Evening star., 1953-06-11

who at 10 is still at work as
steward for the Engineer. Of
f1cers' Club at Fort Belvoir, be-
came an American citizen yester-
day.
He was one Of As persons nat
uralized in ceremonies conducted
by Judge Albert v. Bryan in Alex
andria Federal Court. q
Knew Macarthur.
When Mr.. Hino started to
work for the officers mess at
Washington Barracks in the old
Army War College, now Fort
McNair in Washington, Gen.
Macarthur was one of the Off
GERS he knew. The general. then
a recent graduate Of West Point,
was a lieutenant.
At Mr.. Hino's wedding in 1921
to Swiss girl, the former Klara
Mark, his best man was Capt.
Lenox Lohr. Capt. Lohr later
became president Of the Radio
Corp. of America.
During the 192Os and 30s, Mr..
Hino continued as the engineers
steward at Fort Humphreys,
now Belvoir-where the unit had
been transferred. But the Sc
curity check imposed at the start
of World War II ON Japanese
born aliens and citizens caused
his suspension from duty at Bel
voir.
Butler for Grew.
Mr.. Hino, however. spent most
of the war as a butler for
former Ambassador Joseph Grew
and later, with the Minister
from Iraq. At the wars
end, the late Gen. Edward E.
Markham, former Chief Of Army
Engineers, saw to it that Bel
voir's steward returned to his
post.
Mr.. Hino and his wife, who
became an American citizen in
1910, live at 1901 Richmond
highway, Groveton, Va.
Adopted Boy Naturalized.
Also naturalized yesterday was
7-year-old Andreas Potvin,
adopted son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph E. Potvin, of 437 Vista
drive, Falls Church. Andreas was
the son of a German army
colonel, who is believed to be
among undeclared German pris-
oners of war in Russia, Mrs. Pot
vim said.
The youth was one of five chill
dren and was placed in a Or
phanage in Munich by his moth
er because Of financial difficult
ties. Mr.. Potvin was an Army
master sergeant, stationed in
Munich when the couple adopted
the boy in october, 1947.
Others naturalized during the
ceremonies were:
Georgios c.. Merkezas Of Cyprus. sybil
R. Schuler Of Germany. Mr.. and Mrs.
Seraphin A. Delmelle of Belgium. Edel-
fraud H. Fletcher of Germany, Meta @.
Cassidy of Germany, Jens r. Owe Of
Denmark, Armilde Rozalia Macpherson
of Russia, Dorothea Shipes of Germany.
Renate Magnone Of Germany and Anneke
L. E. Schulman of Holland.
Also Ada P. Wort (changed to Pa
tricia A. WorO of England. Mabel l.
Dowd of Australia, Dorothy s. Norwood
of Nova Scotia, Laura G. Davis Of Eng
land Heidi M. Mueller Of Switzerland.
Frances /. Moss of England, Saline A.
Decker of Estonia Dorothy e. Joiner
Quimper Of England and Patricia E. 8.
Hodge OF England.
Also. Elizabeth M. Brinckman of Eng
land Maria A di Perna of Italy. |
Phyllis M. Neese Of England. Wilhelmine
Lemme of Germany Olga q. Baker Of
Colombia, LiliaS B. Williams Of Canada. |
Rosalie Mayer Of Hungary Dorothy @. |
King Of England, Margery E. Ellison
Of England, Catherine Evelyn Zukoski |
Of Canada and Elsie D. Sullivan of
Also. Kathleen NJ. c. Thorpe Of Aus
tralia, Alma Lichterman of England |
Alexander G. Lichterman of Russia, |
Gerda NJ. Lyons of Germany, Ursala A. |
NJ. Burtt of Germany, Katherine Agnew |
Of Scotland Gladys M. @. Mott of Can |
ada. Margaret Z. Ross Of New Zealand, |
Jacqueline A. Peterson of England. Doro- |
thy z. Morrison Of England. Elias p. |
Drosopoulos tchanged to Louis P. DroSs) |
Of Canada, Valentine johnson of Russia |
and Petronelle NJ Cook of England.