Medals & Ministers

Like any grandfather, Dwight Eisenhower enjoys a romp with his grandchildren. But shortly after the three Eisenhower grandchildren arrived at the White House last week, the President was told to keep his distance: White House Physician Howard Snyder had detected a slight cold, and he warned Ike not to infect the kids. Despite the cold, the President kept steadily at his heavy schedule, and another ailment--a "slightly sprained" wrist--did not prevent him from a quick round of golf at Burning Tree Country Club.

Last week, as it has been for the past several weeks, the White House list of appointments was heavy with foreign callers. Mme. Chiang Kai-shek came in for tea and some serious talk. Dutch Foreign Minister J.M.A.H. Luns had a lengthy discussion of European defense. NATO Secretary Lord Ismay was the honor guest at the Eisenhowers' first full-blown state dinner. South Korean Foreign Minister Yong Tae Pyun called, and General John E. Hull, vice chief of staff, departing on an important special mission to Egypt, dropped in at the White House for final instructions.

Last week the President also:

P: Congratulated his alma mater on its 151st anniversary. "The graduate of West Point," he wrote, "modest as may be his own natural endowments, goes through life ever facing a stern personal challenge--can he live up to the record of those who have worn the cadet grey before him? Happily for West Point and for our country, the building record of today's graduates is equal to that of their predecessors. A salute to all of them."

P: Presented the first Congressional Medal of Honor of his Administration to shockheaded, rugged Duane E. Dewey of South Haven, Mich., a former Marine Corps corporal who won the country's highest award for throwing himself on a Communist grenade in Korea, saving the lives of two comrades.

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