Evening star., 1961-03-22
Officers
Wives
/. News
BY EVELYN DENT
Contributing Writer

Club invited the ranking
hostesses of the Defense De-
partment headed by Mrs.
, Robert S. McNamara, wife of
the Secretary of Defense and
Mrs. Roswell L. Gilpatric,
whose husband is Deputy
Secretary. today to luncheon.
Mrs. Elvis ]. Stahr, jr.,
Mrs. John B. Connally and
, Mrs. Eugene M. zuckert.
whose husbands are Secre-
| taries of Army, Navy and Air
| Force, respectively. were also
invited to be guests at the
luncheon today in the ball
room of the Sheraton-Park
Hotel.
There will be a fashion
show from Garfinckel's. !.
Other honor guests in
vited today included Mrs. L8-
man L. Lemnitzer, wife Of
the Chairman Of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff: Mrs. George
H. Decker. whose husband is
. Army Chief of Staff: Mrs.
Arleigh A. Burke. wife Of the
Chief of Naval Operations.
and Mrs. David M. Shoup,
whose husband is CommaI1-
dant of the Marine Corps.
Mrs. Russell L. Vittrup.
wife of the new Deputy Chief
/, of Army Staff for Personnel.
was the guest of honor at
luncheon today Of the Ladies
/ of the Office Of the Deputy
, Chief of Staff for Personnel.
The luncheon was in the
Army Navy Country Club.
/, Mrs. Aekerly. wife Of Air
Force Col. Robert A. Ackerly,
arranged q display Of q num-
/, ber of hats she has designed
and made. When Col. Ackerly
, had duty in Europe Mrs.
Ackerly studied hat designing
with Nine. Eva Richter and
/ for some time has been teach
. ing service wives to make
their own hats.
i Hostesses today were Mrs.
. w. M. Connor, Mrs. John E.
! Connor, jr., and Mrs. S. N.
Homan.
Army Comptroller
Mrs. David w. Traub, wife
! of the Army Comptroller, and
Mrs. Paul A. Mayo, wife Of
the Army Chief of Finance,
honorary presidents Of the
Army Comptroller and FL
I nance Officers Wives Clubs
respectively headed the re-
! ceiving line at the joint
luncheon today. Sherry was
, served at noon in the Off
! GERS Club at Fort McNair
followed by luncheon.
! Mrs. Charles j. Hitch and
/ Mrs. Richard S. Morse. whose
! husbands are assistant Sec
retaries for Defense and
7 Army, respectively, having to
) do with finance were the
! other honor guests. Also Mrs.
Barksdale Hamlet. wife Of
! Deputy Chief of Staff and
/ Mrs. L. Robert Dewey. whose
husband is retiring as Chief
Of the Army Audit Agency.
: Mrs. Robert N. Tyson and
/ Mrs. Roy G. DeVecchio,
presidents of two clubs made
arrangements for the event.
Hostesses were members Of
I the Army Finance Officers
Wives Club under the CO.
! craftsmanship of Mrs. Rus
) sell D. Chaplin and Mrs. DON
Z aid F. Goss.
In addition to the FASH
!: ion show from Jelleff's there
were favors planned by the
chairmen assisted by Mrs.
: Leonard B. Taylor, Mrs.
/. Francis A. Chamblin, Mrs.
. Robert L. Metcalf, Mrs. John
I M. Wilson, Mrs. Earl S. Swell
{ CART and Mrs. Donald G..
Hursh.
! Ships and Engineering
Representative Richard L.
, Lankford of Maryland was
the guest speaker for the
Z Nays Bureau of Ships and
( Engineering Duty Officers
:, Wives Club luncheon today.
Z The event took place at the
{ Officers Club at Fort Myer
!. and each member and her
! guests had been asked to
wear a "crazy hat" The
I Hecht COMPANY donated
Z prizes for the best.
: March is the month for the
! collection of "Jems for jan
Z gos" to be used in their Bar
( gain Shop and the "Jems''
, were collected at the lunch
con.
I Mrs. Charles B. Swayne
. was chairman for the lunch
: con assisted by Mrs. Lucas B.
} Mayer, Mrs. Richard r,
Bradley. jr.. Mrs. Posey A.
1 Hooper and Mrs. John W.
! Dolan, jr.
I Mrs. John Mccarthy was
chairman Of hostesses as
( sisted by Mrs. Carl B. Irwin
Z Mrs. Terril A. Efird, Mrs
E James Thomas Reed, Mrs
( William E. Weisert, Mrs. j
I A. Barker and Mrs. Frederick
e. German.