The Washington times., 1925-03-14
WEDDING BELLS
FOR FELICIA
GIZYCKA
Married in San Diego,
Cal, to Drew
Pearson

When Countess Eleanor Gizycka
announced last evening the marriage
of her daughter. Countess Felicia
Gizycka, to Drew Pearson, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Martin Pearson,
of Swarthmore, Pa, she gave many
of her daughters friends their first
inkling of a. romance which has been
brewing for over a year and which
developed, 1t is whispered from q
case of love at first sight. The we'd
ding took place on Thursday In SAL
Diego, Calf, where pretty Countess
Felicia has been taking a course IN
business college, and where M.
Pearson went a few weeks ago, with
Countess Gizycka's approval and
encouragement, determined to bring
to successful close suit which
he had been pressing for months.
1t seemed that this great-grand-
daughter of Joseph Medill, founder
OF the Chicago Tribune, had all the
modern young woman'S determine
ton to make her own way in the
world. So she journeyed across
the continent to San Diego, after
trying her hand at canteen work
for a bit. to prepare herself by a
business course for work with
publishing company for which she
Is certainly fitted by heredity. In
cidentally she wanted time to make
up her mind, for she was still a bit
undecided even after Mr.. Pearson
had spent his vacation with
Countess Gizycka and her daugh
ter on their Wyoming ranch.
Then, yesterday, Countess Gizycka
received a telegram from the young
couple announcing that they had
been married and would come to
Washington to visit her at Easter
time.
Mrs. Pearson Born to Newspaper
Tradition; Bridegroom Writer.
Mrs. Pearson is the only daugh-
ter OF Countess Gizycka and Of
Count Joseph Gizycka Of Poland.
Although born in Poland, the lit
tie girl was brought back to Amer
lea by her mother when she was
| little more than a baby Ind has
lived here continuously since the
marriage of Countess Gizycka was
dissolved by divorce.s She is a
granddaughter. Of Mrs. Patterson,
whose home in Dupont Circle
Countess Gizycka is now occupying,
and of the late Robert w. Patter-
son. Joseph Medill Patterson, pres
ent editor. with his cousin, Robert
r. Mccormick. of the Chicago Tri-
bune, is her uncle and the ,ate
Senator Medill Mccormick was a
cousin. She was educated at Fox
croft School.
Mr.. Pearson is the SON Of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Martin Pearson of
Swarthmore, Pa. His father, who
is widely known as a publicist, Is
the founder and head of the
Swarthmore Chatauqua Association.
The bridegroom himself is associ-
ated with the United Publishers
Corporation, OF which his uncle Is
the chief and which puts out
number of trade journals. He also
writes for a number OF syndicates.
The story of how Countess Felicia
tand Drew Pearson came to meet
is an interesting one. His father
and William Hard, prominent news
paper men in the Capitol, had been
frieneds for years, so it was natural
that the boy should look up the
Hards for advice and counsel when
, he came to Washington, after
European trip, to break into the
newspaper game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hard were booked
to dine with Countess GiZycka ana
then at the last moment something
developed which prevented Mr..
Hard from attending the party, so
the young visitor was pressed into
service to do escort duty for Mrs.
Hard. After meeting the pretty
daughter OF his hostess, however,
1t is of record that he had eyes
for no one else. He is twenty-siX
years old and his bride is nine.
teen.