The Washington herald., 1918-04-14

Once more an announcement of an
engagement has been sent out from
the White House. But-don't get ex-
cited-Miss Margaret Wilson. often as
her engagement has been rumored, Is
not involved Nor Is Miss Bones. As
a matter of fact, the matrimonial
lightning has not actually struck the
historic mansion again. IL has only
come pretty near" Here's the an
nouncement:
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r. Wilson. of
Baltimore. announce the engagement
of their daughter. Alice. to Rev. 1.
S. McElroy. jr., of Columbus, Ga No
date has been fixed for the wedding.
Miss Wilson is a Tennessee girl
The family moved from Nashville.
Tennessee. TO Baltimore. in 1915. where
Mr.. Wilson is manager of the business
development department of the United
Fidelity and Guaranty Company. He
Is the only brother of President Wood
row Wilson.
Mr.. McE!rOy is a son of Rev. ]. :.
McElroy. d. D.. of Columbus, Ca,
and one of the most prominent min
isters in the SSuthern Presbyterian
Church. Mr.. NcElroy will graduate
next month at the Union Theological
Seminary at Richmond. Va. after
which he will enter upon his ministe-
rial work He has been assigned by
the Southern Presbyterian Board of
Missions for work in Japan. this ap-
pointment being effective in 1920.
The Wilson and McElroy families
have been friends for a number Of
years.
Early i'm the week this column IN
commenting on she fact that the Pres
ident and Mrs. Wilson had entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wilson at lunch
con on their private car. when they
were in Baltimore a week ago. inen-
ton was made of Miss Alice Wilson's
having been for some weeks visiting
in the South, whence she would re-
turn to her Baltimore home within
few days. This is the sort of thing
that is likely to happen to girls who
spend weeks visiting in the South
or anywhere else. for that matter.
1t might even have happened right
here in Washington. where Miss Alice
Wilson and her parents have been
frequent White House guests during
the last five years. If 1 mistake not.
Miss Alice is rather younger than any
OF her White House cousins-the
. Sne nau pOf,
il seems to me, made her debut at the
time of her TRcle's first Inauguration,
but she. is fairly well known in Wash
ington society now. and the announce
ment of her engagement win be read
with widespread interest.
Almost equally interesting was
the announcement that came from
RTnnElVn laGf Of
ment of Miss Elsie Calder, daugh-
ter of Senator and Mrs. william
Musgrave Calder, of New York. and
Lieut.. Robert c. Lee. U. 5. n. which
is regarded as distinctly q Wash
ington romance inasmuch as both
Of the young people are Of the
Washington official set. and met at
an official reception here a couple
Of years ago. That announcement
was made at a luncheon, given at
the Bossett Hotel in Brooklyn, and
came as complete surprise to Miss
Calder's friends when they picked
up the place cards to which were
fastened old fashioned bOuduets
with the two cards attached. The
Centerpiecc was a Kewpie couple
in bridal array, Near this was a
model of the United States Battle
ship New York, commemorating the
fact that Miss Calder christened
that hatt,e-aip a few years ago,
with boJlc of American cham
payne at the New York Navy Yard.
Miss Calder has not been great
deal in Washington this past win
ter, being very much more interest
ed in her Brooklyn war work than
in any thing Washington society
had to offer her. She has, however,
been here often enough to be the
central figure of a series of delight
full young peoples dinners which
her father and mother have been
giving for her az the Willard. where
they have been established all win
ter. And she and her mother, who
have been in Brooklyn for a week
or the days. are expected to rejoin
senator Calder early in the week
While there is as Vet no hint as
TO when the wedding will be. their
Washington friends expect to learn
that very soon. and the impression
prevails that it will not be a long