The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-07

GUESTS.
Each Of these two brief and for
mai announcements contains news
Of exceptional interest to Wash
ingtonians. And the cable from
Mrs. Hoyt but confirms the rumor
I passed on a week or so ago to
the effect that Nancy Hoyt was
TO be married right away to an
Englishman''-a rumor sponsored
then by no less parsonage than
her brother, Morton Hoyt.
Wedding . Surprise
The wedding comes as some
thing of q surprise to Miss Hoyt
frfends-if anything this tempera-
mental young woman may do could
sunrise them. For when she
sailed FOR Europe in the early sum-
rner n rlln1or Of her engagement
"a young State Department Of
fetal had Just found its way into
print. True, Miss Hoyt had de-
MED IT. but then one can't always
take such denials too seriously.
It was in May, 1923, moreover,
that Miss Hoyt caused sensation
by the breaking OF her engagement
to lieutenant Frederick Wisen1an-
Clarke. r. N, on the very eve OF
their wedding. Indeed the announce
menk that the wedding had been
postponed because Of the illness
OF the BRIDE was made on the
morning of the day set for the
ceremony. Lieutenant Wiseman-
Clarke had come from England to
claim his bride, his parents were
here TO attend the wedding end
there had been veritable whtrl
OF pre-nuptial festivities.
No explanation OF this sudden
vote face was ever offered. but
the H0yts are all as temperamental
and impuIsive as they are bril-
liant and it's quite likely that Miss
Hoyt simply decided at the very
steps Of the altar that she didn't
want to be married after all.
Wins Fame and Fortune
Since then this engaging Young
woman. has won modest fame and
& modieum Of fortune with q sue
cessfuI first novel, Roundabout, !"
and IS now said to be engaged
upon another. Presumably she and
her new husband viii live in Eng
land, but It's to be hoped that
they'll be coming back to Wash
ington for occasional visits. Miss
fHoyf Is q member OF the Junior
League and has always been a
moving spirit In arranging its an
snuaI frolics. Her father, the late
Henry Martyr Hoyt. was a Philadel-
tphian, and was Solicitor General
lduring the Taft Administration.
HER grandfather was Governor
sFIoyt OF Pennsylvania.
Wins Charming Wife
/ Mrs. Specific go back a bit
land her two daughters, Katheryn
land Lena Hitchcock, are now at
bishops Gate, Bluemont. Va,
where they have been spending the
summer.
DR.. Penhallow has won q very
charming woman as his bride.
Miss Hitchcock il handsome and
/ gifted, with a lovely. voice which
has been carefully cultivated. She
made her debut in Washington, Is
10 member of the Junior League
land both she and her sister have
Hosts OF friends here. Mrs. Speel
rs active in club work and IL
tpreadent OF the District Fedora
tion OF Women's Clubs.
A distinguished surgeon, DR.. Pen
aallow is now in private practice
In Washington. But he Is still on
tfhe staff of Mount Alto Hospital,
jof which he was long in command.
He has a splendid war record, hav-
ling been on duty with the British
army for two years before the
limited States entered the war and
having then been transferred to
our own service. He ran two
hospitals in England most success.
fully, then was sent to the front
with the American troops and took
part in seven major engagements.
Although he has lived long in
Washington, DR.. Penhallow is a
New Engiander. He was born in
Amherst, Mass. and is a Harvard
graduate, having taken high honors
at the university.