The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-31
A BUD AND A BRIDE
THE SAME SEASON.


And now I want to tell you about
a little lady who started out to be a
bud this season and instead will join
the ranks OF the brides. Chief Justice
Constantine. Of the District Court of
Appeals, and Mrs. Smyth are today
announcing the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Catherine Mary Smytb,
to Charles Ward Burgess. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ward Burgess. OF Omaha.
The wedding will take place some
time in January. and. ! believe. the
young people are TO make their home
in Omaha.
Miss Smyth Is a graduate OF the
Sacred Heart Convent at Manhattan
VILE. Her mother had planned to
bring her out at a tea some time in
December. but the little blind god in
terfered and PREPARATIONS are being
made instead for a wedding in Janu-
airy. Mr.. Burgess was a student at
Princeton when the war broke out,
but left to 60 into the service, and
consequently did not graduate. He
Is now in business in Omaha. l be-
lieve. and 1t Is there that he and his
bride will make their home.
Naturally, most of the entertaining
of this last week was at the begin.
ming thereof. because by the end the
population, especially the official
population, thinned out considerably,
as both men and women went home
!, to vote. In some States voting by
mail is permitted. but in others 1t Is
not. and, In any event. many persons,
having the time and the money.
seemed to prefer to do it in person
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Colby are in New York to cast their
votes: and the Secretary of Agricul-
ture and Mrs. Meredith have gone all
the way out to Iowa. The Palmers
are already at their home in
Stroudsburg and the Daniels are
down in North Carolina, where Mrs.
Daniels has been campaigning. Mrs.
Alexander. wife of the Secretary OF
Commerce. stayed on at her Missouri
home through the fall waiting to en-
terrain a family house party for
election day and she and the see
rotary are expected back in WASH
ington on November 7-after their
votes have been properly cast. The
Secretary of Labor, Mr.. Wilson. Is
making some speeches. in Connecticut
and Maryland. He has his daughter.
Miss Agnes Hart Wilson, with him
and they are not due back until
after the fateful Tuesday, so pre-
sumably they'll stop in Blossburg
long enough to vote.
Mrs. Baker expects to cast her
vote by mail; and the Secretary Of
the Treasury and Mrs. Houston are
each paired with a Republican friend
in st. Louis. Is that a customary
procedure in an election? / never
heard of anyone doing II before. al
though of course. it's generally done
in legislative assemblies; but Mrs.
Houston assures me it's quite al
right-if one can find a perfectly
trustworthy person Of opposite
politics.
Mrs. Houston expects to resume her
Wednesday afternoons at home early
in November and will continue them
until January l, when she has to give
up her house. After that-well, she's
not making any plans. Her son. Da-
vid Franklin Houston, Jr., has reach
ed Pekin, where he Is to go into
business, after his journey half round
the world, and Is staying at the
American embassy.
Secretary Baker, who has been out
West campaigning Tor the League OF
Nations with a party largely made up
OF protesting Republicans, has re-
turned to Washington. He was to
have gone out to Los Angeles where