The Washington times., 1922-11-20

. "U seriously as II uSeu 10 pc
AVA nor 50 permanently. But
Tor all that the world still loves
lover and delights in "a wed
ding. And the marriage of Miss
Margaret Alvina Bohlen and r..
Francis Riggs, which took place
Today is such an eminently salts
actory one all round.
The wedding unites two fam
HES which have been prominent.
ly Identified with Washington for
two or three generations. Then
MI. Riggs has money-not mil
lions, but an ample income-as
well as position, while 7 hear
that the family of the slim
young bride is not so well off
as II used to be. And best of
al, the young people are said To
De very, very much In love with
each other.
The son OF the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Elisha Francis Riggs, MIR.
Riggs is grandson OF the late
George Riggs. who was associat.
ed with the late w. w, Corcoran
In founding the Riggs National
Bank. His aunts, Miss Alice
Riggs and Miss Jane Riggs. sin
live I'm the old Riggs mansion in
j street next door to the Army
and Navy Club; and a third
aunt. now dead. was married to
Sir Henry Howard, long British
envoy to the Vatican. Miss
Bohlen is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Murray Bohlen
and a granddaughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Cassels.
Her mother, as Miss Margaret
Cassels. was belle OF the first
Mckinley Administration and was
married here under the most
brilliant auspices.
ISIS Bob l. y. however,
elected to have very simple
wedding. She and Mr.. Riggs were
married at noon at the home of
the b. ide's aunt, Miss Elsie NJ,
Cassels. with only members of
the two families present at the
ceremony and the informal break
fast following. There were no
attendants, but the bridegroom's
brother, the Rev. Thomas Lau-
rason Riggs, came from New
Haven, Conn, to officiate. Father
Riggs, who has recently been
ordained to the priesthood, has
supervision of the spiritual wei
fare of the Catholic students vat
Yale University, of which both
he and his brother are graduates.
but just what his correct title
is l can't recall.
The bride wore "A lovely gown
of ivory-toned velvet, made on
modish lines but simple and un-
trimmed, save for some lovely old
family lace. She also wore a
veil Of fine old point lace. but
carried no flowers. Immediately
after the wedding Mr.. and Mrs.
Riggs left for their bridal trip.
They expect to go abroad to re-
main several months and on their
return will make their home at
Green Hills, the old Riggs estate
in Maryland. which came to Mr..
Riggs from his aunts. who in
herited it from their father.
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THE Riggs family has been in
L the possession of Green Hills,
sometimes known as Chillum
Castle Manor, for some forty
wears. George Riggs having pur-
chased it from the original pro-
prieters, the Digges family-the
similarity of names frequently
giving rise to the impression that
the Riggses have owned the place
from Colonial times. The estate
was part of the great Manor
Grant Of Warburton, now known
as Fort Washington on the Po'
tomac and one of the defenses
of the Capital. which William
Digges, son of Sir Edward Digges,
royal governor of Virginia. ac-
oiired in 1865. Green Hills is
ballowed for all loyal Washing
tonians as the place of retreat or
I'Enfant, the founder of the
city's marvellous design. He lived
for eight years as the pensioner
on the bounty of William Dudley
Digges, whose wife was the
daughter of Daniel Carroll. or
Duddington.
Mr.. Riggs served in the army
with distinction during the war.
holding the rank of captain, and
was afterward detailed to duty
in Rome as military attache of
the American embassy. He has
resigned from the service to go
into business.
Nine. Riano, wife Of the Spanish
amba ssador, declares that she play
ed the role of dea ex machina in
the romance which eliminated so
happily today. For she it was who
introduced Mr.. Riggs to his future
wife. The occasion was the an
nual dinner given by the Little Sis
ters of the Poor for the aged men
and women in their care, at which
MIR. Riggs was one of the few
Young men present. Time was
when all the smart young men
about town who professed the
Catholic faith used to he there,
with the wives of most of the dip
lomats from Catholic countries and
many other women prominent in
society, who donned aprons and
waited on the table with a right