Evening star., 1961-11-05
By EVELYN NJ. DENT
ContributinR Writer

Gen. Kurt Ramberg, viii be
in Washington November
1890 with four members of
his staff. The visitors are
coming here at the invita-
ton of the Air Force Chief
of Staff, Gen. Curtis E.
lie May.
Gen. and Mrs. lie May will
entertain at a reception for
Gen. Ramberg and his staff
November 90 at the Officers
Club, Boiling Air Force Base.
The Royal Thai Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Arthayukti
will give a reception from
z to 9 pm. tomorrow in
honor of the Royal Thai
Air Force goodwill mission
headed by the Commander
in Chief, Royal Thai Air
Force, Air Chief Marshal
Boon Choo Chandrubeksa.
The Vice Chief of Air
Staff, Air Vice Marshal Ka-
mol Thejatunga. is also in
the party. Others are Air
Vice Marshal Tragool
Thavaravej, surgeon general;
, Group Capt. Chalerm Chit
tinanda, chief of foreign di-
vision, Director of Intel
ligence, and Pilot Officer
Chanindr ChandrubekSa In
telligence Officer, Tactical
Air Command and son of
the Air Chief Marshal.
In this country for a two
week stay. the Thai party
arrived in town on Tuesday.
On their arrival Gen. and
Mrs. lie May gave a formal
dinner in honor of the Air
Chief Marshal and his staff.
Birthday Marked
The genial lie Mays found
out November IL was the
birthday of their honor guest
so they quickly turned the
dinner for 10 into a birth
day party with a cake and
the traditional song of good
wishes.
The Air Chief Marshal
made Gen. lie May an honor
airy member of the Royal
Thai Air Force, presenting
to him the pilots wings of
the Thai Air Force in the
presence of the Thai Minis
ter and Mrs. Krairiksh.
Others there were the As
sistant Secretary of State
for Far Eastern Affairs and
Mrs. Walter P. McConaughy.
the Thai Air Attache and
Mrs. Mekvishai, the Military
Attache and Mrs. Diskul,
and the Naval Attache and
Mrs. S. Nisalak.
The Air Force Surgeon
General and Mrs. Oliver K.
Mess will give a reception
from $3.50 to 8 pm. tomor-
row at the Army and Navy
Club in honor of the for
eign medical officers who are
here for the Association of
Military Surgeons meeting.
This is an annual party
for the Air Force Surgeon
General.
Argentine Visitor
The Director of the Argen-
tine School of Military Avia-
ton, Brig. Gen. Carlos AL
berto Abreu, with officers of
the school and % cadets, will
arrive in Miami on Novem-
ber IL to start a tour of
the United States. On No
vember II the party will
come to Washington.
The encourage will travel
In it's own plane with its
own newspaper man and
photographer. They will be
in town until November 20
when they will leave for a
tour of Air Force installa-
tions. They will spend quite
a few days at the Air
Academy, Colorado Springs.
as the guests of Mai. Gen.
william S. Stone, superin-
tendent.
After a trip to the West
Coast and the Northwest,
they will depart for South
America on December z.
The Commandant. Indus
trial College of the Armed
Forces, and Mrs. Rufus E.
Rose will give a series of
late afternoon parties this
month in their home,
Quarters 10, at Fort Lesley
j. McNair.
First of Series
The first of the current
series took place Thursday.
Admiral and Mrs. Rose en-
tertained again on Friday
and have scheduled similar
parties November 8. 10. IA
and is. Their guests will in
clude ranking members of
the Department of Defense,
the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
the staff faculty and stu
dent body with their wives.
The Director of Naval In
telligence and Mrs. Vernon
L. Lowrance will entertain
at a series of dinners this
month in honor of the for