The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-30
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WASHINGTON, D. O, Dec. so!A
IAN Washing ton IS Interested In the
engagement which has been announc.
ed by Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark
of their daughter, Geneyieve, to Jas.
NJ. Thompson, Of New Orleans. Miss
Clark is the most popular and promi.
nent member of the young official
set, and has been leader ever since
her debut omang the members of oft.
cial and Congressional circles. She
is one OF the most charming figures in
Washington life. and has hosts Of
friends. both old and young. to whom
her pleasing personally makes sps.
.cial appeal. Miss Clark met Mr..
Thompson during the 1912 Democratic
convention in which he was one Of
the leaders in the fight to nominate
the present speaker for the presiden.
cy.
Mr.. Thompson. who belongs to an
old Virginia family, is son of Dr..
and Mrs. Augustus P. Thompson, Of
Summit Point, w. Va. He is grad.
uate OF Johns Hopkins University, and
at present part owner and editor Of
the New Orleans Item. Miss Clark
has been frequent guest at the West
Virginia home of the Thompsons and
at the New Years reception given by
the speaker and Mrs. Clark last year
when Miss Clark made her debut in
Washington society, Miss Imogene
Thompson, of Summit Point, was one
of group of Miss Clark's girl friends
who assisted in the event. These In:
cluded besides Miss Thompson
daughter Of Thomas Edison and the
daughter OF Colonel George Harvey
Mr.. Thompson has a wide acquaint-
ance among public men, especially
newspaper writers o fthe capital, and
holds very enviable position In New
Orleans, where he is member Of the
Pickwick Club, the Country Club and
the Audubon Golf Club. Mrs. Harry
woodward, of Spencer, chaperoned
Miss Clark last spring on a visit TO-
New Orleans to attend the Mardi
Gras, and while there they were the
recipients of much special attention
from Mr.. Thompson and his friends
The wedding will be an event OF the
spring or early summer.
Mrs. Marie Kaime and daughter.
Gladys, returned Tuesday from Par
kersburg, w. Va, where they were
the guests of the formers mother,
Mrs. Winifred Tully, for Christmas
Bishop Earl Cranston, bishop OF
the Washington diocese Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, left Monday
for Clarksburg, ". Va, where he vii!
hold a conference with six Of the dis.
trict superintendent OF West Viz
ginia.
A movement recently started here
to secure petition signed by 100000
school children Of the United States,
asking peace in the name of the chill
dren Of the nations at war, has met,
1t is said, with unexpected success.
It is understood that the petition
which contains $4,000 pages OF the
names Of school children, was signed
in nearly every state, and is to be
presented in the near future to am
bassadors and minister's here for
transmission to the rulers Of warning
countries.
In addition to the usual Christmas
rush which annually burdens the post
office department, an additional touch
OF sadness has been added this year
by the arrival just at the holiday sea-
son OF hundreds of return packages,
mailed in the latter part OF NoVem-
Der or early December by relatives
to persons in Austria, Russin and Ger.
many. The first Of the rush OF re.
turning packages came just before
Christmas and were marked in most
cases KILLED" or missing" in many
cases the package SO marked bearing
the first information to friends and
relatives in this country of the fate
of those for whom the presents we're
intended.
Monday marked tho return Of many
of the members of the House and Sem
ate, after the brief holiday vaca,
ton, in order to be in time for the
session Of Congress which opened
Tuesday at noon. There was much
grumbling on Capitol Hill because the
Christmas vacation was cut short, CIV
ing hardly six days, instead of the
customary 16 or IS days. 1t will be
interesting to observe whether Con-
gross, in session most of the holidays,
will accomplish much. This week VIII
be a broken week, as last week was,
and 1t is the opinion Of those who
know that it will BIO very difficult to
maintain a quorum.
By an order of the postoffice depart
ment effective January Is the office at
Maple, Monongalia county, W. Va,
will be discontinued, the mail there
after to go to ST. Cloud.
The dance given by Mrs. Stephen B..
Elkins Monday evening in compliment
to her school girl niece. Miss Halle
Davis, was one of the most interesting
Inequalities of the holiday season ar
ranged for the younger set. The mem.
bers Of the Yale Dramatic Associa-
tion, who produced four short plays
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