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Lee Christmas’Daughter Marries Loyola GraduateRomance Revives Memories of Gallant Guata-mala Filibuster.ritiR? United PressNEW ORLEANS, Oct. 9.—A romance of international interest and reminiscent of war and adventure in South America culminated here today with the marriage of Maria Adelaida Christmas and Jose Guillermo May* orjzra, son of the postmaster of Guatemala.Miss Christmas was the youngest daughter of General Lee Christmas, who in 1894 sailed from New Orlean*as a soldier of fortune to South America. There on January 25, 1911. with the aid of Guy Maolony, an artillery commander, he captured the city of Ctiba to overthrow the existing government of Honduras and place Genera! Manuel Bonilla at it? head.Instead of throwing her brida; bouquet to bridesmaids in accordance with 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 Calotta Christmas Hughs of New Orleans, the stepmother who reared her. Mrs. Hughs will place the flowers on Genera! Christmas’ grave hert.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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