The Washington herald., 1911-10-08
WEDDINGS-ENGAGEMENTS

! Announcement is made of the engage
ment of Miss Lillian Duncan Baxter.
! daughter of Mrs. Baxter. and Lieut..
George s. GiIliS, United States infantry.
now stationed Ut Fort Mcdowell. Angel
Island Cal. Mrs Baxter and her
daughter. who are now IN San Francisco.
where the announcement was made, gave
up their apartment at the Ontario "a
year ago, and nave since been touring
along the Pacific Coast.
Miss Baxter is prominently identified
! in army circles, being a granddaughter
of the late Gen. Thomas Duncan, L. S
~. niece of Brig. Gen. Joseph w. Dun
can. now commanding the department Of
Texas: u niece of Lieut.. Col. John f.
Baxter, Quartermaster's Department.
/. 5. A: 4 CTadnieCe of Gen. John
NJ. Wilson. L. :. A. and of Lieut..
Commander Downs L. Wilson. /. S y.
No definite date has Vet been set for the
wedding.
Invitations have b,.o, received here
from Mrs. John Wrsl".. cnuer. of Mans
field, Ohio. for the marriage of her
daughter, Miss Gertrude Jenner, to Lieut..
Frank Lahm. L. s A. The wedding will
take place October 1S in Mansfield. Lieut..
Lahm, who attained considerable fame
as an army aeTOnaUt, is well known in
Washington. having been formerly sta
toned at Fort Myer.
Cards have been received in Washing
ton from William Owen Scott for the
marriage of his daughter. Miss Mary
Owen Scott. and Mr.. William Irving
Howbert. The ceremony will take place
at noon Wednesday, October Is, in St
Stephens Church. Colorado Springs.
Colo. The engagement of Miss Scott and
that of her sister, Miss Alice Scott. to
Mr.. Charles B. Lansing, was announced
only last wek.
Miss Mary Hopkins daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, of AIassa-
chusetts, and Mr.. Crawford Blagden, OF
New York. were married yesterday at
Thompson College Chapel. The ceremony
was followed by a reception at the coun-
try place of the brides parents. Mrs.
Henry :. Patterson was the matron of
honor and her sisters only attendant.
Mr. Guy Fairfax acted as best man, and
the ushers were Messrs. Louis c. Clark,
ir DevereuX Milburn, Philip 4. Car
roll. c. F. Sargent. A. Lawrence Hop
kins. I'd, Theodore F. Randolph. J. L.
Motley, Samuel P. BIadgen. E. Motley.
and F. Meredith Blagden.
Medical Director and Mrs. Simons an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Miss Emily Berard, to DR.. Herbert
L. Kelley, L. S. n.
Cards have been received in Washing
ton announcing the marriage of Miss
Essie Caron and Mr.. Samuel w. Bower
man. both Of Richmond. which took place
Wednesday morning, October t. in Rich
mond, Va.
Announcement is made in New York
of the engagement OF Miss May Hallock
Bryan, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Howard Bryan, to Lieut.. George AuGuste
MatiIe. Twenty-fourth Infantry. L. S. A.
Lieut. Matile is the son Of Brig. Gen.
Leon A. MatiIe. L. s. A, retired. Of the
Cairo. The marriage of his sister. Miss
Elizabeth Matile. to Lieut.. Oscar W.
GriswoId, L. S. A., class mate at the
Military Academy. took place during the
summer at San Antonio, Tex.
The marriage of Miss Florence +.
Ergood and Mr. Edward c. Kemper
which took place at the residence of
Rev. Richard Radcliffe. last Tuesday
At high noon. was attended by the i'm
mediate family of the bride, who is a
bud of last season. having been intro
duced to society by her sister, Mrs. J.