Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-17
War Conditions Hasten Weddings
Wainwright-Past and Townsend
Snodgrass Nuptials.
A Number Of Changes in Diplomatic
Corps-Several Additions to EN-
bassy and Legation Stats.

Miss Priscilla Past. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William C. Past, was married
yesterday afternoon at o'clock to
Ensign Lawrence Wainwright, U. S. n.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Bache
Wainwright of Washington.
The ceremony took place at the coun-
try home Of the brides parents. Willough-
by, in Baltimore county, Md. Owing to
haste, due to war conditions. the
| bers of the family and a few intimate
friends. Ensign Wainwright was grad
uated from the Naval Academy in
March of this year.
| Another interesting wedding which
has been FASTENED by war conditions
will be that of Miss Dorothea Snod-
grass, daughter of DIR. and Mrs. D. l..
Snodgrass of Chattanooga. Tenn, whose
engagement to Lieut. John Durham
Townsend, U. s. A.. was recently an
nounced Miss Snodgrass, accompanied
\ by her mother. will reach Washington
tomorrow morning to visit her broth
ler-in-law and sister. Lieut.. Commander
| and Mrs. w. Oscar Spears. at the navy
yard, where the marriage will take
place upon the arrival of Lieut.. Towns
end. who Is expected within few days
from Fort Oglethorpe.
| Miss Snodgrass passed several months
here last winter as the guest of Lieut..
Commander and Mrs. Spears.
The newly appointed ambassador of
Russia. Mr.. Boris Bakhmetieff. and
Nine. Bakhmetieff make their first ap-
pearance in the July diplomatic list:
| Mr.. C. Onon. who was charge d'affaires
former ambassador until the arrival of
Mr.. Bakhmetieff, is now counselor of
] the embassy.
! The staff remains as before. with the
addition of Mr.. Jean Soukine. who is
| temporarily attached as first secretary
Of legation.
DR.. Conrad Jenny and Dr. Louis
Schulthess are temporarily attached at
the Swiss legation.
The stan at the legation of Norway
has been enlarged, Commander H. Dons
having been appointed naval attache
and Mr.. Christopher Smith temporarily
attached as secretary.
Commander and Mrs. Dons are now
residing at Groton. Conn.
The additions to the list at the Danish
! legation include Mr.. ]. E. Boggild. COM
| mercial adviser. and Mrs. Boggild. and
Mr. N. " Boeg. commercial secretary.
and Mrs. Boeg. temporarily attached.
Mr.. Albert Blanchet has been appointed
secretary Of the Haitian legation and he
and Mrs. Blanchet are residing at 1440 r
street.
Mr. Maurice Menos, the former secre-
tary OF the legation. has been detached.
Mr.. Christie D. Kaneff, attache at the
Bulgarian legation. has been detached.
Mr.. Louis Leclercq has been appointed
| first secretary Of the Belgian legation.
recently added to the staff Of secre-
| taries Of the Spanish embassy. has
leased the residence 1149 18th street.
and with Nine. Heeren will occupy 1t
very shortly: They are at present
Nine. de Heeren is a daughter of Mr..
Rodman Wanamaker and grand
daughter Of Mr.. John Wanamaker. who
| was Postmaster General in the cabinet
of President Benjamin Harrison. She
| Is a sister Of Mrs. Gurnee Mum.
The house they have taken was &C.
cupied last winter and the previous
| winter by Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Ather-
| ton OF Boston.
Mr.. Gurnee Mum will return to Wash
ington today from Chelsea, N. j., where
Mrs. Mum is spending some time at
the Wanamaker cottage. He will return
there for the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman will
leave this evening for Dunkirk, N. Y,
where they will visit their son-in-law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Newton Murray.
Mrs Paul Benson of Chicago. Ill, an
nounces the engagement of her dauRh-
ter Kathryn Irene to Mr.. George
Vaughn Seibold, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
George g. Seiboid Of Washington.
Mr.. Seibold, who is now in training
at the officers reserve camp at Fort
h~ o. -.
rotary to Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page,
United States ambassador to Italy.
A quiet wedding was solemnized to-
day at noon at st. Johns Episcopal
Church. when Miss Lesley Royster
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Junius j.
Royster, formerly of Richmond, Va,
now Of this city became the bride of
Mr.. N. Landon Burchell.
Only the members of the two families
were present at the ceremony. which
was performed by the rector, Rev Dr.
Roland Cotton Smith. assisted by the
Rev. Edward Slater Dunlap.
The bride. who was given in marriage
by her father. wore a smart travelling
suit of blue gabardine with hat to
match.
Lieut.. Edwin c. Burt, Engineer Re-
serve Corps. U. s. A.. attended his un-
left Immediately after the ceremony
for their wedding trip and on their re-
turn will reside at Washington.
Mr.. Arnold Robertson, first secretary
OF the British embassy. and Mrs. Rob-
ertson. who have been spending sew
erai weeks at their place at the Hot
springs, have returned to Washington
mrs Robertson will return there on
THURSDAY, remaining throughout the rest
OF the summer. Mr. Robertson will ioin
her occasionally for visits of several
! days.
Miss Marylily Fisher. who has, been
| the guest of her uncle and aunt. Mai
and Mrs. Earl /. Brown, at the Mendo
Ia Tor several months, will leave on
saturday for her home at High Point
N. C., going later to her summer home
| at Southport. on the North Carolina
| coast.
A beautiful wedding took place TODAY
at 1880 o'clock in the Kay Chanel. Al
Newport. R. l.. when Miss MARGARET
Fechteler. daughter Of Admiral and
Mrs: A. F. Fechteler. became the bride
| of Lieut.. Commander Herbert Emery
Rays, U. s. n The chapel was deco,
rated in palms. ferns and lilies and was
thronged with the many friends of the
bride. whose family have been residents
Of Newport for several years and ~
the bridegroom.
! The bride was given in marriage NV
her father and wore lovely gown NJ
white chiffon embroidered in pearls
with court train Of white satin. with
long tulle veil. She was attended by
her sisters. Miss Elizabeth Fechteler as
maid Of honor. and little Miss AmY
Bechteler. as flower girl The former
was charming in white tuIle. with a
large white tulle hat and CARRYING vel
low roses. Miss Amy Fechteier wore n