The Washington herald., 1918-02-24
fathers business, but ala not ~nno
himself" until he took 70 the law.

fathers business, but ala not -nn6
himself until he took 10 the law.
Though both VIII Irwin and Judsou
Weluver who are devoted friendG,
went 70 Europe about a year aRo.
both planning 70 remain until the end
OF the war. both got tired OF waiting
for the end and have come home uith-
In a few davs OF each other. Mr..
Welliver went to London and VIII
Irwin to Italy via Spain. He ana
Mrs. Irwin who was Inez Haynes GIL
more. went over on a slow Spanish
steamer and had such an awful trip
that they declared that they could
not be Induced TO return until The
war was over; that nothing would
persuade them 20 travel on another
Spanish steamer. Nevertheless they
are now In New York.
Mr.. welliver and Mr.. Irwin are both
well known writers. They crossed
last year within a few days Of each
other and returned within the same
week. Mr.. welliver IL planning "a
remain at home now, for a while az
least
Someone said they saw Rear Ad-
miral Frederic R. Harris the other day
In civilian clothes. IT seems that Ad-
miral Harris. when he was appointed
on the Shipping Board ceased 70 bs
chief Of the Bureau Of Yards and
Docks Of the navy and did not have
to wear his naval uniform When he
resigned from the Shipping Board the
rules and regulations still did not iu-
sist on the uniform. Though he is stiII
unassigned, doing duty OF some sort
in Norfolk. he is again In uniform,
He runs up here every weekend or
so to see Mrs. Harris. Charles w.
Parks civil engineer. U. s. n. sUc-
oeeded Admiral Harris as chief q
the Bureau OF Yards and Docks. The
next in charge Of the bureau just now
is Archibald L. Parsons. U. S. n.
The employees OF the Bureau OF Yards
and Docks gave q ball THURSDAY
evening at the willard for the benent
Of the Red Cross. All Of the officers
attended in force and Il was q very
delightful AFFAIR.
Did you know that when Mr.. Bors
den Hartman sailed for France "a
Join her daughter, Miss Ethel Hari-
mani mean Mrs Henry Potter Russ
sell. she appointed Mrs Floyd wags
gArnan as head OF the Women's VOi>
unteer Aid Ambulance Corps. didn't
know IL until the other day. NrA
waggman In q very handsome woman
and drives q car wonderfully well. Her
| husband Is an officer In the Reserve
Corps and IL the son OF Mr.. and Mrs,
| John p. waggaman- His mother just
came 70 Washington a few days sgd
and has opened her house in n street
for a while. She spends most OF hef
time at their beautiful place on South
River, near Annapolis. Mr.. Waggat
| man s an invalid. Mrs. Floyd wa
Miss Jean Mckenzie, Of Cleveland.
saw a picture the other day a
a Scotch lassie standing by her ambu-
lance which she drives somewhere
in France and putting away at q
cigarette. It brought TO my mind
a story heard lately that there haa
been some discussion among the mem-
bers Of our Diftrict Ambulance Corpa
about the women smoking while il
uniform and that rules and regulas
tions had been passed forbiddinl
members to smoke II seems that ne
{ rss2es have been passed, but the habit
il frowned on by the majority OF thu
membera Some one asked the other
day II the girls. when on duty, hae
TO have chaperons. OF course that
would be very impractical. but they
have q ruling that the girls nevef
can enter q camp alone. but must SO
in pairs.
The waggamans were among the
most active OF the members u
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