Evening star., 1953-09-20
Service News:
By Evelyn M. Dent

The Army Chief Of Finance
Maj. Gen. Bickford E. Sawyer
and Mrs. Sawyer are planning q
6-to-8-o'clock reception on Tues.
day, October 6, at their home or
North Danville street, Arlington
They will entertain in honor OF
the paymaster in chief of the
British Army, Gen. Sir Peter
Bednall.
Sir Peter arrives in town on
Thursday. October /. and will
be the house guest Of Gen. and
Mrs. Sawyer until Wednesday
october Z, when he leaves for
Indianapolis. Ind. with Gen
Sawyer to attend the dedication
Of the new Finance Center.
The new structure will house
all Army finance activities, an6
will incorporate all it's far flung
operations in one place. The
center will be the second largest
building of the armed forces, the
Pentagon being the largest.
Spent Summer Here
Mrs. Sawyer enjoyed a sum-
mer at home, entertaining fam
lily and friends in their cool gar
den. Their son and daughter
in-law, Capt. and Mrs. Sawyer
jr., have returned to Fort Ben
ming, Ca, after several weeks
here. Capt. Sawyer is an in.
structor at the infantry school
and has returned to his duties
Mrs. Sawyer misses her grand
children. David. Stephen and
Lynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Pfeiffer o1
Dallas, Tex, were their house
guests for the latter part Of Au-
gust and Mrs. Sawyer's brother
and sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Bell Of Boston, Mass
were here also at about the same
time.
Gen. and Mrs. Sawyer will be
the ranking guests at the first
formal dinner dance of the fall
season for officers of the Finance
Corps on Friday. October 2, at
the Officers Club, Fort Lesley j.
McNair.
Col. Vernon M. Bulge is in
charge Of the affair and. accom-
panied by Mrs. Bulge, will be on
hand to greet all Finance Corps
officers. regular, reserve or re-
tired, who are living in this area.
To Assist ot Party
Also assisting will be Col. and
Mrs. John c. Lackas, 1t. Col. and
Mrs. Charles A. Mcintosh, jr.:
1t. Col. C. L. Hardin, Capt. and
Mrs. Hugh s. Mclaughlin and
Capt. and Mrs. w. c. Thomas.
The assistant chief Of finance
Col. Rudolph w. Nuss, and Mrs
Nuss, have had a busy household
for the past month. Miss Lucille
Davis, sister of Mrs. Nuss has
been visiting them following her
return to this country after eight
years spent abroad.
Miss Davis has not seen her
family for the past five years as
she has been with Special Serv-
ices in Austria. A concert
pianist Of note, she continued hel
studies while abroad, and has
now decided on a studio Of her
own at her home In Santa Paula,
Calf.
Mrs. Nuss gave a tea and re-
ception in her sisters honor at
their Bancroft home before Miss
Davis left on Wednesday for
California.
Also at home to greet their
aunt were Donald and Gary
Nuss. who have since departed
for their studies. Gary returned
to the Naval Academy, where he
Is a f1rst-year man, and Donald
left yesterday for the University
Of Nebraska and his last year
as a premedical student.
Visitor From Hompton
The assistant chief Of finance
operations, Col. Bernard j. Tul-
lington. and Mrs. Tullington
have as their house guest Mrs
j. E. Dixon of Hampton, Va,
mother of Mrs. Tullington.
Their son Bernard, jr., is a
first-year man at the Military
Academy. Mrs. Tullington, their
daughter Bettye Jane and Mrs
Dixon have just returned from
motor trip to New York where
they went with Cadet Tulling-
ton.
The new chief of Personnel
and Training Division, Office OF
the Chief of Finance, Col. Pau
A. Mayo, expects to return ir
time to attend the social activi-