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Lee Christmas’ Daughter Marries Loyola Graduate , |Romance Revives Memories of Gallant Guata-mala Filibuster.^ Rt t.'n -ed PreueNEW ORLEANS. Oct. 9—A ro-j mane* of international interest and reminiscent of wa!- ar,d adventure in , South America culminated here toda;. with the marriage of Maria Adelaida Christmas and Jose Guillermo May*{ orsra. son of the postmaster of Guat-1 emala.Miss Christmas was the youngest daughter of General Lee f hristmas, j •j who in 1894 sailed from New Orleans as a soldier of fortune to South i Amer -a. There on January 2', 1911 ;: with the a'! f Guy Maolorv. ar , arti'lery f'-r.rsr'ier, ne cantured 'nr ' city of Ceiba to overthrow the exist- :! Sag government of Honduras place General Manuel Bonilla at it? head.Instead of throwing her bridal j bouquet to bridesmaids in accordance wuth the usual custom, Mrs. Mayorga will take it to the ship on which she and her husband will sail to Guatemala and will hand it over' the rail to Mrs. Ida Culotta Christ-, mas Hughs of New Orleans, the step- ’ mother who reared her. Mrs. Hughs will place the flowers on General j Christmas’ grave her*.The Mayorgas will live at Zacapas. Guatemala, where Mayorga will operate a drug store. He was graduated last year from Loyola university.
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Monroe News Star
Monroe, Louisiana, US
Thu, Oct 09, 1930
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