Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-06
v. F. M'COMbS IS
TO TAKE A BRIDE
Democratic National Commit
tee Chairman to Wed Miss
Dorothy Williams.
CEREMONY TO BE HELD
IN LONDON TOMORROW
Bridegroom-to-Be frequently Men
toned as Next United States
Ambassador to France.

Washington friends and the grand
mother of the bride-to-be. Mrs. Hewitt of
ST. Louis, who is now making her home
in this city. were informed by cable to-
day of the forthcoming marriage of Miss
Dorothy Williams to William +. Nc
Combs, chairman of the democratic ma
tionai committee. and SO frequently men,
toned as the next American ambassador
to France.
The ceremony will take place in Lon
don tomorrow, where Mrs. John R. Will
liams and her daughters, Mrs. Joseph
Letter. the bride-to-be, Miss Dorothy Will
liams, and her younger sister. Francise
Williams. are now staying.
No Details Received.
No details were received with the
news, which will create considerable
stir in this city, where the BRIDE be
has been so prominent in society and
a leading belle since her debut two or
three winters ago.
The courtship began in this city last
spring, where Mr.. McCombs spent quite
a while supposedly busy with the prob
| lens Of place and politics of the first
busy months Of the Wilson administra
tion, but these public matters did not
take all his time.
The acquaintance of Miss Williams
and her family knew that his atten-
tions to the young lady were most
marked and the wedding day then did
not seem as far distant as November.
Mr.. McCombs went to Europe in the
early summer and Mrs Williams and
| her two daughters went in late August.
Mr.. Letter Stayed Behind.
The Niagara, the Gould yacht on which
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter sailed six
| weeks ago to begin a tour of the world.
arrived at. Southampton more than a
week ago. Mr.. Letter did not cross the
ocean after all with his family and
guests. among whom was his father-in-
/ law. Col John r. Williams, as he was
called back to New York on business.
| He left this city last Sunday for New
York with the intention of sailing very
! shortly for England to rejoin his yacht.
| Mrs. Williams and her daughters ex-
pected when leaving here to make the
world tour on the Niagara; an das Ear as
may not disturb the original plan. but
| only add another guest.
Miss Dorothy Williams was educated
at Georgetown Convent, as was Mrs.
Letter. She travelled in Europe and also
attended finishing school in Paris the
year before her debut.
| Mr.. McCombS Member or Bar.
| Mr.. McCombs is a member of the bar
| of the city of New York, and is now
holding under advisement the wish of the
| Presi ,ent that he serve as ambassador
! to France, a position that has been re-
| peatedly offered to him and post that
has been held open for his acceptance.
| He is about thirty-six years old and
q native of Arkansas. He is a gradu-
ate of the class of 1898 of Princeton
University. President Wilson and he
! became well acquainted when the
| President was professor of Jurisprudence
and constitutional government at
Princeton, at which time Mr.. McCombs
was a student there. When Mr.. Nc
! Combs was a freshman he and the then
professor were accustomed to taking
| long walks together. When the Presi
dent became interested in the guber-
material fight in New Jersey Mr.. Me-
Combs also Interested himself in poll
| tics. an interest which grew until he
was selected to manage the Presi-
dents campaign in the national fight.
Mr.. McCombs still retains his posi-
ton as chairman of the national demo-
cratic committee.