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Show - V I TO WED A GRANT Tho engagement has been announced of Miss i j Edith Hoot, the only daughter of tho Secretary .aCS& of Statu and Mrs. Ellhn Itoot, to Llout. Ulysses S. JRpjiliSi Grant, U. S. A., son of MnJ. -Gen. Frederick Dent JSKHfttSlk. Grant, and grandson of President Grant. No date flBnlMMlra&3iU') has yet been set for tho wedding, but It probably F'KjSjfjf will tako place in tho early autumn. I 'J2fe- MmRI Tho roninnco had its beginning and most of IVl 11787 TScfc Its scenes In Washington. It was whllo serving f,'(, jSa ns military aid to President Roosevelt that Llout. 1SL. MftW Grant found opportunity to press his suit for tho SNX S?' ,, K?Ww hand of tho daughter of tho secretary of stato. v' feK' Their social duties brought them Into frequent .V '''$5$ rontnet, but bo unobtrusively was tho lieutenant's ' f wooing done that only their most Intimate friends were nware of Its progress. I ' J Miss Itoot has mndo many warm friends In Washington society, though she has not been prominent In the gayctles of tho national capital. Her most Intimate friends are to bo found In tho social , . circles of New York, and some Of them have generally been hor houso guests when she wns In Washington. Miss Itoot Is a graceful girl, with tho quiet manners of her mother nnd u good deal of her father's Intellectual attain-' attain-' ments. Sho has been less in tho limelight, perhaps, than any other girl of her social position. Very fond of travel and all manner of outdoor sports, Bho does not caro greatly for society, and nccepts as few Invitations as possible. pos-sible. Sho Is a splendid horsewoman, and often accompanies her father on long rides In tho country. Sho Is nlso fond of driving, nnd in her smurt trap la often Been on tho atroets nnd suburban drives of Washington. President McKInloy's appointment of Lieut Grant to n cadetshlp at West Point was In pursuunce of a written request mndo by President Grant J shortly before his death. Young Grnnt hnd n good record, graduating In 1902 Ho was ordered to tho Philippines, where ho aerved until 1905, when ho was ordered to tho Tutted Stntea ua tho military aid to tho president. |
