The Washington herald., 1917-12-09

dent the following day. were the
two most interesting happenings for
several months. Certainly on Tues
day more people worthy of note
were seen in the galleries Of the
House than have been seen in any
one place for many moons.
Three real heroes who are almost
hidden away on a cosy farm nearby
should be brought to light. One is
Lieut.. MacGregor Macintosh. a sur
vivor of the famous Princess Pa
tricia Canadian Light Infantry. There
are only about a half-dozen officers
left from that brave company of
Canadians who have done such mar
velous work in France. Lieut.. Mac
Intosh has only one arm, but Is
an expert hoTseman in spite OF the
fact, and rides daily about Alexan-
dria Country, across the river in
Virginia
Another is Lieut. Roland Hett, Of
the Royal Field Artillery. British
army, and the third Lieut. John Fran
els Proctor, Of the Royal flying corps.
All three came from Canada about
fortnight ago and are living with
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Carter at their
beautiful place. Green Valley Farm,
Alexandria Country, Va Mr.. and
Mrs. Carter have had a number OF
convalescing British soldiers there
from time to time and are taking
the best of care of their wards.
These three men were convalescing
in Canada for about six months be-
fore coming here.
Though one might think by the
name that Mr.. Carter belongs to
the old Herbert and Carter families
of Virginia, he is an Englishman who
has lived here about fifteen years.
He has been married about ten years
and came over to this country 4
few years before that. His wife was
formerly Miss Frances Lee Sickles
and the Green Valley Farm Is her
old home. II has been in her family
over 80 years. Tho house. which
they now occupy, was built In 1875
by her grandfather. Anthony Fraser.
, Her father was Col. jackson Sickles.
of Virginia, one of the r. T. VS..
There are about 15o acres In the farm
now, and all Of It Is being devoted
to the effort to make a few of Mr..
Carter's eountrymen comfortable.
Most Of the members Of the foreign
| missions in the city-that IL. those who
do not speak English-fnd their way
! sooner or later to the home Of Miss
VI. H. Scott, in De Sales street, where
they take lessons in. our language. She
has her own ideas about imparting the
knowledge Of the English tongue and
seems to be making a great success of
1t. She has been teaching English for
araI In m
time instructed over hundred diplo-
mats. Just now most OF her pupils
are French and Russian officers. she
does not instruct them in classes, but
gives practically all Of themhndividual
attention. Wouldn't. some OF the young
girls in society envy Miss Scott the
pleasure Of teaching some Of those
foreign officers, most OF whom are de-
lightful to meet. To be in a foreign
land and not to be able to speak the
language Of that land must be a very
forlorn sensation. II you were ever
left alone with some one whose Ian
guage you could not speak and who
was ignorant Of yours, you would real
iZe what q helpless, hopeless feeling
1t Is. Two grown-up people and yet
unable to communicate!
Mrs. William Newton Strong Is
! planning to go to Canada for Christ
mas to spend the holidays with her
son, william N, Strong, jr., who is
convalescing In q sanatorium there.
Mrs. Strong usually spends her win
ters in Florida, but not even the cold
Of o Canadian winter would keep her
from visiting her son this year. He
went to France with the Canadian
army in the very first weeks OF the
war and was gassed. When Mrs.
Strong, who hurried to England where
| her son was in the hospital, she was
told that he had only q few days to
live; that both Of his lungs were al
most gone.
But Mrs. strong q not the sort Of