The Washington times., 1927-08-19
Winant Johnston Is Max
ing Short Visit in Val
lines While Abroad
egETl ANTE HoRTENsE.s Of

france, IS a happy woman
now since her American has
returned after an absence Of ten
years. or whereabouts.
Her American boy Is the very tail
and handsome Winant Johnston
whom she nursed when brought
back wounded from the battlefields
Of her country decade or more
ago. Since then she has had only
letters from him to aid in keeping
fresh her memories
But now he has gone to pay her
q visit while on a two month s
trip in Europe-the first that he
has made since the World War.
She Says Hurry
And everybody is happy. In the
last letter received by Mr.. John.
ston Captain is his Army title)
from 'Tante Hortense, just be-
fore ahe sailed from New York, she
finished with a postscript in Eng
fish urging him to Hurry! Hurry!''
$50 eager was she to clasp him
IN. her arms again.
ssTante Hortense" Is q charming
elderly lady living in Vallines,
Somme. France. There she has a
dog, DIANE about which she
writes many interesting happen.
ings: and various other animals
and things Of interest to her.
Her letters always written in
Erench-she does not trust her
speech readily in English-are de-
lightful.
After Mr.. Johnston has visited his
French mother" he viii go to be
the guest Of cousins summering on
the Belgian sea coast.
VIII Visit Relatives
His ''real'' cousin is Frederic c..
Johnston, married to lovely Dan.
ish woman, whose father was chief
81 staff of the Danish army and who
q descended on both sides of her
house directly from Christian Nv,
King Of Denmark once upon a time.
Her only brother is an officer in the
Danish army.
These two visits win be the flea
lures of Mr.. Johnston's trip to Eu-
rope. He sailed about two weeks
ago on the De Grasse and he will
return to. his home here in George
town some time in October. While
abroad he will visit for brief periods
several other friends now resident in
various capitals Of Europe.
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BEGIN TREK
BACK HOME
The Cabinet officers IN Europe
are beginning their trek homeward.
The Secretary OF War, Mr.. Davis,
IS now in London and will sail for
/ New York tomorrow. He has been
inspecting American war cemeteries
in France.
The Secretary Of the Treasury
Mr.. Mellon. who has spent the sum
mer cruising on the Mediterranean
with his son-in.law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. David *. Este Bruce,
and his son, Paul Mellon, viii reach
New York August 80.
He will return by way OF Eng.
land, on the Leviathan.
The Assistant Secretary OF ! the
Treasury, Charles s. Dewey, arrived
In New York today on his return
from a European tour.
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Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen, u. s.
A., retired, is at the Hotel Astor in
New York, having gone there from
his summer home at Blue Ridge
Summit.
DR.. Margaret Huddleson and
Miss Mary l.. Arnold, who went
to Europe early in the summer,
win return to Washington in Sep
tember. They have travelled ex-
tensively abroad and have visited
various capitals in Europe.
Mrs. Randolph Dickinson Hop
kins has as. her guest for a few
days her daughter. Mrs. Victor e.
zelov,, Of Philadelphia, who has
dolph.
A group Of Washingtonians stay
ing at the Cavalier Hotel. Virginia
Beach, include Sydney Anderson,
A. +. Berry. George p. Hoover,
John G. Rooms and c. E. Meyers.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Thompson
Pollard announce the engagement
OF their daughter, Miss Anne Pol.
lard, to Edwin Ely Adams, Of De-
troit. Mich.
T-r. Adams is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs, John ]. Adams, of Springfield,
Mass. The wedding will take place
early next month.
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Major and Mrs. Oliver p. New.
man are passing some time in New
York, where they are staying at
the Waldorf. Astoria.
Il \ -
Edward Van Devanter left today
for Cape May. N. j., where he
win be the guest of Mrs. ]. Upshur
Moorhead. He has just returned
from Hot Springs, Va, where he
has been passing a month.