The Washington herald., 1922-08-13
TX S. Honors
EiUe Officers
Gen. PersItirg Presents
D. S. C. to Maj. Gen.
NJ. i. OBrien.

chael ]. O'Brien. who served with
Gen. Persing In Mexico.
Maj. Raymond z. Lee, field artfl-
lery. Is commended for "his excep-
tionai service" as executive ofiicer
to the-chief of field artillery, and
for the fact that he was acting
chief of field artillery for a period
after the signing of the armistice.
References Is made to the ability
he displayed in the rehabilitation
of the American forces.
Maj. James l.. Walsh, o. D., In his
citation. IL commended for "excep-
tionally meritorious and distin-
guished service In q position of
Of the personnel division of the Of
nee of chief of ordnance, which he
organized and administered with
conspicuous success during the first
nine months Of the war. . critical
period. during which all ordnance
activities depended upon the sue.
cessful handling of personnel prob
lens"
Miss Anne Alexandra Piper,
daughter of Col. Alexander r.
Piper. U. 8. A.. and Mrs. Piper. of
Brooklyn. N. Y. will sail on Sep
tember from Vancouver. B. c.. on
the Empress Of Russia for China.
Miss Piper, q member of Christ
Church. Bay Ridge. recently finished
a two-year course at st. Faiths
School for Deaconnesses, New York
City. and will for one year be at
the language school at Nanking.
China. Miss Piper IL an evangel-
ical Missionary and Is being sent to
China for four years with other
missionaries by the Board of Mis-
sions Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church.
DR.. and Mrs. e. ]. Hanratta. of
Watervliet. n. T.. announce the en-
sagement of their daughter. Kath-
crime. to Lieut.. William w. Bessell.
jr., Corps of Engineers. U. s. A.
The wedding will take place late
this month.
Mrs. Carleton. wife of Lieut.. Col.
william A. Carleton, U, S. A, on
duty with the organized reserves.
has given up her apartment for
the summer at the Waldorf-Asto-
ria, where she and Col. Carleton
had lived during his duty in New
i OTk lily LOT INC past thtcc Scoi o.
Mrs. Carleton has Joined her hus-
come to Washington. where she will
be at the New willard.
Mrs. Henry B. Jones and daugh-
ter, Barbara, of Morris. Mimi. are
spending the summer with Mrs.
Jones' sister. Mrs. Charles w. ELI
oft. and Maj. Elliott, at Manlius.
N. Y. Maj Elliott. who was re-
Gently placed on the retired list be-
cause of physical disability, was or
dered to active duty and redetailed
as professor Of military science and
tactics at St. Johns School, Man
Illus, N. Y.
Mai. Roy NJ. Jones. Air Service.
U. S. A. and Mrs. Jones have left for
their new station at the Middletown
Aviation intermediate Depot. Middle
town. Pa. where Mai. Jones will have
charge Of the Industrial war plans
section of the Air Service that is sta
TONED at that point.
Mrs. Greely. wife Of Mai. John N.
Greely, U. S. A., has gone to West
port, Conn, to spend some time while
Maj Greely is on an inspection tour
in the West.
Mrs. Arthur w. Dunbar and her
daughter. Jane, are spending the
summer with the formers sister. Mrs.
Samuel Barker. at their summer
home at Swan Lake, near Big Fork,
Mont. Capt. A. W. Dunbar. Marine
Corps. U. s. N, has Joined them for
the month Of August.
Capt John W. Llufrio. U. s. A.,
and Mrs. Llufrio, at Camp Lewis.
Wash, have as their house guest Miss
olivia G. Arth. who is Mrs. Llufrios
sister. Miss Arth will return to
Washington early in the fall.
Mai W. d. A. Anderson, Corps of
who has been serving with
the New York Transit Commission
during the past year. has been trans
ferred to Washington for duty as ex-
pert witness on railroad claims in the
Department Of Justice.
Mrs. Wagner. wife Of Col H. s.
Wagner. Thirty-fourth Infantry, U.
S. A, was painfully hurt at Madison
Barracks. N. Y, recently. when the
horse which she was riding reared
and went over backward. Col. wag-
ner Is at present on duty at Cover
nors Island. N. Y.
Lieut.. Col. C. r. Reynolds. Medical
Corps. U. S. A.. has been relieved of
his duties as chief of the personnel
section, Medical Corps, and has been
assigned to duty as executive officer
in the ONCE Of the surgeon general.
Brig. Gen. William P. Hall. u. 8. A.,
and Mrs. Hall have reopened their
apartment at the Decatur after a
long absence spent in Germany. where
Gen. Hall was with the American
Army Of Occupation.
Maj. Charles F. williams, c. E.,
U. s. A., who has recently been or
dered to st. Paul. Mimi. for duty.
and Mrs. williams have leased an
apartment at 43s Portland avenue.
Mrs. D. Grove and Cornelius, wife
and son Of Capt. D. Grove. U. s. A.,
Of Fort Mason Q. M. Depot, returned
home after a two weeks motor trip
as guests of Capt. and Mrs. c. w!
Cameron, of Fort Mason. The trip
was made to the Mexican border via
the Coast route and return via the
ridge or valley route, all beaches
and resorts claiming a portion of
their time.
Mrs. Royals, wife of Lieut.. WAL
ter c. Royals, u. s A., left Washing
ton to Join her husband at his new
station In Manila.
Lieut.. Col. Hamilton Bowie. Cav,