Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
Navy and Marine Corps Notes.

Rear Admiral Walter c. Cowles, L.
s ~, recently retired from command
of the Asiatic station. accompanied by
his wife. has gone to San Francisco.
where both are being lavishly enter
tanned by naval and resident society
of that city.
Capt. F. NJ. Bennett. U. S. N, who has
been on the Pacific coast for several
years past. is now in command of the
navy yard at Mare Island. with his
wife and daughter, who have been
prominent in the hospitality extended
to all visiting naval officers and their
families since the opening OF the en-
position. Mrs. Bennett will be most
plea sanity remembered in Washington
as the former Miss Eastman. daughter
of the late Mai. Robert Eastman OF
the army. Miss Bennett is one of the
very attractive debutantes of the past
season and is at present enjoying to
the utmost the pleasures of belleship.
Miss Cornelia Truxtun, daughter of
the late Commodore w T. Truxtun of
the navy. is at Sweet Chalybeate
Springs Of Virginia, where she Joined
her mother on the list instant, after a
visit to relatives In Buffalo. n. Y.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Charles J.
Badger, accompanied by Mrs. f. S.
Simpson and Miss Simpson of st. Paul.
Mimi, are enjoying a visit to Atlantic
City.
Ensign E. A. Wills. U. S. n. and wife
have as their guests at Norfolk Mr..
and Mrs E. Snead Alvord of this city.
Lieut.. r. Z. bennett. u. S. N. has re-
turned to Newport, after visit to his
parents at Kittery point. Me.
The commandant of the navy yard
and Mrs. Edward Eberle are the guests
at present of the latter's brother-in-
law and sister, Capt. and Mrs. John j.
Knapp. at the League Island navy
ward, and from there will go to At
hafo efyIrp inc RI
ington.
Mrs. Walling. wife of Commodor B.
T. Nalling. U. S. N. has as her guest
at Orange, n. j., her mother. Mrs. Rob-
ert Boyd.
Mrs. Fitch, wife of Lieut.. Aubrey
Old Point Comfort. Va. after a visit to
Mrs Conger in this city. Lieut.. Fitch
is at present attached to the L. S. S
Yankton.
Commander n. E. Irwin. L. S,
N. commanding the L. S S. New Or
leans arrived in Washington on the 26th
instant. on waiting orders, and whiie
here is making his headquarters a t the
Cairo.
Paymaster W. V. H. Rose U.
= n, has recently been Joined
III Las Animas, Col. by his mother, who
will make her home with him at that
place
Rear Admiral and Mrs. w. H. Bron-
son are now in New York. after
charming automobile TRIP through the
Adirondack region.
Lieut. Commander Thomas c. Hart.
L. s. N. accompanied by his wife. has
returned to their home at Bryn Mawr.
Pa, after a pleasant stay at Atlantic
City.
Maj. Charles s. Hill U. S.
NJ. C.. before assuming his new
duties at the Naval War College at
Newport, is enjoying a visit to his old
home at Concord. n. H.
Mrs. Horace Mcfarland, widow of
Commander Macfarland. L. S. ~,
accompanied by her son. Master
Jack Hudgins, has gone to New YORK,
after having spent the summer camp
ing in the mountains of Pennsylvania
Early in the autumn Mrs. mcfarland
winter in Washington with her mother,
Mrs Francois Berger Moran The
latter, at present, is at the Panama
Capt. Edward J. Dorm, L. s.
N. and wife, who have been en-
towing leisure1y western trip since
leaving Washington in the early sum
mer, are at present visiting capt
Dorn's sisters the Misses Dorm, at the
1atters home in San Francisco capt
and Mrs Dorm will not return to their
home in this city until some time IN
Lieut.. Raymond c. Thomas. at present
attached to the Norfolk navy yard. is
visiting former Mayor and Mrs.
f. Clay Timanus, at their home IN
baltimore. where Mrs. Thomas and
children have been for some time past.
n is spending a fortnight at his for
mer home in Portland. Me.