Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-12
Elusive Sleep Told
Mrs. Mark Clark of
African Expedition
Deputy Commanders Wife
Knew General Was on
Important Task

Something told Mrs. Mark Wayne
Clark of the Kennedy Warren
Apartments that her husband, Mai.
Gen. Clark, deputy commander in
chief Of the American Expeditionary
Forces in Africa, was involved in
something important last week
shortly before the African Invasion
got under way.
Il usually sleep like a kitten" said
Mrs. Clark today, after returning
from a week end out Of the city.
But last Friday night I simply
couldn't sleep. I tossed and tossed,
with the general on my mind.
1--WE frequently have the unusual
experience, known to happy couples
who are congenial, Of finding out
that we are thinking about the same
thing, at the same time, for no good
reason whatsoever. Call it psychic,
or what you will. No one knows why
these things happen, but they do,
frequently with us.
Wondered of Whereabouts.
Il had previously heard that he
was all right, and had begun to won-
der where he was. But when on Fri
day night thoughts of him persist
emily prevented my sleeping, I SIM
ply gave up trying and had to read
for a long time. Then later I learned
that about that same time he must
have been on the way to the African
invasion. I learned also later that
he had safely landed"
The wife of another famous Amer
lean fighter in Africa, Mrs. James H.
Doolittle, yesterday advised relatives
OF men overseas to develop courage,
keep chin up" and fight off fears.
"Wringing your hands won't stop
it." she said during an interview with
Morgan Beatty, news commentator
over the NBC network. Her hus-
band, Brig. Gen. Jimmy" Doolittle,
commander of the United States Air
Forces in Algeria, and Toxic air raid
leader, came through an attack by
German planes while en- route to his
new African post, according to re-
ports reaching Washington today.
Two Sons in Service.
ITS up to us all to be courageous,
Mrs. Doolittle said, and, if we have
no courage, to develop it. One does
develop courage. I believe that if a
crisis is coming our way it will come
And wringing your hands won't
stop it.
Jimmy would be ashamed of me
if I didn't keep my chin up while
he's away. I think most soldiers feel
the same way So I've tried to solve
my own problem and keep my chin
up"
Paying tribute to both the general
and Mrs. Doolittle, Mr.. Beatty called
attention to the fact that both of
their sons were in service. one at
West Point and the other on "a
fighting front"
Mrs. Doolittle lives at $500 @
street NV.
Mrs. Clark, proud of her general
husband, also is proud of their
son, William D. (BilD Clark. Young
Bill Is plebe. at West Point, fol-
lowing family tradition, since both
his father and his grandfather, the
late Col. c. c. Clark, were gradu-
ated from the academy. Bills great
grandfather also was a soldier.
The young mans sister Ann is
student at Wilson High School
Mrs. Clark was asked about a
newspaper clipping she had on a
London interview with Gen. Clark.
describing him and his men as
model soldiers.
Hes my model" she said. "He s
pretty nice husband and very
good father" She receives letters
quite frequently for a busy general
she says. They are usually brief
but sweet"
His mother, Mrs. c. c. Clark, lives
here at 1910 Kalorama road.