Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1919 — Airplane and Wireless 'Phone Figure in World’s First Aerial Wedding [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Airplane and Wireless 'Phone Figure in World’s First Aerial Wedding

For the first time in the history .of aviation a couple have been married by wlreless felepKohe/ the "mihister flyingin one plane and the happy couple in another, Before a crowd of 300.000 people at the Sheepshead Bay speedway Lieutenant Burgess was united in holy matrimony to Miss Millie K. Shaeffer, a charming Brooklyn girl. At an altitude of 1,500 feet the question was asked through the wireless phone, and the answer came back “yes.” In another Plane flying near by, the minister, Rev. Alexander Wouters, pronounced them man and iffeTand all flew down to thei congratulations of the.r scores of friends. The photo shows the “aerial couple” ready for the flight, the bride with wireless ’phone adjusted and Lieutenant Burgess mak.ng sure he has the ring.