The Washington herald., 1922-09-17

Webb, who Is to be married tomorrow
to. Walter F. Chappell. of New York.
Originally she had intended to be
married in November, a big and
brilliant wedding with a grist of
bridesmaids. But Mr.. Campbell's
business made it necessary for them
to advance the date II they were to
get in the six weeks honeymoon
trip to Europe on which they had
set their hearts. So the big we'd
ding was given up-there are
scarcely enough people in Wash
ington in September to make big
wedding possible-and plans are
now being made to have the cere-
mony at noon in Mrs. Webb's apart
ment at 2029 Connecticut avenue.
with only members of the two
families and the girls who would
have been Miss webb's bridesmaids
present. And afterward. 1 believe,
a few-a very few-more guests
will come in for the wedding break
fast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Tuttle an
nounced last week the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Adelaide
Tuttle, to Charles Powell Morgan,
son of Mrs James Dudley Morgan and
the late DR.. Morgan, of Washington.
The wedding will take place in the
autumn. MIR. Morgan's sister, for
merly Miss Eleanora Morgan, is
married to Col. Maurice Fitzmaurice
Day, of the British army, and lives
abroad.
Miss Tuttle Is a sister of Mrs.
Streeter B. Flynn, the former Miss
Margaret Tuttle. and the two girls
were presented to society the same
season.
Mr. and Mrs. w. L. White. of
Washington and Virginia, announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Kathleen Virginia White, to
Ralph W. Hopkins. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Selden G.. Hopkins, of Wyoming.
Mr.. Hopkins, sr., was formerly As
sistant Secretary of the Interior dur
ing the Wilson administration. No
date has been set for the wedding.
oOL. GEORGE A. L. DUMONT. mil
- itary attache of the French EN-
bassy, and Mime. Dumont have an
nOunced the engagement of their
daughter. Mile. Paule Dumont, to
capt. Georges ThenauIt. aeronautic
assistant to the military attache of
the embassy.
The announcement comes as n
pleasant surprise, as the romance is
one of recent standing, being an
outcome of the dipOlmatic tennis
tournament recently played at
Boundary Castle. Mrs. John 3. Hen
dersons' home in Sixteenth street.
of considerable interest to Wash
inStOn is the news of the engage
ment of Miss Aurora Quesada. daugh-
tCr of the late Gonzales QueSada,
long Cuban minister to the United
States. TO Lieut.. Mario Gomez. of the
Cuban army. which was announced
recently by the brides mother. Nine
Quesada. The wedding Will take
place OH December ) in Havana, and
il is probable that Lieutenant Co
mez and his bride will visit Wash
ington on their honeymoon. He IS
at present on duty with the general
staff.
Miss Quesada spent most of her
girlhOod in Washington while her
father represented his country here,
and revisited Washington a year or
two ago, renewing old friendships.
She Is cultivated and charming
girl and unusually pretty.
At a luncheon given by Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Belt, the former until
recently member of the American
diplomatic service and at present
assistant to the treasurer of the Re
publican National Committee. the en-
gagement was announced of Miss
Veronica Mulvihill, of St. Louis, to
Blodgett Priest. son of Judge Henry
$. Priest, one of the best known cor
poratiOn lawyers in the country.
also of st. Louis. Miss Mulvihin and
Mr.. Priest have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Belt for the last few
days here.
Miss Mulvihill is the daughter of
Mrs. Mary Mulvihill and the late
NJ. J. Mulvihill Blodgett Priest, a
prominent attorney of ST. Louis, IS
well known in Washington and in
the East. While here he has con-
fcrred with members Of the Repub-
lican National Committee. and will
Ork in close association with the
party in Missouri He was formerly
associate counsel of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation and closely affil-
. lated with the alien property custo-
dian during the war period Mr.
Priest was also III the army. located
81 camp Pike. lie is prominent no.
liti"ally in st. Louis. The marriage
VII take place some time this fall.
I've heard of all these since last
sunday. And these weddings took
place last week: Miss Alice Brice.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Brice. WAS wed to John Forsyth Jo-
line. of Philadelphia. the ceremony
taking place yesterday at Shinnr-
cock Hills. y. J.. where the Brices
have a summer home.
Announcement has been made OF
the marriage Of Miss Catherine
Rush Porter. daughter of the late
col John Riddle Porter and Mrs.
Porter. and Lieut.. Paul Marthel. of
the French army. which took place
on Wednesday the the Church of the
Holy Trinity in Paris.
The news is of unusual interest
in Washington, as Mrs. Biddle Por-
ter and her daughters have made
their home here for several years
and have a pleasant old house in 1
street. They also have a home in
Philadelphia.
The bride is the descendant of
two prominent families, her pater-
nal great great-grandfather having
been Gen. Andrew Porter of the
Revolutionary army and her ma
ternal great -Great-Grandfather a
brother of Nicholas Biddle the finan-
cier. Her great grandfather was
Governor Porter of Michigan, whose
brother was Governor Rittenhouse
/ Porter of Pennsylvania. and still
another brother was President Mad
isOn's Secretary of War. Her grand