Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-13

With most OF the Navy in
Norfolk celebrating the end of
international Naval Review
Day. the Army and Air Force
took over the local party
scene in Washington last
night.
There was one exception,
cwever. For the Marine
Corps is part Of the Navy.
The Commandant of the
Corps and Mrs. Randolph
Nice. Pate entertained at
a dinner at COMMANDMENTS
House in honor Of the Brazil
ian Commandment General of
the Marine Corps, Admiral
Rubens SERGIO and Senhora de
SERGIO.
The Pates had been in Nor
folk earlier in the day, how
ever. to witness the giant dis
play of naval might of the
United States and II friendly
foreign countries in Hampton
Roads. which climaxed Fleet
Week" at the Virginia port.
Pates Entertain
Guests at the Pate dinner
included Brazilian Ambassa-
dor Peixoto, the new Brazilian
Naval Attache and Senhora
Suzano, the former Marine
Corps com m a n d ant, Gen.
Lemuel c. Shepherd, jr.; Rear
Admiral and Mrs. John M.
Taylor, Col. and Mrs. Hamil-
ton South, Col. Harold B.
Meek. Capt. Leonidas T.
Ribiero. Mrs. James C. MUIR
ray. Mrs. Homer Litzenberg,
1t. Col. Margaret Hender-
son of the Women Marines,
and Mrs. Leonard F. Chap
man.
The arrival in the Capital
Of the Army's new Quarter
master General, Mai. Gen. An
drew Thomas Mcnamara. and
Mrs. Mcnamara was the occa-
sion for the big reception given
in their honor last night by the
staff and ladies Of the Once
Of the Quartermaster Gen.
eral at the Fort McNair Off,
GERS Club.
More than 600 were on
hand to offer their congratu-
lations to the McNamaras
who have just arrived from
Germany where he was Assist
ant Chief Of Staff GA, United
States Army Europe in Heidel-
berg.
Sharing receiving line hon.
ors with the honor guests
were Gen. McNamara's pred
ecesSor. Maj. Gen. Kester
Hastings. the former QMG,
and Mrs. Hastings: 1t. Gen.
Edmund B. Gregory. who was
QMG during World War II,
and Mrs. Gregory. and the
wives Of two former QMGs.
Mrs. George A. Horkan and
Mrs. Herman Feldman.
Also in the line in the alb
sence from the city OF both
Gems. Feldman and Horkan
were Mai. Gen. Alfred B. Den
niston. deputy QMG. and Brig.
Gen. Hugh Macintosh. as
sistant JMB for administra-
tive services.
Out-Of- Town Guests
The party attracted Quar-
termaster Corps general Of
flcers from such far points as
Columbus, Ohio. and Chicago
as well as Atlanta. Ca,
Brooklyn. N. Y. Natick. Mass.
and Fort Lee, Va.
Among those accepting in
vitations To the gala affair
were Senator Theodore Fran
els Green, Senator and Mrs.
Strom Thurmond. and Repre-
sentatives Gerald r. Ford, ir..
r, Walter Riehlman and Rob-
ert L. F. Skies. and their wives.
Also expected to be on hand
we're the Assistant Secretary
Of Commerce and Mrs. George
Moore the Army Deputy Chief
OF Staff for Personnel and
Mrs. Donald P. Booth, the
Marine Corps Quartermaster
General and Mrs. Ion Bethel.
the Army Judge Advocate
General and Mrs. G.. w. Hick-
man. jr., the Army Chief OF
Chaiplains. Mai. Gen. Patrick
j. Ryan. and the Army Chief
of Finance and Mrs. H. w.
Crandall.
Across the Potomac, the Air
Force. both British and Amer
lean. turned out for the festive
party given by the British
Air Attache, Air Commodore
G. F. w. Heycock. and Mrs.
Heycock in celebration OF the
official birthday Of Britain's
Queen Elizabeth II.
Birthday Party
The Heycock's hilltop home
in Arlington was the scene Of
the festivities. For the occa-
sion the garden where cock
tails were served was floodlit
and inside guests had their
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