The Washington times., 1929-07-09
NEWS OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY
ENGAGEMENT
OF INTEREST
TN CAPITAL
Miss Mary Hale Will Wed
Member of Law
Firm

Mrs. Chandler Hale announces
the engagement OF her daughter.
Miss Mary Cameron Hale, to
George Rowland Chase, Sd, son
of Mrs. George Rowland Chase,
Of Washington.
Miss Hale has q decidedly of.
ficial background, though she has
been associated with the smart
unofficial group here. She Is
niece of Senator Frederick Hale,
OF Maine, a granddaughter of
the late Senator Eugene Hale,
also of Maine, and her grand.
mother, Mrs. Eugene Hale, IL q
daughter of the late Senator
Zachariah Chandler, Of Michigan.
On her mothers side, Miss Hale
Is the granddaughter of the late
Senator Don Cameron - her
mother, the youngest daughter,
was Miss Rachel Cameron.
Representative
Mr.. Chase is a Washington
representative OF the New York
law firm OF Cravath. De Gers.
dorn, Swaine. and Wood. He
was graduated from st. PauPs
School. Princeton University, and
Harvard University Law School.
Miss Hale has college degree
to her credit. also, having been
graduated from Bryn Mawr. She
is the second vice president of
the Junior League, and an ex.
tremely active worker in the or.
ganization, having been sent, with
Miss Anne Covington, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Harry Covington
to the international conference
of the league In New Orleans in
the early spring. Her father,
Chandler Hale, makes his home,
when in Washington, with his
mother. Mrs. Eugene Hale. and
she has two brothers. Donald
Cameron Hale and Chandler
Hale, jr,
In Country
Miss Hale and her mother have
closed their town house. and are
occupying Poplar Hill, the beauti-
full old Dangerfield estate near
Upper Marlboro. Nd. which Mrs.
Hale purchased recently. 1t In
probable that the wedding will
take place there shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Haley
have as their guests in their
apartment at 1921 X ST.. the
formers sisters. Miss Marie Haley
and Miss Katherine Haley. OF st.
Louis, Mo.
Fishing
Swagar Sherley and Henry Price
Wright will leave tomorrow by
motor for the formers camp on
the Georgian Bay In Canada.
where they will spend a fortnight
on a fishing trip.
Miss Virginia Peters, niece of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldridge Jordan, Is
passing the summer as the guest
OF Miss Helen Robinson, daughter
OF former Assistant Secretary of
the Navy. and Mrs. Theodore
Douglas Robinson. at their sum-
mer home at Herkimer, n. Y.
Mrs. ]. Blaise de Sibour, the
former Miss Betsy Mary Robin.
son, is also there for ths summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur s. For
aker are spending the summer at
Blue Ridge Summit, Pa, where
they have taken cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. william H. Beck
and their daughter, Betty. have
returned to Washington from q
motor trip to Blue Ridge Sum-
NIT. Pa, where they were guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas 8.
Creighton, of Monterey. Mr.. Beck
is secretary to the Secretary Of
State.
Major and Mrs. Davis B. Wills
entertained at dinner last night
In honor of Mrs. William Hunt.
ington, of Elyria, Ohio. and Brad.
enton. Fla, who Is their guest
for a week or ten days.
Miss Gertrude Richardson Brig
ham Is leaving soon for Newport
where she win spend a month,
and then visit friends in Boston.
She will return to Washington
early in October.
Miss Daisy Prentice will leave
today for Bass Rocks, Mass, to
spend the remainder Of the sum.
mer.