The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-08-04
WARRIORS MEET
TWO SECRETARIES
A3NR AND NAVY CLUB GIVES A
RECEPTION IN HONOR OF
WEEKS AND DENNY.
is A PICTURESQUE AFFAIR
General Miles, There in New Uniform
Of Old Type, and General Persh'ne
Wearing Sam Brown Belt Forbidden
to Others.
By EDWARD 3. CLARK.

aShingtOn.- allallS IA
Washington generally are intrusleo 1or
review, description and gentle COM
ment to the care Of the woman WRITER'S
but occasionally a man dares to enter
the field pen in hand, and to take MS
chances, taking due precautIon 10
dodge anything resembling an attempt
to describe the gowns of members OF
the superior sex.
Winter in Washington usually is the
reserved season for semi official re-
ceptions, but there has just been
given in the capital an affair which
seems worthy from picturesque view
point. and also the Importance view
point perhaps, of few words IN de-
lineation thereof. The members OF
the Army and Navy club have just
given a reception in honor OF the
two chiefs of the service, the secre-
tary of war and the secretary OF the
navy, John W. Weeks and Edwin
DENLY.
The invitations to the affair were
limited to the actual members of the
club and to the adult women members
of their families. The reception was
given for the purpose of bringing the
two secretaries into at least passing
acquaintance touch with the army and
navy officers in Washington whom in
sense they command, and to allow
the wife of each secretary to meet
the wives and daughters of the service
men.
The Army and Navy club Is q
prosperous club and in a way a most
picturesque club. 1t has in its keep
ing hundreds upon hundreds Of flags
portraits and materiel which are Of
historic interest because Of their asso
citation with the wars In which the re
public has been engaged. When ont
enters the club on gala occasion
he can have no doubt as to the nature
of the organization.
Great Gathering Of Warriors.
At the reception the other nigh
there were gathered hundreds. Of men
nearly every one of whom had a stor!
which he could tell if he only wOul'
tell 1t. There were present veterans
Of the war between the states, tn
Indian wars, the Spanish.Americal
war, and the great war. There wer
, active officers, reserve officers, and re
} tired officers. The reserves and the re
; tired ones got back into uniform 70
the occasion.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, 81 years ole
was in the column which passed i
Misunderstanding review before the secre
taries. General Miles was strikin
) figure. The years have paid littl
attention to him as they have passe
by. He is sturdy today, although h
is eleven years beyond the Psalmist
allotted limit of life. He wore tn
full dress uniform Of a lieutenant gel
eral Of the army, the old type Of un
: form, but new uniform nevertheless
1t was a swallow-tailed blue coat wit
brass buttons and with cOied gol
! shoulder knots. There were a whit
walstcoat and broad expanse {
white shirt bosom to offset the dar
blue of the dress coat. In the uppt
' left hand button hole was the lit
ribbon denoting that this old SOldit
" had received from congress the highe
. honor in its gift, the Medal of Hon,
for conspicuous personal gallantry
battle.
:. Pershinq Wears Sam Brown Belt.
Gen. John ]. Pershing, RANKIN
= officer Of the U. S. army, was prese
i, wearing his Sam Brown belt whi'
no other officer Of the army servil
anywhere except in Europe may we
without mourning reproof for Violate
p of the regulations.
During the great war an order W
" issued that American army office
should wear the Sam Brown belt ser
Ing with the American Expeditiona
Forces, but that no officer in t
is United States should buckle one abo
IS him. Gen. Pershing however,
r. virtue of his position as the genel
IS of the army of the United Stat,
10 prescrlbes his own uniform. He ST
I'd wears the Sam Brown belt and
he hint is that within a few days an ord
re may be issued which will give to A
X erlcan officers everywhere the rig
ell to wear the belt, which is a co
re Portable harness" and which gi,
d, better effect to the olive drab u
te form of the service;
Dp S15.tOO Due Enench w;dou
nj Uncle Sam has owed Frer
10 widow $4,000 for sixteen yea
has acknowledged his indebtedne
and frequently has asked c
K gress to appropriate the money
pay the bill, but congress never
-, done it, and apparently will not
1t until some expletive gentleman W
a profanely picturesque way with h
like the budget master for instar
lat tells the legislators what he THU
ly. about it.
OK Only recently the Indebtedness
nd the United States to various perst
nd and the duties of the court of ella
In in connection Herewith, have been
It'll cussed. The case Of the French v
nd ow, however, never has been CO
OF claims matter. The department
y THAT SETTLED 1T.