Evening star., 1961-01-15
Few Women Named to Date
But Galaxy Of New Faces Is Appeurinq

India in the Truman admin
istration, has been living here
for the past two years as q
member of Congress.
Though he is best known
as Michigan's six-term Gov
ernor. Assistant Secretary
designate Williams and his
politically astute wife Nancy
lived here some years ago
when he was with the Social
Security Board Cl937), in the
Attorney Generals office
(l939) and with the OPA
(I94D.
Not so well known on the
Capital scene though he has
been with q law firm here
since ls46 is the man who viii
have the No. 8 post at State
-Undersecretary Of Econom-
ic Affairs-designate George
w. Ball. Mr.. Balls firm
specializes in international
law so he has spent much
time in Europe in recent
years.
An Iowa native and q close
political associate of Mr..
Stevenson, he first came to
Washington in the early New
Deal days. He also is a
veteran of wartime Govern
ment service.
He and his wife, the former
Ruth Murdoch of Pittsburgh.
have two sons-John. "a. who
is married and studying
Arabic at the American Uni
versity in Beirut. Lebanon.
and Douglas, 81, a senior at
Wooster College in Ohio.
A career Government serv-
ant, Civil Service Commission
Chairman Roger w. Jones
will be the Deputy Undersec-
retary Of State-top admin
iStratlve post.
Mr.. Jones, who started out
in Government in 1888, lives
in Chevy Chase with his wife,
the former Dorothy Heyl.
Two of their three children
are married-Cynthia (Mrs.
John Hodges. who lives in
Cumberland. Md. and Roger
who is with the Acc. Their
youngest. Edward, recently
completed q tour in the Air
Force.
At Defense
Defense Department ap-
pointees, who soon should be
as familiar to Washington
as their predecessors. also
include a number who previ-
ously have served here.
Deputy Secretary-designate
Roswell L. Gilpatric was AS
sistant Secretary Of the Air
Force and later Undersecre-
tary during the latter part
of the Truman administra-
ton.
Mrs. Gilpatric, the former
Mrs. Madeline Thayer Kud-
ner, will be q new person.
aiity to Washington. how
e'er. They were married in
1853.
A lawyer. Mr.. Gilpatric
. has been practicing in New
York.
Army Secretary designate
Elvis j. Stair, whose ap-
pointment was announced
yesterday, was q special as
sistant to Secretary Frank
Pace during the Korean
War, but will come to his
new post from the presidency
Of West Virginia University.
Navy Secretary designate
John B, Connally, jr.. halls
from Texas.
Mrs. Connally. the former
Idanell B. Brill of Austin.
was elected sweetheart Of
the university" in 1910 at
Texas u, where both were
graduated the same year.
Mr.. Connally. a handsome
6-foot lawyer. has been with
an oil firm in Fort Worth.
A political associate Of Vice
President-elect Lyndon John.
son, he was the latter's adj
ministrative assistant at one
time and saw wartime service
in the Navy.
The couple have three
children-John B. III. u;
Sharon. II. and Mark, 8.
Air Force Secretary-desig-
nate Eugene M. Zuckert has
filled a variety Of Govern
ment posts and was Assist
ant Secretary to Air Force
Chief stuart Symington
after this branch Of the
service first became a sepa-
rate agency. Since 1854 he
has been q Washington law
yer and management con-
sultant.
His family includes his