Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-04

BY Katherine N. Brooks
President Eisenhower was host
at luncheon yesterday entertain
ing in honor Of Gen. James A.
Van Fleet, retired commander of
the 9Th Army. Later in the
day the President and Mrs. Eli
senhower were the ranking guests
at the dinner which the Chief of
Staff Of the Army and Mrs. j.
Lawton Collins gave for Gen.
and Mrs. Van Fleet.
The luncheon was as informal
as is possible in the White House
with such high ranking officials
and officers. There was no fan
fare of trumpetS, as the Marine
Sand and its orchestra were
missing. The company invited to
meet Gen. Van Fleet included
Secretary Of Defense Charles E.
Wilson, Senator Richard B. Rus
sell, Senator Leverett Saltonstall.
Senator SpesSard Holland, Sen
ator George A. SmatherS and AS
sistant to the President Sherman
Adams.
Representative Dewey Short.
chairman Of the Armed Services
Committee, was there and others
from the Lower House included
in the company were Represent
atives Carl VinSon of the Armed
Services Committee and Robert
L. F. Skies Of Forbidden. Van
Fleets home State-who is
member of the Appropriations
Committee.
Defense OfficioIs
The Secretaries Of Army, Navy
and AR Force, Robert T. B. Ste
vens. Robert B. Anderson and
Harold E. Talbot. as well as Dep
uty Secretary of Defense Roger
M. KyeS, were in the company.
High ranking officers of the
armed services who lunched with
the President were Gen. Omar
Bradley, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of staff; Chief Of Staff of
the Army, Gen. Collins; Chief
Of Staff Of the Air Force, Gen.
Hoyt M. Vanderberg; Chief of
Naval Operations, Admiral Will
liam M. Fechteler, and Vice Chief
Of Staff Of the Army, Gen. John
E. Hull. e..
Gen George c. Marshall,
whose posts have included Chief
of Staff Of the Army, Secretary
of Defense and Secretary of State
as well as Ambassador at Large
on a trip Of investigation in the
Orient, attended the luncheon.
He was not the honor guest
though he was one of the out
standing Lions" of the day.
Dinner at Fort McNoir
Gen. and Mrs. Collins enter
tanned in their quarters at Fort
Lesley j. McNair, and their
guests, in addition to the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Eisenhower and
Gen. and Mrs. Van Fleet, were
Secretary of the Army and Mrs.
Stevens. Senator and Mrs. Hol-
land and Undersecretary Of State
and Mrs. Walter Bedell Smith.
Mrs. Collins arranged the
sprightly spring blossoms on the
table, including jonquils, tulips
and daffodils in shades of yellow,
pink and bronze. The blossoms
were brought from the Collins
country home, and there also
were clusters throughout the
rooms Of their quarters.
lodies luncheons
While the gentlemen lunched
at the White House, Mrs. Essen
hover went to the Army Medical
Center to lunch with the Chap
lains' Wives Club. Luncheon
was served in the Officers Club
at Walter Reed and the presi-
dent Of the group, Mrs. Richard
M. Graham, presided. In the
place of grace before the meal,
the ChaplainS' Wives repeated
the prayer Of their organization
in unison.
Mrs. Van Fleet lunched with
Mrs. Collins.
War Minister Feted
Brazilian Ambassador Walther
Moriera SALES was host at
luncheon today, entertaining in
honor Of the Minister of War of
Brazil, Gen Giro CordoSo. The
visitor was the guest in whose
honor Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Robert T. B. Stevens en-
tertained at . reception early
last evening. The distinguished
officer from South America will
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