South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-27
QUICK WEDDINGS
THE FASHION NOW
Paper Published in Trenches
Tells of Affair-Love
Laughs at War.

LONDON, oct IA newspaper, /
edited and published in some eXphc-
able manner by the British soldiers in
the trenches has the following society
note concerning the recent wedding
OF young officer:
"Twenty-fOur hours after the cere-
mony the bridegroom left for Bou-
logne by the famous one o'clock spe-
ciaT from Victoria station, an5 l..fOre
midnight he was costly installed in the
Carlton dugout, pelted with some
thing far hotter than confetti or old
shoes. His bride went back to her
mothers and dreamed Of the time.
when he'd come again.
Were eating her cake here, and
wearing the muffers her bridesmaids
gave US Meanwhile the colon 81 is
writing a letter OF thanks and pTomis-
ing 70 keep an eye upon young D.
for a day or two. until his head comes
down out OF the clouds, and the sniper
becomes a real institution TO him
again
Weddings in a hurry are now the
fashion Ira Britain and honeymoOns.
far from being "A real moon in
length, are often not even day. Bet
ter be a wife for five minutes. one
bride is quoted as saying, than an old
maid all your life. Another woman
was heard 10 remark Thank Cod
ne was my husband for a fortnight
before he was shot Now he can claim
me in heaven"
Welded i'm Hurry.
The other day a Glasgow man re-
ceived a summons on an hours notice
TO attend the wedding of one of his
soldier friends. The intrepid son of
Mars had arrived unexpectedly and as
tonished his own particular corner of
the world by anOuncin0 that ne in
tended 10 be welded and away in 36
hours. The best man was afterward
heard TO assert that the excitement of
arranging and carrying through cere-
monies at the registrars, before the
sheriff and in church, in addition to
the lunch, the speeches, a subsequent
visit 10 a theateT, and a send-off at the
train. all within the time limit had
made a confirmed bachelor Of him.
A bluejacket on one of the Har-
wich destrOyers made "A strong bid for
the matrimonial speed record. He
could only get two hours leave of abb
sence from his ship. but he used it
well. His fancee and friends met him
directly he reached the shore, and
they drove in q motor car 20 Ramsey
church, a good three miles. There the
wedding was performed and the newly
married couple drove back TO Harwich
TO have top speed wedding break
fast
The witty Lady Randolph Churchill
says the nearest approach she knows
10 a marriage made in heaven, was
the case or the aviator who few over
from Dunkirk recently. married his
bride. and then flew back gain.
Romance surrounds almost all the
war weddings The story of how u
farmers son, Serst. Crees. of the
North Somerset yeOmanry. wOOed
and won a peers niece for a bride
reads more like a fisment of the nov
elist's brain than an actual occurrence.
Is Taken to Hospital.
The gallant sergeant came scathless
through a lot of the stiffest fighting,
but the day arrived when he found
himself among the casualties" in
Rouen hospital. Thence he was in
valided home and sent TO the Y. a. ID.
hospital at Oakley Manor Shrewsbury.
The sister second in command was
Miss Jackson. who belongs to a
wealthy Shropshire family, and whose
father fought and died for his country
in the South African war. Lord Hath
erton, of Teddesley Park, Stafford
shire. is her uncle. and she has no enc
OF aristOcratic relations. all of which,
however. did not prevent her devotins
herself to nursing the wounded sol
dicrs. Thanks TO her care and devo-
ton. Sergt. Crees recovered from a
serious operation, and warm attach
, ment sprang up between nurse and
patient which led TO their engagement
and ultimate marriage.
Two members of the medical pro
fcSsion were recently made as one or
the high seas They were Or. JercN
Wallace CFirst British field hospital t.
Serbial. and Miss Dora WoOlcock. al
The wounded allies first field unit tC
Montenegro. To was when they ar
rived at Salonica that DR.. Wallace anC