The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Women Prominent the Social Life of the Nations Capita

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ding trip. the former still in uniform
of course-isn't life made simple for
a man land the latter In a becoming
travelling gown Of brown tricotine. on
rather plain lines and a smart little
black hat with beaded ornament.
OF course don't know where they
went But II might be fair guess
that they are borrowing the Robert
Grains rather sublimated bungalow
down the Potomac bit near Shep-
herdstown, Nd. The Grains are really
, Baltimore people. but they've been
living In Washington for the last
year or two up on Wyoming avenue
4 alongside of the Danielses, and al
most opposite the Lanes
They seem to be particular chums
of the Buriesons, who spent much
of the summer down at Mount VIC
tory. as they call their bungalow, on
/ the Potomac. And the entire fam
ily-including the son-in-law- elect.
went down there last Saturday t1ss
the last weekend before the w~A.i
ding.
Dayton. the parents OF the BRIDE
groom. head the list OF the oue-of-
town guests. They and their daush-
ter. Miss Mary. stayed at the Ar
lington. The Burlesons have a house
party which included Miss Emma
Macdonald, from Austin-Mr. Burie-
! sons niece-and Misses Marjorie and
Natalie Arnold. from Haverhill Masa
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William Judson
are visiting Mrs. Charles Bromwell.
. having come from New York for
the wedding, and there are few more
from out of town.
On the whole. IL was rather aston
ishingly small for a Cabinet wedding-I
as one thinks back over past we'd
dings of Cabinet girls-Nona Nc,
Adoo's the last.
In fact. there are a number OF as
tonishing things about this marriage
OF Lucy Burleson's. The announce
ment OF the engagement was sur
prise. Not, OF course, that II was
surprising that Lucy was TO be mar
ried, the surprising thing was that
she was to marry into the navy in
stead OF the army. Among her ia
miliar friends 1t was settled-unoffi-
cially. of course, but quite decidedly
that she was to marry into the
army-the army overseas. So the
modest, almost casual. announcement
of her engagement set telephone bells
ringing all over town.
There was nobody more astonished
at the commotion 1t created-than
the young man in the case. Oficial
prominence was something quite new
to him. He was simply one of thou
sands of others who had gone into
the navy. In the course of duty he
was detailed to Washington for a
time. assigned to the office in the
Navy Department OF the Bureau Of
! Supplies and Accounts, under Pay
master General Samuel MCGOWAN. and
still in the course of duty-and hu-
man events-he met there an attrac-
| tive little yeowoman working in the
same Office and promptly fell In love
with her. To him the AFFAIR Is all
| quite simple. he doesn't quite under
stand the greatness he achieved by
his sudden Appearances in the Cabi-
net circle, nor why he awoke one
morning to find himself famous-when
he only knew that he was very happy.
As for his bride-well, yes. she knew
! that she was doing the unexpected
and was irnpishly pleased with herself
accordingly. When one of her really
intimate friends called her over the
| telephone to offer congratulations, and
demand explanations. she answered
! gaily, "C'est la guerrer"
| Whis Is perhaps. after all, the best
, explanation of it. Here's wishing
them every happiness. anyhow,
The suggestion that as much of the
Cabinet circle as is in commission at
tended the wedding was not uncalled
for-though l might well have added
and in town. Most OF the men are
OF campaigning. backing up the
Presidents general appeal by direct
personal and local appeals. And their
wives seem to be either out of town
or under the weather. or both. Mrs.
Marshall has been having the infiu-
enza. She and little Morrison Mar
shall" the little chap who has been
part-and a very important part-of
the Vice Presidential household for
the last two years. have been quite
sick. She talked to me over the tele-
phone a day or. two ago. but It was
the first day she had sat UP at all.
Mr.. McAdoo is out in the Middle
West on an inspection tour Having
in his capacity of Secretary of the
Treasury successfully put Overland
very thoroughly over-the fourth
liberty loan, he is now functioning
as Director General of Railroads
He went to Roanoke last Sunday
to inspect certain divisions Of the
Norfolk and Western railroad; and
expected to work his wey up to
Columbus. Ohio. and thence to travel
through the Middle West for about