Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-02

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BY EVELYN M. DENT
Contributing Writer

W i n I q n q Gne warm ana
friendly atmosphere that per-
Vaded Quarters A at the Ma
tional Naval Medical Center
last night, where Rear ADJ
miral Edward C. Kenney.
Surgeon General of the Navy
and Chief of the Bureau of
Medicine and Surgery, and
Mrs. Kenney entertained.
Their honor guests were
members of the medical staff
of 16 nations, part of a group
which has been in the United
States since September study
ing at the Naval Medical
School. Some return to their
homelands November Is while
others go on to various Navy
medical centers.
Admiral and Mrs. Kenney
greeted their guests at the
entrance to the wing
room. Mrs. Kenney wore a
charming white and gold
dynasty silk sheath gown. A
three-Strand pearl necklace
matched her earrings.
Former Secretary of the
Navy William B. FRANKIE is
their house guest. He was
besieged by delighted friends,
everyone asking for Mrs.
FRANKIE. 1t was learned that
she is a patient at the Naval
Hospital.
The ranking member of the
foreign contingent is the
Surgeon General, Pakistan
Navy Commodore S. Haider
A. Gardezi. He was in con-
versation with Germany's
Comdr. Horst Robbers, and
the German Naval Attache
Capt. Robert Gysae and Mrs.
Gysae.
Talk of Cairo
1t. Gen. Leonard D. Heat
on. Army Surgeon General,
and Mrs. Heaton we're talk
ing of Cairo. Egypt, with
Capt. and Mrs. John r. Seal,
who were in that fascinating
spot recently. Capt. Seal is
presently commander of the
Navy Research Institute. Also
there were the Air Force
Deputy Surgeon General and
Mrs. Richard Bohannon.
The Navy Deputy Surgeon
General, Rear Admiral Allan
Chrisman, and Mrs. Chris
man were talking with 1t.
Col. Amir Kasim, of Indo-
nesia, and the Chief of the
Navy Dental Division, Rear
Admiral Curtiss w. Schantz,
and Mrs. Schantz.
Col. Kasim was heard to
say. "Of course they could all
understand each other. Sur
geons know only one Ian
guage-healing." 1t. Manuel
Manon of the Dominican Re-
public, agreed that they. had
come to know the United
States much better in the
months they had been here.
1t. Manon was with the
Naval Attache of the Do
minican Republic and Mrs.
Frank Rivera.
The Surgeon General of
Public Health and Mrs. Lu-
Their Terry came early, as did
Capt. and Mrs. Robert o.
Canada. Also attending were
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Rob-
ert B. Brown, the latter in
conversation with 1t. Emmu-
ell GILES of Haiti. Chief of
Navy Nurse Corps, Capt. Ruth
A. Erickson, was there, as
were Capt. and Mrs. Herbert
G.. Stockton and Capt. and
Mrs. Warren Westrup.
Capt. Chen Ii and 1t.
Comdr. Jee-Ming Shen were
talking to the Chinese Naval
Attache and Mrs. Chih. 1t.
and Mrs. Carlos Rivero of
Venezuela we're telling of
their plans to remain in the
United States for another
nine months. They have a
house in Kensington, Md, 1t.
Rivero is a specialist on trop-
ical diseases, and is going to
the Portsmouth (Va.) Naval
Hospital for further study.
Japan's Armed Forces Celebrate
At the Japanese Embassy
last night the Defense At
taches of Japan and their
wives were the hosts at a
reception. celebrating t h cir
country'S Armed Forces Day.
Army Col. and Mrs. Mai
Toshikata headed the receiv-
ing line in the handsome foy-
er of the Embassy. With
them were Navy Capt. and
Mrs. Kiyohide Seki and Air
Force Col. Tadashiga Saku-
raj.
Secretary of the Navy
Korth and Mrs. Korth were
among the early arrivals, as
were the Commandment, Po-
tomac River Naval Command,
Rear Admiral Laurence H.
Frost, and Mrs. Frost.
The Army Deputy Chief Of
Staff, 1t. Gen. Robert L.
Vittrup and Mrs. Vittrup
were soon in the midst of
the Corps of Military At
taches accredited to the De-
Tense Department. The more
than 500 Defense attaches
and their wives came to con-
graduate the hosts on their
country's anniversary.
Air Force Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Jack E. Thomas and
Navy Capt. and Mrs. Rufus
L. Taylor were among the
company, as were Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Basil Ritten-
house and Gen. and Mrs.
Frederic H. Smith.
Vice Admiral and Mrs. Roy
A. Gano came later, and Gre
ating much interest were the
new USSR Naval Attache,
Vice Admiral Leonid G. Bek-