The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Dana Dawes
Is Secretly
Married
Foster Son Of Envoy to
Britain Weds Eleanor Dill
lington, a Young Student
at Mt. HoIyoke College

at Mt. HoIyoke College
The secret marriage of young
Dana Dawes, adopted son Of
the United States Ambassador
to the Court of st. James and
Mrs. Charles Dawes. was re-
vealed yesterday by the an
nouncement that Mr.. and
Mrs. Dana Dawes" had sailed
from San Francisco for a honey.
moon in Honolulu.
The new Mrs. Dawes, before
her marriage, was Miss Eleanor
Frances Dillingham;, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thomp'
son Dillingham;. of Honolulu,
and she is taking her newly
welded husband to the islands
to present him to her parents.
She has been student at Mt.
Holyoke College at South Had
ley. Mass. and young Dawes,
until April Is, was registered
at williams College.
Leave For The West
The ceremony was performed
in the parsonage Of the Con-
gregational Church at Belcher-
town by the Rev. Frederick c..
Rolls, the pastor, on April IL
last. Mrs. Rolls and neighbors
were witnesses. Directly after
the marriage the couple left by
motor for the West.
It is believed that the par
ents of the couple knew of the
intended marriage. One of
those who had been told was
President Mary M. Woolley Of
Mount Holyoke College.
Young Dawes left Williams
College on April 26 and Mrs
Dawes left about the same
time. The fact that they were
married was an open secret at
both institutions, but most of
their friends had been sworn
to secrecy.
Both Are Students
In filing intentions both said
they were 20 years of age and
both gave their occupation as
students. Mrs. Dawes studied
at the University of Honolulu
for two years before coming
here. Mr.. Dawes gave his resi-.
dence as London. England, and
his birthplace as Chicago.
He was adopted, it will be re-
membered, by the DaweSeS,
shortly after the tragic death of
their only son, Rufus Fleming
Dawes, by drowning. The Am.
bassador and Mrs Dawes have
two other children, Carolyn,
now married sand living in Chi
cago. and Virginia.
Weekend in New York
The Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur
left Washington last night for
New Haven. Conn.,, where they
will be the guests over the week
end of the President of Yale and
Mrs. James R. Angel.
Secretary Wilbur will make an
address today at the dedication
of the Institute of Human Rela-
tions at the university. They
will return to the MayfloWer on
Monday.
Plan Holiday Abroad
Senator and Mrs. Guy D.
Goff will sail today from New
York on board the Leviathan
for a vacation abroad. Also
sailing today on the LeviathAn
are Senator and Mrs. C. c..
Dill and Miss Helen Keller, the
blind lecturer and author. re-
Gently a visitor in Washington.
Tea for SignOra AgreSti
Signora Olivia Rosse
Agresti, of Rome, Italy, will be
the guest of honor this after.
noon of Miss Florence E. Ward
at a large reception and tea
which Miss Ward will give from
to 6 o'clock at the National
Woman'S Country Club. Signora
Agresti is a leader among the
women of her country, although
Italy is her adopted land, she,
herself, having been born in
England.
Miss Florence S. Hayden and
Robert Cairns Hayden, of
Washington, are at the St.
Regis Hotel. in New York.