The Washington times., 1917-12-23
War Roi11dnces
Are Frequent
In WASHINGTON

war-time romaness. which usually
culmlnats in impFomptu weddings.
are becoming 20 frequent that ana
It hard to keep up with them all.
susan However. there's one 50 -fresh
in mind. as. I chanesd to hear Il yss-
terday-It's stilI unknown to the Esns
eral publis-that must tell you
about Il at once. The bridegroom
was Lieut.. Edward Sterling. Of TexaS;
the bride. Mary Louise AcNaIr. whose
father. Brig. Gen. William s. NcNGIr,
has recently returned from France
and had such narrowing experiencos
coming over. General MeNair was
aboard fhe Antilles when sho wis
summarized, and was rescued aftsr
several hours IN the water He spsnt
several weeks In Z. Paris hospitaI. bat
is At last safely home. to the deliEht
OF his family and frienda etc p
But this Is not telling you abont
the wedding. While no. ahnouhcs-
ment OF Mary Louiss's engaxernenf5fo
Lteutenant Sterling had bsen made. ~
seems Plans for the wedding were eli
made and the wedding was set for
Deeenber 10. However, All the plahs
went for naught. for when Lieutsnatt
sterling arrived IN town on one OF
his frequent visits he undoubtediy
used his powers Of persuasion on hf4
bfide-to-be. the dale was advanc.d
they were married here on December
D. and now they are spending their
noHeymoon at the bridegroom's home
in Texas .ff71,y
Lieutenant and Mrs. Sterling VIII
50 shortly 70 Camp Devans, at Aver.
Aass., where General MeNair is in
command. ! suspect that Mary
Louise's father didn't like the idea
OF losing bis daughter 50 soon after
MS return home. for he has detailed
Lleutenont Sterling as one Of his
Aidesde-eamp and the family win ali
oe together-- Mary Louise was stay
Ing at Fort Myer all the time her
father was In France
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Francis BIddIe Esssssd
To New York Girl
Speaking OF engagements-and II
I haven't already I'm certain to do
50 before I finish my Ietter-havs
you heard of the engagement Of
Francis Biddle, Of PHILADELPHIA, who
was in Washington for several years
As private secretary TO Justice
Holmes7 The girl Is Katherine Chaplin.
OF New York I have not heard
whether or not the wedding date has
been set. Yes. of course. Mr.. Biddle
IL one Of THE Philadelphia Biddles,
and he's also q cousin OF Miss Lydia
Biddle. OF Washington.
once heard some clever verses, too,
written by an army officer 70 COM
the visit OF one Of the Bid
dles-I believe Il was the very John :
Biddle who e now wearinE = major
generals shoulder straps, serving a.
assistant chief Of staff and being
groomed a. successor to General Bliss :
to Berlin where, in happier days.
be hobnobbed with the Kaiser and
made himself generally popular with
The court circle. The verses sang the
lvowal from the Kaiser:
III I were not Hohenzollern=Id Ia =
-ather be q Biddie-"
From New York comes the news OF
he engagement Of Laura Graves.
laughter OF Col and Mrs. John Temple
Graves. to Frederick Tomp<ins, Of
Sew York and Tompkins Cove-on-the-
Hudson. Miss Graves made her debut
n Washington. two years ago, and lE
veil known and popular here, - well
v in New York and Atlanta Mr..
rompkins, who Il SON OF Mr.. and
lrs. Calvin Tompkins, os New York :
md Tompkins Cove, Is at Mt Cum
nins, M1ch.. waiting his commission
a the aviation corps.
Colonel and Mrs. Graves and their
laughter had expected to spend the
Einter In washington, but were un-
BILE to flnd suitable house, and con-
equentiy went back to New York.
FondIy Yours
JEAN ELIOT.