Evening star., 1955-06-09
GENERAL HoNoRED,
By sELWA ROOSEVELT

The visiting Chief of Staff
Of the Italian Army, Gen.
Giorgio Liuzzi began a round
Of festivities in his honor yes
terday topped by a reception
last night given by 1t. Gen.
and Mrs. Laurin L. Williams.
Gen. williams is Comptroller
Of the Army.
The party for some $50 Off
cials of the Army and State
Department was held at the
newly redecorated Officers
Club, Patton Hall, Fort Myer.
Gen. Giorgio, accompanied
by his wife, arrived early
yesterday morning and was
greeted with a 17-gun salute
and all the trimmings.
Later, in Gen. Ridgway's
Office he was given the Legion
Of Merit, Degree Of Com
mander. And Gen. Giorgi, in
turn, presented Gen. Ridgway
with q miniature of a famous
italian statue Of a World
War I soldier.
This ceremony was followed
by a luncheon given by Gen.
Williston B. Palmer, Vice Chief
of Staff of the United States
Army.
In the receiving line at last
nights reception were the VIII
Nams and the Luizzis, as well
as the Italian Ambassador and
Signora Brosio and Gen. and
Mrs. Trudeau.
Among the guests were the
Undersecretary Of the Army
and Mrs. Charles Finucane,
Assistant Secretaries of the
Army George Roderick, Ches-
ter r. Davis and Hugh Milton,
with their wives.
From the Army were Lieu
tenant Generals w. L. Weible,
j. M. Gavin, C. B. Magruder,
and their wives. Others in
cluded Maj. Gen. r. w. Col
glazier, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
r. A. Schow, Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. P. D. Adams, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. H. M. Roper and
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. K. F.
Hertford.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tyler.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Park Arm
strong, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fisher Howe represented the
State Department.
Other parties planned for
the visitors include a dinner
by Ambassador and Signora
Brosio on Friday and a cock
tail party on Saturday hosted
BY the Italian Military Attache
and signora Dmberto Rosato.
The general will leave Wash
ington on June IL to make q
tour Of the United States be-
fore returning to Italy on
June n.
Mrs. Litvinof to Visit
n Ivy Low Litvinoff, widow
Of the former Soviet Ambas-
sador here. is planning a visit
to the United States. the So
Wet Embassy says it knows
nothing about it.
According to recent reports.
Mrs. Litvinoff, daughter Of the
late Sir Sidney Low, may come
to Washington next fall. The
Litvinoffs were great successes
during their stay In wartime
Washington. Since her hus-
bands death in 1851, Mrs. Lit
vinof has continued to live in
Moscow.
In any case, the Soviet En-
bassy did not fatty deny the
rumor, 20 1t may be true.
y 4 y 4
Mrs. Jack Mercer. better re-
membered by Washingtonians
as Hilda Vallarino. the daugh-
ter Of the Panama Ambassa-
dor and Nine. Vallarino. Is
here for a visit with her par
ents.
Mrs. Mercer expects her hus-
band to Join her here this
week end and she will remain
in Washington for several
weeks more.
4 4 4 y
Ceylon's Envoy Gives Party
The Ambassador Of Ceylon
and Mrs. Gunewardene gave a
cocktail party yesterday in
honor Of the visiting Minister
Of Transport and Works, Mai.
Montagu Jayawickrome. who
il here on his way back from
the Annual International Civil
Aviation Conference held In
Montreal last week.
The Minister leaves for New
York today to visit the Port Of
New York Authority.
Jilanis Hon0red
The departing Pakistan Mil