The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
Army Officer.
Joins Paper
Capt. Horton Becomes
Managing Editor of
Columbia State.

o. r. c., has been appointed man
aging editor of The State (morn-
ing). Columbia. 8. c., on which he
was city editor when he entered
the military service in 1917. Dur
ing the world war he was a battery
commander in the 316th Field Ar
tiliery Brigade! Eighty-frst Divi-
sion. Capt. Horton has just re
turned to Columbia from a visit Of
three weeks to New York City, dur
ing which he attended the conven-
ton of the american Newspaper
Publishers Association and the an
nual meeting of the Associated
Press. He is a nephew Of Maj. Jeter
K. Horton. U. S. NJ. C.
Lieut.. Gale A. Poindexter, U. S.
N. has arrived in Washington from
New London, Conn.,, where he Is on
duty at the submarine base. and Is
spending several days with his par
ents. Senator and Mrs. Miles Poin-
dexter.
Capt. Luke McNamee. u. s. NJ.
and Mrs. McNamee have leased their
cottage at jamestown to Capt. Charles
r. Train. U. s. NJ, and Mrs Train
for the summer. Capt and Mrs Nc
Nance will remain in Washington un-
til late in the summer.
Mrs. Edwin H. Tillman. wife OF
Comdr. Tillman. U. S. N. accom-
panied by her son. Ensign Edwin
Tillman. U. S. N. left Washington
on May for Norfolk. where she will
join Comdr. Tillmann. Ensign Till
er in Washington for ten days, will
join his ship, the U. S. S. Hender-
son. at Hampton Roads.
Maj. W. II. Parker. U. 8. NJ. c.,
retired. and Mrs. Parker, with their
three children have moved to New
Castle. N. H.. where Maj. Parker
has leased from the government
what is known as the New Res
ervation" for his Boys Camp, which
Is now in its fourth year.
Miss Charlotte Hewins. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. william Harrison
Hewins. of Falmouth, Mass. and
Cemdr. Ward X. Workman. U. S. N,
chief OFF stan OF the comma andant
First Naval District. were married
May 6 at the home of the brides
parents in Falmouth. Rev. Henry
Herbert Smythe performed the cere-
mony. The bride was attended by her
sister-in-law, Mrs. w. H. Hewins. Jr..
and the bridegroom by Comdr. w.
L. Pryor, U. S. N. Miss Hewins was
a member OF the 1915 class at We'll
lesley. During the war she worked
with the Red Cross unit at the ma
val base, Woods Hole. Capt. Wort
man was one of the first officers
to command a destroyer in active
operation out OF Queenstown dur
ing the world war. He also COM
manded the George Washington for
n short time on transport duty,
while awaiting the completion of a
new destroyer which he subsequent
ly commanded in the war zone.
Lieut.. Alvin B. Ward, U. s. NJ. at
tached to the U. S. S. Stoddard. Of
the Pacific Fleet. and Miss Dorothy
DeLong. of Philadelphia, Pa. were
married at San Diego. Cal. May S
by Rev. william f. Crabtree. pas
tor of the Central Christian Church.
of that city.
Rear Admiral Gustav Kaemmer-
ling. U. S. N, who was last on duty
as inspector of machinery at Will
lam Cramp and Sons Company,
Philadelphia, Pa. was retired for
age on May Is, after a sea service
of nearly ten years and a shore duty
OF over thirty years. He was born
in Ohio, May Is, 1858. and was ap-
pointed a cadet engineer at T.
U. S. N. A. in 1877. graduating in
1888. He was appointed a tempo
rary rear admiral July 1, 1918, and
permanent rear admiral a year
later. The next retirement for age
VIII be that of Rear Admiral Ben
jamin c. Bryan on August 16.
Capt. Edward s. Jackson, U. S. N
and Mrs. Jackson announce the birth
of daughter. Kathleen Merritt, at
Philadelphia, Pa. May 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Evarts john
son and daughter. of Washington.
have taken the residence of Comdr.
p. P. Bassett. U. S. N. in Annapolis
for June Week. Mr.. and Mrs
Johnson are the parents of Mid
shipman John Norton johnson. U. 8.
n. A, who will be graduated in
June.
Lieut. Hugo F. A. Baske. Medical
Corps. Y. s. N, stationed at North
Island. San Diego, Cal. and Miss
Alice Virginia Cooper. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank d. Cooper, Of
San Diego. were married at the
home of the brides parents at noon
on May 5. Rev. Frank o. BeIden,
pastor of the First Baptist Church.
performing tho ceremnnx