Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-17
IOWA MAN VISITS WAR BUILDING
IN WASHINGTON AND IS
TURNED AWAY.
SUSPECTED BECAUSE OF
TEuToNic ANCESTRY
Congressman Good Shows lowan and
II Bride Good Time Despite In
pleasant Rebuff-Former Iowa Man
Party to Midnight Wedding Wealthy
Southern Woman Bride.
'ecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Washington, Feb. lin these days
Of additional caution by the United
States government. some embarrass-
ment ensues to innocent parties. An
instance of this took place when r. S.
Fuhrmeister, of Cedar Rapids, accom-
panied by his bride of only few days.
for whose pleasure he was particularly
solicitous. applied for admission 10 the
state. war and navy building. He told
the guard at the door his name-and
that was sufficient.
The new groom and his new bride
promptly were refused admission. The
name Fuhrmeister is believed by
guards al the state, war and navy
building to be too pronounced Ger
man name to warrant admission of its
owner to the federal building, and de-
spite the positive assertion Of Mr.
Fuhrmelster that he was a naturalizec
American citizen and would fight for
President Wilson along with the first
to go to the front he was not admitted
Mr. Fuhrmeister and the new Mrs
Fuhrmeister. who recently were mar
ried in Cedar Rapids, were procured
tickets Of admission to several Of the
other buildings of the capital by Con-
gresham Good on their visit here,
despite the unpleasant experience al
the office building where are housed
the secretaries Of war, navy and state
and their attaches.
A midnight marriage, performed fol-
lowing a banquet. and much to tho
surprise of all the diners, had as one OF
the principal a former Iowan in a. l..
EidsneSs, Il policeman in the senate
office building. Formerly resident OF
Graetinger, Eidsness has been in
Washington for a number Of years. AT
the annual banquet of the Norske Sells
kab. or the Norwegian Society ol
Washington. at which Congressman
,Haugen was POSTMASTER, and Of which
Mr.. Eidsness is president. the guests
were about TO depart. when the happy
groom to-be. winked to the Marine
Band orchestra and a wedding march
was struck up. TO this, Eidsness and
Mrs Margaret Marshall, wealthy
widow, of Alexandra, marched down
to the end of the banquet board. where
they were Joined by minister, and
the marriage ceremony was read.
En- route to the south where they
will spend the balance of the winter.
A. f. Seibel and Mrs. Seibel. Of Ceda!
Rapids, stopped off in Washington to,
witness the capital during war time.
Mr. Seibel. who is vice president of the
Cedar Rapids Commission Company.
was much interested in sessions of the
house and senate, which he visited in
company with Congressman Good
Congressman Sweets bill. providing
for a refund Of $685. to the Farmers
Savings Bank of Brandon, has passed
the house and is now before the COM
mittee on claims in the senate. The
bill provides for the government re-
placing some currency that was de-
stroyed in fire at the bank July .,
1915.
W. F. Muse, one Of the editors of the
Mason City Globe Gazette, accompan-
led by Mrs Muse. visited Washington
short time this week en- route - Por-
to Rico. where they will spend the bal
ance Of the winter months