The Washington herald., 1917-07-17
Miss Margaret Fechteler
and Lieut.. Commander
Kays to Have Brilliant
Military Wedding at
Newport Today-Hosts
of Summer Departures.

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The President and Mrs. Wilson
motored out to a country club yester-
day morning for several hours or
golf
The Minister OF Switzerland, DR..
Paul Ritter, will return to Washing
ton this morning from Long Branch
where he spent the weekend with
Nine Ritter. The Minister and Nine.
Ritter will sail for the Hague the
latter part OF this month.
A wedding Of widespread interest
which will take place at Newport to-
day Is that OF Miss Margaret Fech-
te.er, daughter of Admiral and Mrs.
A. f. Fechteler, and Lieut.. Comdr.
Herbert Emory Kays, u. S. n. 1t
will be a military ceremony. the
bridegroom and all the men Of ths
wedding party wearing full dress uni
form.
The ceremony will take place at
I2:SO at the Kay Chapel, and will be
followed by a .eception at thes home
of Admiral and Mrs. Fechteler. in
Gibbs avenue. Rev. Stanley Hughes,
rector of Trinity Church, will offciate.
Miss Fechteler will have as her at
tendants her sisters. Miss Elizabeth
Fechteler. as maid OF honor, and Miss
Amy Fechteler, as flower girl. Lieut..
Harlow T. kays, L. 5. N, VIII be oest
man. and the Lshers will be Surgeon
r. z. Ledbet-er, U. S. N; Ensign w.
W. Fechteler, L. 5. N; Lieut.. Dean
Causey, Lieut.. Radford Moses, Ensign
Warner Bayley and. sea duty permit
ting, Lieut.. J. P. Lannon and Ensign
Frank Fechteler. all OF the United
States Navy. Lieut.. kays and MS
!. bride will spend his short leave OF
absence on a motor trip. They will be
for the present at the War College
training station at Newport Mrs &.
Z. Millar. sister of Lieut. kays. and
Lieut.. and Mrs Harlow Kays arrived
at Newport yesterday for the we'd
ding. Rear Admiral and Mrs. A r.
Fechteler gave an informal supper
Sunday evening at their Newport
herne, in honor Of their daughter and
Lieut.. Comdr. Kays.
Miss Dorothy Shuey. whose marriage
to Mr.. Christopher Smith of Norway,
will take place on Thursday, August
is, at St. Matthews Church, will have
as her maid of honor Miss Edith
Oracle. Mr.. William Malthe johann
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gian -lsgation, will act as best man
for Mr.. Smith. Miss Oracle, who is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Dunbar
Adams, the parents of her fiance, Mr..
Dunbar Burchell Adams. at their place
at Rayshore, l.. l., will return TO
Washington in August for a stay OF
several weeks.
Mai. Gen. John r. Brooke. retired.
accompanied by Mrs Brooke. have
gone 10 Pittsheld. Mass. where they
are established at the Maplewood.
Mr.. Albert Billings Ruddock. until
recently Second Secretary of the
American Legation in Belgium. and
Mrs Ruddock are among the additions
10 society in Washington. They have
leased the residence of Justice and
Mrs. Charles H. Robb at Edgemoor
for the simmer.
Society is interested In the engage
ment just announced OF Miss Mary
Keith. daUghter Of Mr.. and Mrs. JUL
ian Keith. OF Warrenton. Fauquier
County. to Maj. John B. Rose. u. s.
A. No date has been set for the we'd
ding Miss Keith is a grandniece of
Judge James Keith. of Richmond.
Mrs. Hampson Gary and her sister,
| Nt-s. j. w. Wright, OF Dallas. Tex,
gho spent several weeks in New York
I'd Atlantic City, returning to Wash
lgton last evening.
The officers stationed at the Wash
sgton Barracks will entertain at a
lal hop Friday evening at the on
erS' Club. Mrs. Mason Patrick. wife
f0f Col. Patrick, commaRdant at the
barracks, will receive the guests and
will be assisted by the wives of sew
| sral OF the officers stationed at the
post. Thursday afternoon there will
os a regimentaI parade at the Bar
.acks, after which tea will be served
Informally at the club.
Mrs. Chase, wife of the late Capt.
)Volney o. Chase, L. S. N. left Wash
mgi on yesterday for a visit OF several
weeks to her cousin Miss Fairfax, near
Marlboro, Md. Miss Susanne Chase
viii make a visit to her uncle and
lunt, Capt and Mrs. ]. V. Chase, at
heir home at Chevy Chase. Mrs.
-hase and Miss Chase will later take
possession of their house. 1911 Riggs
,laee. where they will spend next win
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Leander Crook
announce the engagement OF their
laughter Margaret to Lieut. Edward
Mallory Almond, Fifty-eighth United
States Infantry. The wedding will