Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20

george Bell, Y. s. A., and Mrs. Bell.
Col. W. A. D. Anderson, U. S. A., &C
several months leave. has gone for
station to Camp Gordon. Ga
Lieut.. Col. Hugo Selton. U. S. A..
accompanied by Mrs. Seton, has gone
to Battle Creek. Mich, where the
former has just been ordered in
charge of the r. o. T. C.. at Camp
Custer, for the next few months
Brig. Gen. Marion P. Maus, U. S. A.,
retired. and Mrs. Maus, accompanied
by the latter's mother, Mrs. Charles
Poore, recently left Washington and
are now at New Windsor, Md
Col. William H. Moncrief, U. S. A.,
and Mrs. Moncrief. whose marriage
was a recent event, will, upon the
conclusion of their wedding trip,
make their home in Washington at
S401 18th street
Col: Moncrief is at present on duty
eral of the Army. Mrs. Moncrief is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs James
A. Ensley of Covington. Ky.
Mrs. John Biddle Porter, widow of
Col. Porter. U. S. A.. in accordance
with her annual custom. has closed
her home, on 1 street and gone to
Newport. r. l., where she will spend
the summer at her cottage.
Miss Katherine Porter will not re-
turn to the United States before the
late autumn. She has been for some
time engaged in reconstruction work
Capt r. N. Perley. U. S. A.. has
come to Washington for a temporary
detail in connection with the tests of
the United States naval experimental
model basin at the navy yard for the
development of the hull design of the
radiodynamic torpedo for the Coast
Artillery Corps.
Mrs. Perley and family have &C
companied Capt Perley here from
Boston and for the next few months
they will make their home at 2125
street northwest.
Col. Elmer Lindsay, U. S. A. and
Mrs. Lindsay, who recently sailed for
station in the Canal Zone, have ar
rived at Corozal, Panama, where they
were welcomed at a large dinner
party given in their honor by the
officers stationed at that place.
Maj. Gen. William c. Gorgas. U. S. A.,
retired, who recently sailed for Eng
land, is at present at the Queen Alex
andria Nursing Home for Senior Off
GERS in London for temporary in
disposition.
Since his arrival in England Cen
Gorgas has been honored by King
George v with personal presenta-
ton Of the insignia of Knight Com
mander of the Order of st. Michael
and st. George as a tribute to his val
liable services during the late war to
the world in general and especially in
recognition of those rendered the sub
jects of the British empire.
Brig. Gen. F. H. French, Z. S. A.. &C
companied by Mrs. French, and their
daughter, Miss Catherine French. has
gone to Hyannisport, Mass, where
they will pass the next three or four
months at their attractive summer
home.
Mrs Helen Peck Smith. widow of
Brig. Gen. Alfred T. Smith. U. S. A..
is making her home in New York at
No. East 87th street. where she was
recently joined by her son. Mr.. Camp
an absence of a year and half on
engineer duty in France.
Mrs. F. w. Alstaetter, wife of Lieut..
Col. Alstaetter, U. S. A.. has gone to
Atlanta, accompanied by their three
children, for visit to her mother. and
from there will go for the summer TO
the mountains of North Carolina.
Capt Douglas Donald, U. S. A. and
Mrs. Donald are being congratulated
by their friends in the service upon
the achievements of their son, Doug
las Davenport Donald. who for three
successive years has won tne mega e:,a
for scholarship at the Peeksklll Mill
tary Academy, and now. at the age
of fifteen, the youngest boy in ms
Glass; has just graduated with the
honors of va1edictorian.
Lieut.. Edwin Luther Sibert. Z. S. A..
and Mrs. Sibert, with their little son,
E. L. Sibert, jr., are established In
their quarters at Fort Myer. va.
Mrs. Elvin r. Heiberg, widow OF
Mai. Heiberg, U. S. A., who recently
returned to Washington with her
mother, Mrs. Harrison Dodge, from
West Point, where they went to at
tend the funeral services of Maj. Hell
berg, who was killed at Udine. Italy,
Gun to West Point in memory of her
husband. This cup will remain at
West Point, but small replica will
be given each year by Mrs. Heiberg
as a,trophy for horsemanship.