The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-27
Jean ELIOT
LETTER

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SUSAN DEAR--.fn the spring a
young mans fancy''--weii. yon know
how the saying gcep To be snre, the
wee hit blizzard. which Followed hard
upon the arst balr'y dayr Of last week
rather boiled Mr. croundhog'a prophecy;
hut the .crocuses are about TO push
thd.f itnpudent heads through the loan.
8 have met tho first robin, straw hats
IRE out IL great numbers. and We have
ina ur,ai carly season crop OF weddlogs
sna ntagcn-ents TO prove that! spring
Il on The way. ~"
rdrst. must tell you about pretty
ptt,e Elizabeth Makers enTsycrncnt--
10 Midshipman Robert J. Walker, VI you
,,lease. but the two young people are
~ No wny related. No anuouncomcnt
as been made, as Elisabeth Is .htsurdiy
Dung. and Mr. Walker IL still ut the
'r.ayaI Academy. He VIII be graduated
m June. but they are telling their
friends. and you know how those things
leak out. III t"
A Virginia Walker.
Elizabeth comes of the Virginia Wal
rers. her grandfather was Major George
Washington Walker. while Mr., wal
,.er family was originally Peunsyivan-
inn: hut curlously enough both families
nave been long Identified with Washing
ton. Mr. Walkers grandfather, by-the-
hv. was once secretary of the Treasury.
lie is a strapping big chap. SIX rect
three ~ he Is an inch. and In strdiins
contrast to his tiny blonde famcee.
No plans have been made for the
wedding, but It Is probable that Ehsa-
Beth's debut will 30 entirely by the
boards. II was planned for this winter,
the, cards were even out. you know. and
then came the sharp attack Of pneu-
monia which laid her up for weeks and
effectuaily prevented her from taking
a very active part in society.
The walkers-she Is the daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. william IT. waiker-live
~ the Grafton l hear that Allyn Will
Jams. the famous miniature painter. Is
to do n portrait on ivory OF the little
lady. and with her dainty features and
wonderful coloring she should certainly
make an Inspiring subject.
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And now for the weddings. First,
Alice Whiting and John Baldwin Coch-
ran, who were married last week. and
, very sweet wedding 1t was Then on
Saturday, March II. Mamie McClelland
viii become the bride OF McClelland
Barclay. II will be home weddins
IT II o'clock in the morning. with only
the immediate family present. and
>annies cousin. Bishop william Cabell
Brown. of Virginia. win officiate. The
young people will live In Detroit and
wiIl be off for their wedding trip I'M
msdiately after the ceremony.
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A Bevy of Dorothys.
. Dorothy Taylor will be maid OF honor
80 Dorothy Brooks at her marriage to
Lieutenant Henry Holcombe on March
Z? and there wills be two more Dorothys
~ the bridal party. Dorothy wyeth and
Dorothy Adams The other brides
mnids will be Frances Effinger. Mary
irwin. Antoinette Ray. Helen McCum-
yer. Marie Peary and Henry's sister
''ugenia Holcombe. Isn't that an at
active group OF siris7 For the rest
the wedding will be simple but very
sweet.
The ceremony will be performed Ut
o'clock at st. ThomaS Church.
where porothy's sister, Margaret
BROOKS. was married to DIR. Iucius
Warren Johnson a few years ago; ami
DR. c. Ernest Smith. rector Of tile
church. will officiate.
II does seem a shame that Or. John
son and Margaret won't be here for
the wedding. but they are still at Guam,
with no immediate prospect OF comins
home. II must be rather hard for Mrs.
Brools-Mrs Edward Cranston Brooks
YOU know--to have her last daughter
marry: hut fortunately Lieutenant Hol-
connie Is stationed IT the barracks and
IL likely to be in Washington Tor at
least another year.
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Lieut.. james Cress will be best man
for Lieutenant Holcombe, and his
ushera will be selected from the bache-
Tor officers stationed at the barracks
In The party will be Lieut..JohE Il. Har-
ris. Lieut.. Frederick w. Herman. Lieut.
Snowden Skinner. Lieut.. Bernard Miller
Lieut.. Gordon Young, Lieut.. Xenophon
Price. Lieut.. Donald Dawson. and Liuet
Peter Bullard.
All sorts Of solicitations have beer
arranged to precede the wedding. delen
McCumber will give dinner for the
bridal party At the Chevy Chase Clut
on March 15: Dorothy Taylor Will have
a buffet supper after the rehearsal OF
the twentieth Mary Irwin and Frances
Ertinger arc planning parties, ths datS
and character. yet TO be decided, ane
there are numerous other festivities IL
the air. 80,
Frances Etfinger, by the way, is still
Vhway. She and her mother. VINO arr
rect-curing--at Wernersville. ] think
are due To- return about March l
katherine Effinger was with them To-
a while. but Is back in town and look
quite blooming after her "kur."
A Real Washingtonian.
T. Lawrence Riggs. who collaborate'
with Cole Porter in the production o
See America First" professional
musical comedy. which had It's debut II
schenectady and is slated for an imme
date production in New York. Is Sc
down as being Of New Haven. Cam
bridge. and New York;" but, nevefthe