Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

a fine artist. She will remain in Wash
ington for some time and later she will
go to New York, where she expects to
meet her mother. Many entertainments
| have been given in her honor and she is
much pleased with the people she has
met and admires Washington very much.
One of the most important events in the
social world during the coming week will
oe the marriage a noon Tuesday of Miss
Caroline Boxing. daughter Of Mrs Fred
eric D. OwsleH and Lieut. John Hudson
Poole, Corps of Engineers. United States
Army- The wedding. which viii take
place at Tiverton. the Virginia country
place of DR.. and Mrs. +. D. Ows!ey, at
Greenwood. Va, will be a military one, all
Of the officers to wear their full dress
Uniform. The ceremony will be perform
ed by Rev. Dr. Neve of the Episcopal
Church.
The bride will be attended by Mrs
Murray A. Cobb as matron of honor and
three bridesmaids, Miss Harriet Sabin
Of NiIamstown. Mass; Miss Ella Buck
Of New York city and Miss Virginia Bon
nell of Cleveland. Ohio, all former col
lege-mates. Capt. William Kelly. Corps
Of Engineers. U. S. A assistant engineer
commissioner of the District will b. best
man. The ushers will be Maj. Spancer
Cosby and Capt. S A Cheney. Corps OF
Sd T.. S. Cavalry; Capt. J. A. Logan.
commissary department.. u. S. A; DR..
Z. F. Bowman of Madison, Wis, and Mr.
Dewitt Z. Poole of the Moline Dispatch,
Moline, HI. The ceremony will be per-
formed in the central hallway of the co,
lonial homestead, where an altar will be
erected. The hallway will be ribboned off
previous to the arrival of the bridal
party. The bride will be given away oy
her brother. Mr.. William +, Boeing OF
Aberdeen, Wash. A wedding breakfast
will follow at the conclusion of the cere-
mony.
The de-elect is charming young girl
OF the blond type. and has always proved
favorite in the younger sacial set during
her sojourns in this city. She is quite an
accomplished and noted horsewoman in
Virginia in addition to the many otherl
talents which she possesses. She is "a
daughter of Mrs. f. d. OWsley and the
late William Boeing, prominent business
man of Detroit, Mich. She is a graduate
of Dobbs Ferry, on the Hudson. For the
past ten years she has been a resident o:
Virginia.
Lieut.. Poole is the superintendent of the
State, War and Navy building. in this
city. and is one of the young st officers
in the United States Army. He was grad
uated from West Point in February. 1871
and during the few years he has been IN
the service he has made an excellent
record for himself. He was born in Mich
lgan in 1878 and was appointed to tne
Military Academy in 1897. He graduated
with high honors in the engineer school
and was Immediately commissioned a
second lieutenant. His lrst duty vas at
Willetts Point, n. Y, and he was trans
ferred to the Washington barracks, this
city. in 1901, where h. remained until
April. 1903. In February of that year he
was promoted to the grade of first lieu
tenant, and he recently passed the ex-
animation for captain. He will receive
his new commission in February. 1898.
In 1903 he was ordered to the Philippines.
where he served in the office of the ad-
1utant general of the army Later he
vas assistant engineer officer at Fort
william Mckinley. 1t was during a visit
10 his home in Michigan that he received
the news of his assignment as superin-
tendent of the State, War and Navy
building, succeeding Rear Admiral Baird.
who retired
Among the out town guests who will
leave here tomorrow in a special car over
the Chesapeake and Ohio Hallway to at
tend the ceremony will be Col. d. c.
Poole. I. s. A. retired father of the
groom; DR.. and Mrs r T.. Bowman and
son. Francis Bowman Col and Mrs. Al
bert Todd Mr.. and Mrs. Murray A Cobb
Miss Edith Sanger, Mai Spencer Cosby
Capt. S. a. Cheney. Capt. + r. Mccoy
Capt. j: A: Logan, Mr.. Dewitt c. Poole
Capt. Fitzhugh Lee. DR.. NJ. A. Delaney
and Capt. Fl. L. Wigmore The couple
VIII make their future home at 2Il9
street northwest after January 10
-hi D Mil Sildli y lSlu mas Mrs. T.. III. G.
Slater of this city with her for the holt
days, and has given a number of enter
tainments for her
Lieut.. and Mrs. L. S. Grant Sd. who
spent the past week in Chicago with Mrs
Potter Palmer. are expected here for
Christmas. and in New York for the 9th
when Gen. and Mrs. Grant will give
large dinner in their honor
Miss Alice Vandergrft of New York
whose debut took place here with so many
pleasant circumstances week before last
is expected in Louisville on the nth to
join a house party for the holidays to be
given by Miss Dorothy Hussey, who viii
give dance for her guests at the Wor1-
ans Club on the Both.
Lieut.. Commander Howard T. s. n
who has been attached TO the American
embassy IN Berlin. is soon to return with
Mrs. Howard. Miss HoWard and their
niece, Mss Margaret Billings who has
been thair guest. Miss Billings who is
the daughter of Charlas X. Billings. viii
be introduced at a tea in February. at her
home in New Haven. Conn.
English girls are fond of color at their
weddings. but the American custom of
following closely Il white and green color
scheme or at least only using the palest
shadas never seems to change At al
recent English event the six bridesmaids
wore gray n-non costumes and large gray
hats with haron'S DlumeS. Al an anoth her
three attendants were in golden brown
ninon with white hat and brown plunes
Seven bridesmaids at another wore cream
wolfe with touches of old rose and white
feathers in black velvet hats. Two grown