Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-07
BY EVELYN M. DENT


eral, Mai. Gen. William Henry
Maglin, and Mrs. Maglin are
going to New York on Tuesday
and will be the honor guests
at a luncheon the next day in
the Terrace Room. Hotel
Plaza.
The American Social Hy-
giene Association will present
Gen, Maglin with the William
Freeman Snow medal for dis
tinguished service to human
ity. This honor, world wide in
scope. is bestowed annually on
one person. Gen. Maglin will
be the third Army man to re-
ceive it. The late Gen. John J.
Pershing was the recipient in
1912. and Gen. Merit w. Ire
land some years later.
The commanding general
of LIST Army. 1t. Gen. Thomas
w. Herrin, and Representative
Alfred D. Sieminski, are
scheduled to speak at the
luncheon. Their wives will be
among the 200 guests who
will gather for the brief recep-
ton preceding the luncheon.
Gen. and Mrs. Maglin are
then going for a short visit
through the New England
States before returning home.
They expect to be gone about
two weeks. and will return by
way of West Point, N. Y, stay
ing at Thayer Hall overnight.
Columbus Day Fete
The chairman of the Inter.
American Defense Board, Gen.
Lemuel C. Shepherd, jr., re-
turned yesterday from a
month-long tour of five South
American countries-Chile, Ar
gentina, Uruguay, Paraguay,
and Brazil. He was accom-
panied by the chefs of the
delegations of the board, to-
gether with some members of
the staff and Secretariat.
The party returns in time to
open the fall social season, as
they have previous years, with
a reception and supper dance
concentrating Colum bus
Day, on Friday at 8 o'clock at
the board headquarters.
Gen. and Mrs. Shepherd will
head the receiving line, which
will also include the chairman
of the social commission, Mai.
Gen. Manuel L. Aleman, and
Sonora de Aleman, and the
vice chairman of the board,
Col. Josue Lopez Henriquez,
and Sonora de Lopez
Henriquez.
Col. Agustin DoniS Kestler,
chief of the Guatemala dele
cation. is a member of the So
cial commission. They have
charge of the reception ar
rangementS. Others include
Col. Maxine Verastegui Izll-
rieta of Peru. and 1t. Theodore
J. McAdam. deputy secretary
for liaison.
The event promises to be q
memorable affair with many
distinguished guests gathered
to celebrate the historic occa-
sion. Among those who will
be attending for the first time
will be Maj. Gen. Enrique
Indacocheo, chief of the Pc
ruvian delegation, and SEN
ora de Indacocheo, and Mai.
Gen. Thomas j. H. Trapnell.
USA., who has recently joined
the board.
Foreign Visitors Arriving
There will be a gathering
the week end of November 10,
when the military surgeons
arrive for their 63rd annual
meeting. Rear Admiral VIM
fred P. Dana. president, and
Comdr. Walton l.. Jones. gen.
eral chairman, will greet the
overseas visitors at the Hotel
Statler.
Surgeon 1t. Donald Metcalf.
Royal Australian Navy Re-
serve, is en- route here. Canada
will be represented by Brig.
K. H. Hunter, Brig. S. G. u.
Shier, Wing Comdr. John c.
Wicket. 1t. Col. Robert Bar
rem, Surgeon Comdr. E. H. Lee
and Air Commodore A. A. q.
Corbett.
Chilean Capt. Arturo Ia
MARCO will arrive soon as will
DR.. Raul Maza Arceyuz. of
Guatemala. Great Britain will
be represented by Surgeon
Comdr. Frank S. Ellis. Air