Evening star., 1955-05-08
BY EVELYN NJ. DENT

In TINS age OF ever-narrow-
ing barriers the front line may
very well be any one of the 48
States. With this thought in
mind the Secretary of the
Army, Robert Ten Brock Ste
vens has again called Civilian
Aides Conference, this time at
the Military Academy, West
Point, N. Y.
The aides also have been
invited to bring their wives to
meet with the officers of the
various commands and their
wives. Mrs. Stevens will ac-
company the Secretary and
expects to entertain for the
visitors at luncheon and Mrs.
Blackshire M. Bryan, wife Of
the Superintendent of the Mil
itary Academy. will also en-
tertain for the ladies. The con-
ference opens Monday, May
%. and will close Wednesday,
May 25. This has become an
annual affair. Last year they
met at the Command and Staff
school, Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas.
Magruders at Fort Myer
The new Army Deputy Chief
Of Staff Logistics. Mai. Gen.
Carter B. Magruder, and Mrs.
Magruder, are getting settled
in Quarters GA, Fort Myer.
They recently arrived from the
Far East.
Gen. Magruder takes 1t.
Gen. Williston B. Palmer's post
and Gen. Palmer becomes Vice
Chief of staff. succeeding Gen.
Charles L. Bolte who has re-
tired.
The many friends Of Gen.
and Mrs. Bolte are pleased to
know that they will not leave
Washington for long. The ac-
tivitieS of the service circles
would not be the same if they
were not part of it. Gen. and
Mrs. Bolte have taken an
apartment at 1900 Cathedral
avenue, and will return there
following a leasurely trip
South.
Gen. John E. Hull, who also
retired last week, and Mrs.
Hull, have an apartment in
the Kennedy Warren. On
Thursday they entertained at
dinner for Gen. and Mrs. Ma
gruder. The Hulls left Friday
morning to be gone for the
month of May. They will
spend some time with Mr..
and Mrs. T. H. Davis, at Mid
dleport, Ohio. The Davises
are the parents of Mrs. Hull.
Weibles Entertain
The Army Deputy Chief of
Staff for Operations and Ad-
ministration 1t. Gen. Walter
L. Weible and Mrs. Weible,
will entertain on Tuesday at
the Officers Club, Fort Lesley
j. McNair in honor of Gen.
Sir Eric Garden Robert Mon
sergh. Commander in Chief,
Allied Forces, Northern Eu-
rope, who is in this country
on an official visit.
The newly appointed chair
man OF the Inter-American
Defense Board, Mai. Gen.
Robert w. Douglass. jr.. and
Mrs. Douglass, are in the
midst of a series Of parties.
They have been planned so
that they may personally meet
and know other members of
the board.
The first of the series was
on Thursday, April %, the
second on last Friday and the
others planned for each sue
ceeding Friday until they have
been hosts at five. The affairs
are given in their home in
Beverly Hills, and guests are
invited for 7::30 o'clock to a
buffet supper.
Gen. and Mrs. Douglass
came here from Donaldson Air
Force Base. Greenville, S. c.,
and are well established in
their home. They expect Gen.
Douglass son and daughter
in-law, Capt. and Mrs. Doug
lass Sd, to be their house
guests for June.
The young Douglasses with
their children, Robert w and
Susan Lee, arrive the first
week Of June from Germany,
and are to be here for a short
leave before going on to Capt.
Douglass new assignment.
Stag Luncheon
Gen. Douglass will act as
host at a stag luncheon at the
Sheraton Carlton Hotel on
Wednesday, May 18. when the
Inter-American Defense Board
honors the Inspector General
Of the Cuban Army, Brig.
Gen. Martin Diaz Tamayo.
There will be an assembly
at 1880 at the Boards Head
quarters when the chiefs of
delegations and officers of the