The Washington times., 1901-12-15


still proves to be the Gretna Green for
couples who have the matrimonial bee
buzzing around their heads a careful
examination of the marriage license
record in the county clerks Office shows
that 5S4 marriage licenses have been is
sued to couples residing mostly in Wash
ington City and Montgomery County since
the 1st Of January. 1901. up to the present
time. and the ages Of these couples range
mostly between nineteen and twenty-five.
The record shows applications made by
persons whose residence Is given some
times in remote states, such as mi
nois. Missouri. New York. Massachusetts.
North Carolina. Wisconsin. Iowa, and
Kentucky. Some have come from Can
ada, but only two or three, and one couple
gave Italy as their country. Outside OF
Maryland. the most come from Virginia.
excepting the District of Columbia
DESTROYS of Secrecy
One noticeable fact ebout the majority
of these couples is that they desire their
marriage to be kept secret as far as pos
sible, and to this end they request the
county clerk to make the endorsement,
Please don't publish" upon the margin
of the license record. As the application
for the license is a public record this
marginal endorsement amounts TO little.
II anything at all, for little heed is paid
TO ii by the newspaper reporters. II often
occurs that the groom will hunt up the
reporters and exact from them promise
not to have their marriage published.
This, however, is seldom done without
leaving loophole for the reporter 10 use
the names at any time he may find il
expedient TO do so.
Not Too Old 10 Wed.
For instance. about two weeks ago q
party visited this place from Washing
ton. Before they made application for a
marriage license a son-in-law of the
groom, who was gentleman OF seventy
years. hunted up one Of the reporters and
made him promise not to publish the
names of the parties. The young man
went SO far as to say that IL the re-
porter didn't promise not to publish the
names the parties would not apply for the
license
The result was that the reporter !, ~mised
not to mention the names" but he did
not promise not to write an account OF
the affair for his papers. The young
man went on his way rejoicing for his
father-in-law, and the couple the groom
being 20 years old and the bride Ie years,
were married in the office of the Rev
S. R. White.
One particular advantage TO runaway
couples who come 10 this place Is the
manner In which the court house officials
aid them TO the best Of their ability in
having the marriage solemnized in as
short time as possible. There is no
lack of ministers here who are always
ready Ito see the good work go on as
one of Them remarkeda few days ago when
the subject OF matrimony was under
discussion.
Rev. SIR. whites Record.
Rev S. R. White, who has for many
years past enjoyed the reputation of hav-
ing married more couples that any ether
minister in this county, is very conyen-
iently situated for the accommodation Of
Cupids willing victims His Office OF
Secretary of the Board OF County School
Commissioners is just upstairs from the
clerks afiice in the court house where
he is generally found during the day
Since the first OF January OF this year
Mr.. White has married foTty-three
couples.
Rev. Mr.. White is not the only minister
here who Is called upon to perform the
marriage ceremony, for there are eight
others, Rev. G. Dorsey White, Rev.
Thomas H. Campbell. Rev. J. A. Hopkins,
Rev. Robert L. McNair, Rev. Mr.. Griffith,
Rev. Thomas ]. Packard, Rev. Father
Thomas d. Williams, and Rev. Mr.. Bal
this.
Truly a Labor of Love.
Upon several occasions recently, just
before leaving the presence of Rev. MIR.
White, the groom would hand him
sealed envelope. The minister. OF course,
thought that the envelope contained
whatever marriage fee the groom felt dis
posed to give, and would not open it i'm
mediately, but when he did open it be
found that It contained nothing A short
time ago Mr. White married a couple, the
groom being from New York. and who
took particular care to let Mr.. White
know that he was an evangelist OF
course, he knew what this meant
Below is found a full list OF persons TO
whom marriage licenses have been issued
since the lst OF January Of this year, and
the date OF the Issuance Of the licenses,
and whose residences were in Washington,
d. c, Baltimore city, and the Nirginias:
January :, william ]. Morelaad and
Julia c. De Lane; January u, Frederick
Is. MOnlcf ana -Ntlilt u. AbAEuiins Jdilu-
airy Is Isaac b. Moore and Mary V. Pow
ell, William G. Robertson, ir., and Gather
Inc G. Baker; January II, James h. Fox
and Ruth B. suddath.
February II. Charles E. Marsh and Mar
Earet H. Campbell; February 49, Samuel
NJ. Hendricks and Bessie *. Knott. Feb
ruary 1G. John Glaum BerlHley and Alice
b. Bowles; February p, Arseniuus a.
Winfield and Margaret + Gill, Harry A.
Eoy and Margaret Il Tls.kei
March 20 Sylvester u. Brown and Mauo
v Cage: March 80. Allan L. Scribner ana
Elyira f. Adams
April !, Timothy Sullivan and Margaret
Mckay; April 3. Barney Schmuloyitz and
Emma Talbart. Benjamin +. Redmon and
Margaret a. Connody April II. John II.
Taylor and Mary A. Riley, Anton Scholtz
and Barbara Mary Ann Hatcher; April II.
Robert Simmons and Bessie BoEgs; April
l6. Herbert a. Hopkins and Marie +.
Croggon; April %, Edmund y. Burke and
Edith II. Curran.
May !. f. Mortimer Caruana and Y. II.
Rollins; May 8. James I. Hughes and
Margaret ". Carney; May 10, Irving G
Sauter and Rosina Lake; May H. John
b. O'Donnel and Mary :. Carroll; May -.
Samuel l.. Philips and Anita Z. Behreins,
James A. Montgomery ard Hazel ]. Nells,
May Is, Irwin f. Jones and Lucy d. Lick
ner: MAY q. George ". Heath and Edith
r. Wiley. Glenn NJ Houte and Anna ".
Cooke; May 81, EdwsTd II. serTin and
Irene Thomas.
June !, Walter T swingle and Lucie
Roms;aedt; June 3, Timothy Mccarthy and
Nellie c. Carroll, Charles T. Lloyd and
Florence Jones: June 10, Elmer +. Fisher
and Helen NJ. Thompson; June lS, John ].
Cox and Margaret L. Scanlon; June ~,
william T. Motbee and Maggie s. Jones,
~ nd