The Washington times., 1917-06-24


Edythe Howard's wedding
q Pretty One, and Lots of Fun.
Then there is Geraldine Boush
whose engagement to Civil Engineer
Glen T. Burrell, U. S. N, was just an
announced her engagement yesterday
to Laurence Stickney, OF Englewood,
N. J. Barbara IS such a nice girl, and
will make a beautiful bride. All of
those Hogs girls are charming, and
the best kind OF company. Mr.. Stick
ney is a member OF the Third battery,
neld artillery, at the officers reserve
corps training camp.
Antoinette Ray, who announced her
engagement this morning to Joseph
West Montgomery, says she Is the
exception-that she will not be q war
bride. Mr. Montgomery Is United
states district attorney in New Or
leans, where they will make their
home. He has another home at Lake
Providence, La
Miss Ray is the second daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Ray, Of
Georgetown. The other daughter,
Marie, is Mrs. Vilsack, OF Pittsburgh.
Both are extraordinarily attractive
girls, and very accomplished. An
toinette Is remarkable pianist. She
made her debut several years ago, the
same season that Julia Heyl, now
Mrs. Joe Colquitt, Frances Effinger,
and that group OF girls came out.
Antoinette will leave Washington
Monday for Pittsburgh to visit Mrs.
Vilsack. Marie. though married five
years and the mother of three cum
ming tots, one boy and two girls, does
not look a day older than she did
when a debutante here: she hasn't
changed one bit. Antoninette is going
to spend two weeks there and upon
her return will go to some summer re-
sort with her mother. They have not
determined yet where they will go.
Mr.. Montgomery is a nephew OF
Senator Joseph z. Ransdell OF Wash
ington and Lake Providence. La. He
Is a graduate OF Tulane University,
louisiana He is a member Of the
Boston. Audubon and University
Clubs Of New Orleans. The wedding
will take place in the fall
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I have seen more elaborate we'd
dings than Edythe Towards but
never a prettier one, and II was lots
Of fun. The brides costume suited
her exactly, and she looked her very
best. She is so clever and interest
ing and I hate to see her leave
Washington
Mrs. MannIng-I can't quite get
used to the new name-Is the daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. BeaIe r. Howard
and a granddaughter of the late
George Adams, who. with the late
Crosby s. Noyes, and Mr.. Kaufman.
father of the present generation OF
Kaufman men, founded the Evening
Star. Mr.. Adams was a man of bril-
liant attachments and one OF the
pioneer builders OF the city Washing
ton has become
The Towards are OF distinguished
Maryland lineage. ''Yerdant Valley"
their lovely old place in Hartford
county, which they sold two or three
years ago to some of the Bonsals OF
was an original grant from
the crown in Colonial days. and came
to Mr.. Howard through his grand !
mothers people, the SHADES. ans |
Mrs. Howard. was a
very remarkable old lady, and in her /
youth. when she was a famous beauty, |
she was known all over Maryland as
the Lilly OF the Valley"
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Mr.. Manning is an unusually bril-
liant young chap. with a taste for SCI
snce, and has taken up the teaching
II scrientifc subjects as a profession,
holding the post Of instructor at Har-
'ard. His immediate family make their
home in New Hampshire. but the Bal
.imore Mannings are his kinsfolk.
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