The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-29
Washington Faces
Loss of Popular
Young Couple

day for New York and are sailing
the following Saturday for France,
where they propose to make their
home in future. This is bit of
news which will cause genuine
and general regret, for there is
no more popular young woman in
Washington than Nine. Langlais,
who was Miss Amy Bennett,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Ben
nett; and besides, although NJ.
LanglaiS is, of course, French
man, we had come to regard them
as more or less permanent resi-
dents of Washington.
NJ. Langlais first came to this
country with the French High
Commission, after severe wound
had put stop to his active par
ticipation in the war; and was
married to pretty Miss Amy Ben
nett at the close of her first sea-
son. They havee since made one
or two extended visits to his PEG.
pie in France, but have spent
most of their time in Washington
and for a year or two. have made
their home at Wardman Park
Hotel
Now, however, they have come
to feel that M. Langlais' place is
with his father, as he is the
only living SON, so they are TAX
ing their small daughter and sail
ing for France. They will settle
down in Lille. the old home Of the
Langlais family. For few weeks
M. and Nine. Langlais will be
guests Of his parents, then they
win go to the seaside for the
A..
hope to find house of their own.
although Nine. Langlais tells me
that Lille is terribly crowded and
they will probably be faced with
q difficult problem.
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A LTHOUGH Nine. Langlais has
visited her husbands parents
before, it was while they were
refugees in Paris. and this will
be her first sight of his old
home, which he has not seen
since before the war. Tnded, the
elder NJ. and Nine. Langlais have
only returned comparatively re-
in the hands Of the Germans for
several years.
The story of how they CHANGED
to have any house to return to is
one of the romances of the war.
During the German occupation
the house was used as an of.
ficers' club and consequently was
kept in reasonably good order.
Then, when the city was evacu-
ated. the enemy was in such
haste that there was no time
for the usual destruction. In.
dnn6 anfafwaA fov. A~.n
commercial electricity for domestic
usage was found in the cellar
packed ready to be carried off.
was set up again after, the
owners returned and is now
functioning perfectly.
A governess of the Langlais
children, who is now secretary to
the elder M. Langlais, CHANGED to
be caught in Lille when the Ger
mans took the town: and she was
allowed to stay on to take care
of the house and run it for them,
1t was through her courage and
good sense that the Langlais
household goods were saved, for
she hid rugs. pictures, silver,
clothing and all sorts of valuables
in the double glass roof of a sun
porch which the family uses AS a
living room. and there they were
found on their return. NJ. and
Mime. Langlais had left the house
in its summer order and were at
the seashore when the war broke
out and were unable to get back.
There is a lot of entertaining
being done for NJ. and Nine.
Langlais before their departure.
Walter Penfield gave a dinner
for them at the Chevy Chase
Club on Saturday evening. On
Tuesday next Mrs. Ashmead
Fuller will entertain at luncheon
for Nine. Langlais and on We'd
nesday she will be the guest of
honor at a bridge party Mrs
Samuel III. Kaufman is giving at
her new home in Tracy place.