Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-03

home. No. g. Clin road, Nantucket, to
remain until the autumn.
Mrs. Comfy. widow of Maj. Clifton
Comfy, who has been at the Grafton
for several months. left last week for
Clarksburg, W. Va
| Mrs. Merriam, wife of Maj. Lewis
Merriam. retired. returned to her home
at Washington q fortnight since from
san Francisco. where she has been for
several months visiting her son-in-law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Gill
lespie. Mrs. Merriam, on first arriving
| at San Francisco, was the guest of her
son, Capt. II. c. Merriam, U. s. A., who
is now in Honolulu.
| Lieut. Donald M. McRae, son of Col.
James H McRae. has been honored
by the awarding for his gallant
service somewhere In France Of
the Military Cross Of Great Britain.
Since September IA Lieut. McRae has
| been serving as MISUNDERSTANDING
gence and scout officer Of the 14th
Canadians. and has been almost con-
stantly on active duty.
| MAI. George B. Pillsbury, accompanied
by Mrs. Pillsbury and their three chill.
| dren, has gone to San Francisco as
corps Of the army. a detail which at
| this time Is most acceptable. as Mrs.
Pillsbury is a San Franciscan. This
spring will mark the reunion Of the
three sisters-Mrs. Pillsbury. Mrs
| George Van Horne Lansdale and Mrs
George Hood Of Redlands. Cal.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Donald B. Sanger have
visiting them at Fort Mason. Cal, Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander Muir Houston OF
st. Louis.
Mr.. Melville H. Putnam, the seven
teen-year-old son Of the late Maj. AL
fred B. Putnam. Corps of Engineers
has gone to West Point. having re.
ceived his appointment for the United
States Military Academy.
Col. and Mrs. c. NICK. salzman are
entertaining at their home. 1869 Mint.
wood place. the latter's sister. Miss Vir-
Capt Van Horn was Joined, at the
kP1attsburg barracks last week, by Mrs
Van Horn and their son.
Mrs. William P. Wooten, wife Of Col
| Wooten, on leaving Washington will &c
for the summer to Boston. At present
Mrs. Wooten has as her guest at the
Washington barracks Mrs. Joseph H
Earle. wife Of Capt Earle.
Miss Dorothy Smith. daughter OF
Gen. Smith. retired, has gone to Fort
Sam Houston, Tex, for visit to Miss
| Katherine VIM.
| Mrs James Parker, wife Of Brig. Gen.
| Parker, since their arrival at Fort Sam
| Houston, has been most successfully
promoting the Red Cross work at that
post In her capacity of chairman of the
Fort Sam Houston branch.
Lieut.. and Mrs Robert W. Strong
have had as their guest at Fort Myer
for some weeks the latter's mother.
Mrs. Mainly, who returned last week
to her home at Cleveland Ohio.
Maj. William D. Forsyth was Joined
last week at the Preside. where he
| went recently on temporarily duty, by
Mrs. Forsythe and their daughter
Elizabeth.
Capt. Clemens Mcmillan, recently ar
rived at Fort Myer. Va. from Eagle
Pass. Tex, has gone to New York,
where his duties for the present will
be in the medical supply depot. Mrs.
Mcmillan and their son Ambrose will
remain at Fort Myer.
Capt. David H. Scott Is visiting his
family at Fort Myer, Va, before go
ing to the Plattsburg training camp,
where he will be an instructor.
Mrs. Edwin Guthrie, wife of Lieut..
Guthrie, who has been visiting rela-
tives at Washington for several months,
will leave this week to rejoin Lieut.
Guthrie at Fort Douglas. Utah.
Capt. and Mrs. w. B. Bennett have
gone to Kentucky. where Mrs. Bennett
will remain while her husband is with
his regiment at Gettysburg.
Col. George H. Sands. now on duty at
the Army War College. has taken an
apartment at 1868 Columbia road
where. with Mrs. Sands, he is now set
tied.
Maj. and Mrs. Charles G. Brownlee
have had as their guest for some weeks
at Fort Totten. N. Y, the 1atter's sister,
Miss Marion O'Connor, daughter of Col.
Charles M. OConnor, whose marriage
to Lieut.. Edwin A. Clarke, U. S. A.,
took place there yesterday.
Lieut.. Col Thomas swobe, retired,
accompanied by Mrs. Swobe. has gone
to Berkeley. Cal, where they will visit
their son until Col Swobe is assigned
Corps. in accordance with his request.
Maj. j. G. Johnson has been joined in
the Canal Zone by Mrs. Johnson and
their daughter Marian. who expect to
remain for several months.
Col Samuel E. Allen and Mrs. Allen
will shortly leave Washington for Col.
Aliens new post, at Seattle. where.
after a visit to st. Louis, they will be
Joined by their daughters. who left
this city May % for Missouri.
DR.. ]. S. Coulter, now on duty in the
surgeon generals office, War Depart
ment. was joined here last week by