The Washington times., 1918-08-04

IN EAR SUSAN: cupid just can
Essa. sw7s from s,n,.nsrt the White fhss
Alice Wilson. the Prest-
dents niece. who Is TO marry her
young missionary and so on with
him to Japan after few months. Is
the third White House bride, and hers
the fourth-no. the hfth-wedding in
the Presidents immediate family
since the beginning o. his admins
traton doesn't begin to tell the tale.
For the marriage Of Rear Admiral
Cary T. Grayson, the Presidents
physician, to Mrs. wilson's close
friend and protege, Gertrude Gordon,
was very much White House ro-
nance, although the wedding cere-t
mony took place in New York; and
Norman James. of Baltimore. wooed
and won Belle Hagner while she was
social secretary of the White House,
their engagement being announced
within a few days OF the announce
msnt of the Presidents engagement
to Mrs. Norman Gait Indeed, for
time IL seemed that no bachelor or
spihster person connected with the
White House In any capacity could
possibly escape the snare of the little
blind god -'sr
ne Presidents oldest daughter.
Aratxaret Wilson, and her cousin,
Helen woodrow Bones. would seem to
be The exceptions which prove the
rule, for both go serenely on their
way, merely sniling when Dame Ro-
Snor- undertakes to engage-one or the
other or both of them to whatever
maH chances to have been seen in
their company more than once, and
sesiaIngfy entirely impartial in their
treStment of the beaux who fiock
about them both
For a long, time the gosSips would
hKTe Il that Miss Bones was engaged
to Dr. Gfayson, in spite of the fact
that she hooted at the idea and that
he had been courting Miss Gordon for
several years before their engage
ment was announced. Then they Sc
lected John Randolph. Boiling. Mrs.
Wilson's brother, as matrimonial
timber" with Miss Bones as the
party % the second part" and the
two were enough together, usually
with the President and Mrs- Wilson.
to give some slight color to the ru-
as 10 whisper the possibility Of an
pretty little cousin and Prot Stock
ton Arson, brother Of the first Mrs
WILSON,; who is a freqaent guest at
the Wh1te Housel E
r An this sort Of hing must be rather
trying, but ife one of The penaitiesl
OF being great or being closely allied !
VITA greatness, and Miss Bones IS |
such q sensible, dignined little person
that she refuses TO be annoyed or en-
bxTrassed. and IL amused BY the whole
proceedings h
washfnGtonps I've Most
Pazistezt BsebeIoFS.
As for Margaret Wilson, some one
named her the other day in the same
breath with ,John Barrett as "washzl
ington's two most persistent bache-t
lors," and suggested laughingly, that
since Dame Rumor liked to busy her
self with each Of them, she might
link their names and make one ru-i
NOR do the work ofstWo. Nonsense.
OF course, but Miss Wflsonss engage
ment Is always being rumored-to a |
publisher IN Chicago, to a settlement |
worker in New York, to q musician /
who has appeared with her in recital. |
70 q soldier boy over there, to all sorts |
and conditions OF meD-and she, too,
takes II smiling
More than once the laugh has been |
on those who professed to "lmow all /
about il, my dear and particularly !
in the case Of Frank e. Compton, of
Chicago, upon whose probable en- I
gAgement to Miss Wilson the news |
papers rang the changes at one time. \
It turned out that he was not court
ing Mss Wilson, but her cousin, Mrs.
Howe Cothran. and their wedding /
took place last July. The ceremony
was solemnized In New York rather /
a11ietly. and, If I'm not mistaken, none
OF President Wilson's family were
able 20 be present. However, Mrs
Compton is the Presidents own niece,
and her wedding was the fourth in |
the family since he "came to the |
throne" s--.--