The Washington herald., 1907-07-31
Engagement to Lieut.. Grant
Soon to Be Announced.
CEREMONY IN THE AUTUMN
Miss Alma NJ. CALDWELL Becomes the
Bride OF Mr. Frank Nelson Chase.
nOuncc Engagement Of their
Daughter to Lieut.. Wysant.

Root, daughter of the Secretary Of State
and Mrs. Elihu Root, and Lieut.. Ulysses
). Grant, Sd, y. S. A, son of Maj. Gen.
Frederick Dent Grant. No date has been
set for the wedding, though It will prob
ably be arranged by the time decided upon
/ for the departure OF the Secretary Of
State for Mexico, where he will go In
the autumn. Owing to the very quiet
/ tastes Of Miss Root, 1t is understood that
/ the wedding will be n simple affair,
] taking place at the family home in Gin
/ ton, n. Y, where Miss Root went early
/ IN the summer, and where the family cir
/ Gle has recently been completed by the
| arrival of the Secretary and his sons Mr..
Elihu Root. jr., and Mr.. Edward Wales
Root
! Lieut. Grant Is stu at the barracks
here. although relieved from his duties
/ by orders which assign him 20 Boston.
/ For the past two years he has been one
/ Of the military aids at the White House.
and ii was during that period that he met
Miss Root.
/ Miss Root is one OF the most cultivated
/ and charming young women in Washing
/ ton. a proficient Inguist, an accomplished
musician. and widely Travelled. She is Of
a retiring nature, and since the first win
ter of her entrance into society neither
she nor her mother have taken a very ac-
tive part in the social life In Washington
other than officially. The Root household
Is generally supplemented by friends Of
Miss Root. representatives of the most
exclusive New York families. and their
young peoples dinners and other en-
! tertainments are always delightful func-
lions. for. though elegance always marks
all affairs given by Mrs. Root. everything
is conducted most Informally, TO the con
trary. transformations cordiality markin !;
all entertainments.
Lieut.. Grant, whose assignment on the
/ White House stafT for the last two sea-
sons has made him known to thousands
/ OF notables-more than he could have
otherwise met IN the ordinary career OF a
young offcer-was born In 1881. reared IN
New York and vicinity. and then went
abroad with mis- parents and lived IN
] Vienna while his father was United States
| Minister His graduation from Columbia
/ University was in 1893, and from West
/ Point in 1892. His first service Of nearly
/ three years. was in the Philippines. and
/ his appointment as military aid 20 the
/ President followed his return. lie makes
a strikingly handsome soldier. inheriting
his good looks from his mother, who was
Miss Ida Honore a sister Of Mrs. Potter
| Palmer. Lieut.. Grants sister is the Prn-
/ cess Cantacuzene, Of Russia. His father
\ is shortly to be relieved from his present
station al Governors Island.
Miss Alma NJ Caldwell. of Salem. Greg,
and Mr. Frank Nelson Chase were mar
ried yesterday morning at IL o'clock, at
! the residence Of the bridegroom's father,
/ Mr. p. F. Chase, POI street, Eek
ington. A pretty arrangement OF palms
and cut flowers decorated the rooms. and
| the ceremony. which was performed by
/ Rev. J. D. BloodgOod. took place under
Z canopy Of American flags. Only the
gelatfyes and a few friends were pres
ent TO witness the wedding, which was
| followed by a breakfast. Mr. and Mrs.
/ Chase left early in the afternoon for
/ honeymoon trip 10 Pennsy lvania. Ohio.
and New York returning TO Washington.
where they will reside, in about three
weeks.
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur c. Heffenger, Of
/ Portsmouth, n. H, have announced the
| engagement OF their daughter, Miss
Katherine Lane Heffenger, to Lieut..
I Benyaurd Bourne Wygant, U. S. n, now
chit TT
will take place in the fail. Miss Heffen-
! ger is the granddaughter OF Commodore
| Pickering, and a great-grandniece OF
Commodore Robert N. Spencer, OF the old
navy. Her father. who was formerly in
the navy, is now an officer in the Bruins
wick Fur Club. Lieut. Wygant is the
son Of Col. Wygant, U. S. A.
Senator Beverage, OF Indiana, arrived
! in Berlin yesterday. and was greeted by
the officials OF the American Embassy
and all prominent Americans. His we'd
/ ding to Miss Katherine Eddy viii be
| celebrated August 7.
/ Pay Inspector II. r. Sullivan, L. S. A.
and Mrs. Sullivan, who have been at
Bedford Springs, Pa, left yesterday for
{ -NdA Tag elASctt 4cis N4atAc llltS VIII SpenQ
the month of August, gong to the Berk-
! shire Hills for September.
Senior Don Alberto Yoacham. charge
daffaires Of the Chilean Legation, will
leave Washington in a few days to spend
the remainder of the summer at Mar
ragansett
Prince William, Of Sweden, son OF
Crown Prince Gustav, arrived last Sat
urday at Bordeaux on board the armored
cruiser Flygia, en- route to the United
States, 10 attend the Jamestown EXPOSE
ton, where he expects 20 arrive August
l9. Special honors were extended to him
at Bordeaux
Mrs Edith Mccartney and family. Of
DumbeTton avenue, are spending the sum-.
mer at Cape May n. J.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Charles
J, Bonaparte entertained at small din
ner Monday evening at the Hotel Aspin-
wall, Lenox, their guests being Mr.. and
Mrs. George r. Willis, of Baltimore. and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Kidder, of Orange.
\. J.
Mr.. Wayne Richie is spending his vaca-
ton at Capon Springs, Va. He viii at
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