked for 7:3O
o'clock included Mrs. Janney,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown. and the
brothers of Mrs. Pace, who reside
here with their wives. They are
Mr.. and Mrs. Janney, jr., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wistar M. Janney.
Also there were the Undersec-
retary of the Army and Mrs.
Earl D. Johnson, Assistant Sec
retary of the Army Francis
Shackleford. Mr.. John w. Mar
tyn and Gen. and Mrs. Taylor.
Others seen at the buffet were
The Vice Chief of Staff, Gen
John E. Hull, and Mrs. Hull,
who had also given a dinner re-
Gently in honor of the PAGES; 1t.
Gen. and Mrs. Lyman L. Lemn-
itzer, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Ken
meth D. Nichols, Maj. Gen. Law
renee C. Jaynes, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. John c. Oakes, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Floyd L.
George H. Decker and Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Hugh M. Milton II.
Sowyers Present
The Chief of Finance, Maj.
Gen Bickford E. Sawyer, and
Mrs. Sawyer were in another
group who came to say their
farewells. Also there were 1t.
Gen. w. B. Palmer, Maj. Gen.
William o. Reader, 1t. Gen. and
Mrs. Thomas B. Larkin, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Orlando Ward,
1t. Gen. and Mrs. Anthony C.
McAuliffe and Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. B. M. McFadyen, who are
also leaving soon for Trieste, the
generals next assignment.
Included as we'll were Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. j. M. Williams,
Maj. Gen. Clyde D. Eddleman,
Maj. Gen. Raymond H. Flem-
ing, 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Daniel
Noce. Maj. Gen. and Mrs: Ernest
M. Brannon and Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Robert A. Mcclure.
Gen. and Mrs. Taylor are also
hosts this week end to several
out-of-town friends. Maj. Gen.
William H. Arnold flew in from
Turkey on Friday and will be
their house guest for about
week. Mrs. Arnold did not come
home with her husband, but re-
manned at their residence in An
kara.
Miss Ann Burwell of Warning
ton, N. c., is also staying with
them. having arrived yesterday.
She plans to see much of the
inaugural festivities.
Gen. and Mrs. Hull also expect
guests at their quarters at Fort
Myer. Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Le-
land Hobbs arrive tomorrow and
will be with them until Wednes-
day when they return to their
home at Governors Island, N. Y.
leove for South
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. John A.
Dabney left yesterday for Fort
Jackson, Columbia, S. c., where
Gen. Dabney has been assigned
to the 9th Infantry Training
Division. While in Washington
the general was director Of Mill
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