Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09
CLASSMATES MARRIED
Newspaper Picture In 1917 Held n Ro-
nance, Now Revealed

The New York Herald of January 6
reprints a picture 1t published more
than year ago and this time explains
that it is the picture of Lieut.. Harold
A. Mayforth and his BRIDE" the ident-
ity of the pair being unknown to the
photographer at the time it was taken.
Here is the Herald's story:
with it's little stories Of life in
New York city the Herald on Novem-
Der %, 1917, published the picture of a
pretty woman walking down Fifth
avenue in the company of handsome
lieutenant in the aviation service. The
picture served to illustrate the fact that
distinctly military atmosphere pre-
vailed along the avenue on that par
ticular day.
AT the time the photographer did
not know of the identity of his sub
jects, which was revealed yesterday
when Lieutenant Harold A. Mayforth
visited the Herald to announce his mar
rage to Miss Mabel Nancy Watts,
which took place the day he strolled
down Fifth avenue in 1917 in the di-
rection Of the Little Church Around
the Corner in Twenty-ninth street
The ceremony was performed by DR..
Thomas G. Cracknell. The wedding
was kept secret from their friends un-
til yesterday"
Lieutenant Mayforth left for France
with the Twenty-fourth Aero Squad
ron Immediately following his marriage
November 90 1917. and returned last
Friday on board the transport Siboney,
to be mustered out of service. His
wife, who has been residing with her
aunt. Mrs Grant Owen Russell of Bos-
ton. was at the pier to greet him.
Both Lieutenant and Mrs. Mayforth
were graduated from the University
OF Vermont in the class of 1915 Lieut..
Mayforth, who is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William E. Mayforth of SPRING
field, Mass. was well-known as a base
ball player and participated in other
sports as WELL making the varsity
track team, the varsity football team
as well as baseball teams. He is a
member OF the Phi Delta Theta frater-
nifty and was president of his class
senior year. He was also on many
committees during his course. a mem-
Der of the Key and Serpent society, and
the Boulder.
| After graduation he took a position
as travelling auditor for the Fisk Rub
Der company. He was one of the five
men recommended for training as
aerial observers by President Benton.
Mrs. Mayforth was also popular with
her class and college mates. She is a
member of the Kappa Alpha Theta
fraternity and was class vice. presi
dent in her junior year. After gradua-
ton she went to Columbia University,
where she took a course in salesman
, ship, and at the completion of that
went to work in Macey's in New York
city. From there she went to Filenes
in Boston and has been buyer in the
children's department of that store
Lieutenant and Mrs. Mayforth will
live in Springfield, Mass.
AS an observer with the American
expeditionary forces. Lieutenant May
forth participated in the great offen-
sives in the st. Mihiel salient and in
the Meuse-Argonne region. He enter
ed the army in September. 1917, grad
uating as an observer from Fort Sill
Okla, and later receiving additional
training in France. He was recently
prompted from second lieutenant to
first lieutenant.
The particular duties of Lieutenant
Mayforth combined long distance
reconnaissance work with photograph
ing enemy positions from an altitude
of 5000 metres. The squadron to which
he was attached had to their credit AZ
Hun planes, all of which were brought
down while attempting to stop this
important work. His squadron suffer.
cd 90 PEI cent. in casualties