Evening star., 1922-03-26
War Heroine to Wed
Gen. Woods Second
Son at Manila Sunday
Miss Katharine Thompson
Of Wilmington, DEL. Who
Served With Forces Over
seas, Has Gone to Bride
sroom's Home for Cere-
momy.

OF far more than usual interest CEN
ters on the wedding next Sunday of
Miss Katherine Thompson of Will
minRton. Del, and Lieut. Osborn C.
Wood, second son Of Gov. Gen. Leon
ard T.. Wood Of the Philippines, at
tho latter's home in Manila Miss
Thompson is one Of the most widely
known American girls. and is as much
at home in London or Paris as she is
York. She is beautifully educated and
is highly accomplished. a lover of
sports and excels equally at tennis,
golf OF riding to the Vicmead hounds.
. hunt composed of the society lead
ers of Wilmington and named in
part after a daughter OF Senator du
| organisation. Miss Thompson has pos
sibly one Of the finest war records of
any Of her countrywomen. At the first
call after America entered the con-
hict she hastened to Paris as a men,
bsI Of . Philadsiphisa; as;,h Emergency hls Aid.
qfently joind Red Cross unit as an
aide to Miss Kitchener, slater of Lord
Kitchener, and later stili obtained
permission to go to the front to an
evacuation hospital at Day la Due,
and was almost directly under Ger
was in the service when the armi-
stice was signed and cheered the
American division as it bored its
way through the Hindenhurg liae.
Again she returned to Paris and drove
and later went to Belgium at the in
stance of Mr.. Herbert Hoover, and
aided his personal staff in the dis
trtbution Of food and clothing among
the war orphans of that country. Aft
She returned to France with Miss
Anne Morgan of New York. and spent
seven months In the devastated dis
triet Of the Anivy le Couteau region.
arriving home early In January and
hurying away a few day. later to
who il a member of his fathers STAFF
and Of his household in Manila.
The first intimation received by
Miss Thompson's friends here OF an
attachment for Lieut.. Wood came
, with the announcement of the en- en-
after the date for the wedding was
made public, but at o time too early
| to permit any Of her friends or fam
lily attending the ceremonies.
Miss Thompson is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry 3; ThSmpsoin, I as n
| the suburbs Of Wilmington and are
! wealthy. Mira. Thompson was q IA
| tional, as well as local, leader In the
anti-sufrragist movement while the
amendment for ratification was pend.
ing. and prevented almost unaided
the Delaware legislature from adopt.
ing it, even though 1t was urged that
its vote would have been the decisive
indorsement-oomple the neoes-
sary two-thiFds of the states. Miss
ThompsoR's maternal grandfather
Gen. James Harrison Wilson, u. 8. A.,
retired, is the only survivor of the
civil war of his rank. He lives ip
Wilmington, is we'll past eighty-dvee
| and vigorous and active. a leader OF
the older social circle. He rejoined
the service at the outbreak OF the
! Spanish American war. serving as
| Commander of the forces at Porto
| Rico. and subsequently, was ap-
nointed governor general OF the
| Island. While there his wife was
accidentaily burned to death. step.
| ming on a match. which set her light
IS probable that Lieut.. and Mrs
wood will come to this country on
their honeymoon, returning later and
rama,ninE until the governor general
rstsres from the Army to take UP his
work as head Of the pntversity OF
| PennsylVQnia-