The Washington times., 1922-04-02
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full smotions Of envy in those Of
Ne who can't have the same sort.
Tho Blacks win live In New
York-s67 Madison avenue-but
are preparing to pass the summer
abroad. sailing In June. They
are spending their honeymoon at
Mrs. Pembroke Jones' country
place near Wilmington. N. O..
which she has placed ut their dis
posal, having Journsysd to the
South in Mr.. Blacks private car.
The wedding. at the homo Of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry May. was simple. with only
members Of the family present
and q few old friends. like the
Spanish Ambassador and Nine.
de Riano. Congressman and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth. Mrs. Richard
Townsend, Senator Peter Goelet
Gerry-Mrs. Gerry was out Of
town-and Nine. Hauge. Besides
being an exceedingly handsome
girl and an acknowledged belle.
the new Mrs. Black Is cultivated
and an accomplished linguist.
She was presented at tho Court Of
st. James the season she made
her debut.
DISPATCHES from Manila seem
to disagree as to whether the
marriage of Gen. Leonard Woods
son. Lieut.. Osborn Wood. and Miss
Katherine Thompson was to take
place on April 1-yesterday-or
April 2-today. But. at any rate,
In a few hours Miss Thompson
will be Mrs. Wood, and Washing
ton feels a proprietary interest in
the wedding since the Woods are
we'll known here socially as well
rs officially.
Miss Thompson has been visit
ing Miss Louise Wood, the
fiance's sister, for some weeks.
The courtship took place out there
in Manila, and. since Lieutenant
Wood is on the staff of his father.
the governor general of the Philip
pines. it was decided that the we'd
ding should take place in the
islands.
Lieut.. Osborn Wood is the SEQ
ond son of General and Mrs. Wood,
4 graduate Of Groton and Har-
ward, a contemporary and asso-
ciate of the Roosevelt boys.
The bride is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B.
Thompson. of Wilmington. Del.
and a granddaughter of Brig.
Gen. James H. Wilson. U. 8. A.,
retired, the only civil war veteran
Of his rank. She's athletic, plays
golf and tennis and hunts with
the Vicmead hounds.
Miss Thompson is a girl with q
splendid war record-a good wife
for a soldier and the son OF q
soldier.
Then, Bruce Cortelyou's en-
xagement Ia announced, and Major
Wright Rumbough's, both being
we'll known here. Mr.. Cortelyou
George Bruce Cortelyou. IT,. to
give his full and proper name-is
the son of President Roosevelt's
private secretary. who afterward
became Postmaster General and
Secretary Of the Treasury. Con.
seQuently his sons grew up in
Washington, Bruce going off to
Exeter and afterward to Yale. He
Is to marry Miss Irwin Fearn. Of
Mobile.
Major Rumbough comes Of an
old army family. being son Of
the late Col. J. d. Rumbough and
q grandson of the late Gen. D. 8.
Stanley. His mother makes her
home in Washington. He IL en-
gagged to Miss Grace Hall Colgate.
daughter of Gilbert Colgate. ono
Of whose sisters il married to
Major Rumbough's brother. STAN
ley Rumbough. The other Col
gate girl is now Mrs. Edwin st.
John Greble, wife of the good
looking Major Greble.
It was Major Rumbough's SIS
ter, Miss Elizabeth Rumbough,
who married young Capt. T. @.
Donaldson, son Of Col. and Mrs.
T. q. Donaldson-they are now in
Coblenz-so, you see, there arc
Washington connections all round.
As for the Miss Jeanne Marie
Perkins, whose engagement to
Prince Fabrizio Colonna, scion Of
the famous Roman family of that
name, was cabled from Paris,
can't help but think that she's a
sister cf Argenta Perkins. who
married young Louis Penaherrera.
Of the legation Of Ecuador and
who IL now in Ecuador with him.
The dispatches spoke Of her as
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Georps pertxinA Of Genoa and