Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19
SERVICE NEWS
Deckers Vocation
In New York State
BY EVELYN NJ. DENT
Contributing Writer

BY EVELYN NJ. DENT
Contributing Writer
The Army Vice Chief OF
Staff designate and Mrs.
George H. Decker are taking
a vacation in New York State
visiting old friends before he
assumes his new duties here
on August /.
Gen. Decker steps into the
position vacated by Gen. Ly-
man L. Lemnitzer when the
latter moved up to the top
spot of Army chief of staff.
The Deckers were in town
briefly for a welcome home
ceremony last week end at
Fort Lesley j. McNair. This
week end they are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Gerry
in Plattsburg, N. Y. On their
return they will live in quar-
tiers at Wainwright Hall, Fort
Myer, until repair work on
Quarters 8 at Fort McNair is
completed.
Board Trip
The chairman, Inter-
American Defense Board,
Gen. Lemuel c. Sheperd. and
SO members of the board
leave tomorrow by air to visit
Columbia and Ecuador at
the personal invitation of the
presidents of both countries.
The group will hold con-
ferenceS to explain the
boards functions, activities,
and mission and in turn OBJ
serve the defense measures
and industrial potentialS OF
the two countries.
Forty atin-AmericanS and
10 United States members
comprise the party with II
nations represented. They
will go first to Barranquilla,
Columbia, tomorrow and dur
ing the following seven days
they will visit Cartagena,
Bogota, Medellin and Cali;
then on to Quito, Ecuador,
for three days before return
ing to Washington July 80.
The last session of the board
for the summer is to take
place August 6, after which
it will recess until early
September.
Quarters Assigned
The Army Surgeon General
and Mrs. Leonard D. Heaton
are remaining in the quarters
they have occupied for the
past four years while he was
in command at the Walter
Reed Army Medical Center.
The new commanding
general of the center and
Mrs. Clement P. st. John are
going to have the house of
the former Surgeon General
and Mrs. Silas B. Hays.
Gen. and Mrs. st. John ar
rived Tuesday from Brooke
Army Hospital, Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, where he was
the commanding general.
They have an apartment on
the post for the time being
until some general repairs
have been made to the house
they will live in.
The Deputy Surgeon Gen.
eral and Mrs. Thomas J.
Hartford are presently stay
ing at the Woodner. They
came back to town from
Madigan Army Hospital,
Olympia. Wash, and are
being enthusiastically greeted
by old friends.
They Travelled via Louis
vile, KY, where they spent
a week with their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hartford, jr. Since ar
irving in town, they have
found a house on Utah ave-
nue. and, as soon as the
workmen are out of it, they
will move in. They hope to
be settled by August l.
Returning
Col. and Mrs. Conn L. Mill
burn, jr., have moved into
quarters at the Army Medical
center. And they are busy
getting ready for a visit from
Mrs. Millburn, ST., who is to
arrive at the end of July.
Mrs. Millburn came East
from San Antonio, Tex. to
see her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. White of New York
before they left on a round
the-world cruise. Mr.. White
served as brigadier general
in World War II and was
petroleum advisor to the Air
Force.
The Millburns are no
strangers to Washington. AS