Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-08
SERVICE NEWS
By EVELYN NJ. DENT
Contributing Writer

left breast pocket of their
uniform. And even though
they may be serving in other
fleet activities throughout
the Navy, on Wednesday they
will gather to celebrate the
SD anniversary of the &C
ceptance by the Navy of the
first submarine.
The Secretary Of the Navy,
Fred Korth, and Mrs. Korth
will be the ranking guests
when more than $50 gather
for the dinner-dance cele-
bration Of submariners in
Washington, at the Officers
Club, National Naval Medical
Center.
A replica Of the first and
one of the latest nuclear
submarines will set the theme
for the decorations for the
party. Capt. John M. Con-
molly. jr., is directing the ar
rangementS. Assisting him
are Capt. Robert G. Black,
Comdr. j. A. Davis, Comdr.
George Klug. Comdr. F. B.
Buchanan, Comdr. Haydn
Owens and 1t. Bruce Mat
thewS.
The Director Of Naval In
telligence, Rear Admiral YER
non Long Lowrance, and Mrs.
Lowrance will go to the cele-
bration. He is the senior
submariner in this area.
Admiral and Mrs. Lowrance
are giving a series of small
dinner parties in their quar-
tiers at the Naval weapons
Plant this month. They will
entertain on Tuesday and
Thursday and again on
April 26.
Mrs. Lowrance returned
last week end from a six
week trip to the West Coast.
She was the house guest Of
her mother, Mrs. Henry Dow
den, in San Francisco, and
went to see her son and
daughter in-law, 1t. and Mrs.
Douglas Long Lowrance. He
is with submarines at San
Diego.
Dinner Parties
The Chief Of Naval Opera
lions, Admiral George w.
Anderson, jr., and Mrs.
Anderson have issued invita-
tions for dinner on April rs
in honor of the Japanese
Chief Of Maritime Staff, De-
tense Agency, Vice, Admiral
Sadayoshi Nakayama.
Admiral Nakayama will ar
rive on the West Coast on
April "a, and will come to
Washington the next day. He
and his encourage will stay
at the Executive House un-
til April %.
1t. Comdr. asum a
Ejima, the Admiral's personal
aide, and the United States
Naval Attache to Japan.
Capt. .. R. Bromley, are
coming with the visitor. They
will be met in San Francisco
by the Japanese Defense At
tache, Capt. Suteo Ishida.
The Ambassador Of Japan,
Koichiro Asakai, will give o
stag luncheon on April 20 at
the Embassy for the distin-
guished visitor. In the eve
ming there will be a recep-
ton at the Embassy at which
Capt. and Mrs. Ishida will
be the hosts.
Vice Admiral Charles D.
Griffin and Mrs. Griffin are
planning a dinner April 81
for the visitors in their
quarters at the Naval Weap-
ons Plant. At noon, Rear
Admiral Joseph w. Leverton
will give a luncheon at home
in honor. of Admiral Naka-
yama.
The company will leave on
April % for Key West, Fla.
and a tour Of naval install
lations throughout the coun-
try. They will return to ia
pan on May 7, via Honolulu.
The Vice Chief of Staff,
Gen. Frederic H. Smith, jr..
and Mrs. Smith, have is
sued invitations to a May 2
reception at Boiling Air Force
Base Officers Club.
The $50 to $3.50 party will
be held for members of the
Corps of Air Attaches and
fellow officers of the Depart
ment Of Defense, as well as
their wives.
Reception !
The Canadian Naval At
tache and chief of the Cana
dian Staff, Commodore John
C. O'Brien, and Mrs. O'Brien
will head the receiving line
from 7 to 9 o'clock on Friday
at the Canadian Staff Head
quarters.
The quarterly representa-
tional party brings together
socially United States and
Canadian officers who are
each others counterparts
Others in the receiving line
will be Capt. and Mrs. R. Vic
tor Henning-he is chief staff
officer. 1t. Comdr. Arnold
B. Southon will make the in
Productions.
Senior officer, Commodore
Ralph Hennessy, Canadian
Deputy Chief of Naval Op'
erationS, will arrive or
Thursday for a two-day visit
and is expected at the part!
on Friday.
The South African Armed
Forces Attache, Col. S. v B
Theron, and Mrs. Theron arr
giving two parties at theil
home this week.
On Tuesday the guests vii
be their friends and fellow
officers in the army ant
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