Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-20
Service News
Service News g. I.
ReginnentoI Parade
At Fort Myer Today
Event Honors COL Boston on Leaving
Post; Parties Planned by Couples
By Evelyn IA. Dent

Sunday grows more popular in
the early summer as. Q day for
entertaining when parties can
be planned out-of- doors. The
most colorful event today will
be q fun regimenta1 parade at
Fort Myer at 4 o'clock In honor
Of 1t. Col. Joffre Boston,
Col. Boston relinquishes COM
mand Of the LIST Battalion. Srd
Infantry Regiment. the oldest
active regiment in the Army. In
keeping with tradition, eight
companies win parade to the
music Of the Army Band, with
their color guard carrying the
regimental flag decorated with
its 81 battle streamers.
This is the fourth in a series
Of sunset parades. which are to
be held every Sunday through
the summer on the historic Fort
Myer grounds. Discontinued in
1941, they have been inaugurated
again. This month also marks
the anniversary of the formation
of the infantry which took place
June IA, TITS. It is the oldest
branch Of the Army.
Arlington Residents
Col. and Mrs. Boston will leave
their quarters at Fort Myer
shortly and expect to live In Ar
lington while Col. Boston is on
duty with the Infantry Branch,
Career Management Division.
Chief of the Army Career
Management Division. Maj. Gen.
James C. Fry, and Mrs. Fry are
entertaining at a 6 to 8 o'clock
party this afternoon in their
home at Ravenwood. Falls
Church, Va.
The Commanding Officer of
Fort Myer, Col. Donald H. Gal
loway. and Mrs Galloway were
hosts on Friday at q reception
at the Oflcers' Club at o'clock.
Their guests were officers and
their wives who live on Post.
The reception followed the re-
tirement parade in honor Of Col.
Gerald M. Tierney, Post Surgeon
for the past two years. DR.. and
Mrs. rierney have found house
in Arlington and are moving
into 1t this week. They plan
an open house party for their
friends later in the season.
Meanwhile they are busy getting
settled. Their sons. Jimmy, Ger
ry and Ceane will go to st. Agnes
this fall.
Son on Leave
Col. and Mrs. Galloway have.
their son, 1t. Frederick Galloway
with them. He is enjoying a two
months leave following his grad
uation from West Point and be-
fore he reports to the Engineer
School at Fort Belvoir for three
hs training.
The Comptroller of the Army,
1t. Gen. George H. Decker, and
Mrs. Decker leave their quarters
at Fort Myer tomorrow to be
gone for two weeks. They plan to
motor to Plattsburg: N. Y, where
they will divide their time be-
tween friends and family. -
The Chief of Transportation,
Mai. Gen. Paul Yount, and Mrs.
Yount with the Deputy Chief,
Brig. Gen. Bertram F. Hayford,
and Mrs. Hayford will give a 5 to
z o'clock party this afternoon at
the home of Gen. and Mrs.
Yount in honor of Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Harold T. Miller.
Gen. Miller, who retires June
80. has been offered the post of
Deputy General Manager. Los
Angeles Harbor, with Quarters
at San Pedro, Calf, the move
has come so quickly that all par
ties planned in their honor have
been thrown out Of kilter.
The fete this afternoon Is for
the Transportation Corps family,
and that has had to be restricted
to the Division Chiefs and the
assistants TO Gen. Yount.
Stag Luncheon
on Wednesday the Oficers Of
the Traffic Division entertained
Gen. Miller at q stag luncheon,
In the Officers Club, Fort Lesley
]. McNair, and the ladies Of the
Transportation Corps Wives
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