Evening star., 1921-04-17
Miss Sterling to Wed
Howard c. Knotts
In Coming June
Engagement of Miss Eliza.
beth Smart to Ensign
Keane Announced-Mrs.
Cameron Engaged to Capt.
Snow.

The engagement of Miss Charlotte
A. Sterling to Mr.. Howard c. Knots.
which was announced a day or two
ago. is of unusual interest in Wash
tngton. because she is practically a
Washington girl. coming here as a
little child with her parents, her
father. the late Representative John
A Sterling, being in Congress from
Illinois for seventeen years.
Miss Sterling graduated from the
Bristol School in Washington and Is
also graduate of the Wesleyan Art
vate secretary to her father. taking
the place of her brother the last two
years of the. war.
The wedding will take place in
June, following Mr.. Knots gradua-
tion from Harvard Law School. He
is the son of Mr.. Edward c. Knots.
United States attorney for the south
ern district of Illinois, and Mrs.
Knots, who have a home in Spring
field. During the war Mr.. Knots
the 18th U. S. Aero Squadron on
the British front. attached to the
British royal air forces. He was
twice wounded and was taken pris-
oner. As an American ace he has an
official record of eight German planes 9
Wales. who bestowed upon him the
British distinguished flying cross.
during his visit in this country. Mr..
Knots graduated from Knox Col
lege at Galesburg, ILL.,. in 1916.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Smart Of
Washington and Herndon. Va. an
nounce the engagement of their
1aogas Taogase5 Kasns 1saGets; m g. Mr. Rsag Rsage
Is a native Of Galway, Ireland. and
a graduate of both the University of
Ireland and the Royal College of Ire
land at Galway. On his naturaliza-
tion and entrance into the Navy he
was appointed official aid to the
commandant of the naval station at
Great Lakes, Ill, which position he
has held for three years. The we'd
ding will take place early in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Lee announce
tho engagement of their daughter,
Adelaide de Pendre. to Capt. John
Ainsworth Andrews, U. S. A. The
wedding will take place in June.
Mrs. Charles Leicester Payne of
Montclair, N j., announces the en-
gagement Of her daughter, Mrs. Mar
Earet Payne Cameron, to Capt Will
liam A. Snow. Corps of Engineers
Mrs. Cameron is the granddaughter
Of MrA william lam H: ,dP Payne e, OF ,isss New
Douglas Tilford Cameron, 7th Field
Artillery, 1st Division. who was
killed in action during the Meuse-
Argonne offensive.
Capt. Snow is the son Of Maj Gen.
William j. Snow. chief of field ar
tillery. 1910 Biltmore street. Wash
ington. He graduated from West
Point, class 1916. During the world
war Capt. Snow served with the I'd
Engineers. I'd Division; He was
awarded the distinguished service
cross. the Chevalier de Legion dHon-
neur and the croix de .guerre with
two palms. Capt. Snow is at present
taking an advanced course at the
Massachusetts Institute Of Technol-
ogy. from which he will graduate
n June.
Former Representative John H.
Small and Mrs. Small announce the
engagement OF their daughter. Mary
Belle, to Maj. Herbert c. Neblett Of
Lunenburg county, Va. and now Of
the Medical Corps, U.S.. A. The we'd
ding win be celebrated in June at the
home Of the brides parents in WASH
ington. N. c.