The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-16
SOPHOMORE POTTER WEEDS
COVE BACK TO HARVARD WITH 4
WIFE, LISA u. MARSHALL,
,. E. Potter, sr. opposed the Match and
the YOUNG People Slipped Away From
west Chester. Told New York Clergy.
man All About II and We're Made one.

and rs "a sophomore at Harvard ana Miss
Lisa Il Marshall, third daughter Of S. Dun
ON N,r-hali OF West Chester, were marfed
nm saturday afternoon by the Rev. Or.
n,.oT. r Mohu NJ tho Marble Collegiate
,ir,rh FIFTH avenue and Twenty ninth
,,rca ur Muhn is the assistant pastor
The families Of both young people 1.-Two
,, Nm, grounds of the Nestches,er Country
,up ietcrday afternoon two brothers
,.f Miss Marshall went to the Office OF the
re-,.lir-icr News Company with notices
.f,br marriage. and 50 the news came out
D, Mo'u toid this story OF It last night
Il was foo my church ON Saturday after
noon. wr.Uug la the yestry Office when
,trec Young lcorle--a tai! yoing man and
D,Y r-- hurried IA and told the sexton
.,oy vlutci to- see me n once. When they
re INTO the Office they seemed to be burst
inc vrn Il bic secret. The Young man
c.7,e forward and said Doctor, | am
Edward Clarks on Potter Of Nest Chester
tu. young lady pointing to "a very pretty
slender plrl whose eyes were cleaning with
excitement. IL Miss Lisa u Marshall Of
Not Chester We want to bc married
why certainly. replied. i am en-
.ucIy at your service
But. one moment. doctor said young
SIR Potter Il am not certain whether
marriage between myself and Miss Marshall
would he legal We wouldn't like any
trouble to come after you know. | am
catholic. like the rest OF my family and
Mss Marshall il an Episcopalian. Would
.ht make any difference In the eyes OF
inc lsw;'
so far as the civil ceremony OF marriage
il. concerned il wouldn't make hit
told him. The laws of the State OF New
York do not recognize religious denomiIa-
Mons in the matter Of marriage.
Oh doctor, / am so glad said the
other Young lady. who was introduced
10 me as Miss Juliet Adee OF West Chester
an intimate friend of Miss Marshall You
can't imagine how much trouble Mr. Potter
and Miss Marshall have had getting mar
RED. They've wanted TO 70 long. and
something has always come up 10 prevent
H.
Then Mr.. Potter explained. He told
me- that he and Miss Marshall had eloped
that morning because they could not see
any other way OF getting the knot tied
Hi, father. he said liked Miss Marshall
and approved of her in every why. but did
not want his son 70 marry out OF the Catholic
church for fear that the son would give up
the Catholic religion.
DR.. Mohn they've been in love with
each other for four years and been engaged
for two or three, aud W. young people IN
Westohestcr just couldn't help taking an
.ntere,, m them We las .pedttem a. much
as Wc could and we think that it would be
shame II they couldn't get married said
Miss Adec
Everybody laughed then and Miss Mar
shall told rlc hat Miss Adee had put the
stuat .ou pretty well Ny own family
laid She do not object the least bit 10 my
marryug Mr. Potter. They have known
ior several years that We have been IN love
With one another L was just the differ
,lce IN religion that made trouble 80 far as
..ir. Po'crs tat her was concerned
ION --e said the young man at that
aeu. Nix Marshall and / have i'm
ado! 'sefal times to get married but my
iar WITS - set against it and 50 much
ud That / would leave the Catholic
t.. n.. | wa afraid he would appear
td ,1u The wedding If we went about II
.,-. .nl irt people know what we were
nt1 'r 40 80 we slipped away tm-
,-rur took q na.u and came here. and
tate tae Whole story
N,ty I answered and then There
- uo,hat laugh They were a. happy
,hfre children whom they saw that the
a.a,cul,ie- had melted away and the bri'Iea-
tta.u Uu- a- delighted a. ne bride
il" only thing about j, now told
ilo,a. a. Tint You must furnish your own
0itue- .f- ! could use my sexton worry
vol bui under the circumstances ! don't
hunk n would We the best thing TO do,
an vul'
on we can remedy that easily said
tir Potter You can look for Us In about
half an hour. Or. Mohn'
Half an nour later they came back with
Young man whom Mr. Potter introduced
tome Robert Bradley. friend and class
nate Then told MIR Potter and Miss
N1r.haIl to stand up. married them at
"ocipck
The bride used her own prayer book.
winch she had brought with her.
After the ceremony wss over they told
me some more about themselves. Mr..
Potter said he was now living at Cam
bridge Mass. and WAS writing a comic
opera there He gave his occupation as an
author in answer to tho formal question
] put 10 him previously.
Miss Marshall told me that she was born
In Natche2 Mis-. something more than
twenty years ago. Her family she said.
Vas Southern one Her mother was IA
south Carolina Calhoun and her father
Virginia Marshall.
After they left the church Mr.. and Mrs.
Potter went directly TO the Grand Central
Station and took a train for Cambridge.
Mr.. Potter told me that they would make
their home there
Information came to me from West
hester to-day. l would not care TO say
from what source, that +. Clarkson Potter.
81. Tas already reconciled to the marriage.
vas given to understand that he has now
70 fear thatlth young sman will change
ne religion"
Mr.Pottar gave his age as just above
H. Miss Marshall is a year or two over
20 She is slight in figure, her hair is light
brown, almost yellow, and her complexion
is fair. She was married in a travelling
g1vn black tailor-mRde dress. She
wore black hat trimmed with ostrich
feathers. Mr.. Potter wore sack suit Of
brown