New Britain herald., 1929-02-13
W(RR0WS SILENT
ON WEDDING DATE
AiDdbsreh's Marriage to Ann
Expected ",,netime in Spring

Mexico City. Feb. - NrP> Miss
Anne Spencer Morrow. the quiet,
home-loving girl who Is to marry
the worlds most famous iiier. went
about her normal life today ignoring
the fact that the chief topic of dis
cussion among nillionS of people
was her romano. with Col. Charles
A. I.indberEh.
Miss Morrow and her family. be-
yond the bare announcement Of the
engagement made yesterday by Am
bassador and Mrs. Dwight w. Nor
row, indicated plainly that public
curiosity was not to be satisfied.
Mexico City society was chiefly In
terested in the belief that the we'd
ding would be held here. proba bly,
In the spring. The Morrows, how
ever, gave no hint.
Isrief Announcements
News that Col. Iindbergh. the
taciturn. efficient idol of the air who
was considered girl-shy, had be-
come eng ged to Miss Morrow. came
as a complete surprise. Ambassador
Morrow summoned the press and
issued the following statement:
Ambassador and Mrs. Morrow
have announced the engagement Of
their daughter. Anne Spencer Nor
row, to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh."
Ambassador Morrow would not
amplify the statement. although he
was obviously pleased to make it.
While rumors have been circulated
for months that Lindbergh was to
marry Miss Morrow or her older
sister, Elizabeth. the reports were
consistently denied by friends OF the
family and ignored by the Morrows.
The girl who has won the heart
Of the man who has caused more
feminine fiutter than anyone In this
age, not even excepting the Prince
Of Wales. seems ideally suited to
one Of Lindbergh's temperament.
She shares his dislike Of ostentation
and 10 Of the studious. intellectual
type.
Hair b Unhobbed
Miss Morrow is 20 and Lindbergh
-. Her dark hair IL unbobbed and
frames an attractive face with dark
blue eyes. She Ia slender and about
FIVE feet four. reaching only to the
shoulder Of her tall husband -to-be.
Miss Morrow IL quiet and SELF
contained, like her mother. She
reads much and has learned Spanish
fairly well, although she has spent
only . few months In Mexico at
various tines She was educated in
the Chaplin school. New York. and
Smith college. Northampton. Mass.
Social and diplomatic functions
have little attraction for the BRIDE
to-be. and she appears In public
only at tho weekly receptions at the
embassy. when she helps her moth
er pour tea. she likes pets. While
In Mexico City she leads a tranquil
existence.
Met II Months Ago
Miss Morrow and Lindbergh have
known one another = year and two
months, and while their courtshiI
could not be called "whirlwind.'
they have had comparatively little
time together.
They FIRST met on December ~
1927. when LindberGh made . non.
stop flight from Washington to Mex.
leo City on his good will tour Of
Central and South America
They met several times in tbs
United States during the ensuing
year and again last November. wher
Lindbergh flew here from the state
Of chihuahua. here he spent severa
weeks hunting with Col. Alexander
J. McNab. military attache Of tn.
embassy.
Lindbersh stayed here ten day.
and. ~ usual. the public had littl.
| glimpse OF his activities and did no
note how much time he spent il
Miss Morrow's company. Those whit
saw them at several entertainment
at the embassy during Lindbergh'I
stay said they didn't act like an en-
gagged couple"
"They wouldn't" retorted on,
who knew both.
At the time, rumors Of their en-
Sagement were at their height. bu
embassy attaches. on Morrow's ~