Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-23
SERVICE NEWS
BY EVELYN M. DENT
Star Special Writer

The Commanding General,
Military District Of WASH
ington, Mai. Gen. Paul A.
Gavan, will retire at the end
OF July, but the popular
Gavans have no plans to
leave this area after the
ceremony.
There will be q simple re-
view on Summerall Field to-
ward the end Of July, to be
followed by q reception In
Patton Hall, Fort Myer.
Their son, LIST 1t. William
H. Gavan, West Point grad
uate of 1862, is presently as
signed to the LIST Battle
Group, 9th Infantry, Scho-
field Barracks. Hawaii. and Is
not expected home for some
time.
Mai. Gen. Philip c. Wehle.
now at Fort Polk, La, will
assume command of the mil
itary district on August l.
Gen. and Mrs. Wehle are ex-
pected in Washington shortly.
The Army Controller, 1t.
Gen. Charles B. Duff. and
Mrs. Duff left yesterday for
their summer home. Cold
Spring Lodge In Old Forge,
N. Y. Mrs. Duff is hoping for
an uninterrupted three-week
vacation, their first In many
@ moon.
Their son, Mr.. Duff, IT., is
going from his home in Bos-
ton, Mass. to spend some
time with his parents.
Party Series
Director Of Army Budget
and Office Controller Of the
Army Mai. Gen. Robert
Hackett and Mrs. Hackett
will give a series Of late af-
ternoon parties during the
next several months In their
quarters at Fort Myer.
The first party was held
yesterday and the next one
Is planned for Saturday.
The Commandant, Potomac
River Naval Command, Rear
Admiral Laurence H. Frost,
are giving a garden party
this afternoon even II 1t
rains, because they'll bring
the garden indoors with the
guests and entertain on the
wide porches surrounding
Tingey House.
The hours have been stag
gered-4 to 5 and 5 to 7
pm.-So that they will have
q chance to chat with their
guests.
Admiral and Mrs. Frost
have Just bought a house on
Osceola road, Massachusetts,
avenue extended. They have
rented 1t temporarily to the
Second Secretary, New zea-
land Embassy, and Mrs.
Donald K. HUM.
The Army Chief Of Intel
ligence, Mai. Gen. Alva r,
Fitch, and Mrs. Fitch have
issued invitations for a din
ner on Thursday at the Fort
McNair Officers Club.
Their guests Of honor will
be the Military Attache of
Venezuela. Col. Marco An
tonic NORM, and Mrs. de
NORM, who are leaving
shortly for their homeland.
Coming from Caracas to
replace Col. NORM Is Col.
Humberto Vivas. Col. and
Mrs. Was are expected
shortly.
Returning Home
The Military Attache Of
In dia, Brig. Harbhajan
Singh. and Mrs. Singh are
going home in July. The pop
ular couple have been q
happy part Of the corps Of
attaches and will be much
missed.
On Friday, Brig. and Mrs.
Singh will give q late after
noon party to say farewell.
On July Is. Just before Brig.
Singh leaves, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Charles Denholm will
give q dinner In his honor at
the Fort McNair Officers
Club.
Mrs. Singh, with their
children Ushakumari and
Prithvipal, will leave July ;
by air for Delhi. Ushaku-
mari has Just finished heI
sophomore year at George
Washington University. She
is going home TO enter Ma
rinda House. University OF
Delhi. Prithvipal-"Polly" tc
his friends - has been at
tending Woodrow Wilson
High School. He will go To
school In Lucknow. India
when his father assumes his
new assignment.
Brig. Singh will leave July
10 and will spend a few days
in Europe before reporting
home on July 20. Brig. M. M
Nath will take over as Mill
tary Attache. He and Mrs
Nath are expected in mid
July.
The Australian Military
Attache, Col. Z. John H