The Washington times., 1916-10-01
A Chronicle o.
cCociety

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ing with Mary's mother, Mrs; Hawn.
They will leave the baby Win me.
for their new home. and in the spring
Mary will come back to the>s'a ior
her.
Jimmie Phelan is in Memphis with his
mother. but Bobbie. who was mn saIna
several years ago, In way up IN Aihsha'
He has no children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Kearney are
absurdly happy over their new oaD ;o,.
TSP the l 4 is Of % boy san sir The
youngster In their first child. although
they have been married almost ten
years, and Is only about week old;
mrs; Kearney was sor Be mae,ore when
took place in Trinity Catholic Church;
was n gala event in that historic and
exclusive old town.
than his pretty bride, but l always
thought him one of the incest men J
ever knew. He is an official OF some
big railroad company. and they nave
s mSde their their home In sesn RUNS M To-
Washington to see her family. 20 has
kept in close touch with her friends
here. Mr. Kearney IL a brother OF
Mary Kearney. who married Prince
Another Georgetown family is boast
Ing n new baby. The Junior Theodore
ellis, Mr.. and Mrs Gill. have little
daughter about three weeks old; This
Is their second child. Mrs. Gill was
formerly Jullette Paris.
Receive Interesting
Letter From Border.
Perhaps you'd like to hear some ex-
tracts from a letter which reached
me from Brownsville. Tex. the other
day and which thought decidedly in
terestinR. NV correspondent begins
by stating that for her the horrors
and hardships OF the border are re;
duced to seeing n very occasional
large bug! Then she goes on: The
town has a number OF fine houses,
many big mansions like the one In
which we were lucky enough TO sc.
cure quarters. The shops are not
much. but they s are surely making ~ NC
or rather the fortunes or their
There seem to be lots Of nice peo-
pie among the natives. iudsine IRON
other day - figurez vous, bridge
among the hardships OF the border
but the Mexicans are exactly like
circumstances l suppose they abound
Right now they are outnumbered
and out-picturesaued by the hordes
Of miiitISmen you see al over .ne
are right here, and. OF course quite
few regulars, too.
The Rio Grande Is most disap-
pointing: II Is so narrow YOU can al =
most throw a stone across mot duite)
and right now IL Is overcoming It's
banks at a great rate. ! DO want 10
go over into Mexico; but All onieers
Lewis will have TO get special per-
mission and then go in cts
Trees and Shrubbery
! Abound in Gardens.
There are lots of palm trees and
many lovely towering trees and shrubs
In the gardens. on the way to Point
Isabel, some thirty miles. where we mo-
tored one day for sailing and swim In
the Gulf. the country was fat as a
board. with no trees nor haoitauons for
apparently unowned donkeys. Mexican
Packards." grazing by, the way. we
also saw mirage on the way. low
down on the horizon. 1t ism so hot al
at Leavenworth. and the nights are al
ways breezy and pleasant. There are
hops at the post twice week. movies
OF course, and plenN OF tea parties In
town. so you see we are quite wei en-
tertained."
There. you have probably guessed
| which of my correspondents has mi
grated from Leavenworth to the border
/ and you've guessed right. Ruth Bliss
When the opening of the school a
! Leavenworth. to which Captain Wat,
| kins has been detailed was postponed
| for the nth time to October l6. she
J packed her trunk and went south or
| two days notice, and ever since she's
J been reCretting that she didn't go soon.
/ or. Though everything was supposed
/ to be full and even undesirable quar-
! tiers abgNlutely unobtainable. Captain
| Watkins managed to snd the incest sort
! OF a place to live. and they are both al
/ happy as clans.
| II nothing happens to change theil
plans they'll go back to Leavenwortf
about the middle of October: and they
are hoping to come to washington a,
| Mrs. Monte Fox. who has been or
| the border since last January. and hei
small daughter. Miss Shirley Fox
Texas born, II you please. are thinkins
winter. The Heyl family is making
| preparations for their return. Lieuten.
ant Fox has Just finished months
| leave. which enabled him to make the
acquaintance OF a daughter already SIX
months old. and has gone back into
Mexico, where he Is on duty with the
engineers. He won't get out again un'
! less he Is ordered to another station, sc
there's no manner Of use In Helen's
! staying in Texas any longer. Lieuten.
ant Fox was ordered into Mexico Just
two days before the baby was born, and
Just managed to get a leave this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Talcott
Lease Home for Winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund NJ. Talcot'
have leased their pretty home in H
street. and will pass the winter with
! Mr.. Talcott's mother. Mrs. T. Edward
Hambleton in the adjoining house.
charming family have taken the Tai.
colt house, John Haas, his wife. and
two children. They are English peo.
pie who have only lived in Washington
about a year, having como here from
Montclair.
Mrs. Talcott will 20 to Mobile in few
| days to visit hor son-in-law and dauRh.
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Barclay. Mo
bile is Mrs. Talcott's old home, so she
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