1960 Press Photo Mrs. Robert Beck, Gen. William Chase, Houston bicentennial

Bicentennial chairmen - Major General William C. Chase, retired, and Mrs. Robert L. Beck, Houston-area chairmen, discuss plans for the bicentennial observance of Brown University in 1964. The seventh oldest college in the United States, Brown University administers and coordinates its curricula with Pembroke College, of which Mrs. beck is an alumna. The university is located in Providence, Rhode Island. Memorial services for retired Major General William Curtis Chase of Houston, among the last of the surviving generals of World War II, recipient of many military commendations and one time adviser to Chiang Kai-Shek, are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. John the Divine Chapel, River Oaks and Westheimer. Burial will be at the Fort Sam Houston cemetery in San Antonio at 2:45 p.m. Friday, with George H. Lewis & Sons officiating.

Photo is dated 1960.

Photo measures 8.25 x 10.25 inches.