Receptions

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) and his wife, Margret Pace (center), arriving at a reception for the Foreign Defense Ministers at the Officers Club, Fort McNair. All others are unidentified.

The receiving line at Secretary of the Army Frank Pace's reception for visiting foreign Defense Ministers at the Officer's Club at Fort McNair. Left to right: French Minister of National Defense Jules Moch, British Minister of National Defense Emanuel Shinwell, unidentified woman, Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace (mostly obscured), Secretary Pace (partly obscured). All others are unidentified.

The receiving line at Secretary of the Army Frank Pace's reception for visiting foreign Defense Ministers at the Officer's Club at Fort McNair. Left to right: Canadian Minister of National Defense Brooke Claxton, French Minister of National Defense Jules Moch, British Minister of National Defense Emanuel Shinwell, unidentified guest, Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace, Secretary Pace.

The receiving line at Secretary of the Army Frank Pace's reception for visiting foreign Defense Ministers at the Officer's Club at Fort McNair. Left to right: French Minister of National Defense Jules Moch (mostly cut off on left), British Minister of National Defense Emanuel Shinwell, unidentified guest, Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace (partly obscured), Secretary Pace. All others are unidentified.

The receiving line at Secretary of the Army Frank Pace's reception for visiting foreign Defense Ministers at the Officer's Club at Fort McNair. Left to right: French Minister of National Defense Jules Moch, British Minister of National Defense Emanuel Shinwell, unidentified guest, Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace, Secretary Pace.

Unidentified male and female guests at Secretary of the Army Frank Pace's reception for the visiting foreign Defense Ministers at the Officer's Club at Fort McNair.

Canadian Minister of National Defense Brooke Claxton (second from left) extends a hand to unknown guests at Secretary of the Army Frank Pace's reception for the Defense Ministers. Left to right: unidentified woman, Claxton, unidentified man, French Minister of National Defense Jules Moch (mostly obscured), British Minister of National Defense Emanuel Shinwell, and Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) and Jules Moch, French Minister of National Defense, (right) examining a flag at Secretary Pace's reception for the visiting foreign Defense Ministers at the Officer's Club at Fort McNair.

French Minister of National Defense Jules Moch (center) and French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (right) walking with an unidentified United States Army soldier to Secretary of the Army Frank Pace's reception for the visiting foreign Defense Ministers at Fort McNair.

Unidentified guests milling around at Secretary of the Army Frank Pace's reception for the Defense Ministers at the Officer's Club at Fort McNair. Members of the band are on the right.