Receptions

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) is giving a gift to the visiting Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (center) at a reception held in the General's honor at Fort McNair. The other military officer on the right is unidentified.

Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace (third from left, facing camera) and Mrs. Martin Vogel (fourth from left) chatting with members of the 82nd Airborne at reception held by Mrs. Vogel. All others unidentified.

First Lady Bess Truman (third from left) and Madame Henri Bonnet, wife of the French Ambassador to the United States (right) greet unidentified ladies at the French Embassy on the occasion of the House and Embassy Tour.

Current and former Women's Army Corps (WAC) Directors greet guests in the receiving line at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the WACs. From left to right: retired Colonel Westray B. Leslie; Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson; Major Mildred Bailey (mostly obscured); Mrs. Carter Magruder; and General Carter Magruder (Ret.). Others are unidentified. The reception was held in Patton Hall at Fort Myer, Virginia.

Current and former Women's Army Corps (WAC) Directors are manning the receiving line at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the WACs. From left to right: retired Colonel Mary Hallaren (partly obscured); retired Colonel Westray B. Leslie; unidentified female guest; Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson; Mr. Elmer Rasmuson; Major Mildred Bailey (partly obscured). (L-R) Colonel Mary Halloran (Ret) stands next to Colonel Westray Battle Boyce Leslie (Ret) as they greet an unidentified guest. Meanwhile, Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson greets her husband, Mr.

Current and former Women's Army Corps (WAC) Directors are manning the receiving line at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the WACs. Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson (third from left) greets the mother of retired Colonel Mary Hallaren while her mother, Mrs. Milligan, is greeted by Major Mildred Bailey (fifth from left). On the far left is retired Colonel Westray B. Leslie, chatting with an unidentified man. The reception was held in Patton Hall at Fort Myer, Virginia.

WAC Director Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson (center) cuts an anniversary cake with the assistance of Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. (left) and General Barksdale Hamlett (right), Vice Chief of Staff, United States Army. The cake was served at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the Women's Army Corps, held at Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia.

Current and former Women's Army Corps (WAC) officers are manning the receiving line at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the WACs. From left to right: Colonel Mary Hallaren (Ret.); Colonel Westray B. Boyce Leslie (Ret.); Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson; Major Mildred Bailey; Mrs. Elvis Stahr; and Secretary of the Army Elvis Stahr, Jr. The reception was held in Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia.

Current and former Women's Army Corps (WAC) Directors are manning the receiving line at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the WACs. From left to right: unidentified woman; retired Colonel Westray B. Leslie; Mary (Mrs. Omar) Bradley; Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson; Major Mildred Bailey (mostly obscured); and retired General Omar Bradley. The reception was held in Patton Hall at Fort Myer, Virginia.

Current and former Women's Army Corps (WAC) officers are manning the receiving line at a reception honoring the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the WACs. From left to right: unidentified woman (back to camera); Colonel Irene Galloway; Colonel Mary Hallaren (Ret.); Colonel Westray B. Leslie (Ret.); Lieutenant Colonel Catherine H. Foster; Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson (mostly obscured); and Major Mildred Bailey. The reception was held in Patton Hall at Fort Myer, Virginia.