The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-18

heretofore the chief executive has
been content to ride in state.
Mrs. Wilson stood with the presi-
dent in the reviewing stand and par
ticularly applRuded one OF the iloats
representing Pocahontas and John
Smith. The display had been arranged
as a compliment TO Mrs. Wilson, re-
calling her descent from the Indian
princess.
There were nearly four hundred
West vlrglnians who participated in
the preparedness ~paradc-many Of
them employees in the departments,
and many Of them who arc engaged in
professional work in Washington.
Miss Norma Johnson, OF Charleston,
who Is connected with the state de.
partment, was one Of four young
women chosen TO carry the great
American flag which preceded the rep
resentation from that department.
A number Of West Virginians now
making Washington their home we're
present this week at N OF the pref
test Of the June weddings, when Miss
Marie Durant, daughter OF MIR. and
Mrs. James Maxwell Durant, and Earle
Kelle Burton were married at All
Saints church in Chevy Chase. The
bride Is n niece OF Mrs. Charles NJ.
Martin. OF Parkersburg. and OF Mrs.
Thomas Perry Lippitt, of Porto Rico,
who, before her marriage spent sew
eral years in West Virginia. Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin have been here for the
last ten days and Mrs. Lippitt acted
as matrOn Of honor for her niece. Mr..
and Mrs. Burton left a few hours after
the ceremony for a trip through the
North. and. returning about July /, will
leave for Porto Rico, where the BRIDE
groom is engaged as a civil engineer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Perry Lippitt
and son, who arrived here from San
Juan. Porto Rico. for the Durant-Bur-
ton wedding will not reopen their
Washington home, but have taken
apartments at the Shoreham until
they leave for the North.
Commencement exercises for the
seven graduated Of Rock Hill College
were presided over this week by for
mer Governor Warfield, OF Maryland.
Thomas Harry Barry, OF M~artinsburg,
and Francis Anthony Schmidiger. Of
Morgantown. were awarded the bach
elor of arts degree. Young Barry re-
ceived the gold medal for excellence
in higher mathematics and for oratory.
Z. D. Prim. a railway mail clerk
of Fairmont, has been recommended
by Congressman Nicely for promotion
from Glass B to Glass c in the SER
vice, and a, transfer to q route rum
ming out OF San Francisco. Mr.. Nicely
has been successful In securing the
transfer Of II. II. Davis. p~ostotice in
spector Of Salem, to the Columbia and
Norfolk railroad postoflce.
Friends OF the family in Washington
received invitations this week to the
solemnization Of the marriage OF Miss
Charlotte Dorothea Woest and Frank
Reeves. which took place Thursday
night at Christ church chapel in Bal
timOre. The bridegroom is a son OF
one Of the well known families Of
Fairmont. and has hut recently grad
uated with a Phi. d. degree from Johns
Hopkins University, standing high in
his class. II is understood that Mr..
and Mrs. Reeves will so at once to
Morgantown where the former has
accepted a position.
Among the recent naval orders Is
that transferring Ensign r. Howard
Jones from the Naval Academy to duty
on the new Arizona. The young officer
is a nephew OF the RI. Rev. p. ]. Dom
ahue. Of Wheeling. and was a member
OF the large class recently graduated
at Annapolis.
c. T. Stewart. OF Monroe county.
was a visitor in Washington this week.
Mr. Stewart has accepted n post as In
structor In English in the University
at San Palo. Brazil. but had neglected
10 secure in advance the neccssarp
passports to admit his entry To that