Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-06
Her Social Ambitions Draw
 Father to Washington.
VETERANS SOON TIRE OF IT
Old-Time Southern Families Repre- sented In the Southern Keller AS sociaton of the National Cap
 itai i- Several Lees
 on List.
By GEORGE CLINTON.

army put Ill several hours day try ing to get the authorities to detail them for duty in Washington. There are a few officers who spurred by their own wishes in the matter, do try to get desks in the war department; but most of the commissioned ones are urged to the task of wire pulling by their wives and daughters who long for the social gayety to be had on the banks of the Potomac4a gayety which is in marked contrast to thst on the banks of the Snake river in Idaho, or on the banks of the Buad river, Ben guet province, Philippine islands.
 It takes only a casual glance at the list of army officers detailed for duty in Washington to show that the vast majority of them entered years ago into the marriage state and have grown daughters. The army girls of Washington have great time of it, but they are compelled to make the most of the four years Washington de- tail of their fathers, for after an active campaigner has had few months, or
 
 reception duty, to say nothing of the deadly dullness of desk work. he longs for the hardtack, bacon and coffee of the frontier and for the exercise of drills and campaigns. Washington din ners kill more army officers than do Philippine bullets.
 There is an Army and Navy club in the capital of which all officers on duty here are members. There is also an Army and Navy club composed of young girls, daughters of the men who wear the blue on land and sea. The girls of the army and navy circle are socially very fortunate. From the very nature of the calling of their fathers they are invited everywhere. The colors are passport to the White House and passport to the embas- sies and to the homes of civilians.
 Southern Relief Society.
 The Southern Relief society of Washington gives great charity ball at this season every year. This organ ization cares for destitute southern families and for invalided Confederate soldiers who live in the District sof Columbia, !
 The roster of membership 9f this society Is interesting, and goes to show that the old-time southern fam lilies by no means are dying out The hrst three names on the list of pa tronesses of one of the balls were Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Mrs Stonewall Jack. son and Mrs. Harry Heth. These are three names for southerners to conjure with.
 One does not need to go far through the list before the name of Lee is met and then there are other Lees to fol- low. They are all of the old genuine stock. Robert E. Lee Jr., son of Capt Robert E. Lee. and grandson of Gen. Robert E. Lee. is business man in Washington. He Is about six feet three inches tall and weighs about a4O pounds. iIe' is a living ,refutation of any thought that the Lees. may have deteriorated physically. Blair Lee. a well known Baltimore Democratic lead CT, Is well known in Washington soei- ety. This Lee is of Union family He Is son of Admiral Lee, who was in command of the South American fleet at the outbreak of the Civil war. He brought his ships north and the country watched anxiously to See whether he would cast his fortunes With the Union or with the Confederacy. He stood by the Union while his relatives the Lees of Virginia, cast their lo, with the south.
 Carroiis Live in Paris,
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Carroll occa. sionally come. to Washington to visit Mrs. aCarrou is a grand daughter of George Bancroft, the historian. Charles Carroli sher husband. is a great-great. grandson of Charles Carroll of Carroll ton, signer of the Declaration of Inde pendence. It might be taken fo, granted that two persons of the good : old American descent of MT. and Mrs Carroll would make this country taei, home, but seemingly they prefer tc live in Paris where the old French aristocracy has taken them up and ad mitted them to the inner circle.
 When one of the descendants of th, historian Bancroft visits Washington he or she can drop into the old resi- dence where the writer of histor, lived, and there partake of a plate O ham and eggs or something else sus taining. The fine old Bancroft res; dence has been turned into restau rant.
 Gen. John c. Black of Chicago aged survivor. of the Civil war. is stil president of the civil service commis sion. General Black was so badl, wounded in battle that it was though he never could recover. and once con gress voted him large monthly pen sion for total disability. The genera survived his wounds and in neasur got back his health, although he take every known fresh air means to kee, himself in trim for his work He is Democrat and he was appointed 10 hi present office by Theodore Roosevelt, Republican.