Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-01-08
County, Virginia. Thursday January
WINTER WEDDINGS.
Many Marriages During the Holiday
Season--May They All BE Happy.


The wedding of Miss Margaret n
Morgan, daughter of ID. l.. II. Morgan
president of Dickinson College. and
Mrs. Morgan, to Mr.. Russell c. McElfish
OF Pittsburg, took place in Carlisle or
tuesday. December 30th. The cere.
mony was performed at six-thirty al
the home of the bride, her father of
hciatng, assisted by Rev. DIR. Skilling-
ton. The wedding was a simple and
beautiful one, witnessed by a limited
number of relatives and friends. Be-
fore the ceremony MIR. Hugh c. Nor
gan, brother of the bride, sang 20 Per-
feet Love-" accompanied by Miss Mar
garet Thompson, who also PLAYED the
wedding marches. The bride looked
lovely in her mothers wedding gown Of
heavy white silk, trimmed with white
ostrich, and carried white roses. She
entered the room accompanied by her
brother, Mr.. Hugh c. Morgan. Miss
Julia Morgan, sister of the bride, was
maid OF honor. She wore beautiful
gown OF pale green taifeta and tulle,
and carried pink roses. Mr.. McElfish
had his brother, Mr.. Palmer McElflsh,
OF Cumberland, best man, and his lit
tie niece, Elizabeth walford, of Cum
berland, was flower girl. She wore n
white dress, and carried basket of
old-fashioned flowers. After the cere-
mony a reception was held, and later
Mr.. and Mrs. McElfish left for short
wedding trip. They will live in Pitts
burg, where Mr.. McElfish is engaged in
educational work. Mr. and Mrs. G. r.
Lyme, OF Shepherdstown, attended the
wedding. The bride has visited i'm
Shepherdstown from time to time.
Among the visitors to Shepherds
town last week were Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Clay Triplett--and thereby
hangs a romance. Mr.. Triplett, who
formerly lived in Shepherdstown and
who taught school in Jefferson coun-
| ty, was in the 10Th Division of the
United States Army and saw a years
great war. He was severely gassed
by the Germans and was invalided
home. He was sent 10 the base hos
pital at Camp Sherman, Ohio. where
he had the good fortune to come under
the ministrations of Miss Josephine
Marie Severson, very handsome ar
my nurse from Madison, South Da-
kota. He just couldn't help but be
4 appreciatiye Of such charming nurse,
and when he was later sent east and
discharged he came mighty near hay-
ing relapse. Miss Severson was
transferred to the army hospital at
Denver, Colorado, and the separation
also had serious affect upon her
heart. While the young soldier was
!, officially declared to be much better,
he somehow felt that there was a
fstrong probability that the services Of
a nurse might again be required, so
at his earnest solicitation Miss Sew
erson came east, and on December
18th the twain we're married, the cere-
mony being performed at the home Of
the groom's sister, Mrs. v. !. Rich
ard, in Washington City,. by Rev. w.
A. Lytle, OF Washington Junction. We
hope that both may be supremely hap
py ever hereafter Mr.. Triplett Is in
the government service in Washington,
being employed on the Federal Board
for Vocational Education.
Miss Elizabeth Harper and Mr..
Frank Diauto, two popular young res
idents of Martinsburg, were married
last Friday at the Southern Methodist
parsonage in Charles Town by Rev. T.
M. Swami. Friday morning Mr..
Joseph and Miss Effle Diauto and
Miss Harper motored to Harper's Fer
ry, where they met the groom-elect,
and the party went to Charles Town.
The wedding party consisted of the
bride and groom, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Fulton, Mr.. Joseph Diauto, Miss Eifie
Diauto, Miss Louise Rau and Miss
Eileen O'Boyle, of Harper's Ferry.
entertained at the home IF NJ. and
Mrs. Fulton, and later left for the cast
10 spend their honeymoon, at the
conclusion of which they will tlke UP
their residence at Girdletrse, Md,
where Mr.. Diauto is assisting his
father with a large road contract.
The bride is pretty and accomplished
and is the eldest daughter of Drug
gist and Mrs. w. s. Harper The
eroom is the eldest son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Diauto. During the war
he served with gallantry in the 3l3th
Field Artillery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orland E. Hoffman, of
Chester, Pa, spent part OF the holi-
days with Mr.. Hoffman's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. ]. Hoffman, west of
Shepherdstown, having come here on
their honeymoon trip. The bride was
formerly Miss Eta Bell Hmm clreich,
Of Lewisburg, Pa, and the wedding
took place at her nome in Lewisburg
on December 9th at o'clock in the
evening. The ceremony was, perform
ed by Rev. n. G. Rose. OF the Lutheran
Church. She is very attractive and
accomplished young lady, and has re-
Gently been in charge Of the Chester
Commercial College. Mr.. Hoffman
who is one of Jefferson county's popu-
lar young men, has been living in
Chester for several years, being in
the tool designing department of the
Westinghouse Machine Company. We
wish for both of them long life oi
I conjugal felicity with continued hap
piness and prosperity.