The Washington herald., 1918-02-24
Fhoto By BschrssA

Schoolgirl daughter of Mr.. a
Camp Sewer, Greenville, g. c.. has
been assigned to duty at Fort Myer to
command a cavalry regiment, the
312th. The transfer Of the squadron OF
the Second Cavalry at Fort Myer Is
daily expected Helen Welsh. daugh-
ter OF Col. Robert Welsh. on duty at
Camp Lee. Is Just up and out. follow
ing an attack of the measles.
Other sick people at Fort Myer are
Mrs. Charles Mortimer, wife of Col
Mortimer. and her daughter. Mrs
John Kingman. whose husband, Maj.
kingman. returned to Washington
Thursday from France Mrs. Nor
timer and Mrs. Kingman have both
been what they call carriers OF menin-
gifts. and have been in quarantine for
some weeks. Mrs. Mortimer has just
been allowed 10 go out for a few days
now, but Mrs. kingman still has to
stay to herself for a while longer. That
was the reason Col. Mortimer did not
get to the dinner dance that the Of
ficers OF his regiment. the 3l1th Field
Artillery. at Camp Meade gave a week
ago last night. He was expected until
the last minute. and was greatly
missed. Col. Mortimer Is very popu-
lar with both his officers and his men;
with every one who knows him, IN
fact. He has been in absolute COM
mand Of that regiment until the
last few weeks. when Col. Briggs
Mortimer is q lieutenant colonel
Raymond W. Briggs was placed in
command. He is q delightful perscn,
too, and his men are devoted to him
already. Col. Mortimer was ordered
away and then didn't have to 60 for
some reason. much to the relief OF
the regiment. which considers itself
extremely lucky to have two such
splendid commanding officers.
But to return to The dinner dance,
It was q beautiful party and ended
all too soon. There are about seventy
Officers in the regiment, and with their
partners they filled the regimental
mess hall to overfiowing. The regi-
mental band. which Is an exceptional
ly good one. played all during the din
ner and later for the dance. which
was held in the Regimental Y. NJ. c.
A. Building. There we're girls there
from Washington, Baltimore-mostly
from Baltimore-aDd Philadelphia. And
gowns; few places in Washington this
winter have there been a lovelier COL
lection Of handsome gowns BaltI.
more girly certainly know how TO
dress, any wayl The tables were dec
grated at regular intervals with red
flowers and the room was lighted en-
tirely with red candles, the artillery
color Is red. you know.
During dinner the officers all got
60 ~fn ~
most OF which declare what they
are going to do to the Kaiser. In
the midst of that gay scene II was
difficult to realize what those young
men. the cream of the land. were
down there in that camp training
for; that We were at war at all
even. Soon they will all be on the
other side. Col. Tenney Ross was
at the party, having just landed in
this country from France three days
before. We were talking Of old
times, ''befo' the war" OF the peo-
pie we used to meet at parties and
whose faces are missing now, and
almost every other person We men,
toned, he would say, II saw him in
France" Col Ross is Gen. Joseph
Kuhn's chief of stan. Those men
down there at Camp Meade are
training SO hard that they don't
have time to read the newspapers
even, and few of them knew tina,
Gen. Kuhn had landed on this side
until they saw Col Ross that even
ing. Col. Ross looks very well, Is
filled with enthusiasm about the
work of our troops abroad and 4,
in greater hurry than ever to gel
the Camp Meade men across. He
said that he will never think IL Is
cold here again after the cold
weather he felt in France.
Col Ross. you know, Is consid-
cred one OF the handsomest men ir
the army. He is a Washington nan
grew up right here. Mrs. Rice is q
very beautiful woman. too. She q,
planning to take their daughter
pretty Miss Betsy Ross, and several
| other young girls, up to West Point
for Hundredth Night on March 8
The date was postponed a little be.
cause of the quarantine at the Mill.
tary Academy.
Col. Ross was on duty at the Wal
College at the time we entered thc
war. Col. James A. Shipton wa.
there, too, and when asked wher,
Col. Shipton was the other evening
Col. Ross reminded me gently tina
that gentleman Is now a full-hedget
general and doing perfectly splendid
work in France. Those army mer
are promoted so rapidly these day.
that It is impossible to keep VI
with their ratings. But to return
to the bail. the auditorium wal
prettily decorated with flags. greens
and one large Quaker cannon
almost hid the band which playet
from the stage. That band coult
play. too. It could put many q reg
ular army band to shame and Il
was only formed a month or so ago
ar ana !, Of an any ay,n musieisns that hsppens: