Evening star., 1927-10-20
WOMAN VAN|SHES
DURING VISIT HERE
Police Aid Pastor in Search
for Wife. Who Left Him
Waiting in Theater.


A fra ntic husband and police search.
ed in vain all last night and this morn
ing the woods and thickets of the
parks about Washington in an effort
70 find Mrs. Ann Ramsey Forbush, 81
years old, wife Of Rev. Dascomb f.
Forbush. pastor Of First Congrega
tional Church, Canandaigua. n. Y,
who disappeared last night from
keith's Theater. while attending the
performance with her husband.
Fearing that she would be seized
with an obsession, which has twice be-
fore caused her to leave her home and
hide alone in the woods, Rev. Mr.
Forbush waited near the ladies' rest
room for her TO reappear, only TO dis
cover that she had left the theater by
another exit.
Three weeks ago she left her hus
band and four young children, the
Youngest 18 months old, and was
found two days later crouching in q
| thicket 200 miles from her home. The
distracted husband last night re
ouested police 10 search the parks and
himself pursued an all-night search.
Motoring to Florida.
The couple were on a months trip
given them by the congregation OF the
Canandaigua Church, in the hope that
it would fully eradicate the effects OF
Mrs. Forbush's trying experience OF
last month, and had planned to motor
to Florida. Their destination yester'
day was Fredericksburg. Va. but the
rainy weather made them decide tc
stop over in Washington.
A day spent in sightseeing, Rev. Mr.
Forbush believes. was indirectly re
sponsible for his wife's disappearance
| so tiring her that. her strange mania
to fee away from everybody. whfcf
| specialists have declared to be due tc
/ nerve exhaustion, returned at the thea
| ter last evening. She appeared norma
during the performa nee, laughing .anc
applauding the acts.
! AS she left to go to the restroom, M
/ said, she turned in the aisle, srnllec
| and waved to him. That was the last
glimpse he obtained of her. Just be
! fore going TO the theater she stopped
at toy shop and selected TOYS for
| future purchase for her children. .
3-year-old Ramsey and the baby, lS
month-old Reed.
Devoted to Family.
Rev. Mr.. Forbush stated that Mrs.
Forbush was devoted to her family
and extremely active in the work OF
the church, being president of the
Young Women's Society and the girls
club. the Queens of Avalon. A dis
tressing feature of the melancholic de.
preston, which specialists at the
Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester,
n. Y. believed TO have been overcome
after her disappearance last month, he
said. is that she becomes convinced
that she has neglected her church
work and her family.
Her breakdown three weeks ago, he
said was attributed 10 overwork in
the affairs of her church and solici'
tude for her children. Using the fam.
lily automobile to drive to meeting
OF the church women's organization
she was taken with the desire to isO'
late herself and drove 200 miles. aban-
doning tue car. She was found in a
| thicket. blanket about her, appar-
emily in good health. although she had
been without food or water for two
days.
Minister Served Overseas.
After graduating from Oberlin Col
! lege. where he starred in Ave ma jor
sports and became the intimate friend
of Rev. Jason Noble Pierece. pastor
Of First Congregational Church, who
was then pastor at Oberlin, Mr.. For.
bush went overseas as a lieutenant
in the l45th Infantry. entering the
theological seminary after the war.
The couple were married two
months before he sailed for France.
During the war Mrs. Forbush engaged
in war work in Baltimore. She fell
victim To the "1u": was in A semi.
conscious condition for six months
TO find that she had received strange
mental Quirk.
Mrs. Forbush was wearing a brown
hat, fitting snugly to her head, which
Is covered with light bobbed hair; a
brown. coat with raccoon collar. a
light brown wool dress, brown hose
and brown shoes. She has gray eyes
and is Of medium height and weight.
Search Tidal Basin Area.
Although not neglecting Rock Creek
Park and other wooded areas in the
District of Columbia, searchers direct
toward the territory about the Tidal
Basin. since she had visited that Sec
ton while sightseeing yesterday
Rev Mr.. Forbush advanced the the
ory that she may have crossed the
Highway Bridge into Virginia and au-
thorities of that State have been re-
quested to aid in the search. An ef-
fort will be made also TO broadcast
her description by radio. since that
means was instrumental ldst month
in obtaining clue which led to her
discovery.
Unless she has few coins in her
pocket. she is without funds, her hus-
band said. since she left her pocket
book with him while at the theater