Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-06

1t would not be proper she said,
publicly to take you home, but if
you will walk down the street for
half block I'll overtake you and
you may get in
We'll, love affair was begun.
Frances and Capt. Pershing became
engaged. About that time a new
military attache for Toxic was under
consideration. Japan and Russia
We're at war. and our government
thought it wise to send a competent
officer to the scene of action. Capt.
Pershing was chosen for this service,
first, because of his ability, and then
for the reason that he vas a bache.
lor.
X X X
"On being informed of the qualifi-
cations that brought about his selec-
ton Capt. Pershing and Frances
were greatly troubled. They desired
to get married, and Capt Persling,
above all other duties, wished to
watch the military operations of Rus
sla and Japan. At his request he
was given an appointment to meet
y d
previously he had told Charles E.
Magoon, governor of the Panama
Canal Zone, of his matrimonial in
tentions. Pershing and Magoon had
been close friends when both were
law students at the University of Ne
braska. Pershing took up law while
in the Army and on duty at Omaha
And Magoon quietly passed the
word of Pershing's engagement to
Secretary Taft. Therefore,. the Secre-
tary was prepared for Pershing's call
and understood why it was to be
made.
Taft looks bigger when he is sit
ting down than when he stands up.
HIS voice, too, on occasion, can be as
large as himself. Pershing, his heart
in his throat, told him how honored
and pleased he felt over his assign
ment to Toxic, but he said, my UNI
Outstanding is that you chose me be-
cause l am bachelor and it is my
duty to tell you that l am engaged
TO be married
To whom" Taft reared
Miss Frances Warren, answered
Pershing.
You are lawyer, l believe said
Taft.
~ have studied law Pershing re-
Piled.
ell, then, as lawyer can you
find any statute that prohibits an Of
nicer of the Army from becoming q
married man.?
Frances went to Toxic with her
husband Their return to America was
ieisurely and by way of Europe.
Frances knew Wellesley French and
Capt. Pershing knew West Point
French, and so they spent some time
in Paris in the study of the real Ian
guage.
Home again, after all that | have
stated had occurred, Capt. Pershing,
on his record, was made a brigadier
general. 1 had nothing whatever to
do with his psomotion. 1t had been
under consideration for several years.
and before. as 1 have said, | ever
knew that there was Capt. Pershing.
and had been foretold by President
roosevelt in message to Congress.
All that l ever did was to give my
support, as chairman of the military
committee, to the nomination after it
was sent to the Senate by the Presi-
dent of the United States.
Il have known all along. of course,
that Gen. Pershing is a great sold err
Two of the foremost executives and
hnanciers in the country. Samuel NJ
FELTON,, the railroad president, and Ed.
ward X. Stettinius of j. Z. Morgan Il
Co., recently told me that he is just
as great as man of business
(which, no doubt. is true. STILL" and
Senator Warren whacked the inter-
viewer on the arm, he might not be
big enough to run a sheep ranch"
Copyright, 1919, by James Is. Morrow.)
Goals to Newcastle.