Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-10

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CARRIED in their colorful uni
forms, provided the accompani-
ment for the precision march
ing of the troops. Special appre-
citation was shown by the gath
ering for the performance of the
Drill Team and the selections
played by the Drum and Bugle
Corps.
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Roger Kyes headed the list of
those from the Defense Depart
ment attending the party in
honor of their boss. Others there
were Assistant Secretary and
Mrs. Berry, Assistant Secretary
and Mrs. Floete, Assistant Sec
rotary and Mrs. Hensel and AS
sistant Secretary and Mrs. Le-
Baron. Other Assistant Secre-
tarieS stopping by, accompanied
by their wives. were w. j. Nc
Neil, Frank D. Newbury. Donald
A. QuarleS, Fred A. Seaton and
Charles S. Thomas. who will be-
come Secretary of the Navy next
month when the present Secre-
tary, Mr.. Robert B. Anderson,
takes over Mr.. Kyes' Deputy
Secretary of Defense job.
Air Force 1t. Gen. Howard A.
Craig, who is chairman of the
Inter-American Defense Board,
came with Mrs. Craig and other
Air Force officers there were 1t.
Gen. and Mrs. Frank F. Everest,
1t. Gen. and Mrs. John K. Ger
hart and Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Robert M. Webster.
Handsome Uniform
Gen. j. Lawtor Collins, former
Army Chief of Staff and now
the United States Representative
to NATO, looked very snappy in
his dress blues as he escorted
Mrs. Collins to the party. Con-
gressional representatives at the
gathering included Senator and
Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Dewey Short
he was out without his topcoat
and said he found it bit chilly,
too; Representative and Mrs.
Charles E. Bennett and Repre-
sentative and Mrs. L. Mendel
Rivers.
The Diplomatic Corps was
fairly well represented. Obviously
enjoying the festive gathering
were the italian Ambassador and
Signora Tarchiani, Greek Am
bassador Athanase Politis, PAX
istan Ambassador and Begun
Ali, Cuban Ambassador and
Sonora de Concheso, Turkish
F'eridun Erkin,
Dominican Ambassador Manuel
de Moya and the Canadian AM
bassador and Mrs. Henney.
The Navy was on hand for
the party, too. Enjoying the hos
pitality of the Corps were Un-
dersecretary Thomas S. Gates,
jr., Assistant Secretary R. H.
Fogler and Assistant Secretary
and Mrs. James H. Smith, jr.
Retired Vice Admirals there with
their wives were Jules James and
Emory S. Land.
Also there were Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Henry c. Daniel, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Neil K.
Rear Admiral and Mrs.
George A. HolderneSs. jr., Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Malcolm F.
and Rear Admiral and
Mrs. T. B. Williamson.
Army Representatives
1t. Gen. and Mrs. G. H. Decker
and 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Lemuel
were other Army
representatives present. From
circles were Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Armour. jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Byrd, Mrs. Joseph
E. Davies with her two British
houseguests, Lady Brabourne and
Lady Birley; Mrs. Francis Whit
ten, Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis.
and DR.. Leslie Glenn.
And last, but certainly not
least, are some of the Marine
Corps officers there-one couldn't
begin to name them all. Quar-
termaster General w. P. T. Hill
came with Mrs. Hill, who was
among those taking turns pour
ing coffee; 1t. Gen. and Mrs.
G.. c. Thomas, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. j. c. Burger and Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Marion L. Dawson. At
the party without their husbands
were Mrs. w. o. Brice and Mrs.
Thomas G. Mcfarland, accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Sue
Mcfarland.