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CUPID IS AGAIN VICTORGallant Maj. Bivins Surrenders,for Third Time.WEDS UIECE or EIEST WIPEPopular Cliief Cleric in Internal Revenue Bureau Makes Flying Trip to New York, Proposes to Miss Helen Allen Wheaton, Thirty-five Years Hia Junior* and Is Accepted by Her*Although handicapped -by the weight of sixty-two years, and with the glory of many hard-fought struggles on Southern battlefields for the . Confederate cause, Maj. John T, Bivins, chief clerk in ihe ■office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, has surrendered to Cupid for the third time. And two of the little god's victories were gained through the medium of the same family. ' flIt -was learned yesterday morning at tho Treasury that Mr. Bivins had. taken advantage of his -annual vacation by going to New York on Saturday, wh^re he married Miss Helen Alien Wheaton, of that city, a niece of his first wife. The ceremony was condueted by Rev. Dr. Houghton in the “Little Church; Aroundthe Corner.'*Course of True iWe.It is understood that jMr. Bivins hacame acquainted with Miss Wheaton on her via* its/to his home during the life of hie first wife, and that he was quite fond of her us a child. It ts told, that the acquaintance became closer after he was made a widower for the second time, and while In New York la the early part of the week Bivins made a declaration of his love. It was acceptable to Misa Wheaton. Monday afternoon at S ©‘clock both went to the “Little Church' Around the Corner*' ana departed from it as man and wife. They then hurried to tho otft-tion, where they boarded the 11 Congressional Limited,*’ arriving In this city Monday night.The happy couple Immediately went, to Mr, Blvlne' apartments in the Windsor, 1425 T street northwest. So Welt had their secret been kept that many close friends of the bridegroom knew nothing of the wedding last night.Mr. and Mrs. Bivins were seen by a reporter last night while they were at dinner Although there la a difference of ■n ore than thirty-five years between the ages of the bride and of the bridegroom, no discrepancy Jn years is apparent from their manner toward, each other. Mrs. Bivins is ^ tall, handfcome brunette, and her lives' fairly sparkled, as her husband told of the hurried trip to New York City and its results,former Newspaper Man*Mr. Bivins was foriperly a newspaper man, but has been identified with t^e Bureau of Internal Revenue at the Treasury Department for many years: His unfailing good humor and jolly laugh have won for him many friends in the department. When asked about future'plane, he replied;“Washington's good enough, for us, and i guess you can ftnd ue at the Windsor for some time to come.
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Washington Post
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Wed, Jul 11, 1906
Page 7
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