Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-22
SERVICE NEWS
BY EVELYN M. DENT
Contributing Writer

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Service Corps on August 8.
Capt. Leo j. Elsasser, chief
Of the Nays Medical Serv-
ice Corps, has issued invita-
lions to a reception to be
held at the Commissioned Of
ficers Mess, National Naval
Medical Center in Bethesda,
Md.
This traditional party has
become more popular each
year. Complementary parties
are held at various Naval
medical facilities throughout
the world, to celebrate the
establishment of the Medical
Service Corps by an act of
Congress in August, 1947.
The Surgeon General of
the Navy, Rear Admiral Ed
ward c. Kenny and Mrs.
Kenny will be with Capt. and
Mrs. Elsasser in the receiv-
ing line.
Also attending this cake
cutting affair will be Vice
Admiral F. r. Smedberg III,
Chief of Naval Personnel and
Mrs. Smedberg. AS well as
many others who will mingle
on the beautiful terrace of
the officers club.
Party Bright
The new quarters of Rear
Admiral and Mrs. v. L.
Lowrance are bright with
parties these days. In the
midst of moving, the Director
Of Naval Intelligence and Mrs.
Lowrance have been giving
q series of small receptions
and dinners to entertain the
foreign Naval attaches.
On Friday they gave a 6 to
8 reception for the senior
naval officers attending the
completion Of a comprehen =
sive course at the Naval
School, Naval Station, Ana
costa. Their new quarters at
the United States Naval
Weapons Plant is only four
houses away from their for
mer home, but much more
suited to entertaining.
During August they are
planning farewell dinner
parties for Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Bowen and Capt. and
Mrs. LaForest.
Rear Admiral Harold G.
Bowen jr., the former deputy
director, Naval Intelligence
will leave shortly to assume
command of the Destroyer
Flotilla No. 4 at Norfolk, Va.
Presently the Bowen's are
house-hunting in the Norfolk
area. 1t will be like old home
to them since Admiral Bowen
has been stationed there six
times. They are leaving their
Oldest daughter, Constance,
In Washington. She has a
job with the Republican Ma
tional Committee. Their
daughter, Margaret will re-
turn to Northwestern for her
senior year and their two
youngest daughters are al,
ready enrolled in the Vir-
ginia Beach Country Day
School.
Capt. T. j. LaForest, who
will leave soon to take COM
mand of the USS Sabine, has
been the assistant for
liaison matters to the deputy
director for Naval Intelligence.
His replacement will be Capt.
j. L. Warren Woodville, jr.
Mrs. Woodville has been liv-
ing at 5000 Bradley boulevard
while the captain was at sea.
Reception Set
Col. Yehuda Prihar, Air,
Military and Naval Attache
for the Israeli Embassy and
Mrs. Prihar will give a re-
ception on August 2, from
$3.50 to $3.50 at the embassy.
They will honor 1t. Col.
Amihay TSur and Mrs. Tsur
who are returning to Israel.
They will also welcome 1t.
Col. Eliezer Amitai who will
be the new Military, Naval
and Air Attache for Israel
and Mrs. Amitai.
This will be the first time
that the Amitai's have visited
the United States.
When Col. Amitai was quite
young he joined the under
ground (Palmach) the FORE
runner of the Israel Defense
Forces and during the war of
independence for Israel he
served in the infantry. In
1855 he had command of an
infantry battalion, and in
1859 he became a member
of the general staff for
Israels defense forces until
his assignment in this coun-
try.
The Amitai's have two
teen-age sons and plan to
live in the home of their
predecessor, Col. Tsur, at 1907
Washington avenue, Chevy
Chase, Md.
On the morning of July
81, Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay
wife of the Chief of Staff
of the United States Air
Force, will entertain at a cof-
fee in their quarters No. Z
at Fort Myer, Va.
The wives of the various
chiefs of staff and other high
ranking military officers have
been invited to welcome Mrs.
William F. Mckee. Maj. Gen.
Mckee is the new Vice Chief