The Washington times., 1918-01-20
JEAN. ELIOTS CHRONICLES OF CAPITAL SOCI

Capt. c. Z. Hsmmerde. Of the British
army. and Emile MaurItzen. Cap
tain Hemmerde. who came over last
October and is detailed a. Instructor
at Camp Meade. has only known his
bride. a little Danish lady who u
visiting relatives In Baltimore. few
weeks. and theirs IL said to be . case
of love at first sight
Z The wedding took place In st.
PauPs Church. Baltimore. on Thurs
day, and Q number OF the British Ofn-
GERS on duty In Washington went
oveE-for the ceremony. AnaAng them
vas GensfAft rotter. fskho has charge
Of all the British army men detailed
here as Instructors. He's the Inter-
estlne looking chap with one arm
who has been 50 much Of lion at
n lot of parties lately. He '-fiocks"
with Brig. Gen James d. McLachlan.
ID. s. o., the British military attache.
- gosds deal. and they both attract q
bit fof attention becense theys wear
thesdari blue uniform with the snap
~ red staff inslgnfa-If' that's the
proper term-instead OF The reguia-
ton British o. d. slniforn. General
Trotter lost his arm not in the .pres-
cAL war Dul III Nnt DOGI war.
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But to return to Captain Hem
merde and his bride They are estab-
where they will make their home for
the present No. they didn't even
have the Weekend honeymoon which
Is coming TO be "the thing" now
adays. Although offered q furlough
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teered to take his place at Camp
Meade. Captain HenEerde preferred
to remain at his post.
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Captain Hemmerds went into the
arm in re13. snlistins as a private
and working his way up to his pres
ent position a5s was with the Brit
ish sxpedItionASy force continuous
ly for thirty-eIsht months, and was
twice wounded: bsndes being nearly
captured by the Germans At Arras
He is the sen OF. Mr.. aud Mrs. C. J..
'Hemmerd6s of London, and q nephew
OF q. O. Hemmerde, K c., n p, and
author Of the txeIlslIn0vn play, ''The
Butterfly on. the Wheel" His grand
mother, known TO opera goers OF
forty years ago as Nine. Rose Her
see, is still living in London.
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!. Mrs. Hemmerde, who came 10 this
country only six months ago. r. the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o. Aaurit-
zen. Of Copenhagen She speaks Eng
lish remarkably well but with the
most fetching accent; and Is blonde
petite and exceedingly pretty. Captsin
Hemmerde comes up to Washington
occasionally. and has met. many
TO Camp Meade, so were. ali inter-
estsd In hearing Of his marriage, and
hops to 'hGyd the opportunity 70 m6sf
h5ss Fifs. soon. .E,
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Another Baltimore wedding In
which wEsh4uktcnians, are interested
Is Margaret iwoodts marriage To
Lieut. Victor jwhlte, gof 9the Camou-
nage Corps, now stationed here. Tho
viii 'Ra at 9 o'clock on
Saturday. February ., at the home
of the brides patents. Maj. and Mrs.
Robert Williams Wood. Lieutenant
White, who is the son Of Mrs E ".
Douglas, OF New York, was driving
an ambulance in France before the
entry OF the United States into the
war. and was twice decorated for
bravery. Miss Wood Is an artist, has
made a specially OF protraits, and
had a studio In New York last winter.
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The United Service Clut. organized
especially for reserve Officers OF the
army and navy. will have its formal
opening ON wednesday evening, with
a reception from to IL o'clock The
Secretary Of War and Mrs. Baker and
the Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
will be present and altogether
the function promises to be unusual-
ly brilliant. Some 1000 guests Are
know the club has a i
OF 1.00O-among them the
chiefs OF divisions of the War and
lGavy Departments and Of the Red
Cross .s'
Mai Gen. John BiddIe, assistant
chief OF stan. who is president of the
club. will receive the guests and will
have q number of notabIes in the line
with him. Major Nevil Monroe Hop
kfns. OF the Ordnance, Is Chairman of
the entertainment committee His
brother. Alfred F. Hopkins, is man
lger Of the club, and has Wilder Tom
inson as his assistant. Mr.. Tomlin-
ION, who has been in New York late