Yet Not One Of Those Officers Could Be Induced To Give Up
His Detail, For It Is Always Such A Compliment To Be Selected From The
Many For Duty At Headquarters.
Faye and Lieutenant Travis are on the
general's personal staff, the others belong to the department.
Just
now, Faye is away with the department commander, who is making an
official tour of inspection through his new department, which is
large, and includes some fine posts. It is known as "The Department of
the Platte."
Everyone has been most hospitable - particularly the army people at
Fort Omaha - a post just beyond the city limits. Mrs. Wheeler, wife of
the colonel in command, gave a dancing reception very soon after we
got here, and an elegant dinner a little later on - both for the new
brigadier general and his staff. Mrs. Foster, the handsome wife of the
lieutenant colonel, gave a beautiful luncheon, and the officers of the
regiment gave a dance that was pleasant. But their orchestra is far
from being as fine as ours. In the city there have been afternoon and
evening receptions, and several luncheons, the most charming luncheon
of all having been the one given by my friend, Mrs. Schuyler, at the
Union Club. One afternoon each week the club rooms are at the disposal
of the wives of its members, and so popular is this way of
entertaining, the rooms are usually engaged weeks in advance. The
service is really perfect, and the rooms airy and delightfully
cool - and cool rooms are great treasures in this hot place.
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