The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
MARGUERITE CLARK
WEEDS; BACK TO WORK
Film Star Bride of Lieut.. Will
Jams and Both Are Too Busy
E: Honeymoon.
Special Despatch toFhI srs.

GREENWICH. Conn. Aug. l5.-Miss
Marguerite Clark. whose moving picture
successes have earned her wide rep
utation. was married to-day TO Lieut..
II. Palmerson williams OF New Orleans
at the First Methodist Church. with the
Rev. Harvey Bailey oficiating Lieut..
williams has known Miss Clark for sew
eral years. and upon her return from
Liberty Loan campaigning In New Or
leans in July 1t was reported that they
were engaged. The marriage license
stated that they are both 81 years OF
age
The bridal party came to Greenwich
by automobile, and consisted OF Miss
Cora Clark, sister Of the bride; Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Jeckel of Rye. Louis Paine,
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene harrington. Miss
Mary Lane and Mrs George odell OF
New York. Lieut. Williams obtained
the license at 10 o'clock and an hour
later the marriage was performed.
Lieut.. williams Is the son of +. r.
Williams OF New Orleans. and was until
his enlistment connected with his fathers
firm, the F. b. williams Cypress Lumber
Company. He is now attached to the
Ordnance Department at Washington.
The romance OF years did not culmi-
nate in honeymoon. Lieut.. Williams
was queried on this part and replied In
the negative.
I'VE both have to go back to work."
he said.
Mrs williams Is the daughter Of Mrs.
Golden Of Cincinnati. Ohio. Her stage
career, 30 far as recorded, began with
road companies. Her last engagement
before coming to brighten the footlishts
Of Manhattan was with the Milton Aborn
Opera Company in Newark.
When the Aborn company was dis
banded Miss Clark Joined Dan Days
company at the Herald Square Theatre.
In which she appeared with two other
young women In a singing act. Her CO.
partners. Miss Anna Laughlin and Miss
Flora Parker. have continued on the
broadway stage Miss Clark made her
first notable appearance in THE Wild
Rose" at the Kn!ckerbocker Theatre and
later made great success in Mr.. Pick
wick" upon which achievement Everett
r. Reynolds signed her for Ave years.
1t was then expected that she would
remain on the legitimate stage
Her Aim successes have been fully as
notable and as pleasing to the public as
was her stage work. She Is the favor
lite of screen fans wherever movies are
shown, and has appeared In a great
variety Of pictures with invariable sue
cess.
1t was explained by her sister that
Mrs. Williams was in New Orleans for
the taking OF two scenes for Uncle
Toms Cabin" when the romance cul-
minated. Lieut.. Williams persuaded
her to talk for the Liberty Loan in
New Orleans, as she had been doing all
over the country. and. in fact. rounded
up the town to hear her. At the end
of her whirlwind campaign the city
had given $4,000. 900 more to the loan
through her efforts.
Upon her return to New York Miss
Clark said that her marriage would not
take place for some time, and that
Lieut.. Williams had positively refused
to marry her II he was ordered d.
rectly overseas. He preferred. II was
said. to walt until the end Of the war
to claim his bride. Miss Clark's apart
ments were at 80 Central Park West.