Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 168, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1911 — WEDS AN OFFICER IN THE NAVY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WEDS AN OFFICER IN THE NAVY

WASHINGTON. —One of the June brides in the national capital was Mrs. Bessie Draper McKeldin, who married Lieut. Commander Leigh Carlyle Palmer, U. S. N. She is wealthy, beautiful and a leader of society In Atlanta, Ga., and has been living in Washington this season with her two young children. Lieut. Commander Palmer Is a native of St. Louis, Mo. He has been President Taft’s-naval aide and also is a director of target practice. He Is a member of a number of clubs and is very popular' afloat and ashore.

MES BESSLE DRARER MCKELPDY