The Washington times., 1926-09-01
CAPITAL GIRL
SEEKS LOST
STATUS
Former Amy Bennett
Asks Restoration Of !.
Citizenship
By JEAN ELIOT
MY BENNETT LANGLAIs

Ny BENNETT 4AANGLAlS
has taken out her first citi-
zenship papers and in due
course wiz be . good American
again.
a rather amusing thing for .
eirl who has been q lifelong resi-
dent Of washington. But this
lovely young daughter Of Mr.. and
Grs. Ira Bennett was married 70
Claude LangIais, Of Lille. France.
several years before the law Was
passed. which permits IN Aneri.
eam woman married to q foreigner
% retain her citizenship Il she
eIects to do 30, and she became
automatically q "citoyenne Of the
French Republic.
Now, however, ~. and Nine.
1anglais have decided to make
their permanent home in Wash.
angton and NJ. Langais Il also IN
nrocess OF becoming an Ameracan
citizen. His wife might regain her
nationality merely as the wife o.
4 naturalized American, but she
prefers to become repatriated on
MEX OWL 6IE0 has AEEAA 0A%H 4SAA&-%E
these summer days with the neces.
narv fornaiitaes. Indeed. she says
are tested the affection OF two old
friends by taking them 70 court
On one OF the hottest days Of the
year TO testify to her American
birth and the fact that she was
not an undesirable alien.
Little Elizabeth Langiais, daugh-
Ger Of M. and Nine. Langafs. hav-'
1ag been born IN this country, be-
comes an American through the
choice Of her parents, but when
she comes OF age. may elect to re-
gain French citizenship e she de-
earss.
Lived 81 Franco
Tor several years after their
marriage NJ and Nine. LanglaiaI
lived at Lille, France. the home Of
-. Langlais' family for generations, !
But previously d. Langlais had
been away from home for nine
years. first staying in England and
afkerWard in this country on VAR
aous missions for the French gov
eminent. Consequently he didn't
feel quite at home in his own land.
And, of course. Washington has
always had the pull Of home for
Nine. Langiais. So here they are
and here they are to remain
The young couple have been es-
tablished since early summer in q
picturesque little house az the cor
nsr Of Nineteenth and Corcoran
streets, which eonaeOne-I think it |
aa Mrs. Mason Gull renaod eled |
and dubbed the Jade Box It's
i tai house for It's width. but the
whole front Of the ground floor has
heen turned into q big living room,
which is q charming Epot. with its |
gay chintzes, its easy chairs and |
Is shaded lamps. There's an |
aEausing little garden and u. and
Nine. Langlais are having q thor.
pughly good time fixing up their
sspIayhouseH.
Claude LangIais first came to
Washington during the war az
member 0f 4 French naisAinn and
II was then he Wooed and won
pretty Amy Bennett.
In Town An Summer
Except for brief visit to her
mother. Mrs Bennett, at her sum-
mer homo at Monterey. Pa, Nine.
a&4M&tAlS HAB Deem IN sT9NRH al Sutu- |
haer. She and her husband had
h<sn separated 50 long, while she |
was visiting her parents here and
he was winding up his affairs in |
France, that she felt she didn't
want to leave him again,
Mrs. Bennett was in town Tor a |
few days last week. but has now
returned to Monterey to remain |
well into September.
FATS HAVE GUESTS
Ar MURRAY BAY
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Will.
lam Howard Taft win have as their
guests for several days at their |
summer place at Point,ati.Pfc, near |
Murray bay, Canada. their son and |
Mr. and Mrs. |
Charles p. Taft, who viii arrive |
there tomorrow from Narragansett |
Pier, where they have been passing
the summer.
Miss Laura TuckerMan, daughter |
% Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man. and Miss Elsie Elsengren.
both Of Washington, were among
the guests at q luncheon given /
yesterday by Miss Margaret Dein.
kerfield at the Turf and Field Club
before the opening Of the fall racing
season at Belmont Park, New York.