The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
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FhOA fAdb I"O. e
and q heavy fur coat. wish you
could have seen the brides trousseau!
II IL was gotten up in a hurry she had
some perfectly exquisite things. And
her wedding presents! There were such
Quantities OF handsome gifts. 1t was
a beautiful wedding and was attended
by a large and distinguished company.
INTERNATIONAL t.-
ENGAGEMENT. =
Washington was mildly interested
in the announcement made the nrst
of the week of the engagement OF
l Miss Maud E. Kahn, daughter OF
aOtto II. Kahn, the noted banker and
Mrs Kahn. to Major John Charles
Cakes Marriott. member of the stan
OF the military attache of the Brit
ish Embassy. Miss Kahn hasn't
visited very much in Washington
though every one knows. of course.
who she is. Her father Is one of
the weaIthiest men in the country
and well-known as a patron of the
arts. Major Marriott has been in
Washington quie a while but hasn't
been very active socially here
seems to have confined his atten-
tions more or less to New York
society where he found his brids-to-
be. Though they both were over
seas during the war. they didn't
meet and fall in love until they re-
turned to old New York. Both of
them were decorated for their serv-
ices abroad. He Is said to be the
youngest major in the British army.
When he is in town. he resides with
Major General II. X. Bethel. mill
tary attache. at 1903 II street. but
he has been down at Palm Beach for
several weeks with his nancee. He
is due back. l think. about the first
OF this week. while Miss Kahn Is
going to California for a visit; then
before long there'n be another in
ternational wedding.
Commander i. S. X. Reeves, u. S.
y, and Mrs Reeves amounted last
week the marriage OF the latter's
sister, Mrs Lillian Newton. to Mr..
Charles Edmund Fairfax. of North
ampton, Prince Georges county. Md.
The ceremony was performed Thurs
day in Alexandria by the Rev DR..
Register, of the Episcopal Church
there. in the presence of a small
company which included only the
Immediate members of the two
families. Mr.. Fairfax is a brother
of Lord Fairfax, of London. and
with his bride will make their home
at Northampton, Prince Georges
County. Md. He is also a brother
OF Mrs Clarence Roberts.
hr. and Mrs. Frank T.. Carpenter
announced the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Frances Carpenter,
10 William Chaplin Huntington. for
mer commercial attache of the
American embassy in Petrograd:
The wedding will take place in the
latter part of March
Miss Carpenter is one of the most
popular young women in Washing
ton society. She is a member of the
Junior League, has always been
keenly interested in amateur dra-
matics, and has displayd unusual
talent in this direction. During the
war she spent several months in
France working with the Y: NJ. c. a.
MR. EVERETT TO
MARRY AGAIN.
George Curnap announced the en-
gagement of his sister Grace. to I;o-
ward H Everett. of Washington and
New York. The wedding will take
place before Easter. Miss Burnap
has returned recently from a years
absence in Europe, spending most
of her time in Switzerland, where
feat of climbing the Maetterhorn.
Her brother Joined her there for his
vacations She is a cultivated musi-
cIan and has spent several winters
IN Washington with her brother,
with whom she went South a fort
night ago. Miss Burnap returned to
keep some social engagements, after
which she Joined him again. Mr..
Everett has not opened his Wash
ington home this season, but has
spent the winter in New York He
is the wealthy widower, you know,
VIII owns that big house in Twenty
third street at the end of the Q
street bridge, and made a fortune
out OF patenting bottle-tops.
Another engagement of interest is
that of Miss Elizabeth Lee GrinnelI
and Lieut. Comdr. Henry Livermore
Abbott L. S y. Liet. Comdr Abbott
is the son of the late Grafton Alb
bott. OF Boston Miss Grinnell was
one OF the popular debutantes of
last season, and is the granddaugh-
ter of Cen Ernst. and the daughter
OF Mrs William Morton GrinneII.
Mrs Grinneil was one of the
patronesses for the Mardi Gras ball
given last Tuesday evening at the
willard The ball was a complete
arrangement of the pageant, in the
first place. was just splendid. II
took place in the center of the ball
room and the way the crowd was
temporarily roped off by sailors
holding ropes was very effective and
added much to the color of the
scene. And every one could see: no
one could crowd out into the way
of the pageant itself. 1t was a
clever idea: whoever thought of it
should be congratulated The pa
gaant itself was lovely. Most of the
girls in ii had been in "HulIo. Wash
inEton." and the Navy Relief Ball
pageant. They must have been act
ing and rehearsing for days and
days besides going to a steady round
~ parties. That evening most of
them dined with Mildred BromwelI,
took part in the pageant. danced a
hit at the ball which followed, and
then went on to the ball which SEN
ator Phelan gave for Nancy Lane
stand the pace. ! don't knowi
COMMUNITY SERVICE
DOES SPLENDID WORK.
The pageant was net as serious
or as difficult an undertaking. Of
course. as the tremendous pageant
the Navy Relief Society put on. That
pageant was formed by about 500
people and was very elaborate
though Mfs. Marie Moore Forrest
who wrote. designed and directed Il.
says that il was quite a small un-
dertakinG compared to some of the
huge things she has done. She
enjoys her work so much: her work