The Washington times., 1914-11-08
JEAN ELIOTcH
LETTER

Isn't II a. shame? The date for he
marriage TO Kari MinncSarodc is Sc
Tor December /, but he cannot yer,
well manage to leave his work, So
Nary and her mother. Mrs. Sarah L
Montague. have arranged to give M
their house here and go 10 El Paso
sThey VIII be the guests there of Mr.
and Mrs. John ii. Downing; and i'm,
mcdiately after the wedding. Kari and
Mary will so TO Elephant Butte, wher,
Karl is cmpioyed in the construction
department OF the Government Recla.
nation Service.
This marriage is truly wedding oi
The blue and the gray. Mary. her nam,
is Mary Wcrtley Montague. is a de.
scendant OF tho famous Lady Mary
Montague, and belongs TO tho Boston
not the Virginia, branch of the family
Her great grandfather was pastor OF
Old North Church, in Boston, Paul
Revere's church; while Karl's grand
father during tho war was rector OF
old st. Paul's Church, in Richmond.
which Jefferson Davis attended.
Mary's mother was Miss Sarah Reg
an, OF Altoona, Pa; but has lived in
Washington for over thirty years. Her
father, William Peppcrell Montague, a
descendant of Sir William Pepperell.
who was knighted for the capture of
Louisburs, was a brilliant corporation
lawyer and was connected with the
Government for many years. Mary
spends a great deal OF time in New
York with her only brother. w. p.
Montague. jr., who is professor OF
philosophy at Columbia University.
Like all the Montagues he is brilliantly
educated and very clever. Harriet
Prescott Spofford and Margaret Pres
colt Montague, both well-known writer's
are Mary's cousins.
The Minnegarodes are from Alex
sndria and Karl lived there until he
was grown. His father was Charles
Minnegarode. who served on Gen.
Fitzhugh Lees staff, as captain in the
Confederate army. He was wounded
at Appomatox by one of the last shots
of the war. Mrs. Minnegarode was
Miss Virginia Powell. also of Alex
andria, a descendant Of old King
Carter, famous throughout Virginia.
Karl is one of nine chilren, one of his
sisters being Mrs. Eliphalet Andrews.
wife of the well-known portrait painter,
and an artist of no mean ability her
self. Another sister, Miss Minnegarode.
is trained nurse and is in Europe
with the Red Cross.
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Col and Mrs Robert NJ Thompson
have returned to Washington after
spending several weeks at the Hot
Springs, varied on the colonel's part by
occasional flying trips to Washington
and New York.
The colonel is a devotee of the fox
trot. and is very proficient in the new
steps.
Capt and Mrs. Ralph c. Cold
thwaite-she was Agnes Pruyn, you re-
member-who were married recently In
Albany. have moved into their quarters
at the Walter Reed Hospital. where
Captain Goldthwaite is stationed.
Agnes mother. Mrs. McEwen Pruyn.
has come to Washington to be near her.
s. -es -'. -.
Susan, here's a new salad yon may
like TO try. 1t is called Invitation
salad" because it is made of persim-
mons and Fuckers up the mouth: - .
Sir Robert Borden, premier Of Canada,
and Lady Borden are spending a month
at Hot Springs, where they are i'm
mensely popular. They were the honor
guests at a party in the grill of the
Homestead the other night, and when
the orchestra played ''Tipperary" in
their honor. there was wild burst of
enthusiasm. Half the gathering started
dancing. while the rest, on what might
be called the side lines stood on their
chairs ad cheered like mad. 1 hear the
one dance lasted twenty-seven minutes
without single intermission.
Sir Robert Borden and Oscar Under
wood, who. with Mrs. Underwood, is
also at Hot Springs. have become quite
chummy, and play golf together great
deak They spent Tuesday evening to-
Eether, poring over the election re-
turns.
Elizabeth Deeble is just back from
Plainfield, y. j., where she was brides
maid at the recent marriage of Ruth
Van Vleet and Martin c. Fawcett, also
Of Plainfield. The wedding must have
been great fun, as there were several
bridesmaids and ushers and very
Jolly party. Ruth herself is a par
.Icularly jolly person and very good
company. The Fawcetts have sailed
for a bridal trip by water to New
Orleans, think, and on their return
VIII live at Bound Brook, n. ].
Dorothy Deeble has set up machine
Of late. She has a smart little run
about, which she both owns and runs
herself
A girl was telling me recently that
she had just received her first direct
news from a friend. who is an officer !
in the British army and is at the front. |
The letter was marked I'm active serv- |
ice. no stamps available and was |
written on scraps Of paper, most Of
them cribbed from the vessel in which |
The writer had crossed the channel. !
We have no idea where We are going, |
nor even where we are he went on
10 say. The fighting is heavy, but we
IAN only take in small part Of it. !
and have no idea whether on the whole !
we are winning or losing. 1 hope the |
next time ] write will be from Berlin" |
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