Martha Clow Douglas, wife of Donald Boynton Douglas, vice president and director of the Quaker Oats Company; niece of Harry Beach Clow, president of the Rand McNally Company. She was the aunt of Francise Clow Braggiotti Thayer, wife of the composer Mario Braggiotti who was the basis for the hero in F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel "Tender is the Night."
Rockford, Ill. REGISTER GAZETTE, Oct. 18, 1917, p.6,
"CAMP GRANT OFFICER TO WED.
"Lieut. Donald Boynton Douglas, of Camp Grant, and Miss Martha Clow, of Lake Forest, are to be married Saturday at the Lake Forest Presbyterian church, the Rev. George Roberts, Jr., officiating. Lieutenants Arthur Tuttle and Gordon McCormick, also of Camp Grant, will be among the ushers. The ceremony will be followed by a reception at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Clow, after which the newly-weds will come to Rockford to reside during the groom's stay at the cantonment."
Rockford, Ill. REPUBLIC, Oct. 20, 1917, p.4, column 1: "The wedding of Miss Martha Clow and Lieut. Donald Boynton Douglas was solemnized today at 4 o'clock at the Presbyterian church in Lake Forest. Miss Anita Aldrich was maid of honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Mildred Fitzhugh of Lake Forest and Miss Janet Elliott of Boston. James H. Douglas was best man and the ushers were Capt. Kent Chandler, Lieut. Arthur Tuttle, Lieut. Gordon McCormick, Douglas Stuart, William E. Clow Jr., and Kent S. Clow. The church was decorated with American flags and huge clusters of chrysanthemums.
"Following the wedding a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Clow. The young couple will have no honeymoon, as Lieut. Douglas must report immediately at Camp Grant, Rockford."
Children included:
Donald Boynton Douglas Jr. born 15 Oct 1920, Chicago, Cook Co., Ill. (Princeton Class of 1942);
William Clow Douglas Sr., born Nov 19, 1923, Chicago, Cook Co, IL., married Adele Arrowsmith and moved to Vail, Colorado.
Martha Clow and Donald Douglas lived at 980 N Green Bay Road in Lake Forest.
Rockford, Ill. REGISTER GAZETTE, Oct. 18, 1917, p.6,
"CAMP GRANT OFFICER TO WED.
"Lieut. Donald Boynton Douglas, of Camp Grant, and Miss Martha Clow, of Lake Forest, are to be married Saturday at the Lake Forest Presbyterian church, the Rev. George Roberts, Jr., officiating. Lieutenants Arthur Tuttle and Gordon McCormick, also of Camp Grant, will be among the ushers. The ceremony will be followed by a reception at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Clow, after which the newly-weds will come to Rockford to reside during the groom's stay at the cantonment."
Rockford, Ill. REPUBLIC, Oct. 20, 1917, p.4, column 1: "The wedding of Miss Martha Clow and Lieut. Donald Boynton Douglas was solemnized today at 4 o'clock at the Presbyterian church in Lake Forest. Miss Anita Aldrich was maid of honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Mildred Fitzhugh of Lake Forest and Miss Janet Elliott of Boston. James H. Douglas was best man and the ushers were Capt. Kent Chandler, Lieut. Arthur Tuttle, Lieut. Gordon McCormick, Douglas Stuart, William E. Clow Jr., and Kent S. Clow. The church was decorated with American flags and huge clusters of chrysanthemums.
"Following the wedding a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Clow. The young couple will have no honeymoon, as Lieut. Douglas must report immediately at Camp Grant, Rockford."
Children included:
Donald Boynton Douglas Jr. born 15 Oct 1920, Chicago, Cook Co., Ill. (Princeton Class of 1942);
William Clow Douglas Sr., born Nov 19, 1923, Chicago, Cook Co, IL., married Adele Arrowsmith and moved to Vail, Colorado.
Martha Clow and Donald Douglas lived at 980 N Green Bay Road in Lake Forest.
