Evening star., 1962-09-16
SERVICE NOTES
Top NATO
Writers
Due Here

COS ] ISIS
Twenty topflight Journal
lists from NATO countries
who are closely associated
with the NATO Standing
Group viii arrive tomorrow
under the joint auspices Of
the Department Of State, the
Department of Defense and
the United States Informa-
ton Agency.
On Tuesday, the group will
be entertained at a reception
in Blair House, with the As
sistant Secretary for Public
Affairs Robert ]. Manning,
and Mr.. Lucius D. Battle.
both of the Department Of
State, acting as hosts.
Assisting them will be Mr..
Pierre Salinger, Mr.. Edward
r. Murrow and Mr.. Nils Len
artson representing the As
sistant Secretary of Defense,
Arthur Sylvester, who is out
of town.
Luncheon Set
On Wednesday Mr.. Lenart-
son will be their host at
luncheon in the Pentagon
dining room. In the after
noon the group will begin
their tour of the United
States. visiting communities,
educational centers and
Armed Forces installations.
Their Journeys in this
country will last until Octo-
Der II when they fly home to
their respective countries.
Among the ranking mem
bers of the visiting journal
lists are Belgian Foreign Edi-
tor. August de Clercq, of
Hetlaatste Nieuws; Italy's
Chief Editor, El Telegrafo,
Aldo Santini, and Turkeys
Editor of Oncu, Kuvvet Ba-
saris.
The Air Force Assistant
Vice Chief of Staff, Mai. Gen.
John K. Hester, and Mrs.
Hester, are giving a small re-
ception this afternoon in
their quarters at Boiling Air
Force Base in honor of the
Commander, the Air Force of
Uruguay, Brigadier Coursdo
A. Saez.
Later they will take their
guests to the Officers Club
for dinner. Included in the
company will be the Air At
tache Of Uruguay Col. Juan
A. P. Villanueva, and Mrs.
Villanueva.
First Reunion
The first reunion of the
members of the Manhattan
Project" has been planned
for next Saturday with q re-
ception and dinner in the
Officers Club at Fort McNair.
1t. Col. Fred B. Rhodes is
to be the host, as well as part
of the planning committee.
Assisting is Mrs. william
OLeary.
The group is joining forces
with the Alos Mission. They
celebrate their Sd reunion
with Col. Boris Pash acting
as host. The Alos Mission is
so named in compliment to
Gen. Leslie r. Groves who
headed the Atomic Agency
first-Alos is the greek name
for groves.
Among those who will help
celebrate Alos birthday are
Gen. Groves, Mai. Gen. and
Mrs. James B. Lampert. DR..
and Mrs. Charles Luke, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Trapnell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Kelley,
and Col. John Derry.
Also Col. and Mrs. Curtis
Nelson, Col. and Mrs. John
C. Mettina, and Maj. and
Mrs. Gustave Rothery. Mrs.
O'Leary, Liberty Lane, Poto-
mac, Md. is taking reserva-
tions, and if anyone has been
overlooked she would be
pleased to hear from them.
Join Forces
Joining forces this year are
members Of the West Point
Glass of 1899. and the Naval
Academy Glass of the same
year, in order to provide a
dancing class and cotillion
for the teenagers attending
school in the area.
Heading the group are Mai.
Gen. and Mrs. Milton B. Ad-
ans and Mai. Gen. and Mrs.
william K. Martin Of the Air
Force; Col. and Mrs. Walter
Brinker, Army, and Capt. and
Mrs. Paul E. Loustaunau,
Navy.
The first of the five dances
planned during the coming
season will be held Thanks
giving Day. The committee
hopes, in this way, to bring
young people together for in
struction as well as pleasure.
END,