Evening star., 1925-06-06
NURSES ROMANCES
STIR GRADUATION
NuptiaIs of Two of Army
Class Announced on Re-
ceipt of Diplomas.

The romance of two secret weddings,
performed months ago without the
knowledge, advice or consent of the
hospital school officials. who thus lost
the continued service of two highly
trained nurses, becoming known yes
terday added color to the graduation
exercises for 4 members of the senior
class of the Army School of Nursing
at Walter Reed Hospital.
The two brides were Miss Gertrude
Powell Pendleton of Lexington. Va.
niece of Representative Henry st
George Tucker of Virginia, and Miss
Wilma Barr Howell of Georgia, presi-
dent of the graduating class.
The denouement came during the
most formal part of the graduation
exercises when Maj. Gen. Merritte w.
Ireland, at the conclusion of a short
address TO the graduates, was pre-
senting diplomas to them. Just as
the erstwhile Miss Pendleton walked
from the platform with her diploma
Lieut.. Comdr George L. Brandt. L. S.
n. presented her with an armful of
roses and calmly and proudly kissed
her before the assemblage of nearly
1000.
Chucl<le at Surprise.
Members of the class and other
secret or had guessed it. had many
chuckle at the amazement of others.
If some members of the school faculty
knew of the weddings, they took no
official cognizanCe of them. Married
women are not supposed to attend the
school. it is said. Queries 10 Maj.
Charles NJ. Watson. executive officer
of the school, today brought forth
only good natured replies that he
would investigate, or that he don't
care to answer the questions"
Miss Pendleton and Comdr. Brandt
were married in January and are liv
ing at 1903 Connecticut avenue.
Comdr. Brandt leaves next week for
San Diego. Calf. where he will take
up his duties on the L s. s. Borie. a
destroyer. and bring it through the
Panama Canal to Norfolk. There he
will be met by his wife.
The former Miss Howell. let it be
known officially that she was the
wife of H. W. karcher. a San Fran
cisco business. man, shortly after Mr..
Brandt's impromptu announcement.
Mrs karcher. who is the daughter of
Col. and Mrs. Robert Howell. formerly
lived in Santa Barbara. Calf. She
will leave soon to join her husband.
Four Local Graduates.
Four Washington women We're
graduated from the nurses school
this year. They We're Helen Teresa
Carey, Katherine CoCkren Hall, Mary
Frances Mitchell and Mrs. Brandt.
Special honor was paid Miss Ger
trude Clarihda Wilson with the pres
entation of the Rea medal.
The Army Band played and Chap
lains John Hall and Benjamin f. Nc
Geary assisted in the exercises.
Diplomas were awarded to the fol-
lowing, in addition to those already
named: Sadie Bassett Adkins. Mary
land: Prudence Ruth Anderson. Min
nesota: Maria Marguerite Berens,
LuXemberg; Susan Mary. Brooks, Tex
as; Dorothy Marlette Conde, New
York; Bessie Gladys Day. Wyoming;
Rose Dolan. Pennsylvania; Dorothy
Margaret Frost, New York; Mary FL
len Howe, Pennsylvania: Annie Neal
Howell, Georgia; Wilma Barr Howell,
California; Margaret Louise Jordan.
Virginia: Mabel Kennedy, Ontario:
Phyllis Lauriat. South Carolina; Marion
Letitia Lee, Massachusetts: Elise lie
Mems, France; Edna Myrtle Livings
ton, Washington; Beatrice Lott,
Texas: Loretto Mcbride. Missouri;
Ruth McGlothlin. West Virginia; Flea
nor Warren Merrill. Massachusetts:
Martha Nowinski. Wisconsin, Gladys
Marcia Peacock, London; Esther Eve
lyn Ransom. Minnesota Ella RoX
anna Reed, Ohio; Jeanette Everett
Robinson, Illinois: Mamie Darlington
Rosser. Virginia; Elsie Brock Sinkler
Pennsylvania Mary Anna Stecher
Florida; Esther Anne Stephens, Kan
sas; Annie Mae Taylor North Caro-
lima; Alline Thompson, Georgia; Pris
ella Gumaer Vincent. Wisconsin,
Helen Merle Walk, Pennsylvania;
Mary Bristow Willeford. Texas, and
Mermel Doris Wonser, Wisconsin.