Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-01-05 | Page 1 | Son of Dern Engaged to Pretty Secretary

Son of Dern Engaged To Pretty Secretary iw Igi ga J Ji S t i j ji i i 1 hi h i r rA A 1 4 Q- Q j w. w r 1 fr at 4 I GO B. B Dern Secret Finally Leaks Out About Capital Betrothal Betrothal Betrothal Be Be- WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Jan 5 The engagement of or William B. B Dern Bern second son of Secretary of ot War George H. H Dern and Miss Helen M. M McCollam pretty 25 year-old year R F C secretary and daughter of oC an unemployed bricklayer was supposed to be a secret but now that its it's out Mrs Dern as spokesman for the family lam fam fly ily says sas they are arc pleased Miss McCollam is a very beautiful and very fine line girl irl Mrs Dern said today When and where will the wedding be They are arc to be married soon but Miss McCollam will have to announce that she said The romance was said to have blossomed among the file cabinets cabinets cab cab- mets and t typewriters of oC the statistical statistical sta sin department of the R F C C. C where the bride to is secretary of David C. C Elliott lliott chief chic of that divis division on Young Dern formerly was employed at the R F C but now is in Denver on business William A. A McCollam the girls girl's father lather who has been unemployed unemployed unemployed because of illness said young Dern had been coming over to the house for lor two years t a 4 DENVER Jan 5 P Willlam W-Willlam William B. B Dern smiled when shown a dispatch from Washington telling of oC his enga engagement to Miss Helen M. M McCollam Im flabbergasted he said We were keeping this quiet I Iam Iam Iam am surprised that the news leaked out but Im I'm not sorry orry We plan to be married soon Dern is executive assistant a to the regional federal housing di di- rector He has been in Denver since last August A graduate of the University of Utah Dern formerly lived in Salt Lake City and attended East I high school there where he was wasa a fo football and basketball star