The Washington herald., 1918-07-28

was married to Mr.. Emmett. son OF nr.
and Mrs. Devereux Emmett. Of New
York and st. James. L. L, on jan
uary 10. She is proficient In all forms
Of outdoor sport and. as an automo-
bilist, was twice arrested Ia I.enox
last summer for exceeding the speed
laws while driving her high power
racing automobile. Mr.. Emmett, who
| Il q descendent of Thomas Adds Erl-
| family I'm America, Is private IN the
Coast Artillery and stationed at Peek
skill, ". Y.
Mrs. Hubbard. who was Miss Ulrica
Dahlgren. was married to Capt. John
Flavel Hubbard, Tenth Field Artil-
lery. u. s. A, last October In Doug
las, Ariz., where he then was station
ed. He now is with the colors In
France. Capt. Hubbard Is a son of
Mrs. John f. Hubbard, Of New York
Mrs. Emmet and Mrs. Hubbard are
granddaughters of the late Joseph w.
Drexel, banker Of Philadelphia, and
are heiresses.
There has been quite a crop Of in
teresting babies lately. Mai. and Mrs.
Walter Miller. of Cleveland Park. are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a son on Sunday evening. Mai.
Miller Is liaison officer of the British
general staff attached to the British
Embassy here. He Is a member Of
the Canadian expeditionary forces,
and his son. be claims. has already
been registered In the class Of 1SS6
Of Canada Mr.. and Mrs. George Won
Meyer. jr., who are in Washington.
are receiving congratulations on the
1wNA - -
heir in the house Of Meyer will be
christened Charles Appleton, after
the family Of Mrs. Meyer. sr. Mrs.
Meyer. jr., was formerly Miss Salton-
stall. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip
Saltonstan, Of Milton. Mass. Lieut..
and Mrs. Lanier p. McLachlen are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a son. Thomas Park McLachlen.
on July q. During her husbands abb
sence in France Mrs McLachlen II
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas r. Harney, 22ss Cathedral
avenue.
There are no two happier people
in Washington. I know, than Col.
and Mrs. George Downey for their
two sons. Capt. Fairfax Downey and
Capt. Faber Downey-George F. jr.
are back from the front. They
have been sent to this country as
instructors for q while after six
months service on the Western front
Their regiment. the Twelfth Field
Artillery. has been In the thick OF
the fight and captured a small town
near the Chateau Thierry, and the
regiment was decorated for its
splendid work. The Downey boys
-
GERS training camp at Fort Myer.
and were then appointed as second
lieutenants in the regular army.
Lieut.. Larkin Glazebrook who train
ed with them at Fort Myer and was
assigned like them as a lieutenant
in the regular army attached to the
Twelfth Field Artillery, IL now IN
France, but the Downey boys think
he may soon be sent over as an
Instructor also. He is the son of
DR.. and Mrs. l. w. Glazebrook, and
has about won his v for six months
active service.
II army and navy people can be
claimed by any one city, Washing
ton feels IL can claim credit for two
Of the officers who have already
been decorated for bravery-CoL
now Brig. Gen. John N. Hodges. the
youngest brigadier general by many
years In our army Is tuet "a years
OF age; and Mai. Frank E. Evans,
OF the Marine Corps. Gen. Hodges
was with the Sixth Engineers. and
was the hrst American cfficer to be
decorated by the French govern
ment. Mai. Evans was decorated
by Gen. Pershing on July with
the Croix de Gucrre and the Dis
tinguished Service Order.
Mai. Evans. who as q Newspaper
man covered" the story of the bat
tie Of Manila Bay. was reported in
the casualty lists on June 13 as Sc
verely wounded.
Born In North Carolina, and a grad
uate Of Princeton. Maj Evans, who
Is % years old, was appointed Sec
ond lieutenant in the Marine Corps
In 1900. He retired in 1906, but when
the United States declared war on
Germany he was restored to active
duty by a special act Of Congress.
For two years he was in charge Of
the recruiting headquarters in New
York. A gold watch was presented
TO him for his effectiveness in OBJ
tanning enlistments to the "first-to-
hght' branch Of the service.
He has written q number Of books.
one Of them. the Marvel Book Of
American Ships" written in conjunc-
ton with Capt. Orton p. Jackson,
OF the navy, being very popular
among boys, but Of interest to all
ages.
Maj. Evans wife is a most attrac-
tive young person. She spent the
winter with Mrs. Ormsby Mccain
mon in Chevy Chase. but will go
this week to Long Island to visit
before going TO the Adirondacks for
the remainder of the summer. The
Hodges were stationed for q num-
Der Of years at the WASHINGTON
Barracks and 1t was from there he
went to France. Mrs. Hodges was
Miss Claude c. Coleman of San An
tonic. Texas, and q very pretty,
popular young matron in Washing
ton society.
It II rumored that Percy r. Payne,
ID, one Of the dollar-a-year men IN
Washington. is going to resign
shortly and return to New York. He
resides at the Metropolitan Club.
Rear Admiral Samuel MCGOWAN, u.
Q. n, the paymester general Of the
navy, Is now entitled to the title of
doctor as well as admiral. Friends