Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-13
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McNamaras, Tay|ors Hosts
BY BETTY BEALE
Star staff Writer

0sAk oteAA WAAsoE
Secretary Of Defense and
Mrs. Robert Mcnamara, to-
gether with the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff
and Mrs. Maxwell Taylor,
entertained some TOO friends
at O farewell reception for
the Roswell Gilpatrics yes
terday. But not even those
men know when Deputy Sec
rotary Of Defense Gilpatric
will be leaving.
His farewell hasn't jelled,
you might say. Whatever Is
keeping him here for an
other month or two months
or what have-you, the three
attractive bosses Of the PEN
tagon are not saying. Nor does
Secretary Mcnamara seem
to have q clue as to when he.
himself, will testify on the
Tx contract before Senator
McClellan's committee. II
wish you would ask him."
he replied smilingly to the
query.
Soldiers, sailors, airmen
and Marines stood snappily
at attention at every turn
and doorway in Anderson
House to show where wraps
could be checked, where the
line was forming and where
not to trip over the high
thresholds that lead into the
garden Of Anderson House.
The Marine Band provided
a melodious background from
high on the balcony over
looking the great hall. Buffet
tables in the great hall and
adjoining corridor offered
such delicacies as tiny to-
matoes stuffed with cheese,
melon balls wrapped with
prosciutto. and hot chunks
of steak to be speared on
toothpicks.
THE LONG LINE OF
WASHINGTON NOTABLES
wound up the main stairway
to the formal drawing room
on the second floor where
the three couples received.
Margie Mcnamara wore a
coral pink dress, Madelin
Gilpatric a turquoise print
and dbl Taylor a pink and
blue lowered print.
They shook hands with
British Ambassador and Lady
Ormsby Gore. French Am
bassador and Nine. Alphand.
Gen. and Mrs. Alfred
Gruenther and their son, 1t.
Col. Richard Gruenther
from Fort Leavenworth,
Kans.
Also. Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Dillon,
Chief Justice Earl Warren
and three associate justices
and their wives-the John
Harlans, the Tom Clarks and
the Byron Whites-CIA Di-
rector and Mrs. John Nc
Cone, and the Chairman Of
the Communications Satel-
lite Corp. and Mrs. Leo
Welsh, who said they have
taken an apartment at 2101
Connecticut avenue.
DIR. GLENN SEABORG,
chairman Of the Atomic
Energy Commission, who re-
turned last week from an
atomic view Of Russia. was
q late arrival with his wife.
He said he and his group Of
scientists saw some IL or so
atomic installations for
peaceful uses. A Russian
group has been here to see
ours and another is expected
In the fall.
To Bob McNamara's ques-
ton If everything seemed
open and above board, DR..
Seaborg replied yes. Then
the Defense Secretary asked
If he thought this was due to
the approval of Premier
Khrushchev or the co-opera-
ton Of the scientists. Mr..
Seaborg drought it was due
more to the latter.
Greek Ambassador Matsas
said that should a change
Of government result from
the present crisis in Athens,
1t would not necessarily mean
a change Of ambassadors
here. Their diplomatic posts
are less affected by politics
than ours.
Senators Everett Dirksen,
John Sherman Cooper and
Mike Monroney, who was ac-
companied by Mrs. Mon
roney, came TO the to-do. as
did FAA Administrator and
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