The Washington herald., 1919-06-01

Commander william Cook Owens. L.
s. n. IN the Soldiers Home Church
Miss LAtteil will have as her attend
snts Mrs. Alexander Patch. her sis
ter. who viii be matron of honor;
Misc Mary Littell, another sister, who
will be maid OF honor. and Miss
Elisabeth Davis, daughter of Col and
Mrs. A. NJ. Davis. Miss Elizabeth
Evans. daughter OF Col and Mrs. W.
p. Evans. and Miss Emily kutz. OF
Washington.
Commander Owens and his bride
will make their home in Washing
ton after their marriage, as he is
Nstationed here.
A wedding the same week will be
that OF Miss Maxine Durant and DR..
Lorenzo Dale Burnell, O, Detroit.
Mich. which will be celebrated on
June Is. Miss Durant, who is the
daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. Thomas
Durant. will be married at the home
OF her aunt. Mrs. Melvillee Church, in
Twentieth street. The wedding will
be attended by a small company Of
relatives and very close friendA but
will be followed by a reception The
bride will have one attendant. Miss
Eleanor Anthony. and beyond that she
has not made any plans. yet.
The announcement OF the engage
ment OF Miss Margaret Michie. daugh-
teer Of Mrs. Robert f. L. Niche, to
Mr.. David Torrey Wells, of New York.
was coupled with the announcement
that the wedding would be in June.
at Norwalk. Conn. where Mrs. Niche
and her daughter now are and where
they have spent much OF their time
since Gen. Michie's death. Owing to
mourning the wedding will be simple.
Miss Niche served as yeoman m
until her discharge from the service
few weeks ago. Her fiance was in
the army in France with the rank OF
captain.
Though no date has been set for
the wedding. 1t is more than Prob
able that Virginia Berkeley Suther-
land will select June for her mar
riage to Lieut.. Col Donald Marion
McRae, son OF Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
James II. McRae. Their engagement
was announced last week at dinner
which her parents, Senator and Mrs.
Howard Sutherland. of West Virginia.
gave when they also celebrated the
thirtieth anniversary OF their wedding.
Miss Sutherland was one OF the de-
butantes OF the season Of lsl7-lels.
and has been one OF the popular
members OF the younger set. Lieut..
Col. McRae enlisted in the Canadian
army in January. 1915. and was pro-
NOTED TO major. In order to get into
the fighting he resigned. went to Eng
land, and enlisted in the British army
and was again promoted TO the rank
of major; again. in order to get to
France, he asked for demotion to lieu
tenant. Afterward he participated in
some OF the heaviest fighting with
English and CANADIAN troops. and was
finally transferred to the A. E. F..
and promoted to lieutenant colonel.
He has been cited three times: wears
the military cross pinned on by King
George, and a wound stripe. He is
now stationed at the Preside. Cali
fornia.
Louise Rhodes. daughter Of Mrs.
Henry Rhodes. of Savannah. Ill, is
going to be married some time this
month to r. Ives Law. L. s. N. son
of Mrs. W. G. Law. OF Savannah,
ILL.,. a chemist on the L. S. s. Mount
Vernon.
A wedding of widespread inter-
est took place here yesterday when
Miss Elizabeth Rumbough and Lieut..
T. Q. Donaldson, jr.. were married.
Miss RumbouEh is the daughter of
Mrs. David J. Rumbough and the
late Gen. Rumbough and grand
daughter of the late Gen. and Mrs.
David s. Stanley. Her people are
all army folks on both sides of the
family and all of her three broth
ers are in the army. Lieut.. Dom
aldson is the son of Gen. Donald
aldson. now in France, but expect
ed home shortly. Yesterdays we'd
ding took place at 4 o'clock at the
home of the brides mother in the
Farnsboro.
The wedding which was planned
for later in June, was rushed on
account of the orders of Lieut.
Donaldson to go very shortly tC
France, and owing to that fact
the ceremony was simple. with only
few of the intimate friends and
relatives of both families present
Rev. DR.. Charles Wood. of tho
Church of the Covenant. performed
the ceremony. and the bride was
given in marriage by her brother
Lieut. Col. Stanley NJ. Rumbouch
who is just back from France with