The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-23

and came near losing his ME. Per
haps hs has the distinction Of being .
the nrEt American oficsr eassed.
The chemists have come heretofors
under the engineer corps Of the army,
but henceforth are to be a distinctive
corps with their own insignia.
The Twelfth Field Artillery Of the
regular army. which was at 81.
Asaph's. near Alexandria, for months,
and which was packed up ready 10
move TO other quarters since some
time In October, has finally zone
somewhere. That means that lieut..
John Bslientins Pitney has departed.
likewise Lieut. LArkin w. Glazebrook.
Charles p. Taft. & and n number OF
others who win be gresuy missed
Mrs. Henry 3. Clark. who has q
pretty home in Chevy Chase near the
apartment house. 10 leaving shortly 20
join her husband. Col. Clark. at Camp
Funston. She viii not take her chli-
orsn with her. nor giye up the house
II was with general disappointment
That the news was received that Mr..
ana MIS-. Lewis Nixon ara not 70 pass
the winter In washinTton. After ,eas.
ing the beautiful home Of Capt. and
Mrs. Charles Harlow, In Massachu-
setts avenue. they decided to remain
In New York, and will sublet q. Now
II Is heard here that Mr.. Nixon Sc
urged 70 be a candidate for police
commissioner in New York. Mr.. Nixon
has held q number Of political POSI-
lions In New York and has always
proved TO be efficient In every thing
he has undertaken. Il 10 Understood
that Mr.. Nixon FIRST declined, but un-
der pressure Of friends and members
Of the city's new administration. 70 be
reconsioer1ng. His reluctance "a said
TO be due to the fact that he n giving
all his time to shipbuildinE under the
Federal program He was q leader
Of Tammany Han for q short time
several years ago and last autumn
was proposed repeatedly a. a desir-
able candidate for mayor.
Mrs. Martin Nixon Miller, who on
account OF war conditions, has been
spending much time IN Washington
this fall and winter has sreturned TO
her home IN Chestnut Hill, Philadel-
phia, as Capt. Nixon Miller has sailed
for France. He was connected in
some way with the camouhage train
ing camp at the American University
John c. Groome. OF Philadelphia,
who has been commissioned . lieu
tenant colonel in the Signal Corps
Of the regular army. is TO come 70
Washington to create and organize
an intelligence bureau for the avi-
alton branch Of the service. This
bureau 10 to consist OF 1000 men.
whose duty Il will be to protect the
manufacturing Of the machines and
the trimming OF the aviators at the
various camps that are now being
established throughout the country
Col Groome has his military ini-
tIation in the First City Troop OF
Philadelphia, OF which he was cap
tain for many years. when IL was
decided TO establish a constabulGry
in Pennsylvania TO maintain order
in the mining districts he was put
in charge. He Immediately went 10
ireland. where he made q study OF
the methods in force there, the Irish
constabulary being supposed to be
the best in the world. After receIv-
ing much help from the British gov
eminent he returned and establish
for this country. That work and
his general experience in handling
men make him particularly well
fitted for the sob which he viii have
in hand here.
DR.. and Mrs. Ricahrd I. Cook, OF
this city, who have been at San An
tonic since their marriage about .