Evening star., 1936-03-21

~OL. SHERMAN MILES, U. .
A., and Mrs. Miles announce
the engagement of their
~ daughter Nanita Yulee to Mr.
Allyn Richmond Wight of Montclair
N. j., son of Mrs. Louise Allyn Wight
and the late Mr.. Wight. The wedding
will take place in June in Washington
Miss Miles is one of the popular
members of the younger circles in
Washington where she made her debut
a year or more ago, and is member
of the Junior League. She attended
Holton Arms School and Ethel Wal
ker School. Miss Miles was named
for her grandmother, the late Mrs
William Belden Noble, and is great
granddaughter of the late Senator
Yulee Of Florida, who. as a delegate
from the Territory Of Florida, sue
ceeded in having 1t admitted to State
hood, returning to Washington as
the first Senator from that State. Miss
Miles also is the granddaughter oi
the late Gen. Nelson A. Miles, famous
in military circles as well as among
the most prominent residents of the
District after his retirement from ac-
tive service.
Mr.. Wight Is a graduate of the
Choate School and of williams Col
lege at Williamstown, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Platt oi
Garden City, Long Island, have an.
nounced the engagement of theil
daughter, Miss Catherine Platt, tt
Mr.. Joseph c. Lingle, son Of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Harvey S. Lingle of Washington
Miss Platt Is graduate Of the
Madeira School in Washington and ot
Vassar College. She made her debut
in Washington several years ago. Hel
father, formerly of Poughkeepsie
represented the twenty-sixth congres.
sional district in the House of Repre-
sentatives for four terms and wa!
then for 10 years a member of the
Federal Reserve Board. Since 1885,
he has been vice president Of thu
Marine Midland Corp. Mr.. Lingle at
tended Dewitt Preparatory School anc
Georgetown University. He Is
member of the Georgetown Alumni
Association of New York and Of the
Center Club. He Is with the Homt
Owners Loan Corp. in New York.
Miss Mary Katherine Hale, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Hale o1
1915 B street southeast, was married
to Mr.. George A. Blount by Rev. H
M. Cantor in the parsonage of the
Epworth M. Z. Church South, 9Os
Massachusetts avenue northeast, at 4
o'clock yesterday. Miss Hale was at.
tended by Miss Miriam Jarnagin and
the best man was Mr.. Gilbert Frauen'
helm. Mr.. and Mrs. Blount left i'm
mediately after the ceremony Tor q
trip through Virginia.
The wedding of Miss Ann Genevieve
Wallis, daughter of Mrs. Mary Wallis
of Takoma Park, D. c., and the late
DR.. j. Frank Wallis, to Mr.. William
Stanley Gamble, son Of DR.. and Mrs
Henry Stanley Gamble of Washing
ton, took place this morning at
o'clock in the Church Of the Ma.
tivity.
Rev. Stephen ]. Hogan, pastor oi
the Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
in Takoma Park, Md, performed the
ceremony before a small company oi
relatives and friends. The bride had
as her only attendant her sister
Miss Kathryn Marie Wallis, and the
bet man was Mr.. James G. Gamble
brother of the bridegroom.
A navy blue dress suit Of crepe with
O navy straw hat, trimmed with white
navy shoes and white gloves completed
the brides costume. She also wore
orchids and lilies of the valley. The
maid Of honor was in q saddle-color
brown dress of crepe with matching
accessories, and she had corsage OF
Talisman roses.
A breakfast for the members OF
the immediate families followed the
ceremony at the home of the brides
mother. The bridal couple left for
Atlantic City where they will pass a
week at the Traymore Hotel. They