Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17

DuellcSS ,eAcCuGlVSS anu IellOW
members Of the Augusta National
Golf Club. Mr., Eisenhower had
dinner with the group at the
downtown Brown Palace Hotel
last night.
In q series Of official actions
announced last night. the Presi-
dent:
!. Issued an executive order
that permits The Secretary OF
State and the Civil Service Com
mission to curtail Hardship
post allowances and cost of -liv-
ing allowances to Foreign Service
officers and other Government
employees serving abroad when
they are on extended sick or an
nual leave from their posts.
2. Appointed Rear Admiral
Carl j. Pfingstag, who is execu-
tive director for research and
development in the Navy Bureau
OF Aeronautics. as q member OF
the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics.
Guest List Limited
In releasing today the list OF
persons invited to the Presidents
conference on physical fitness
Murray Snyder. assistant White
House press secretary, said Mr.
Eisenhower wanted to invite
many more but could not be-
cause Of limited facilities at
Lowry.
The conferees will live on the
base, where the summer White
House ofiices are set UP, during
the two-day meeting. Their ses-
sions will wind UP with O dinner
to be given by the President to
hear their recommendation and
speak Informally on his own
ideas about physical fitness.
Vice President Nixon will be
chairman Of the conference.
Besides Mr.. Hoover, Govern
ment ofncials 70 take part in
clude Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Her
shey, director of the Selectiye
Service System; Secretary of
Health. Education and Welfare
Marion Folsom. and the surgeons
general Of the Army, Navy and
Air Force as we'll as the Public
Health Service. Mai. Sammy Lee,
Olympic diving champion and
now chief Of the eye. ear, nose
and throat section Of the Fort
Carson (Colo.) Army Hospital,
Is among. those invited from the
sports world. OF Korean descent,
Maj. Lee recently figured in news
headlines when he was barred
from buying a home in a Los
Angeles suburb. He later found
q home in another California
town.
Newsmen Invited
Prominent newspapermen in
vited to take part in the con-
ference include Robert Mclean,
president Of the Associated Press;
Frank Bartholomew, president
OF United Press: Philip @. Reed
assistant general manager Of In
ternational News Service; Rich
ard Slocum. president of the
American Newspaper Publishers
Association; Ed Pollock, Asso-
ciated Press sports editor. and
Leo H. Peterson. United Press
sports editor.
Among those coming from
washington are Msgr. Joseph E.
Schneider. director of the youth
department Of the National
Catholice Welfare Conference;
A. 1. Ebersole. executive secre-
tary Of the National Bowling
Council: DR.. Leland N. Drake,
president Of the National Asso-
citation Of Secondary School
Principals: Robert w. Langerack,
president Of the Department of
Elementary School Principals;
Mrs. Marguerite Rawalt, presi-
dent Of the National Federation
of Business and Professional
Women's Clubs. and Mrs. Irene
Mccoy Gaines. president Of the
National Association Of Colored
Women.
Others invited include the
heads Of various veterans, civic
and sports organizations as we'll
as Of the Boy Scouts. Girl
Scouts. Camp Fire Girls. YMCA,
YWCA and such groups.