The Washington herald., 1922-07-16

.AuardD. sc.
To Maj. Pate
Former Officer of Wildcat
Division Honored for
Her0isn,.
Maj. Joseph Benjamin Pate. U. s.

HerOisna.
Maj. Joseph BENJAMIN Pate, U. s.
A, formerly of the s1st Division,
u. s. A. (wildcat). during the
world war. has been awarded the
d. s. C. for extraordinary hero
ism in action in the Meuse-Argonne
on Sept. 2s. 1918. Maj. Pate. hav-
ing been ordered to place his bat
TALON in position to cover q gap In
the line. preparatory to leading the
assault that day. and having first
sent out two patrols which failed
to accomplish their mission on ac-
count of darkness and heavy enemy
FIRE, did make with only one French
Interpreter a personal reconnois-
sance under heavy machine gun fire.
traversing the whole front of the
gap. Iocatig It accurately and re-
turning with the information
necessary for the Intelligent issue
of orders for the assault" Maj. Pate
Is on duty at saltwater. Okla.
Gen. Joseph z. Kuhn. U. S. A.
and Mrs. Kuhn have concluded
six weeks visit in Washington and
have left for San Francisco en- route
to Gen. Kuhn's post in Honolulu.
The announcement of the birth
of AiIean Scanlon on June IL is
made by Capt Warren B. Scanlon,
U. S. A, and Mrs. Scanlon, Fort
Benning, Ga.
Capt. Alan L. Campbell, 18th Field
Artillery, U. s. A, and Miss Mary
Nelson Johnson, daughter Of DR..
and Mrs. G. w. johnson. of San
Antonio. were united in marriage in
Christ Church, San Antonio, Texas.
June 20. After the ceremony Capt.
and Mrs. Campbell rode from the
church to the home of the bride
on a caisson. the bride sitting be-
tween the bridegroom and best man
and the ushers following in military
order. After a buffet breakfast.
served at the home of the bride,
Capt. and Mrs. Campbell left on a
motor trip and are at home sine.
July / in Austin. Texas, where
Capt. Campbell is now on duty.
Lieut.. Col. z. H. Agnew. Q. NJ.
Corps, u. S. A. and Mrs Jessie Dew
Sterling were married on June %,
in San Antonio. Texas
A daughter, Belle Dudley, was
born to Capt. William S. Morris, u.
5. A.. and Mrs. Morris at Columbus.
Ga. June 22.
The third annual convention Of
the Rainbow Division Veterans
Association was held in Minneapo-
lis. July II and Is. Col. George E.
Leach Is president and Louis L.
Collins secretary of the associa-
ton.
Capt. Raymond G. Lehman. 18th
Infantry. L. S. A, and Mrs. Lehman
announce the birth of a daughter,
Marie Frances, at Fort Sam Hous-
ton Texas, on June 20.
Lieut.. Col. H. NJ. Fales. L. S. A.
retired. will be a passenger on the
army transport L. S. Grant, sailing
from New York on July 20 for
Panama and San Francisco.
Mrs. E. l. Roe. mother OF Capt.
E. J. Roe, 18th Field Artillery, is
spending the summer in New York
City with her husband at the
Hotel Madison Square.
Chap. John V. Axton, U. S. A.. and
Mrs. Axton. stationed at the United
States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort
Leavenworth, Kans., announce the
birth OF a son, John V. Axton, jr.,
June 2s. Grandson of Chap. John
T. Axton, Chief OF Chaplains, U.
S. A
Col. Alfred T. Smith. U. S. A. and
Mrs. Smith are guests at the
Powhatan Hotel
Paul w. Blanchard, chief musi-
clan, U. S. A, retired. and Mrs.
Blanchard have rented their home
at Highland Park, ILL.,. and are oc-
cupying their summer cottage near
Lake Michigan for the season.
Mrs. John c. Pegram has left Fort
Leavenworth for Blue Ridge Sum-
NIT. where she will remain until
October. On the way she will visit
her family in Virginia and Wash
ington. Maj. Pegram, who is on
temporary duty at Camp Knox, will
join Mrs. Pegram Aug. 1.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Daniel Van
Voorhis and children, Daniel and
Betsy Bell. left Camp Travis July
to spend two months with H c.
Van voorhis and family In Zanes-
Vile. Ohio. before Col. Van voorhis
assumes his new duties as assistant
chief of staff, sth Corps Area, at
Fort Sam Houston.
John c. Scofield, chief clerk of the
War Department, has announced
the engagement of his daughter,
Florence, to Charles J. Catanach, of
Philadelphia and Washington. The
wedding will take place September
6. Miss Scofield is a sister of Capt.
Frank c. Scofeld, U. S. A, who is
stationed at West Point.
Brig. Gen. W. H. Hay, U. S. A,
and Mrs. Hay arrived in New York
on the transport Cantigny. June so.
Their address during July will be
81 North Prospect street, Burling-
ton, VT.
Mat Harry Haw1ev II 6 and