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81 a great American heiress to a
British duke in ST. Thomas. Church
Within ten years. Eight years pre-
xiously Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt,
daughter of Mr.. William X. Wander
Hlt and connection of Miss Goelets.
vas married there to the Duke of
Marlborough. who is related to the
Duke of ROXburghe.
& AS soon as the American duchess
arrived on the other side to become
mistress Of Floors Castle. the famous
seat of the family of Innes-Ker in
Roxburg heshire, she became factor
IN high British society, and she has
held a high position at court. The
duke distinguished himself with the
GrItiSh troops in France, while his
4merican-born wife entered actively
into all forms of relief work through
1he five years of the war. The duke
end duchess have one son. George
Victor Robert John Innes-Ker, Mar
guess of Bowmont.
The family of the Duke of Rox-
2urghe has other connections in New
York. Lord Aiastair Robert Innes-
6er. his younger brother, and Miss
Anne Breese, daughter of the late
William Lawrence Breese, and niece
81 MIR. James Lawrence Breese, were
married in London in 1907. Lord
Robert Innes-ker, youngest brother
of the duke, passed much of his time
mere in the last five years. being on
business for the British government.
:. Mr.. and Mrs. Honore Palmer of Chi
oargo. who are now at the Ralsams at
pixville Notch, the White mountains,
have with them, Prince Michael and
YrIEcess Bertha Cantacazene, who
may pass "a part of next winter in.
Washington with their grandmother
Mrs Frederick Grant, who, 1t is un-
derstood. Will occupy her house here
for the season.
"a wedding of unusual interest will
lake place Wednesday. August 20, at
Chattanooga, Tenn, when Mrs. Helen
Aulbert Davis will become the bride
81 Lieut.. Col. E. y. Woodbury., u. S. A.,
Of this city, who recently returned
4&om overseas.
= Mrs Isabel Woodbury.. mother of the
4r1degroom- elect, and his sister-Miss
Babe Woodbury., left Washington
Yesterday for Chattanooga to attend
16he wedding. Following their wedding
"Trip Lieut.. Col. Woodbury. Will take
Bis bride to his place at Nid.:leboro,
Ky, where. they. will remain until
'@etcber, when they will return 20
washington.
= Mrs. Franklin Haener, sister of Mrs.
Woodbury.. and Miss Martha Bell of
Staunton. Va. have arrived in WASH
dhgton for a short stay and are at the
sBiltmore apartment
nMaj. Gen. George Barnett, COM
nandant of the Marine Corps is
3pending the week end with Mrs. Bar
nett at Wakefield Manor, their coun-
Try estate, at Front Royal,Va.
8 Friday evening DR.. Tom A. Will
Mans entertained at dinner in honor
Of Col. and Mrs. Sherman Miles, the
3ormer of whom has just returned
from France.
The marriage yesterday of Miss Ger
trude Gale Greedy and Lieut. Com
lRander-James Chatham Kress, U. 8.
q, at Hidden House,-th summer home
~ the brides father, Maj. Gen. Adolph-
. W. Greedy, at Center Conway. n H,
Gas of widespread interest. The cere-
hony took place at o'clock. the
ride's brother-in-law. the Rev.
b the presence of a small gathering
u relatives and intimate friends.
lELieut. Commander Kress, whose
Home is at Lockhaven, Pa, has been
IN duty at the naval training sta
6en at Newport. The bride made her
Eebut here several years ago, and has
Always been prominent in the more
,&erious activities of the younger set
4ere. the Junior League, the Service
School. etc. At the time the United
'$tates entered the war she was in
iEew York taking a course in the
Nontessori methods at the Normal
$ollege there and attending lectures
1T Columbia University Later ~she
3nd her sisters. were active in war
Fork here. : - 49,
AIRS. William S. Benson, wife of Ad-
yhiral Benson. U. s. N, is spending
Ehe week end with her brother and
9ister-in-law- Dr. and Mre. W. AP.
Fyse, at Pikeayii1e. Md.
,sMrs Howard H. ]. Benson, wife of
Lieut.. Commander Benson, .. S. NJ,
who has been seriously ill at the
Columbia Hospital. is improving.
e An informal roof garden dinner was
6iven last week in honor Of Dr. Far
4and, former chancellor of the Uni
Hersity of Colorado and now director
II the American Red Cross. by DR..
Tom A. Williams, who has remained
N Washington this summer and en-
fertained similarly on several occa-
sians. Among the guests were the
favorable Ronald &C. Lindsay, Brit
"a charge d'affaires. for whom DIR.
Williams had previously entertained;
H41ge Sjoborg, charge daffaires of
@eden; Rear Admiral Lovatelli, Gen.
shnstone. who commanded the 18th
Hision in the center of the Argonne
mest. who shortly leaves for Rome
Mmilitary attache; Col. Bouinostrov,
Russian commissioner; Justice Samuel
graham. who was recently appoint
@to the Court of Claims, and several
#dical colleagues.
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Hrs r. Hunter Dulany and her