The Washington herald., 1918-06-07
HUSBANDS OVERSEAS,
BRIDES ARE ENGAGED
IN WORK TO WIN WAR

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In WORK TO WIN WAR
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serve as bridesmaid. That was one
of the occasions when Secretary
Daniels played Cupid. and brought the
bridegroom home on time. He In
still with his ship-and his young wife
and children are with her parents
here.
Mrs. Watkins Welcome Guest
There is Ruth Bliss-Mrs. Lewis
Hayes watkins-whose husband Is a
major now, but it's hard to keep up
with the regular army men. they are
shooting up grade so fast-is some
where in France. She is a welcome
guest in the Bliss home, and her girl
hood friends are swarming around
glad to have her back after two years
or more in western army ports. And
there Is Dorothy Langfitt, whom 1t IL
rather hard to remember to intro
duce as Mrs. Francis Wilby; and
Frances Clark. whose husband 10 now
Maj" John Devereux-(Her father.
by the way IL only cap" Edward
B. Clark. and except that they are in
different branches. might be taking
orders from his son-in-law)-and sta
toned here in Washington for the
moment. So that Frances IL back
from New York, she and her boy and
can be with her father and mother
witout being. for the present at least.
separated from her husband.
And there are the two March girls
Gen. March's two elder daughters,
Mildred. who Is Mrs. John Milliken,
and Vivien who Is Mrs. Paul Frank
one married in December. the other
in March. and one husband almost
Immediately sent over and the other
son to go. Josephine March whose
engagement has just been announced
and whose marriage Is to be solem-
nized tomorrow. is not likely to be SO
Immediately bereft Of her bridegroom
for Maj. Joseph Swing il on Gen.
March's stafr and presumably will
stay here with his chief. But Olive
Smith who married Maj. Giles Cook
only a couple of weeks back and is
on her wedding tour. is expected to
return to her fathers house-Rev.
Ernest Smith, rector of St Thomas
he is-when they get back. as her hus-
band. who Is on furlough from one of
the Southern cantonments is to sail
very soon.
Genevieve Clark Thompson Here.
In this class. too. are Genevieve
Clark Thompson and her little son.
named for his grandfather, and
Francise williams Pitney. The fact
that Capt" Jimmie Thomson has
gone over recently and that Genevieye
Is to stay with the Clarks until Oc-
tober. anyhow is already we'll
known.
As for Mrs, Pitney-Washington was
thrilled a few weeks ago to see John
Ballentine Pitrey's name on the cas-
ualty list. Fortunately he was only
slightly wonderland that is almost
a relief, as 1t keeps him out of the
immediate danger zone for a while,
anyhow. When that engagement vas
announced. John Pitney was a per
fectly good civilian-a promising young
lawyer. IN a family whose law tradi-
tions are well established. But 'the
preparedness" fever was abroad in
the land. and John Pitney caught II.
He studied and took one of those
civilian examinations for a commits
sion and got it six or eight months
before America entered the war. As
SOOIl dS Uc MIC" lHdI HC ildu "Oh his
commission they were married, and
Franciscan army officers daughter
became an army bride and went
down to the Mexican border at once.
All this winter she and the baby, who
arrived last fall, have been here with
Col. and Mrs John r. Williams. and
Francise playing around with as many
of her old pIaymates as remain.
There is Mrs. Henry Holcombe, for
merly Miss Dorothy Brooks, who is
with her mother. Mrs. Z. c. Brooks.
Maj. and Mrs. Holcombe were pre-
sented with a little daughter on May
Is. Her older sister, Mrs. johnson.
wife Of DR.. Lucius Warren johnson,
U. s. N, Is also with her mother. as
DR.. johnson is on sea duty. She, too.
has a young daughter. born May s..
Mrs. Ridley Mclean. hardly more
than a bride. is with her parents,
while Capt. Mclean is at sea. Mrs.
Howard Hume, formerly Miss Doris
Haywood, Mrs. Edward Goring Bliss.
little Miss Minnie Saxton, you know;
Katherine McClintock. now Mrs.
Franklin Ellis, are all war widows.
Margaret Quick Ball Expected.
Another one who is in something Of
the same FIX is Margaret Quick, whose
marrige to Lieut.. Raymond Ball took
place a week ago last Monday. He
expects to go over shortly when she
will Join her mother, Mrs. Herbert
Quick. at their beautiful home in the
mountains OF West Virginia. Miss
Quick had planned to be married in
June, had made most Of her plans.
selected the wedding party. etc. II
was to have been a large affair. with
a house party OF young folks and all
such gaiety. She has been away from
home since early in April. visiting her
in-laws at their home in Rochester.
She stopped at Camp Dix to see her
fiance on her way home and they
decided that the time was getting
short and there was not any use
waiting, so Just went to It," They
telegraphed her family. but the notice
was too short and none Of them could
get there. Her father. who is on the
Farm Loan Board, also a writer Of
note. was-still is-down in Texas for
a stay Of several weeks and Mrs.
Quick was busy with the farm. She
and her mother. Mrs. Corey, live
almost alone-when Margaret is away
in that great big house which is
tucked away in the well-known valley
Of Sir Johns Run. about three mites
from Berkeley Springs, w. Va. Mr..
Quick has to be in Washington most
Of the time. going home for week.
ends.
But Mrs. Quick loves It there, both
winter and summer and excent for n