The Washington times., 1914-11-08
Chronicle 60
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husband and her only son, Lieut.. r. e
de Kussy Hoyl, in the army. but all o
her -four daughters are married to arm.
officers-to say nothing Of a half 'dozel
nephews and nieces with army connec
ttions. One Of Mrs. Hoyls daughters 4
Mrs. John K. Herr, wife of Lieutenan
Herr; another is married to Lieut.
Ephriam Graham, we'll known as a fin
horseman Margaret Hoyl is now Mrs
Harvey Higley, whose husband is sta
toned at West Point, and the fourth
1mosene, is Mrs. Shannon, wife Of Lieut.
James A. Shannon, who is on Genera
: Hoyls staff. -.'
The Hoyls are particularly devoted
couple. and there are SO many. interest
ing things I might tell you about them
II but had time.
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Col. John Thompson, father Of Lieut.
Marcellus Thompson, who was recently
married to Dorothy Harvey, is another
prominent army officer. who has been
recently retired. Colonel and Mrs
Thompson make their home in Wash
ington, and have an apartment at the
4 iWestmoreland. .
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| tho pre.tiest of the season. Lieutenant
Howard and several of his ushers were
| in uniform, adding a touch Of gaycty
to the scene, and the bridesmaids were
| most ailuring. They were an unusually
pretty lot, and their frocks. by the way.
had a distinctly high waist line. They
were a wonderful shade, peach color,
| believe it is called, and were charmingly
made; the hats were becoming, the
black tulle over silver giving a curious
ly attractive effect, while the flowers
just matched the tone of their gowns.
Mary looked her loveliest. her gown
was exquisite, and she had such a
sweet. half shy expression as she came
down the aisle. Her only ornament was
a necklace Of old-fashioned seed pearls.
The Howards came down from Bos-
ton in force for the occasion, also the
two Garland girls, Alice and Ruth, who
stopped with the Marlborough Church.
Ills Ruth Garland is engaged to Lieu
tenant Howards brother. John Howard,
who was best man. .
Little old Saint Johns was well filed,
and I saw more good clothes than on
any occasion this fall. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles O'Donnell Lee, who came on
from Philadelphia for the wedding,
were in the pew, with Mrs. McCauley.
who was a little pale, but looked very
handsome. Mrs. Lees gown was Of
black satin and striking white lace, and
she wore q perfectly huge hat OF olacK
beaver, tilted over one ear and trimmed
only with tailored bow of brown fur.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walcott Tucker1nan-she
was Leila McCauley. you know-and
their four attractive youngsters, made
a charming group. Mrs. Tuckerman
was in blue velvet, with a big blue hat
trimmed in gray feathers. and the chill
dren-they come in assorted sizes-were
dressed alike in apricot or chamois COL
ored coats. with round hats Of the same
shade, edged with brown fur.
Francise Williams was with her SIS
ter, Mrs. Joe Letter. and the resem-
blance between them was striking,
though they were very differently
gowned. Mrs. Letter wore a simple tall
ored suit, of some dark blue material,
with a plain white orEandie collar. and
her famous string Of pearls. Her hat
was a large black beaver. with curious
peacock feather ornament in front.
Francise. on the contrary. had on
rather elaborate visiting costume Of
greeny-blue panne velvet, made with
full skirt, and great deal Of brown
and white tulle about the bodice. She
wore bronze slippers and hose. and a
voluTninous stole Of moleskin with
muff to match. Her hat was rather
small, round. made of some white ma
terial with a band of dark fur. and I
noticed her frock, too, had the high
waist line.
I had a nice talk with Mrs. Albert
Mills the other day, and she Is such
dear But, dear me, she is busy per
son. having recently been made presi-
dent of the Board of Lady Managers
of George Washington University Hos
pital, and First Vice President of the
Womans Auxiliary Of the Diocese Of
Washington. Moreover. she is chair
man Of the supervising committee in
charge OF the famous drill and tea
dansant to be held at Fort Myer. on
November 20. for the benefit OF the
Army Relief Society.
Mrs. Mills is particularly interested in
the work of this organization. whose
chief aim is the relief Of poverty among
the widows and orphans Of soldiers.
They are doing a splendid educational
work. too, sending both boys and girls