The Washington times., 1906-11-09
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PLEASING ROMANCE
OF MISS MORTON
Her FianCe Was SChOOlmate
of Her Cousins
Husband.

The details of the engagement OF Miss
Pauline Morton. daughter OF former
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs. Paul
Morton. and J. Hopkins Smith. jr., are
OF special interest 10 the young lady's
Washington friends. She met her fiance
IN the White House at one OF the recep-
tons there two winters ago. Mr.. Smith
WAS a schOOlmate of her cousin jeans
nance, Joseph Cudahy, whose engage
ment was announced just about the
time OF the arrival in Washington OF
the Secretary OF the Navy and his fam
lily
Miss Pauline Morton acted as maid OF
honor for her cousin when she married
Mr.. Cudahy quite early in the season
or 1901. Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Cudahy were
members OF the same clubs at Harvard,
where they both graduated. Edr. Smith
is also splendid tennis player and won
distinction in college In this sport He
IS member of the Harvard. and the
i ! elnls and Racket Clubs. and OF the
SeaWanhaka Yacht Club. He Is lust
twenty-three. while Miss Morton is
twenty He has excellent prospects to
add 10 the very considerable fortune
which he already possesses.
Miss Morton has frequently been the
guest OF Miss Katherine Elkins, daugh-
ter or the Senator from West Virginia
since her parents have taken up their
residence IN New York. and she has
been constantly entertained al these
times.
Polly Morton's pert in the gayety
OF the winter OF l904-5 has not been for
sottent and she frequently has guests
from Washington in her New York
nome. II is expected that her wedding
VIII take place very soon and will he
an important event in New York So
One Of the most interesting social
events Of the season viii be the recital
IN the Arlington Hotel Tuesday after
n. fRE4T / Flr- H. -
the Nurses Home, George Washington
University Hospital. The artists enEag-
ca are Mrs Cornelia Dyas White.
pianist. Mrs. Dyas-Standish sopra no
and Miss Louise Dyas. vioIinist. OF New
ork. These gifted sisters have given
several joint recitalS in the White
R b..ll53 at the special request OF the
White, formerly Miss COrnelia Dyas.
was the former plano teacher OF Miss
Ethel Roosevelt and Of Archibald ROose-
Welt.
Cards are out for the wedding recep-
ton or Miss Lenora Courts, daughter OF
MI and Mrs. James {. Courts 10 Al
1red Robinson Clancy The wedding
VIII take place Wednesday evening, Mo-
vember Il in the home Of the brides
parents in Kalorama avenue.
Count and Countess Seckendorff have
cards out for the marriage OF their
daughter. Miss Ethel SeckendortI, to
Fleming Newbold. Wednesday, Novern-
Der p, at noon, Tam8pO farms. Ramsey.
y. J. The invitations are limited TO
relatives and few personal friends.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Slgsbee have
leased the house 1873 Belmont avenue
for the winter and have furnished u
with many treasures collected in for
eign ports, an accumulation OF years
Of active sea service IA which the ad-
miral represented this country abroad
in distinguished capacity. being every
where received with high honor as the
representative Of the American Govern
ment
The return OF the admiral and his at
tractive wife 10 residential circles Is
source Of sincere COngratuIation among
an extended circle of warm friends and
admirers.
Gen. and Mrs. Arson Mills are ex-
peCted back In Washington next week
from their trip TO Fl PasO. Tex.
The Washington Auxiliary OF the Ma
tional Indian Association have issued
invitations for its annual meeting TO
be held at the residence OF DR.. and Mrs
J. w. Spencer. 2lI9 TInlyer place. Friday
afternoon. December 16. from 10 5
o clock, upon which occasion an ad-
dress by DR.. ElwoOd Mead will be Civ
en- In favor OF the Yuma Mission.
The board Of managers Includes Mrs
NJ r. Q. Wilbur, president; Mrs T R
Alexander, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. w. II. Chany. recording secretary,
and Mrs. Middleton Smith. treasurer
Address 1916 Nineteenth street.
Those receiving cards OF invitation are
entitled to bring friends.