Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-23
CONGRESSMAN BOWERS
PUTS IT UP TO STEVE
And Friends Wouldn't Be Sur
priSed AT Another Marriage.
Charles Brooks Smith

Washington, d. c.. April Pet
certainly gave the Hon. George
Meade Bowers, representative in
congress from the Second West vir-
giniaI district, one terrific tilt when
his son, George Meade Bowers, Jr..
a private in the army and working
hard for a commission, gently broke
the news to him that on March 4th
last the congressman lost perfectly
good. extraordinary attractive and
exceptionally bright private ssecre.
tary and at the same time acquired
his first new daughter-in.law who is
all OF those things. and a heap more,
as her many friends will be glad to
stale. 1t took the elder Bowers a
couple Of hours to recover from the
shock OF 1t, but when he did come
to, he came up to the scratch hand.
somely with hearty blessing and
even more substantial proof of his
good wishes. AS a matter OF fact,
and in truth, it is hard to tell which
is the happier over the elimination
of "a secret romance, the bridegroom
or the bridegroom's father AT any
rate. everybody concerned and in
terested is happy. especially and
particularly the friends of the young
couple
Mrs. George Meade Bowers, Jr..
was Miss Mabel Arian Adams. dau-
ghter .of the late Capt. and Mrs. Vim
cent Lpomis Adams, the former re-
tired regular army officer at the
time of his death. She is young,
pretty and bright. popular with the
West Virginians in the capital and
with all who know her. She has high
social position, especially with the
army SET and her uncle. whose
ward she is, is one of the city's
leading bankers Miss Adams and
Mr. Bowers were married. at Moant
Washington, Md, March b. tie
Rev. Chas. o. Isaacs, pastor o la-
cal Methodist Episcopal church
They decided to make public their
secret when, last week, the bride
groom received orders to proceed
to a training camp at Camp Johnson,
Fla.
In the meantime, Congressman
Bowers new daughter-in-law will
continue as his secretary. He can't
spare her from his office at this
time, what with his heavy official
work and the fact that he is enter
ing upon a campaign for reelection.
BIT he confesses that he just doesn't
know how to act toward his capable
secretary now that she has become
his daughter-in-law For the first time
the friends of Congressman Bowers
say that they notice that he is abash-
ed and fused, although he is very
happy. The fact that Gen Dan Gu
pid pulled off this surprise attack
rnder his very nose. right there in
his own Office. they say, proved too
much for Pater Bowers. He feels
that he has been completely beat"
This is the second of the Bowers
family to embark on the matrimon-
ial sea within a month A daughter,
Miss Jean, married Capt. Daughtery,
son Of Hon. and Mrs. Harry NJ.
Daugtery, of Columbus, o.. in Balti.
more recently. There is one unmar-
ried child left, Steve. named after
the late Senator Stephen B. Elkins.
Il told old Steve" said Congress
man Bowers to friends, ito find him
self a girl and get married as soon
as possible. and we'd get this whole
matrimonial business in the Bowers
family over with at once. If you do
ii, boy" said to him "Ill make it
check for 1000 as a starter"
1t may or it may not surprise Con.
gresham Bowers but it viii certain
~ not surprise the friends of the
family If they soon learn that Steve
has accepted the paternal PROPOSE
ton.