The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-27

the soldier laddies were outnumbered
by the younger men OF the Diplomatic
Corps. who have always hocked about
the Delano girls as bees about
honey pot
The wives Of such army and marine
officers as expect to accompany our
expeditionary force to the front are
Matching all manner OF schemes and
plots to get TO France. OF course.
they are anxious to be on the same
side Of the water a. their husbands.
and who can blame them2 They are
more than willing TO 60 as nurses.
but the Red Cross authorities won't
hear of that Naturally they must
refuse or they would be svamted
with inexperienced volunteers. Never
theless, I'll wager that some Of the
determined women to whom ! have
talked will accomplish their design
by hook or crook.
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American University Grounds
New Covered with Tents.
All of the officers stationed at the
washington Barracks expect to be In
France by September. Some Of them
will go before with General Pershing.
Altogether, the barracks has been
stripped Of its men. Some have gone
to Lsavenworth to organize engineer
regiments, some to Pittsburgh for the
same purpose. The rest are divided
between a camp at Belvoir. Va. and
one At the American University,
where recruits are In training.
The American University has been
transformed over night almost from
a lonely, deserted spot-ths unlver-
sity has never been opened. you know
into q scene Of life and activity.
The grounds are covered with tents,
fires burn here and there, mules are
auartered in one corner, and recruits
are drilling In squads all over the
place. The whole neighborhood, par
ttcularIy Wisconsin avenue, has
taken on q very military atmosphere.
The street cars are filed with sol
dfers. punches Of army mules driven
by soldiers on horseback, block the
traffic occasionally. The Country
Club and the new buildings Of the
Mt. Vernon Seminary are in the midst
OF the excitement.
Belvoir has been an engineers
camp for some years The Govern
ment owns several thousand acres on
the Potomac near Gunston Hall. pur-
chased originally, I believe, for the
District workhouse. However, the
residents Of that neighborhood raised
objections, 50 the workhouse was es-
tab1Ished at OccoQuan. and the reser-
walton, where the engineers went into
camp every summer before the troops
were sent to the border, was laid
out at Belvoir.
The camp will have to be greatly
enlarged for its present purpose and
much Of the woods will have to be
cleared, imagine. II was there that
the engineers got their instruction
in trench building. the erecting OF
barbed wire entanglements, and
where they had target practice.
Entertain 100 Guests at
It'll wedding Anniversary.
Senator and Mrs Peter Goelet
Gerry's seventh wedding anniversary
was properly celebrated last evening
when that attractive young couple
entertained 100 distinguished guests
at dinner followed by dancing at the
Country Club. So unusual these days
Is a party Of such dlmensions-unlsss
II be given for some visiting celebrity
that II was all the more enjoyed.
The quaint clubhouse Grasslands,
the old Whitney place, you know-was
decorated in original and charming
fashion The Gerrys are entertain
ing a house marty for the occasion
at the GIst Blair place at Silver
Spring. which they have leased for
the summer.
VIII you ever forget how the news
papers ran amuck over young Peter
Gerry's marriage to the beautiful
Mathilde Townsend? Columns were
printed about them before and after
the wedding and I always treasure
the amusing recollection of one line
which appeared BE good to her,
Peter, she's the pet of Washington"
Do write soon, Susan. to
JEAN ELIOT.