The Washington times., 1915-09-12
,eJEAN ELIoTT
J LETTER.

DEAR eUsAN:-weddings would seem
to be about the most interesting events
on the social carpet here for some time
20 come and most Of the girls who are
now In town are those who have bridal
preperations to complete. finishing
touches to add to their trousseaux-
. and mayhap fiances in town to make
an early return to the city worth while.
Julia Heyl IL sack from Deer ParK.
She came down several days ago. stop
ped for q while with May Power. ana
Joined Colonel Heyl and the family at
their Wyoming avenue home day oefore
yesterday. Her marriage to Joe COL
Quit will take place on Wednesday NO
vember 3. at 4 o'clock. and she has de-
cided to have very simple ceremony
with Just few relatives present, 1oi-
lowed by a reception to which num-
Der Of additional guests Will be asked.
che has not yet decided upon the make
up Of her wedding party. nor even' IN
deed, II she will have attendants.
Julia's sister, Helen Fox. 10 still N
New England. with Monte-Leut. MILO
Pitcher Fox. to give him his proper
title-who has been on special DUTY al
summer They are now at Devon, MASS
but they have visited numerous towns
in New England during the summer
and have no definite idea when they
will be back. I do hope 1t will be IN
time for the wedding.
Marta Calvo and Thomas Dempsey
Harrington will have an October wed
di,,g; Nina Van Arsdale and vernon
West will be married early In November
and on the twentieth comes Juha Lt-
tells marriage to Lieut.. Alexanoer
Patch. Harriet Conger and Don HAM
ilton have made no definite plans ae
yet and I have not heard Just wnat
Sailie williams plans are, except tha'
her marriage to Joel Bunkley Is to De
IN autumn affair and that It Will take
place at the Williams plantation IN
ASississippi. I see, by the way. that Lieut.
enant Bunkley has been ordered to tho
Mayflower-to take Aston simpson
place. I presume-so Sallie Will prooao-
ly spend her first wipter as a pr,oe IN
Washington.
/ II you should stroll down fennsyi-
vania avenue some morning TO suooehiS
discover a dignifed. rather elderly gen.
tleman taking not shots at the rooi VI
the American Security and Trust CoH.
pany building. what would you thihk
wouldn't you be inclined to accept ou'
popular idea Of the Englishmans popu'
lar idea Of uncivilized America ana tc
look around the corner for a lurking
bison or an Indian on the warpath!
II YOU had only been down towr
early enough on Friday. August l3, yot
might have seen just such sight; 1o'
at 6 o'clock that morning ]. EaKif
aadsby. armed with special perml
from the powers that be. proceeded tc
kill thirteen pigeons. which were roost
ing on the roof of the building. MT
Gadsby is q crack shot and curiousl.
enough has become famous In a smal
wav for lust such unusual perform
ances.
Some years ago a number OF pigeon
set up housekeeping inside the dom
Of the Library Of Congress. caused
veritable tempest in a teapot and CAV
rise to no end of discussion as to tn
best method Of removing them. MI
Gadsby, who had already considerabl
reputation as a marksman. volunteere
to shoot them and. so sure was he o
his ability. offered to pay out OF hi
own purse for any damage that h
might do to the splendid gold sheath
ing Of the dome. After due considera
ton. he was allowed to undertake tn
difficult task and brought down ever.
single one of the intruders without mar
ring the delicate ceiling In the least.
Again his services were called upon t
remove a hawk that had nested In tn
tower Of the Postoffice Department
and which had become such an OUTLAY
and marauder that no one would nav
been surprised II he had flown ava
with the postoffice clock when no on
was looking. And recently when tn
pigeons became q nuisance to tn
American Security and Trust peopl
they begged his services. Thirteen bird