Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-11-29


take when he fell in love with her, but
that is about the only point upon
which the busy tongues of rumor can
agree in the pretty little village of
country homes. If one should wait
in the village long enough, he could
hear almost any romantic story he
chose, for every yarn in that quiet
summer resort unravels with marvel
GUS rapidity.
But the fact remains that the many
friends of the Van Andens received a
surprise when they heard that Frank
Van Anden was married, and that with
out any announcement or cards the
bride had been received into the home
and hearts Of the family circle.
William NJ. Van Anden is Vice
President Of the Eagle Warehouse and
Storage Company in Brooklyn. He
has house on Pierrepont street, on
the Heights, in Brooklyn. In q place
where ground is very valuable he has
n large lawn surrounding the house
and summer house in the garden on
one side. His four-story brownstone
front is one of the most conspicuous
in the block. He has retired from
active business, but has an Office in
the Franklin Building, at Montague
and Clinton streets, Brooklyn, for he
still occasionally puts through some
big deals in real estate.
The summer home of the Van An
dens is at Islip. 1t is on Ocean ave
nue., six doors from the corner of the
main street. The grounds are large,
the lawns beautiful and the trees back
OF the house and surrounding the sta.
bic are as dense as those of forest.
Mrs, Van Anden and her two dauah-
ters, Misses Estelle ard Louise, have
always been leaders in the society of
Islip, and in Brooklyn the family
moves in the best circles. They come
from the original Dutch Van Andens.
The family took pleasure trip to
Europe in June of last year. Frank
Van Anden, n Cornell student, one of
the handsomest boys who ever entered
the freshman class and n clever ath-
lete, went with them. In Cornell he
was n member of the Psi Epsilon fra
ternity. While he was in Berlin
Frank told his father that he would
like very much to remain in Germany
a year, SO that he could acquire a
speaking knowledge of German. He
had made up his mind to 80 into bust
ness and thought that knowledge of
German would enable him to get a
better place on his return. The fam
lily consented, and went on with the
remainder of the trip in Europe with
out the son. They travelled through
Russia, and as they were about to re-
turn to America they went through
Berlin to give the boy another chance
to come home with them. But Frank
told them that he had become ac-
qualnted with a young physician, who
was an intellectual companion, and
that he would therefore stay his year
out.
Letters We're received regularly by
Mr.. Van Anden from the young stu
dent. They came promptly in response
to generous remittances, for young
Van Anden told his father that the
very best way to speak German fluent
ly was to associate with people who
knew how to speak it. He also said
that hewas getting a general knowledge
Of human nature which would prove
invaluable when he returned to Amer
lea.
He returned to America about two
months ago. The family were then
living at their town house in Pierrepont
street. Frank astonished his sisters
with the duency of his German. They
had been to Vassar and had learned
German from books. They had to
think hard when they spoke in Ger
man, but Frank could answer them
right off the reel so fast that it made
his sisters dizzy trying to understand
| him.
"It is easy to speak German" he
said to his father, ''but to write it is
another thing. That requires teach,
er. Now, father, if could only write
German [ could get much more re
sponsible place in the Office of the
Realty Company than / now hold
Mr.. William Zeigler has promised thai
when | can write German hewill make
me head of the German department
I think it would be good idea for yor
to advertise for teacher who coult
instruct me in German composition.
Mr.. W. H. Van Anden, the father
said to the Evening Sun reporter thai
no sooner did he hear the suggestion
than he acted upon it. He ordered al
advertisement put in the paper, ask
ing for competent instructor il
! German composition. He had sK