The Washington times., 1917-07-17
Miss Priscilla Past
Becomes Bride of
Ensign Wainwright

OF widespread interest is the mar
riAge yesterday OF Miss Priscilla Past
and Ensign Lawrence Wainwright.
U. S. N, which took place at o'clock
at ''willoughby," the country home
OF the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William c. Past, in Baltimore county,
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Owing TO the hasty arranEementso Of
the wedding due to war conditions,
the ceremony was witnessed by only
the members OF the two families and
q few intimate friends.
Ensign Wainwright is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Bache Vain
wright. who make their home at 1891
Kaloramas road. Ensikn Wainwright
was graduated from the United States
Naval Academy in March OF this year.
He is a brother OF PaymAster Dallas
B. Wainwright, Jr., U. S. N.
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An announcement OF great inter
est was that today by Mrs. Paul
Benson, Of Chicago, OF the engage
ment OF her daughter, Miss Kathryn
Irene Benson, and George Vaughn
Seibold. Mr.. Seibold, who Is a stu
dent at the Ofncers' Reserve Corps
training camp at Fort Sheridan. Ill,
is son OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Sell
bold, Of this city. He was formerly
private secretary to Thomas Nelson
Page, the American Ambassador to
Italy, Just before Ambassador Page
left this country to fll that position.
The date OF the wedding il undecided.
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BTIns FeehteIer q Bride.
A marriage Of interest in many cities
took place in Newport today when Miss
Margaret Fechteler. daughter OF Rear
Admiral Augustus F. Fechteler. U. s.
N. and Mrs. Fechteler. became the
bride Of Lieut. Comdr. Herbert Emory
Rays, u. S. n. The ceremony was per-
formed at noon at kay Chapel and was
performed by the Rev. Stanley Hughes,
rector Of Trinity Church. It was a
brilliant military wedding with the
bridegroom. Admiral Fechteler. the
uShers and many OF the guests all wear
ing full dress uniformA
Miss Fechteler had as her attendants
her sisters. MisS Elizabeth FechteIer. as
maid Of honor. and Miss Amy Fechteler.
as flower girl Lieut. Harlow T. Rays.
U. S. N, was best man. and the ushers
were Surgeon R. z. Ledbetter. u. S. N:
Ensign W. w Fechteler. U S. N; Lieut..
Dean Causey. Lieut.. Radford Moses.
Ensign Warner Bayley. Lieut. J. P.
Lannon and Ensign Frank Fechtelet,
the brides brother. all OF the United
States Navy.
A large company was entertained i'm
mediately after the wedding at a recep-
tion at the brides home in Gibbs ave-
nue.. Mrs. c. E MiEar, sister Of Com
mander KAys. and Lieut. and Mrs. H T.
Kays were among the guests.
Lieutenant Commander Rays and
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of absence on a motor trip. They will
be for the present at the war col
lege at the naval training station at
Newport. They have a house in
Guests at Luneheon.
Yesterday Lieutenant Commander
Kays and his bride were the honor
guests al a luncheon which Capt.
Henry F. Bryan. U. S. N, and Mrs.
Bryan gave at the naval station. The
other guests were Admiral Fechteler
and Mrs. Fechteter, Surgeon Robert z.
Ledbetter, U. S. N, and Mrs. Ledbet-
ter, Lieutenant Radford Moses, U. S.
", and Mrs. Moses, Lieutenant Har-
low T. Kays, U. S. N. and Mrs. Kays,
Miss Elizabeth Fechteler,- and Ensign
William Fechteler, Ensign Warner
Bailey and Ensign Frank Fechteler
The bride has many friends here
where she made her debut about three
years ago. when Admiral Fechteler
was stationed in Washington
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DR.. Paul Ritter, the minister from
Switzerland, win rturn TO Washing
ton tomorrow morning, after spend
ing several days with Nine. Ritter.
who is visiting on Long Island until
their departure from this country the
latter part OF the month.