The Washington times., 1920-04-28
Presidents and Pies
An Interesting Account of Washington Peo-
pie of Yesterday and Today BY the Wife
of the Well-KnOpn Dipiomatist

war. and President Mckinley had
answered that peace would be con
sidered after Spain had Withdrawal
from the Western Hemisphere. and
had evacuated Manila. But appaT-
emily Spain was not quite ready yet,
and my husbands camp chronicle
had still some time TO run.
Near BTistow Station, Aug. s.
This is another pretty place, and the
thousands OF tents stresking away
across the rolling country below
the hill on which We are camped.
with myriads OF little blue dots OF
soldiers working about like ants,
made IL look quite military. ..
The bridge we built across the Bull
Run was a great success and the
view OF the troops crossing. the
mounted officers all fording the
rapid river down in its deep gorge
in the early morning, was one OF
those picturesque sights that make
a march have its delights. Tomor-
row the division moves on TO the
foot OF the Bull Run mountains to
Thorofare, near the Gap.
"Thorofare, Va, Aug. 10.-Oh,
] can tell you, although 1t may not
go down in history. Under the ad-
verse circumstances the command
made an excellent showing. OH,
what wind and rain! IL had poured
the night before last like a torrent,
and anotheF OF our bridges was
swept away, and all things were
against going on. But we went
ahead and the 10000 men waded
the swift Broad Run in water
waist-deep, and the hundred and
fifty wagons forded IL without an
accident. We passed twelve miles
OF black Jack mud and on through
Gainsboro and through Haymarket
to Thorofare, while the rain pelted
down in sheets, and into camp the
soldiers marched. everybody cheer
ing and the bands playing. The
men pitched their little dog-tents on
the ground and were sopping wet
all night. The sun hasn't come out
yet to dry anything, but 1 am hap
py to say that the military part OF
the service brought in the troops In
better condition than when they
started.
August IL. This may be magnifi-
cent, 'mais ce nest pas la guerre.'
Late last night, we received orders
to march, mind you, to Camp Meade
near Harrisburg. Pennsylvania one
hundred and twenty or more miles
away, and this while trying to keep
out of the rain at what we had been
told would be our permanent camp.
We can't possibly move off again
for a day or two. The men have
no shoes, many of them, for their
footgear went to pieces in the mud.
and their clothes are not dry yet.
What we are going to have done to
us, I can't for the life of me make
out This march up into the Penn
sylvania mountains has little to rec
ommend 1T. 1t will be through a
pretty country, so let us hope 1t will
be enjoyable after all, but there is
much responsibility and anxiety
with such a multitude of men.
However, we are making arrange
ments and will be better prepared
than when the division pulled ouU
of Camp Alger."
On the 18th of August the peace
protocol was signed. but there was
still much to be done before tn.
troops were mustered out. August
Is came the following:
''The announcement OF peace has
made me want to leave it all, yet it
may be weeks or months before /
can do so dutifu1ly. When I went
to Washington I had a talk with
the Secretary of War and General
Corbin. They were very nice and
the Secretary said pleasing things.
Now we begin to see light. and hope
to get off one regiment tomorrow.
But / must remain for a time with
General Davis, a splendid man. to
whom I have become greatly at
tached. and whom i wish to do all
/ can for in my small way"
Demobilizing was soon we'll start
ed. Before long my husband wrote
again:
(To B. Continued Tomorrow.)