The Washington herald., 1919-02-02

she and her husband, who is a ma JOr
In the regular army. departed the
first of the following week-last
Tuesday-for Honolulu where he
will be stationed. There were a
number of Cathedral School gradu-
ates among the guests as Miss Eug-
ster went there to school for a
number of years. The Eugsters
spend their summers at Casco Bay,
Me, where they have lovely sum-
mer home. Mrs. Eugster is a very
delightful person. halls from Fred
erick, Md, where she belongs to one
Of the oldest families and quite a
welI-to-do one. I am told.
, Another girl, who like Frances
| Whiting, didn't like the idea of just
playing around" is Eugenia Hol-
combe, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John Walker Holcombe and sister
of Col. Henry Holcombe of the en-
| gineer corps of the army. Eugenia
made her debut last year but soon
decided that she couldn't be happy
, unless she was busy so she took up
| newspaper work. She kept 1t up for
long time but stopped ii a week
or so ago to go down to Texas with
Mrs. Short Adam Willis for a long
visit on her ranch there.
! Mrs. Willis was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Holcombe for several
weeks and just had beautiful time.
/ She lived in Washington for sew
| eral years about six years ago and
went out very much in society at
! that time so has an endless number
of friends here. Quite a few of
! them entertained her during this
| visit. The last time she visited in
Washington Mrs. Willis was in
mourning for her husband but just
/ took it off before coming here this
| time. The Holcombes gave several
dinners for her. also had an infor-
NAL tea. Mrs. Gordon Jones gave
a card party in her honor-she was
just on the go constantly. Then she
was a member of the Club of CO.
lonial Danes when she lived here
so some OF the Danes helped to
show her a good time too.
Mrs. Willis has two sons, Richard
S. Willis and Henry II. Willis, both
of whom are students at Staunton,
Va. They We're both in town Christ
mas time to have their tonsils re-
really brought Mrs. Willis here. The
boys are now only Is and 16 years Of
age. 1t is Mrs. Willis daughter.
Olive Willis that was. who is better
remembered than the boys among her
Washington friends, for Olive was a
young lady when they lived here.
She is now married-is Mrs. Lafayette
Martin-and has two children of her
own. one a small daughter and the
other son just about two weeks cd.
Her husband is quite wealthy and
they live on a ranch adjoining that
/ Of the Willis. about two miles out
side of Montgomery, Tex Both
ranches are very large and, OF course.
there are lots of horses and such
things there so Eugenia HoIcombe is
/ just having a beautiful time down
| there. She loves the outdoor life.
anyway and can have all OF it she
wants on the Willis ranch. Mrs
Willis always carries a pistol with
her when on the ranch. so I guess
Eugenia is carrying one, too, now
| While talking of Henry Holcombe.
it brings to mind the Washington
/ Barra aCks, where he was stationed for
( so long. The Washington Barracks is
also connected in our minds here in
J Washington with both Gen. John y.
! Hodges and Col Henry c. Jewett,
who were both decorated for extra
ordinary heroism in France Both
men were stationed at the barracks
for several years and are well known
IN this city. Gen. Hodges was dec
GRATED some time ago: was the first
American officer to be decorted, l
believe. Col Jewett was only re-
Gently decorated has been awarded
the distinguished service cross by
| Gen. Pershing for his remarkable
bravery in battle during the Argonne-
Meuse offensive. He was assigned to
the command Of an infantry brigade
which was in the thick of the fight.
He crossed the shell-swept terrain
and reorganized the scattered units.
His first regiment had been cut off
from the second and he consolidated
them.
Col. Jewatt is a Washington man
and his wife a Washington woman
She was Man, G.. Hume, daughter of
| Mrs. Frank Hume, with whom she
has been living at her residence, 1926
| Massachusetts avenue, while Col
Jewett was overseas. She is a sister
I of Bob Hume. DIR. Howard Hume,
John E. n. Hume and Mabel Hume.
who is now Mrs. James Leland How
I ard. Howard Hume has just returned
from France too, after being over
there for two years. DR. and Mrs
Hume are with the mother of the
latter, Mrs. William Haywood, for a