The Washington times., 1912-04-28
Weddings Of Note Take
Place and Engagements
Are Announced.

come.
Wedding bells were notable features
of the week just past. with Wdenes-
day as the popular huptial da:' and
two engagement surprises also help
ed liven up things in the younger set.
Wednesday evening the first large
gathering of offcialdom attended the
marriage of Miss Louise Chaplin
Fletcher and DR.. Thomas Junior
. Kemp. President Taft was present
at the ceremony which was solemn
ICED at All Souls Unitarian Church,
of which he is a member and q reg
ular attendant, but did not join the
company at the wedding reception
which followed, as he is still main
tanning semi mourning for his late
military aide.
Young Mrs. Thomas Junior Kemp is
the daughter of Senator and Mrs.
Fletcher of Florida, and has been
during her fathers tenure of office. A
number of prenuptial festivities were
given In her honor and in true South
ern fashion, the Fletcher home was
young people from their home in
Jacksonville, for a week before the
event. Dr.. Kemp gave his bride one
manufactured by Tiffany and about
the first of Its kind to be used in
. Washington-a magnificent hoop of
platinum set all the way round with
diamonds.
Nothing, daunted by the fate of the
Iitanic, the young couple sailed from
Roston today, via the White Star line,
for a bridal trip to Europe. They
viii live in Washington on their re-
. turn.
Amy Richardson, whose marriage to
Ensign William Dwight Chandler u. s.
n, of the famous New Hampshire fam
ily OF that name, took place at the
Charles w. Richardson. on Connecticut
avenue.
The two engagements announced were
those OF Miss Abbie ingalls, Barnard to
Miss Lucie Hoke Smith to Lieut.. Alston
r. Simpson, U. S. N.
Miss MISS Barnard's arm engagement was an
hounced last Sunday afternoon at a tea
given by her grandparents, Mr.. and
MRS. Melville E. Ingalls,, with whom she
makes her home. at their temporary
street. The wedding will take place in
the autumn at the ingalls, estate at the
wirginia VII Hot Springs. The bride-elect
VIII VIII M,e MaG,company Mr. and Mrs; ingalls,
mer, sailing May 49, and returning some
time in August, when the date will be
announced. Only intimate friends of the
which Mrs. Frank Ellis, Mrs. Melville
p. ingalls,, jr:;, Miss Frances Lippltt,
daughter of Senator Lippitt, and Miss
Announcement Of Miss Lucie HoSs
Smiths engagement to the young naval
officer, was pleasant feature of the
Richardson Chandler wedding, at which
the Georgia belle acted as maid OF
honor. The youthful bride-elect has
oeen a prominent factor in the social
nfe, OF the Congressional set this winter.
having on numerous occasions been
Obliged to take the place of her mother,
who Is somewhat Of an invalid. She
made her debut at her home in Georgia
! carly In the fall. coming to Washington
with, her father, Senator Hoie Smith,
the former governor of Georgia, early
In December. No date has been an.
nounced for the wedding. but II. will
probably take place shortly. Lieutenant
Simpson who was appointed to the
Georgia, Is now stationed on the Y. s.
;. Delaware.
Horse and Dog Lovers
Have Their Inning.
Lovers Of horse and dog flesh were
accorded a regular carnival of sport by
the annual Military Horse Show at Fort
Myer Wednesday afternoon, and the
Bench Show which opened the same
day and continued throughout the week
at the Arcade. Society turned out in
force for the horse show at which some
, OF the greatest aristocrats of the equine
world were exhibited by some Of the
best equestrians in the army. The chief
of Staff of the Army and Mrs. Leonard
Wood entertained a distinguished conf
pany of military men and their wives,
and others prominent socially and in
the official world at a large buffet lun-
cheon just prior to the show. Some
or the spectators during the afternoon
were the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Stimson, the Aissistan Secretary of War
and Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver. Col. and
Mrs. George +. Downey, L. 8. A; Major
. and Mrs Henry S. Cole. L. S. A; Col.
and Mrs.. Spencer Cosby. L. $. A;
Major and Mrs. summerall u, s. A, /;
Miss Laura Merriam, Miss Dorothy VII.
liams, MAJOR Horton, U. S. A, ard
Major Henry T. Allen, T.. S. a.
4 large gathering Of the smart world
each afternoon at the Arcade AIRS.
lanes w. Wadsworth. IT,. OF New
York. who is visiting her mother Mrs.
rer, Greentree Sandy. and Nine. FRITZ
scheff's Russian wolfhound. Casha. was
accorded the blue ribbon in all her
of the Assistant Secretary of state. who
Is quite dog fancier, had several en-:
tries. as did Mrs. Frederick Chaplin and
Miss Catherine cameron,
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, wife of the
Ohio Congressman, did not exhibit this
year. nor did Miss Katherine Flkins,
ator They were interested spectators
each day, however. attending the show
together once or twice and paying spe-
cial attention to the champion pomeran-
ian. Copthorne Mierille exhibited by
Miss Elkins' sister Mrs. William c:
Wiederseim OF philadelphia. A. grand
challenge tankard was offered for the
best dog in the show by Mrs, Augustus
=. Gardner.
This is to be a memora BILE spring for
horse shows with the annual exhibit oil
the National Capital Horse Show Asso-
cNtion, scheduled for May to 4, loom
ing on the horizon, and the military
race meet set for May 16 to lS, at Ben
ming. International interest attaches ia
the National Capital show, as exhibit
ors are coming from Canada for the
occasion.
OF the army men who are officers OF
the show, entries have been made by
the Secretary Of War, Mr.. Stimson; the
chief of staff of the army, Maj. Gen
Leonard Wood; Major Henry T. Allen
". S. A., and Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A
Miles. u. S. A, retired.
Mrs. Clarence Watson wife OF the
Senator of West Virginia: Miss Kath.
crime Elkns, Miss Laura Merriam, and
Miss Jeanette Allen are some of the
local equestriennes of ability who viii
have opportunity on this occasion thai
was denied them by the abandonment oi
the society circus to display their prov
ess number of young army Officers
MI ala HI. Ala.