Evening star., 1955-10-26

five stars embroidered In golt
lon each collar tab. And In th'
center of the cluster on the lef
tab was a sixth star for goos
behavior" presented to him las
Saturday by DR.. Paul Dudle.
White. Boston heart specialist
Around his neck was a shor
Western-style tie, black witt
sparkling silver sequins.
The President seemed prous
Iof his get-up. IF there's no colo
film here. the fellows who CAV,
me these pajamas are going Il
be sore." he chuckled.
There was color film. Most O
the photographers had two o.
three cameras, one loaded with
color film.
In all, there were only II "out'
siders" near the President. Still
photographers for the Associatet
Press. United Press, Intefna
Itional News Photos. Life maga
zine and the hospital; four tele-
vision and one theater newsree
lcameramen. and this reporte,
We're on the siindeck with him
Another still" photographer wa
|oh an upper terrace, making pic
|t,lres Of the general scene on /
pool" basis for all services.
Scattered around the sundecl
were 1ive Secret Service ans
Army Intelligence men to max,
sure the photographers did no
Iget out Of hand. They had NJ
trouble.
Mr.. Hagerty escorted the groul
UP to the eighth floor In a freigh
elevator and out onto the sun
deck about five minutes befort
the President appeared.
Facing the Sun
The photographers agreed Of
the spot they wanted the Presi
dent to be facing the sun so hi
face would be well lighted. with
out any shadows. They marke,
the spot with tape, and flxet
their own positions IL feet away
In his wheel chair. the Presi
dent was rolled out onto tn
sundeck by 1st 1t. Lorraine r
Knox, his day nurse.
A big grin creasing his face
lMr Eisenhower said. "Oh, thi
lis warm" He said he had though
lit. was going to be cold. A whit,
wool blanket rested across hi
knees.
Mai. Gen. Martin E. Griffin
commanding general Of the hos
lpital. asked Mr.. Hagerty wher
he wanted the Presidents chat
stopped.
Mr.. Eisenhower's quick ey
spotted the tape marker on tn
floor for what 1t was and. with
lout waiting for his press secre
tary to answer. said, who's
right here"
Looking over the group facinI
him, he remarked: IT'S a lon
time since I've seen you fellows.
And with a smile he added: "Yol
have been working hard, I sup
pose."
At his request. those of hi
medical staff on duty gatherel
around his wheel chair. Mr.. Ha
gerty had told us in advance tina
the President wanted some pic
ltures with the people who hav
been caring for him.
Corpsman Called Up
BE sure to get Sergt. Vaughn
up here" Mr.. Eisenhower said
With a snappy yes, sir" Sergt
Joseph B. Vaughn, tall Negr,
medical corpsman from Birming
ham. Ala, stepped close to thu
Presidents left side.
Col. George M. Powell, chief o
the Fitzsimons Department o
Medicine, asked the President /
he had on his sixth star.
Pointing to it. he replied, "Oh
Yes, you bet I have
| There was more color on tn
Presidents feet--colorful moe
casin type wool socks will
leather soles.
He made only two remark
that seemed to have any bearing
Ion his illness.
To one Of ais doctors he said
Il guess ! should have proved :,
them that ! can stand up." Blu
he remained seated throughou
the eight minutes we were there
To Jean Dubois. a Nationa
Broadcasting Company, tele
vision cameraman. the Presiden
remarked: you never though
you would be taking my pictur
here"
He recognized Mr.. Dubois q
having made moving pictures o
him during the war, and told on
of his doctors: "Ten years he
been taking my picture"
One other photographer 60