The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
MAIDEN
He CURED WILL
BE HIS BRIDE
Miss Theresa Peck, Saved From
Death by Specialist, Gives Her
Heart to Or. Rockwell.

SYRACUSE, Jan. l4.-Because
Miss Theresa Peck, Whitney Point
belle, and daughter of one of
Broome county's most prominent
families, had a pimple upon her
face a year ago, she will soon be-
come bride.
Experiment Gets Bride. ,
Because DR.. George Huntington
Rockwell, one of Syracuse's best
known physicians and a noted spe.
cialist In nose. throat and ear dis
eases, happened to be conducting
serum experiments a year ago. he
will shortly become a bridegroom.
A Christmas Eve luncheon party,
given to intimates Of the bride-to-be
by her mother at Whitney Point,
OF real Arabian Nights romance.
The betrothal was announced
quietly to those attending the
luncheon. but IL was left for the
associates OF DIR. Rockwell in the
Syracuse medical fraternity to learn
Of the engagement days later.
Romantic Meeting.
Quizzed by friends. DIR. Rockwell
smilingly confessed that the report
a second time was tsue. But he in.
he was soon to become a benedict for
sisted that the date had not as yet
been set Nor would he give re-
porters any further information.
Guests at a dinner given by a
prominent Syracuse society woman
Ia Year ago. however. supplied the
story that neither Miss Peck nor
her intended husband Would tell.
Last winter TEX" as Miss Peck
whom she Is immensely popular In
her home county as well az in syria.
cuse. came to this city for week.
end. She was one of the guests at
the dinner party In question. So
was DR.. Rockwell. himself in his
early forties.
According to those In the "act." 1t
must have been q case Of love at first
sight. DIR. Rockwell was attentive to
the young woman throughout the
evening and danced frequently with
her after the dinner. And Miss Peck.
her friend noted. welcomed the In
terest OF the Syracuse medical leader.
But the morning aSer. Mss Peck
manner an apparently inoffensive
pimple on her chin had become in.
fected. and within the next day or
two she was In the hospital of the
Good Shepherd here. terribly disfig'
ured through blood poisoning.
| Saves Her Life.
| Physicians and blood experts, who
were called in to attend Miss Peck
expressed grave dc ubts whether she
would be able to successfully combat
| the ravages of gangrene; nurses ex
pressed the belief hat she would die
Then DR.. Rockwell. calling to pay
her his compliments at the home OF
Miss Peck's hostess here. learned OF
her sudden illness and her critical
condition at the hospital. He de
cided that she must not die, and he
obtained permission to give her
serums which he had been studying
His friends stories that a new and
unique treatment was used In Miss
Peck's case bring denials. from DR.
Rockwell.
~ only used a stock treatment
and physicians could have given 1t. y
he said.
DR.. Rockwell constantly attended
Miss Peck. Morning, noon, and night
he was to be found at the Coco
Shepherd. watching every change in
the condition Of his patient. And the
ballroom mountaineering became 9
firm sickroom friendship, and devel
oped into love.
Miss Peck soon was convalescent
Whether the serum scored the first
victory or not, the final win was reg
istered by Cupid. That much DIR
Rockwell enthusiastically confirms.
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