Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-28
MISS GENEv|EVE CLARK
TO WE'D NEWSPAPER MAN
Daughter of Speaker of House VIII
BE Bride Of James NJ. Thomson,
Of New Orleans.
ENGAGEMENT y is ANNOUNCED
Ceremony TO Take Place in Spring
or Early Summer-Young People
First Met at Baltimore Convention.
iSride-Elcct Popular in Society.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. ]


WASHINGTON. December o7.-
Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark an
nounced the engagement tonight of
their daughter Gcnevieve, to james NJ.
Thomson, owner and publisher OF the
New Orleans Item. New Orleans. La.
The wedding will take place at
"Honeyshuck." the Clark home in
Bowling Green, Mo, in the spring of
early summer. The details OF the we'd
ding or the attendants have not been
arranged as yet.
The picturesque feature OF the
romance Is that Miss Clark and Mr..
Thomson met at the Baltimore con-
vention, where Speaker Clark led on
so many ballots for the presidency.
, Mr.. Thomson was an original Clark
paper had been IL consistent Clark
organ in the Southwest. \ mutual
friend introduced him To the Speakers
daughter. with the pleasing result an
nounced to-day. They met again in
Washington at the time OF President
! Wilson'S inauguration, and the ac-
quuaintnnce ripGd into friendship
Mr.. Thomson is Il member of an old
Virginia family and is the son of DR..
and Mrs. Augustus Pembroke Thorn
son. OF Summit Point W. Va. He is re-
garded as one OF the leading public
men In the South. and is n graduate OF
Johns Hopkins University, OF the class
OF 1891 His first newspaper service
was In Washington. where he was on
the Post and served as II correspondent
for several out-of-town papers. In
1900 he purchased the Norfolk Ledger
Dispatch. Seven years later he entered
the New Orleans newspaper field as
owner and publisher OF the Item. Be-
sides his newspaper interest. Thomson
has been active in political reforms In
Louisiana, and Is identified with proml-
nent business and civic interests there.
POPULARITY KNOWN As
"DAUGHPElt OF HOUSE,
The bride-elect Is one of the most
popular girls of Washington society.
She made her debut on New Years
Day last year. and fully 5000 persons
attended the reception. Last Thanks
giving Day she passed her twentieth
birthday. She Is n graduate of the
FRIENDS School OF Washington. Miss
Clark has been foremost in the worth
while activities of the capital She Is
known as the Daughter of the House."
and Is Il favorite with the statesmen
there, who have known her since she
was small child and used to accom-
pany her father on the floor.
When the war situation demoralized
the cotton industry this fall, Miss
Clark sprang into national prominence
by her timely suggestion OF "use more
cotton. nm appeal heartily answered
by American women in all sections OF
the country Great aid was given the
cotton Industry by the movement
started by the Speakers daughter and
had a pronounced psychological effect
upon the situation. Another note
worthy work was the organization of
the Junior Auxiliary among the young
society bellies of Washington, which
practically supports a kindergarten for
poor, children.
Miss Geneyieve Clark Is a tall hand
some girl. with vivacity and much nat
ural charm. She resembles her dis
tinguished father closely. and Is his
cnum and coniidant Like her mother,
she has pronounced literary tastes, and
has written for magazines and news
papers.