Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-30
BY SALLIE v. H. PICKETT.


To have a cabinet wedding drop
right into the lap of Midsummer life
in washington is indeed rare hap
pening, and when it chances to be
that Of Miss Grace Roper, who is
looked upon as a real Washington
girl, having spent almost her entire
life here, it is indeed gracious gift.
DR.. Frank Bohn has already arrived
from New York for the ceremony and
with him is his friend, the Rev. Harry
Everett of Jersey City and Mountain
Lake, N. j., who will officiate. At 5
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when
shadows are long on the picturesque,
sloping lawn at the home of the
Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
Roper on Woodland Drive, small
company of notables will assemble to
witness the event. The gifted bride
is pretty and vivacious, but with
always studious turn of mind, which
manifested itself from the time she
entered Vassar, during her college days
and especially since her graduation.
There is always bit of bitter mixed
with the sweet and it is that the bride
will give up her career in the Govern
ment and go to New York to live.
Several members of the family have
assembled for the wedding and are at
the home of Secretary and Mrs, Ro-
per. Mr.. and Mrs. David R. Coker
and their three children have motored
fha
Harry Roper have come from West
Point There also will be present at
the ceremony a few of the oldest
friends of Secretary and Mrs. Roper,
for there is that exquisite Southern
trait that never permits them to for
get tried and trusted friend With
the exception of the marriage of
young Mr.. Dern, son of the Secretary
Of War and Mrs. Dern, Miss Roper's
wedding is the first in this cabinet.
though there are rumors af1oat of
other cabinet girls weddings in the
offing.
A real administration party will at
tend the wedding ceremony, Mrs.
Roosevelt having Joined the President
at the White House and is remaining
over, while the cabinet members have
foregone week end trips. which would
keep them beyond the wedding hour.
Interesting gifts, mementos of her
days as a cabinet girl, have come from
her fathers colleagues and the treas
ure chest she will ship to her New
York home will have historic as well
as mere moneyed value. Dr. Bohn and
his bride will spend the national
holiday, July 4, on the ocean, sailing
the day before for England They
will remain abroad for some weeks ard
while in London will be guests of the
United States Ambassador and Mrs
William E. Dodd.
The end of the congressional ses-
sion? Who knows. One domestic lady
Of the congressional set Is taking it
calmly because her home town is quite
as hot as Washington and with far"
fewer attractions. Then, moving
family of Juniors is not slight task
and she will have them all here for
the reopening of school. Mrs. Byrns
will stay with the Speaker as long as
the House is in session, and just now
they are enjoying visit from their
son, Mr.. John Byrns, who also will
brave the heat here until the session
closes.
According to the unquestioned au-
thority, the Social Register, there is
scarcely preceptible advance in the
number Of Americans going abroad
and the real decrease is more than
apparent in Washington. This good old
authority shows a trend from the sea-
Shore to tnAsud resorts, though many