The Washington times., 1931-09-14
EVANGELIST
CUTS SHORT
HONEYMOON
Announces Her Elopement
From Pulpit; Romance With
Hutton Started Last June

LOS ANGELES, Sept. Ia
UN.S0 Aimee .Semple McPher
son Hutton, dynamic woman
preacher. calmly resumed her
evangelistic duties today following
her swift, spectacular aerial
"elopement" with David L. Hut
ton, baritone singer of Angelus
Temple.
I'VE are happy and anxious tc
get back to our work." the attrac'
tive feminine evangelist said as
she prepared to launch a new
Campaign in Portland, Ore.
Meanwhile, her thousands OF
followers evidenced open amaze
ment at their 3S-year-Old leaders
secret airplane dash early yester'
day to the desert town Of VI IA,
ARix., where she was married to
the 3O-year-Old singer.
Honeymoon Express
The simple ceremony was per
formed in the narrow passageway
of a triple-motored passenger air
plane at the Yuma airport. I'm
mediately after the brief wed
ding, Aimee exclaimed:
N"This is our honeymoon ex-
presS-let'S CO."
The entire proceedings, includ'
ing the issuance of marriage
certificate, occupied less than an
hour.
Upon her return to Los Angeles
the noted evangelist explained
that the "elopement" was deemed
necessary after it was discovered
that leak" had developed in
her secret plans for her marriage
to Hutton.
She and Hutton are scheduled
to conduct a revival meeting at
Ventura tonight and they wanted
to be married before the meeting
Her Third Venture
A wedding ir California would
have neceSSitated three-day
wait for a marriage license and
thus would have conflicted with
the opening Of Aimee's campaign
in Portland, scheduled for Friday.
The marriage was the evangel.
lists third matrimonial venture,
Her first husband, Robert Semple,
died IS years ago. She was
divorced from her second hus.
band, Harold Mcpherson, in 1921
Miss Harriet Jordan, director
Of Angelus Temple, officiated at
the airport wedding, which was
Solemnized shortly before dawn.
F. c. Winters, the temple mana
ger, acted as best man. Mrs
Winters was matron of honor, anc
Miss Emma Schaffer, the evan
gelist's secretary, was the onl!
bridesmaid. The bride was giver
away by her son, Rolf McPher
son, himself a newlywed.
Wears Eugene Hat
Miss Jordan used the double
ring ceremony, sanctifying thu
marriage with a platinum ring
Surmounted with 10 diamonds, fol
the bride and a platinum ring ot
orange blossom design for the
groom.
Mrs. Mcpherson Hutton's brida
costume consisted of saxo1
blue three-piece suit, trimmed il
blue fox fur. She wore an En-
press Eugene hat of blue anc
shoes and bag to match.
Hutton, whose home is in Pas
adena, Calf, is the leading mar
in Aimee's sacred opera, "Tht
Iron Furnace" in which h. sing.
the role of an Egyptian Pharaoh
A few hours after her return
to Los Angeles the famed woman
pastor stood at her accustomed
place in the Evangelist Temple
and preached her Sunday morn
ing sermon, broadcast to thous
ands of listeners over the radio
During the course of her talk she
made the. simple announcement
of her dramatic sunrise marriage
at Yuma.
Speaking of her romance with
the singer, she said: -
eve had known each other
some months, but the romance
began in earnest only last
June. We talked and talked
about our plans and after much
prayer felt that our lives and
our work should be Joined.
have worked hard for years and
have been lonesome. love
him dearly and I know that we
will be happy in each other
and in giving our lives to the
work we have mapped out.
"pd Like to Hug Them