The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-25

tant generals department. u. 8. A., ar
rived in Washington recently for tenn
porary duty In the War Department. He
Is staying at the Bancroft.
Medical Director Edward H. Green. U.
8. NJ, was placed on the retired list re-
Medical Corps. which position II now held
by Medical Director w. r. Du Bose.
He had been serving as president of the
naval examining board and board OF
medical examiners at the Washington
Navy Yard since July Z. 1918. He was
born In Maryland April IS. 1853. and en-
tered the navy as an assistant surgeon
March II, 1919. He was promoted to sur
geon In 1880 and to medical director In
1909 Medical Director Green was sur.
geon of the Thetis in the Greedy relief
expedition in 1854 and is the only officer
Of that vessel of the expedition still OH
the active list. During his service he
spent fourteen years and eight months
at sea.
Capt and Mrs. c. W. Mcmillan, OF
Fort Myer, Va, entertained at a buffet
supper recently in honor Of their house
guest, Mrs. e. G. Cope. jr., Of Omaha,
the guests afterwards attending the hop
In the administration building The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Reside, Col.
and Mrs. c. T. Menoher. Mr.. and Mrs.
0. p. Newman, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Smith. Capt. and Mrs. w. NJ Connell.
Capt. and Mrs. Lewis Forester. Lieut..
and Mrs. p. l.. Turber, Miss Reside,
Capt. Felix r. Hill, Mrs. Tauscher. Mr..
Menoher. Miss Fillmore, and Mr.. Gilbert
Bixby.
Passed Assistant Surgeon B. F. Shee-
han. L. s. NJ, entertained at dinner
at the Army and Navy Club recently
in honor OF DIR. Charles NJ. Byrnes, of
nra l.
lam A. White. Tom A. Williams, James
ID. Gatewood. Edgar Thompson, Plead
well MadiRan. Eaton Hickling, Capt.
Woodson. L. s. A., and DR.. Stuart of
Baltimore.
Mrs. Francis Bowditch Willy. wife
OF Capt Wildly, engineer corps, U.
s. A. who has been spending a few
days at Washington as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. McMichael at Stoneleigh
Court: has left for her home at Wheel
ing, W. Va. Capt. Wildly has been
transferred from Wheeling to Ravens
wood. W Va. where he will be in
charge Of the Ohio River dam. Mrs.
Wildly will join him as soon as she
closes their home at Wheeling.
Passed Assistant Surgeon H. l..
Brown, L. S. N, attached to the U. 3
S. Alabama, arrived in Washington
Monday on a brief leave of absence.
While here he was a guest at 1872
East Capitol street.
Lieut. A. r. Underwood. Twentieth
United States Infantry, was a guest at
1888 Woodley place last week.
Capt. Albert Gleaves. U. s. N, and
Mrs. Gleaves announce the engagement
Of their daughter, Anne Heap, to Lieut.
Thomas Earle Van Metre. U. S. NJ,
now stationed on the New York. The
marriage will take place in the early
summer. Capt. Gleaves now Is IN
command of the Utah. Mrs. Gleaves
is spending a few days in Washington.
Lewis Tenney Ross. son of Capt
Tenney Ross. L. S. A, has just been
notified that he passed No. / among
the fifty or more young men who re-
Gently took the examination for Pres
idential appointments to West Point
Mr.. Ross was graduated from the
Central High School of this city last
year and was captain of company A of
the high school cadets. He has been
taking postgraduate work at the Cen
trail School this year.