The Washington herald., 1918-05-12

who will be the next?" asked
the other day when visiting at Ft-
Myer and listening to the details
of the engagement of Miss Jo-
sephine March to Major Joseph N.
Swing. field artillery. U. s. A. OF
course every one was discussing
the announcement which was made
early in the week because she is
who she Is and also because she
IL the third and last Of General
Peyton March's daughters to get
engaged within the last few months.
The marriage Is to take place with
in the near future and will be the
third in a very short time. Miss
Mildred March became the bride Of
Capt. John Milliken. u. S. A. in De-
cember. and Miss Vivian March was
married to Capt. Paul Russell
Frank on March 4. the day General
March reached America after sew
eral months in Europe with Per-
shing. bringing Major Swing with
him as one of his aids.
Josephine is perhaps the prettiest
Of the three attractive March girls
and there was many a suitor for
her hand. Some people thought
that Capt Horace Mcbride was go
ing to be the lucky man last sum-
mer, for he seemed to have the in
side track for a while, but evil
IDENTIFY when he was sent away
well. absence makes the heart grow
fonder-of the other person. But
to return to my trip to Fit. Myer.
When 1 asked my question I was
merely expressing my interest at
the daily increasing number of
engagements and weddings. but II
was with real surprise that I
heard the answer to my question.
for the person speaking was one
who ought to know of what she
or he-was speaking. why. Jo-
sephine's father. General March
himself" was the reply.
The lady in the case. it seems. is
Miss Lilly Keith. daughter of Miner
Rica. and one of the richest men
little lady. quite young. about the
age of the Generals daughters. I
met her at a supper party once and
was quite pleasantly impressed by
her. She Is not only very nice and
hAGdO1cg DuL EccllCS W AdNC q cphSh
did mind. remember there were a
number Of men in the party who were
authorities on the war and monopo-
HEED the conversation most of the
evening discussing the different phases
OF the war. One would have expected
a young girl like Miss Keith to have
been bored to tears and to find great
er interest in conversations about
balls, gowns and such. Instead she
was one of the most interested of all
the ladies' at the table and she was
by far the youngest. She is of the
Brunette type: looks like a Latin
American and think her mother Is
d native of Costa Rica. I recall that
she Is a cousin of Mrs. Dan Tyler
Moore, wife of Col. Moore. who was
formerly Miss Maria Christina Cres-
pi, of New York and Costa Rica. Miss
Keith is now the guest OF Col and
Mrs. Moore and 1 suspect that 1t was
at their home near Silver Spring that
Gen. March did much of his courting.
Miss Keith was among the guests at
the luncheon which Mrs. Frank Clark,
wife Of Congressman Clark, gave on
Friday afternoon at the Capitol in
compliment to Mrs. Clyde Grey West.
The business interests Of her father
are tremendous and widespread. Mr..
Keith is president and director of the
Abangarez Gold Fields of Costa Rica,
of,the Costa Rican EsperanZa Mining
Company, of the Baltimore Bridge
Company, the Guatemala Railroad
Company. the Northern Railroad
Company Of Costa Rica and the Blan-
CO Commercial de Costa Rica. He is
vice president and director of the Bel
ize Royal Mail and the Central Ameri-
can Steamship Company, of the United
Fruit Company. He is director of the
Fruit Dispatch Company. of the Nipe
Bay Company and the United Mines
Company. Some capitalist, is he not
Their home is in Brooklyn. II this
coursthip does eliminate in a wedding,
Miss Keith will undoubtedly be a fit
ting chatelaine for the fine old house
at Fort Myer which has been the
quarters for the chief of staff Of the
army for a number Of years, and
where many notables Of this nation
and others have been entertained.
Ny Informant even went so far as to
say that the engagement was a set
tied fact and that the general was
going to New York this weekend to
talk the matter over with her parents.
Evidently the business of war,
though very absorbing, leaves some
time for the heads Of the army to
have to themselves. The papers have
said that Gen. Pershing was engaged
q number of times and where there
Is 50 much smoke there must be some
fire. Then Gen. Kuhn was married
last fall and now Gen. March appar-
emily Is to follow his example.
4
Judging from appearances II
would not be at all surprising II
smother member Of the French High
Commission becomes engaged short.
~. At any rate. Miss Lucy Bur.
feson has o most devoted admireI
m that group. q very attractive and
Interesting young man. Apparent.
y he hasn't q road clear as yet for
saw her on the bridal path al
the Speedway early last week ac-
companied by q young army cap
tain. She did look too cute fol