Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
BY EVELYN M. DENT

AiC AoolSCdlIG OCpuCy NIlIcl
OF Staff for Military Operat-
ions International Affairs,
Maj. Gen. Russell Lowell Wit
trup. and Mrs. Vittrup will be
hosts at a reception on Sunday
in their quarters at Fort Myer
following the retreat parade.
Gen. Vittrup will take the
review, and the chiefs of three
commissions to which he is
the United States Army Dele
gate have been invited to par
ticipate in the reviewing party.
The guests head the Latin
American delegation to the
Inter American Defense
Board. The Joint Mexican
United States Defense Com
mission, and the Joint Brazil
United States Defense Com
mission.
Much entertaining is
planned for officers attending
the Army Dental Surgeons
Conference which is to be held
Wednesday through Friday at
the Walter Reed Army Medical
Center.
Buffet Dinner
Maj. Gen. Oscar P. Snyder,
Chief of the Dental Division,
will be host to the visitors at
a buffet dinner on Thursday
at home. His sister, Mrs. Grace
WarneS will be her brothers
hostess. She will be busy greet
ing friends who are coming
to the conference from Japan,
Europe and Panama, as well
as Army installations in the
United States.
The Dental Director, Army
Medical Center, Brig. Gen. Ar
thur L. Irons, and Mrs. Irons
will entertain at a buffet sup
per on Wednesday at the OFF,
GERS Club. Fort Lesley j. Nc
Nair. for the Dental Corps
visitors.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. E. B.
Cowan. of Iron River, Wis,
who are the house guests of
Gen. and Mrs. Irons for the
week end. will be among the
guests on Wednesday.
On Friday, Col. and Mrs.
Henry R. Sydenham-the for
mer is Chief of Career and
Assignments Branch, Office of
the Surgeon General = have
planned a buffet supper at
their North Arlington home for
the visitors.
The Commanding General.
Walter Reed Army Medical
Center. Maj. Gen. Leonard D.
Heaton, and Mrs. Heatoh have
issued invitations for a buffet
supper in their quarters on
Friday.
The Deputy Surgeon Cen
eral and Mrs. James P. Cooney
have as their house guest Col.
r. S. Haven. He arrived this
morning from Hawaii to attend
the conference and will be here
for the week.
Woods Entertain
The Director Of Walter Reed
Army Institute Of Research,
Brig. Gen. John r. Wood, and
Mrs. Wood will be at home
this afternoon. entertaining
from 5 to 7 o'clock in honor
of the latter's sister, Mrs. Felix
P. Broussard Of New Iberia, La.
Mrs. Broussard arrived on
Tuesday. She is here to attend
the OAR conference as a dele
gate. She is we'll known in
Washington where she spent
several years when her father
in-law. the late Senator Edwin
S. Broussard. was Senator from
Louisiana. The Woods also en-
tertained at a buffet supper
on Thursday for Mrs. Brous-
sard.
DR.. and Mrs. D. w. Adam
son-he is director of research
for Burroughs Welcome, Eng
land-arrive tomorrow from
Canada. They are to be the
houseguests of Gen. and Mrs.
Wood until Wednesday.
The Adamsons arrived on
this side Of the ocean last
Sunday and spent several days
in New York before going on
to Canada. This is Mrs.
Adamson's initial visit to this
country.
Supper Dance
All the visitors are staying
over TO attend the annual
dinner dance on Saturday OF
the officers and wives of the
United States Army Dental
Corps at the officers Club,
Fort Myer, Va.
Arrangements for the event
are in the hands Of Col. and
Mrs. Joseph l.. Bernier, as