Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14
BY EVELYN M. DENT

gani2ation, but will not be
represented because it has no
armed forces
This is the second meeting
of the group in the United
States. Usually the meeting
of this top military struc-
ture of the organization takes
place in Paris.
Gen. Giuseppe Mancinelli.
Italian Chief of Defense, and
chief of the Military Commit
tee of NATO. arrived on
Wednesday from his homeland
for a Today stay.
Secretary of Defense Charles
E. Wilson has invited the Wis
itors to stag luncheon on
Thursday at the Pentagon.
The Chief of the Joint Chiefs
Of Staff, Admiral Arthur w.
Radford. has arranged a stag
dinner on Friday at the Chevy
Chase Club.
The United States repre-
sentative to NATO. 1t. Gen.
Leon w. johnson, and Mrs.
johnson will be hosts at a
formal dinner on Thursday at
the Off1cers' Club, Boiling Air
Force Base. for the distin-
guished visitors.
The superintendent. United
States Naval Academy, Rear
Admiral William r. Smedburg,
and Mrs. Smedburg, will en-
terrain them at luncheon on
Saturday. In the afternoon
they will watch the Navy team
play the University of Cincin-
natl at Thompson Stadium,
Farragut Field.
Vice Admire I'D
Wright will greet the party in
Norfolk ON Monday, October
%, and with Mrs. Wright is
sure to entertain for them
after the formal work of the
visit is concluded.
Visitors Feted
Meanwhile social calendars
here find one more event added
to the busy winter season. as
fellow-country men entertain
in honor of the visitors.
Among the parties already
planned is a dinner at 8 on
Saturday at which the Italian
A m b a ssador and Signora
Brosio will be hosts in honor
of Gen. Mancinelli.
On Friday. Gen. Mancinelli
will entertain at a 6 to 8 o'clock
reception at Patton Hall, Fort
Myer. His guests will include
the ranking members of the
Armed Forces of all NATO
countries as we'll as many
residential friends of the
visitors.
The United Kingdom Rep
re sentative. Admiral Sir
Michael M. Denny, and Lady
Denny have issued invitations
for two parties in honor of
the visitors. On Saturday they
will give a dinner, and the
next day. a buffet supper. Both
affairs will be held in their
home on Woodland drive.
Sir Michael. and his Aide
Capt. Christopher Diggle, have
been in Europe. They are ex-
pected home this week end.
Chairman of the Canadian
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen.
Charles Foulkes, and Mrs.
Foulkes are coming here for
the Conference. While Gen.
Foulkes pays the usual cour-
tesy calls, attends meetings.
and performs other military
duties with Maj. Gen. Her
bert A. Sparkling, chief of the
Canadian Army Staff, Mrs.
Foulkes will be entertained by
Mrs. Sparkling. On Friday Mrs.
Sparkling will give a small
luncheon for her guest.
Lunch for the French
The French Representative
pro tenn, Mai. Gen. Georges
Grimal. will be host for the
French visitors at a luncheon
on Wednesday at the West
chester. Mai. Gen. and Nine.
Vincent Saubestre are enter
tanning from s to 8 o'clock
that same evening for the
NATO group. Gen. Paul
H. Ely, Chief Of the French
General Staff of the Armed
Forces will be among the
guests, as will Gen. Jean E.
Valluy, Commander-in- Chief
Designate OF the Allied Forces,
Central Europe.
The same evening the
French Ambassador and Nine.
Alphand will give a dinner
for their visiting countrymen.
Admiral E. j. c. Qvistgaard,
Chief Of Defense, Royal Danish
Navy. will be entertained in
formally at dinner on Sunday
by the Danish Naval Attache,
Real Admiral Svend Ramlau-
Hansen.
The Danish Ambassador and
Nine. de Kaufman are PLAN
ming a small party for Admiral
Qvistgaard who made many
friends while he was here on
a tour Of duty.
Parties Planned
Commissioner Of ImmiRra-