The Washington times., 1918-08-04

L washington. On Thursday evening
August -. Mrs. Henry X. Bush
Brown will be hostess. and Mr.. Bush
Brown. the president OF the club.
chairman. and the last Thursday in
i the month. August 20, an "Over
There" program will be given. C. w
o'connor will be in charge. and Mrs.
o'Connor and Mrs. Gaynor will serve
as hostesses.
There's also to be a garden party
given at the club this month-Tues-
day evening, August 20. Is the date
and 8 o'clock the time-an Arts Club
] frolic for the beneht OF the purchase
fund of the club. There'll be music.
dancing, cards. refreshments, and all
manner Of solicitations, and venture
to prophesy that IL, win be a huge
success. In fact, the krts Clubs @un-
dertakings are always successful.
The carnival which the organization
benefit OF the Red Cross. netted over
$500. despite the fact that II was
handicapped by the vilest weather
imaginable. The sum will be de-
voted to the purchase OF an ambu-
lance bea,i1E the name of the club.
Once upon a time. as the story
books say. the owner and inexperi-
enced driver OF smart new runabout
undertook to drive all the way from
Washington to Louisville. KY, in the
company OF one lone friend. girl,
who knew nothing of the mysteries
of spark plugs, cut-outs, carbureters,
inner tubes. etc. She had two acci-
dents and spent weeks in q hospital
en- route, but she had the pluck TO
Qffgk II ~ af har
tination with colors flying. Then she
came back, the trip home being
rather more successful, and promptly
proceeded to have head-on collision
with a Washington street car.
Edith MARSHALL" you'll say right
here, IL you chance to know the very
delightful girl who Is now Mrs. Ar
thur Peter. for misfortunes OF this
character seem to pursue her. She is
born to adventure as the sparks hy
upward, but somehow even her mis-
adventures seem to have redeeming
consequences. In this case. for in
stance. out of misfortune came ro-
nance. Indeed, there were two ro-
mances. although one, the suit of an
attractive young automobiie man who
was called upon for assistance when
nrst her car ran amuek on the way to
Louisville, was a bit short lived.
The other well, when Miss Mar
shalPs motor and the street car came
to grips spectators all declared that II
was the fault OF the motorman. soNshe
brought suit against the company.
She needed a lawyer to represent her;
some one sent her to Arthur Peter,
and he handled the case so we'll that
he won two suits at once All of
which was the more startling since
all his friends had come to regard Mr..
Peter a. q confirmed bachelor.
The engagement, was kept soA quiet
that IL was just beginning to leak out
when the announcement OF the mar
riage appeared in the papers a week
or two ago. was only mildly inter-
ested, as were a good many others,
until I found out the other day Afor
sartin" that Mr.. Peters bride is sour
Edith Marshall" cousin Of Gen. Will
liam l.. Marshall. who has made so
many friends here since she came to
Washington q few years ago.
1 nrst met her at the home OF Mrs
John Marshall KnAnpy f1GsitIand Mar
shall), and succumbed at once to her
charm She Is by way of being q
beauty, has a most winning manner.
and Is blessed. moreover, with one OF
the clearest brains of any girl of my
ACQUAINTANCE one mas uAu lOT SOME
time the responsible position of prin-
cipal of the primary schools OF wash
ington, 115 in number. She still holds |
the job, having turned her vacation |
into q honeymoon.
Mrs. Peter Is the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Humphrey Marshall. OF
KY, and her grand
father and great-grandfather, both
Marshall, were promi-
nent in the political history of
Kentucky. Her great-grandfather
was the FIRST Senator from that
State. She also numbers John Mar
shall, the FIRST chief justice OF the
Supreme Court OF the United States,
among her forebears. Mr.. Peters
family Is equally old and aristocratic.
He is a brother OF Judge ed" Peter
and. Bob" Peter. OF Rockville, lead
ers OF one Of the strongest political
factions of Maryland-Democrat of
course. They are politicians of the
power behind the throne" type.
Mr. Peter, himself, Is one OF the
eading lawyers OF Washington and
Maryland. He is q member Of the
Club. The Peter family
Is directly descended from Martha
and is allied with many
II the old families of Maryland and
Virginia. Tudor Place. one OF the
inest mansions in historic George
own. Is one of the old Peter homes.
/ now belongs to Armistead Peter,
Arthur Peters cousin.
After a trim through the West the