The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

on to his apartment In Stonleigh
1 Court. and that she had time to
thaw out a bit, and could give II
! time to thaw out q bit, before TAX
ing possession OF the Gist Blair
country home out at Silver Springs.
1t Is a perfectly lovely place. occu-
pied last summer by the Peter
Goelet Corrys. but one can lima gine
that to a weary traveller through
miles and miles of blizzards the
warm luxury of Stonleigh Court
| would look mighty attractive.
though Mrs. Crowell. when her hus-
band, joyous at having his family
around him once more, smilingly re-
fused to commit himself as to Just
when they were going out in the
country. insisted that they really
were going soon-in q few days,
anyway. as she was anxious to get
settled.
Mrs. croweIl is in mourning, SO
will not figure prominently in So
ciety.
Speaking OF the CroweIls. one is
reminded of little story that has
come out of Cleveland Just recently,
! which two well-known official fam
lilies are enjoying together. 1t in
wolves Bobby Garfield, son Of James
R.. and nephew of DR.. Harry Gar
field. Fuel Administrator, and Will
lam Edwards Otis. only son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles A. Otis. a nephew
of Gen Clarence Edwards. now in
France. and of Mrs. Edwards, who
is living here in Washington with
her daughter, Bessie, generally ac-
counted one of the seasons debu-
tantes. though she has not had any
formal coming out
Both boys were supposed to be at
the Taft School-of which Horace
Taft, younger brother of former
President Taft, is head master-at
Watertown, Conn. They were we'll
comfortable. Naturally this went
against the grain of two red-blood-
ed lads, who had heard a lot of
ers who sat back and watched the
allies do the fighting. So what
could their families expect but that
they'd see their duty and do it
offer their services to Uncle Sam.
But they were, Of course, a bit too
young, and they knocked all the
traditions of both families into
cooked hats by enlisting In the
navy. and as plain everyday sailor
boys!
Commissions are all very we'll, of
course. but why fuss around with
Latin grammars, and geometry, and
history of nations that were dead
and buried ages ago, with a real
Job to be done. And what II Billie
nti4'Q pnafarno1 ~
Colonel William Edwards. from
whom he got his name. and what
IL his uncle was a major general
now at the front in France? And
what II Bobby Garfelds grand
father was a general in the war
between the States, and afterwards
the President of q united. nation,
and what IL he did have three elder
brothers in the army now, and his
father had been crazy to join the
Roosevelt contingent, IL It got to
go"-which IL didn't. They saw no
necessity for families being SO one
ideaed anyhow, and environment
counts for almost as much as he
redity-and they had been for some
time at school In New England
where every lad dreams of running
away to sea. 80 1t vas the navy
for theirs! And their two families
are at once tremendously proud of
the little beggars, and Justly wrathy
at them. But just what can they
do when their younger sons insist on
calling their patriotic bluff-which
after all Is not bluff, but is intended
of course to be applied with dis
cretion.
Another Of the seasons debutantes.
Miss Agnes Messick, is announcing
her engagement before the season Is
more than well started. Kathleen
Lester was the first. The lucky man
whom Miss Messick has selected from
all her suitors-and there were many
is Lieut.. Robert z, Pollock Of the
Aviation Corps. The wedding will take
place very soon, Mrs. Charles c.
Marbury. Miss Messiclx's mother, win
not send out any Invitations for the
wedding. which will probably take
place in Austin. Aexas, where Lieut..
Pollock is stationed. There is a large
family connection. The Marburys are
not in their own home in Sixteenth
street this winter. having leased It to
the Government. DR.. Marbury is serv.
ing with the Medical Corps in France,
all of which are some Of the reasons
for having the wedding as quiet as
possible. 4
Miss Messick made her debut last
winter in New Orleans. which was
Mrs. Marbury's old home, making her
bow to society from the home Of Mrs.
Marbury's sister. She had glorious
winter there, and, having come out
here this season. was having won-
derful time here when Lieut.. Pollock
persuaded her to take him. Her
brother. Andrew 8. Messick ts q leu
tenant in the Artillery Corps and Is q
student Of the School of Fire at Fort
Sill, Oklahoma. DR.. William B. Mar
bury. DR.. Marbury's nephew who al
ways made his home with them, is q
captain with the Medical Corps Of the
British army. having gpne over be-