The Washington herald., 1918-05-26

ter Of Gen. and Mrs. william Mar
shall. She was a bride just a few
days before the McAdoos were mar
ried, and Mrs. McAdoo, then Miss
Eleanor Wilson. was one Of her
bridesmaids. It was at q time when
the Mexican situation was filling the
seriously interfering
with wedding plans. There was some
question whether the bridegroom
would get home In time for this we'd
ding-he was with his ship, in Mexi-
can waters-and consequently whether
It would be accomplished in time for
Miss Wilson-who had q wedding date
OF her own to keep-to serve as brides
maid. That was one Of the occasions
when Secretary Daniels played Cupid,
and brought the bridegroom home on
time. He Is still with his ship-and
his, young wife and children are with
her parents here.
There is Ruth Bliss-Mrs. Lewis
Hayes Watkins-whose husba nd
believe he's major" now. but it's
hard to keep up with the regular
army men, they are shooting. up
grade so fast-is somewhere in
France. She Is q welcome guest in
the Bliss home. and her girlhood
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 is rather hard to remem-
Der to introduce as Mrs. Francis
Wilby; and Frances Clark. whose
husband Is now MAJ John De-
vereux-(Her father. by the way is
only Cap" Edward B. Clark, and
except that they are in different
branches, might be taking orders
from his son-in-law)-and stationed
here in Washington for the moment.
So that Frances Is back from New
York, she and her boy and can be
with her father and mother with
out 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.
Josehpine March whose engage
ment has just been announced and
"HSSS AhoAAAo6C Is " bC
very soon. is not likely to be so
Immediately bereft OF her bride
groom for Mai. Swing Is on Gen
March's stan 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 expect
ed to return to her fathers house
Ernest Smith ~
Thomas he is-when they get back.
as her husband, who is on furlough
from one of the Southern. canton
ments is to sail very soon.
In this class. too. are Genevieve
Clark Thompson and her little son.
named for his grandfather, and
Francise Williams Pitney. The fact
that Captain" Jimmie Thomson has
gone over recently and that Gene
We've is to stay with the CIarks
until October. anyhow" is already
well known.
As for Mrs. Pitney-Wasffington was
thrilled a few weeks ago to see John
Ballentine Pitney's name on the cas-
ualty list. Fortunately he was only
slightly wonderland that is almost
relief. as it keeps him out of the
immediate danger zone for a while.
anyhow. When that engagement was
announced, John Pitney was a per-
fectly good civilian-a promising
young lawyer, in a family whose
law traditions are well established.
But the preparedness fever was
abroad in the land. and John Pit
ney caught il. He studied and took