The Washington times., 1917-10-28

have his clothes on for ninety con-
secutive hours. There was q short
age of ambulance workers so those
on duty had to work necessarily.
He said that the other day he turned
eight men, who had been badly
gassed. over TO a hospital and was
surprised to md that the nurse who
took them in charge was none other
than Janet Fish, Hamilton Fish's
daughter. Mr.. Gibson says he hopes
to get a vacation in January or Feb
ruary; that he feels the needs a rest.
washingtOn's Leisure Glass
Now Its Busiest. .-,.-
As the poorest people in England
just now are the rich people. 90 the
, busiest class in Washington Is the lsis-
! ure class. Not only Is everybody. man
and woman, engaged in some sort of
war work. but many girls who have
been leading more or less butterfly
existences, are getting down to brass
tacks and becoming bread winners.
Go into the food administration.
building. for instance. and you feel
that you must be attending an after
noon tea or bridge party, for on all
sides you are greeted by women you
have been accustomed to meet at So
cial functions. Emily Kutz, daugh-
ter OF Colonel and Mrs. Charles KutZ.
is there. Colonel Kuts, as you prob
ably remember. resigned from the
post of District Commissioner for &C.
tive service, and has been in France
for several months. Emily studied
stenography in the spring, and ac-
cepted a position in the food adminis-
tratlon when II was first organized.
Emma Casey Is working there, too;
also Mary Radford, Katherine Du-
Bose. and a dozen. other girls you and
know.
Nancy Jones. who works with the
civilian relief committee, is taking q
| law course at George Washington
University, in order that she may be
better fitted for her duties. One of
the Burleson girls-Lucy, ! Thinks
studying stenography, evidently with
the idea OF doing something useful
after she completes her course at one
OF the local business colleges; and
at the same school are Helen Welsh.
daughter of Col. and Mrs. Robert S.
Welsh, and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert II.
Browns elder daughter, Esoise
Brown.
Then there's christobeI Hill. She.
| u gOu plthSEs nAb NdhCu ONGE ENOEd
Sands school. Miss Sands, who is
the daughter OF the late Rear Ad-
miral Sands, has for several years
had q small and exclusive school for
very young children, only a dozen or
so in all. Last year Christobel
helped her with her pupils, and this
i season, when Miss Sands decided TO
enter the Government service, she
was asked TO take full charge.
She has classes from 8 to IL o'clock
at her home, 1715 Eighteenth street.
and her venture bids fair to meet
with great success. She has among
/ her pupils the two young sons OF
Major and Mrs. Ulysses s. Grant, 3D.,
Walter and Francis. and three OF DR..
and Mrs. Ryan Devereux's younger
children. And after next week little
Caroline de Buisseret 10 to be in
cluded in the roster OF her pupils.
This little girl has been making her
home with her grandmother, Mrs.
John P. Story, since the tragic death
OF her mother. Countess de Buisseret,
in Belgium in the early days OF the
war Her husband, who was in the
diplomatic service Of Belgium. was
unable TO reach her before she died.
Polly Patehin BACK
In Washington Again.
It's good TO have Polly Isatehin
back again and comfortably estab-
lished In an apartment at tie Cordova
side by each with the apartment
where her mother, Mrs. Beverly Ran
dolph Mason, lives. Just think Mrs.
Patchln has been away full three
years, and now there's another Polly
in the family. q little lady VINO was
christened Mary Halsey Patchin. She
was born in London, and her elder
sister, Betty, in China, so you see it's
quite a cosmopolitan family.
| Phil Patchin, who was sent TO Lon
don by the New York Tribune In the
early days of the war. came back In
! February, presumably on Il short
business trip. and left his family be-
hind him. Then. after he reached
=. ashIngton. he was drafted by the
State Department TO look after it's
publicity work, and Mrs. Patchin and
the two little girls passed many lone
ly months In England before they
could come to him. 1t takes nerve
to cross the ocean with two small
children in these pArlous times.
As Polly Mason. Mrs. Patchin was
very popular In WI ashinEton before