Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-17
SOCIAL NOTES


l"'hhCl iHulsu's tNtlluS III nOnOI OF
Mrs. Pauline Dunlap. Miss Florence
Patterson. Miss Constance Restarick.
/ Miss Marie Douglass, and Messrs. w.
A. Glasford Jr Of the preble. Mr..
McGill of the Colorado. Mr.. Hum,
and Mr.. Edwards. Music was fur
nished during the evening by Kaal
orchestra The table was attractive
/ ly decorated with mink and red car
nations.
| General and Mrs. de Witt spent
some time at Old Waikiki with their
son and daughter, DR.. and Mrs.
Blanchard.
General de witt, whose death oc-
Cured recently was born in Harris
burg, Pa. in 1910. lie was the son OF
the Rev. Dr.. William Radcliffe and
Mary lWallacel de witt. lie recciv-
ed his preparatory training at the
Harrisburg Academy, and entered
the Sophomore class of Princeton Col
lege in the autumn of 1857. He
graduated in the class of 1850. lie
began che study OF medicine. but
abandoned IL temporarily to enter
the army in 1861, as captain of one
of the companies of the 10th Regi-
Iment of Pennsy lvania Volunteers, lie
took an active part in most of the
battles OF the Army of the Potomac
when commanded by Generals Nc
IClellan and Burnside. His health
gave way under the strain and he
resigned He was able. however. to
complete his medical studies, and be-
fore the close of the war he re-enter-
ed the service ne acting assistant sur
geon OF volunteers. In April, 1861,
after examination, he was commits
stoned assistant surgeon, with the
rank OF first lieutenant in the regu-
lar army, and continued in active ser
vice until he was retired brigadier
general, August 10, 1908. Since that
time lie has lived in Washington Be
side his service as an officer of the
line during the Civil War, he tool;
part as surgeon in several campaigns
against the Indians, the most notable
being the expedition against the Mo-
doc tribe In the Lava-beds of North
crn California.
I'm the earlier part of his career
he was at many stations, the most OF
them being what were then frontier
posts. For several years he was sur
geon In charge of the Soldiers Home
in Washington. During the Spanish
American War he was stationed at
Fortress Monroe. He there organic.
J ed and superintended the United
States General Hospital and received
{ the sick and wounded who were
. brought in great numbers to that
= point from the seat of war. After
o the war he was for a time the chic
& surgeon or medical director of tn,
!. Department OF Cuba. His last active
service was rendered at Washington
| He succeeded Colonel, now General
Woodruff as superintendent of the
b, Medical Library and Museum, and az
, professor of army medicine In thu
- United States Army Medical School
: OF this school General de witt after
wards became president, and for &
time was acting surgeon general OF
the army. In 1908 he asked for re-
tirement. He was appointed Griga
der general Of the United States Ar,
my and retired August 10 of tina
year
General dc Witt was married II
1877 to Miss Josephine Lesesnc, %
Charleston, S. c., who survives hin
with four children, two of whom
Captain Wallace de Witt or the Med
seal Corps, and Captain John Lesesn
de Witt of the Goth Infantry ar,
officers of the army. or General d'
Wits brothers and sisters, the onl
!, survivor is the Rev DR.. John de wit
v professor of church history in Prince
ton Theological! Seminary" - Penn
d isylvunia Exchange.
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