Martha Clow Douglas, wife of Donald Boynton Douglas, vice president and director of the Quaker Oats Company; niece of Harry Beach Clow, president of the Rand McNally Company. She was the aunt of Francise Clow Braggiotti Thayer, wife of the composer Mario Braggiotti who was the basis for the hero in F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel "Tender is the Night."
Rockford, Ill. REGISTER GAZETTE, Oct. 18, 1917, p.6,
"CAMP GRANT OFFICER TO WED.
"Lieut. Donald Boynton Douglas, of Camp Grant, and Miss Martha Clow, of Lake Forest, are to be married Saturday at the Lake Forest Presbyterian church, the Rev. George Roberts, Jr., officiating. Lieutenants Arthur Tuttle and Gordon McCormick, also of Camp Grant, will be among the ushers. The ceremony will be followed by a reception at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Clow, after which the newly-weds will come to Rockford to reside during the groom's stay at the cantonment."
Rockford, Ill. REPUBLIC, Oct. 20, 1917, p.4, column 1: "The wedding of Miss Martha Clow and Lieut. Donald Boynton Douglas was solemnized today at 4 o'clock at the Presbyterian church in Lake Forest. Miss Anita Aldrich was maid of honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Mildred Fitzhugh of Lake Forest and Miss Janet Elliott of Boston. James H. Douglas was best man and the ushers were Capt. Kent Chandler, Lieut. Arthur Tuttle, Lieut. Gordon McCormick, Douglas Stuart, William E. Clow Jr., and Kent S. Clow. The church was decorated with American flags and huge clusters of chrysanthemums.
"Following the wedding a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Clow. The young couple will have no honeymoon, as Lieut. Douglas must report immediately at Camp Grant, Rockford."
Children included:
Donald Boynton Douglas Jr. born 15 Oct 1920, Chicago, Cook Co., Ill. (Princeton Class of 1942);
William Clow Douglas Sr., born Nov 19, 1923, Chicago, Cook Co, IL., married Adele Arrowsmith and moved to Vail, Colorado.
Martha Clow and Donald Douglas lived at 980 N Green Bay Road in Lake Forest.
Rockford, Ill. REGISTER GAZETTE, Oct. 18, 1917, p.6,
"CAMP GRANT OFFICER TO WED.
"Lieut. Donald Boynton Douglas, of Camp Grant, and Miss Martha Clow, of Lake Forest, are to be married Saturday at the Lake Forest Presbyterian church, the Rev. George Roberts, Jr., officiating. Lieutenants Arthur Tuttle and Gordon McCormick, also of Camp Grant, will be among the ushers. The ceremony will be followed by a reception at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Clow, after which the newly-weds will come to Rockford to reside during the groom's stay at the cantonment."
Rockford, Ill. REPUBLIC, Oct. 20, 1917, p.4, column 1: "The wedding of Miss Martha Clow and Lieut. Donald Boynton Douglas was solemnized today at 4 o'clock at the Presbyterian church in Lake Forest. Miss Anita Aldrich was maid of honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Mildred Fitzhugh of Lake Forest and Miss Janet Elliott of Boston. James H. Douglas was best man and the ushers were Capt. Kent Chandler, Lieut. Arthur Tuttle, Lieut. Gordon McCormick, Douglas Stuart, William E. Clow Jr., and Kent S. Clow. The church was decorated with American flags and huge clusters of chrysanthemums.
"Following the wedding a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Clow. The young couple will have no honeymoon, as Lieut. Douglas must report immediately at Camp Grant, Rockford."
Children included:
Donald Boynton Douglas Jr. born 15 Oct 1920, Chicago, Cook Co., Ill. (Princeton Class of 1942);
William Clow Douglas Sr., born Nov 19, 1923, Chicago, Cook Co, IL., married Adele Arrowsmith and moved to Vail, Colorado.
Martha Clow and Donald Douglas lived at 980 N Green Bay Road in Lake Forest.
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