European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              1 Page 16 a Maior asset for the marines the stars and stripes. Thursday april 25, 1968 Neucom hostess with the is photo by Schuettler maj. Roberts says her Job is mainly a matter of tact. Fey Sid Whipple staff writer Aphis Marine corps major is a Honey. Al blonde with sparkling Blue eyes an enticing smile and the manners of a Princess. These Are not the usual attributes Ofa Leatherneck officer but in the Case of maj. Roberta Roberts they Are Vita assets because she is protocol officer for the . European command eur com at Stuttgart. It is her Job to Welcome make comfortable transport House and schedule the activities of some 400 vips who visit the Headquarters of the american trl service command each  guests Range from congressmen and senators generals and admirals to ambassadors and foreign diplomats. Since Neucom has close relations wit the North Atlantic treaty organization this also involves some association with eminent citizens of All nato nations in Western  problems of diplomatic Courtesy and privilege of honors and delicate matters of precedence have never seemed to ruffle the major whose friends in Stuttgart Call her Neucom s hostess with the  All she says diplomatic protocol is merely a matter of Courtesy tact and above All common sense. A lifetime study of the delicate mat ters of precedence rank and official honors gun salutes and what not would t help a tactless person in some crisis one thing we Don t have to worry about she adds happily is the prob Lem of military salutes to our visitors. The fact is we have no Battery ate com and that spares us a lot of noise and trouble. Otherwise on someday it would sound As if we were laying Down a   rather than extensive study of the Maze of International codes customs and traditions she insists pro Vides the Best background for work As a protocol officer. And experience is something she s had plenty of. For example five years As office manager in the office of the Secretary of the Navy i Romul round the world missions guide and factotum for Frank b. Fay former under Secretary of we attendance at the. Famous full dress conference in Hawaii in 1984, a town included president Johnson Robert &.mcnamara, Maxwell Taylor Henry Cabot Lodge and practically the entire Vietnam Hierarchy. Manager. Which brings us to Roberts avocation the theatis. B ack in 63 and 64, when she a capt. Roberts at it. Belvoir \a., a was the guiding Star of one of the no successful service a comedy sketch called a ant debt which toured the East coast. Neucom s pretty hostess starred in Fant Sticks an american service show that played the East coast in 63, in which she will ave 1tel, the girl from the Hiriam famous by Anne Bancroft. J she also will be one o e jew area judges at the i9b8 a 1" contest.  Lake maj. Roberts was born i nil City and is a graduate o i just College. After equate , a no training she joined t he a e second lieutenant in 10-�8. Tan major s leaves i 1907. E of and i be enjoyed a vein a it she says