The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
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much enjoyed by DR.. Reed during his
life time. They raise all their own
vegetables right there and have their
own chickens and cows. which would
mean fresh eggs and butter for the
soldiers
Mrs. Reed spends much Of her time
fastructing q class OF children living
in the Cairo, where she resides dur
ing the winter. In the making Of
trench candles She has class there
every Saturday and has made thou
poets to come to Washington short
Iy as DR.. Cook expects to sail for
France. They have been in San An
tonic where DR.. Cook has been
stationed at the Fort Sam Houston
for over q year. He Is q cap
tain In the medical reserve corps but
is soon TO be q major and has been
assigned to the medical staff Of his
alma mater, the University OF Vir-
ginis- He win head q medical unit
from the college which expects to be
on the other side by spring.
The war broke up Mrs. Reeds
camp for boys, as the scout master
who looked after the boys had TO
undertake some war service. The
war is responsible. too, for the
closing OF the Bristol School In this
city. A few days ago the pupils OF
that school were all sent home and
a numbefof telephone girls INSTALL
ed there. They get their room and
board there and are under the care
of Miss Alice Adele Bristol The
Washington College is used for the
same purpose. having been closed
some time ago now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Allies, who
have made their home on the Rock
vile Roard near Bethesda and
Kdgemoor for five years now. will
move the early part Of March to
the handsome new house in Cleve-
land Park. which they have just
purchased. The house is on the
corner of Thirty-fourth place and
Macomb street and is not yet COM
pleted. They will sell their pres
ent home. which they bought from
Mr.. and Mrs. E e. whiting. Mr..
Ailes' mother and sister. Mrs. Allies
Wilson, have the house next door,
which they bought about five years
ago from Mr.. and Mrs. John Finney.
They, too, will take a house in
Cleveland Park, so as to be near
Mr.. and Mrs. Allies. The latter is
a charming young woman. the
daughter of the governor of West
Virginia and Mrs. Cornwell. They
have five cunning little children,
several OF whom attend the school
in Cleveland Park. hence the move
to that suburb. The school ques-
tion is a serious one to people who
q
good country schools keeps many
desirable people from moving into
the country.
Mrs and Mrs. Whiting are now liv-
ing at Madison Barracks, N. Y,
where Mr.. Whiting. now a captain in
the Reserve Corps is stationed. They
have been showed In almost all win
ter. The snow has been impossible
at times and the wind often blows
for days at a time at fifty miles an
hour or more Mr.. and Mrs. Finney
Mr.. Finney Is also in the Reserve
Corps and Is a major-have tust re-
turned to Washington, having been in
Greenvtlle, s. C., for several months.
Mai Ftnney was on duty at Camp
SEWER. but has Just been assigned to
the joint army and navy aerial board,
and will be in Washington fndefi-
nitely, though his duties may take
him to France for a while. They
leased their apartment in the Wood
ley when they left Washington so are
now without a home. They will be
with Mai. Finney's mother at her place
just across the river in Virginia, un-
I'll they can find an apartment Mai.
Finney says they have had Just as
much snow and cold weather in
Greenville as they have had here, and
that they nearly froze for they were
living under canvas. Nevertheless, he
looks very well inded; never looked
better.
Mrs. Ernest Walker invited about
eighteen guests to her house last
tuesday evening to hear her cousin.
Capt Trounce. of the Engineer Corps.
tell Of his experiences in the trenches
IN France. He was in the English
army for more than a year, but enter
ed our army when we finally got into
the conflict. He told and showed
pictures Of the things he had actu-
ally seen and done; also exhibited
many fascinating souvenirs of the
front line trenches, such as bombs,
bullets, helmets, etc. He had his
charming young bride with him. Mr..