The Washington times., 1917-12-16


SON in society, she had royal good
time. She had her preliminary pre-
seutatfon to society IN Newport in
august and then last December made
her debut In Washington, her mother
giving q big reception for her, which
wound UP with a dinner dance for
young people. In Baltimore she made
her debut at the Monday German
under the wing Of her grandmother.
Mrs. Snowden Andrews. and then she
went 10 New York. II you please.
where her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris Fahnestock. gave q ball
to Introduce her TO their friends.
The announcement OF the engage
ment will cause little surprise. for
ever since Miss Fahnstock's coming
out the two young people have been
inseparable. They rode together.
motored together in the girls smart
little white car or -iSyi'S" lean racer.
and danced together constantly At all
the parties last winter. Indeed. you
must remember the dance In riding
toys they ''put on" IT the Hunt Hall
last year. II was one Of the most
effective features OF that sVsntful
evening
Another Wartime
Wedding Coming.
And now let me whisper another bit Of
news In your ear. Yes. an engagement,
which is TO be followed by a wedding in
February. The man Is Lieut.. Willard
Benjamin Weissblatt, Z. 8. r C., some
time OF Washington. and the girl Is
Kate Cumming Northrop. OF Whining
ton, n. C.. as winsome q little miss as
one would meet In days journey.
This Is a true wartime romance, npen-
ing in the very shadows Of Camp Lee.
for Miss N0rthrop and her mother are
spending the winter in Petersburg. Va
Lieutenant Weisblatt has been on duty
there since eompleting bis course Of In |
struction at the reserve officers train !
ing camp at Fort Nyer-and there you |
have IL
MlEs Northrop has been in Washington |
for q fsE days staying with Mr.. and
Mrs Ernest Hall Coolidge at their home
In Kenyon street, and at present Ss1e Is
visiting In Baltimore. Lieutenant
Welssblatt, who Is attached TO the
32Oth Infantry. Is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Norris Weissblatt, OF Philadel-
phIs. He made his home in Wash
ington for several years before going
into the army and. by the way was
chum OF SyIvanuS Stokes. The we'd
Olnk VIII INV pA9oI IA 49, -
February, IL no change OF orders
comes 10 eomplicate matters.
War Wouk Must BE Part
OF woman's Activities
The woman who isn't devoting the
major part of her time to war work
Of some sort is severely frowned upon
nowadays. Even ones diversions
must have their wartime flavor, but
fortunatsIy Dement'S can be made dis
tinctive enough to keep custom from
stealing their INFINITE variety. For
Instance, this week we have on the
program, among others, Signor Fa-
lorsi's talk on Italy in the Air and
on the Piave," to be illustrated by
some very remarkable war pictures.
and the Motel Choral Society's con-
cert for the beneft OF the Christmas
tree fund to provide Christmas cheer
for the soldiers and sailors stationed
In and around Washington who will
be unable to return home for the holi-
days
The italian war pictures wfll be
shown tomorrow evening In tbs ball
room Of 200 Sixtesnth street, the
proceeds being devoted to the care OF
French and Italian children orphaned
by the war. The Motst Choral So
ciety's recital. undsr the direction of
Otto Tornsy Simon. will be given at
the BelasSo ThsatsF on Thursday aft
ernoOn at +.[S o'clock. The President
and Mrs. Wilson expect to be present.
and Mrs. Wilson 10 sending flowers
from the White House consSrvatories
TO 6soorsts tia thsEIsT.
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The marriage OF Helen Durnin and
Lisut Powell Browning, U, 8. r.
which took place IN Baltimore Tues
DAY afternoon Wa another wartime |
wedding. OF ooursa, everyone wlo
knows HELM and Powell suspected
they were engaged ages ago, but II
seems thsy were not until the day |
before the wedding. Helen made UP
ner mind Monday, Gnd calling up the
ilttie group OF girls with whom she
mas been 90 Intimately associated
since Central High School days, ask
"a tAem to meet her At a certain shop
n " street. When they got there
sne showed them her ring and told
lhem mo news. The girls Ilnmedi-
ately set out for gifts for q shower,
Hha thay psltOd hAr vdth packages