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No. 118-98 May 12, 1998
Gen. Shelton to be Honored at the 1998 "Father of the Year" Awards Luncheon

Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be among those being honored at the 1998 "Father of the Year" awards luncheon on Wednesday, May 13, 1998. The event will be held at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, 52nd & Seventh Avenue, New York, N.Y. A brief press conference will be held at 10:45 a.m. (EDT), prior to the noon luncheon and award ceremony.

Media desiring to cover the events should contact Joe Rivers, The National Father's Day Committee, at (212) 594-6471.