Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25
BY MARY L. VAUGHAN

Those colorful uniforms
hurrying into a residence on
Thirty-sixth place NV. last
night were diplomatic air and
naval attaches and their wives
attending a party in honor Of
two high-ranking Greek air
force officers touring this
country.
The occasion was a recep-
ton given by the Greek Naval
and Air Attache and Madame
Theodorou in their residence
for Air Vice Marshal Constan-
tine Koniotakis, vice chief Of
the Royal Hellenic Air Force,
and Air Vice Marshal Spyri-
don Diamantopoulos, who is
commander of Greece's 28th
Tactical Air Force.
Also enjoying the festivities
were the group of officers ac-
companying the honor guests
on their tour of United States
Air Force bases. The latter
included Col. G.. Antonakos,
who is chief of personnel of
the RHAF;; Col. D. Voutsinas.
commander of the Tactical
Control Group, and Col. T.
Kliamakis, director of COM
municationS, RHAF.
The contingent of Greek
air officers has been in this
country at the invitation of
the United States Air Force
since August IL touring air
bases throughout the South.
One of their stops was at the
Strategic Air Command head
quarters in Nebraska.
Old Friends
Air Vice Marshal Diaman-
topoulos was greeting many
old friends last night. having
been here not too long ago as
Air Attache at the Greek EN-
bassy. His wife is an Ameri-
can from New York, and to-
morrow he will fly to Oklahoma
to visit some of her relatives
before returning to New York
and joining his fellow officers
for the fight home.
Another guest last night was
Col. Therman Brown, USAF,
who has been touring with the
visitors. His wife and chill
dren are in Greece, where
he will return for another
years duty.
Also present were Maj. Gen.
Kenneth BerquiSt, director of
operations. United States Air
Force, and Mrs. Berquist, who
were renewing old friendships
from their stay in Greece in
1947-50, when they made many
friends during those trouble
some days. =
Gen. Berquist was host to-
the visiting Greek officers this
week at a reception in the
Boiling Air Force Base Officers
Club. Another guest, just back
. from a visit to the Chicago
Democratic convention as an
observer, was Mr.. John A.
Tzounis, First Secretary, who
found the proceedings ex-
tremely interesting. He at
tended the open hearings on
the party's foreign affairs
F., plank in their platform.
New Attache
One of the most handsome
guests was a newcomer, Maj.
George Vamvas, who arrived
: but a few weeks ago as the new
assistant Military Attache at
the Embassy. Maj. Vamvas has
been in this country before,
although not in Washington,
in 1858 and 1854, when he was
taking training at Fort Ben
ming and Fort Leavenworth.
Talking with him was Maj.
John Varsos, his predecessor
in the post, who will return
to Greece via a stopover in
Canada. where he will join his
wife and daughter for a 20-day
leave holiday.
Other guests included Col.
and Mrs. William Odell Che is
former Air Attache in Athens,
Mr.. Nick CASTOR, who invited
many Of the officers to join
him later at a party in his Old
New Orleans Restaurant; Mr..
and Mrs. Eleftherios Smirnio-
topoulos Che is assistant Greek
Air Attache), and all the diplo-