The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-30
BRIDE TO
ANY VARSITY HONOR
Harvard Man Had to Make His
Choice Between Beauty
and Fame.

BOSTON, July 29.-The secret marriage
OF Miss Lauretta Jefferson. lavorltc
granddaughter OF Joseph Jefrersoh the
famous comedian, and william Wclling-
ton Corlette, the Harvard oarsmnn' II
now turns out had behind II romance
that will be news to the Cambridge SUI
dents. Mr.: and Mrs, Corlette, who were
on their honeymoon in Wyoming passed.
through here today on their way TO FislI
Miss Josephine Jefferson, an aunt OF the
bride, at Buzzard's Bay Then the TO-
nance became known.
When the Harvard varsity eight-oaron
crew swept down the Thames river at
New London June 2S and administered a
decisive defeat TO the Yale crew, Few OF
the crew. and mono Of the jublant Har-
ward supporters on the Observation
trains knew that one Harvard man had
chosen between q seat in the victorious
eight Dared she'll and mGtrlmony There
was such romance connected with the
race, however and William Wellington
Corlette, member OF the class OF lSoo.
was the man who chose bride insteao
of the honors which would be his had
ho remained a member of the crew.
The romance began when Miss Jerer-
son met Mr.. Corlette in New York some
years ago. When young Corlette went
TO Cambridge TO enter Harvard the TWO
were frequently thrown together at social
gatherings In the university city.
When Corlette entered Harvard he i'm
medlately Interested himself In rowing,
and when n sophomore he stroked the
Harvard four-oared crew to victory
against Yale, In the following year he
was again placed at stroke and again
he was awarded his III for defeating Yale.
This year he was first substitute for the
eight-oar crew. His love affair. how
ever. developed rapidly, and he and Miss
Jefferson arrived at q decision at about
the same time that Capt. Filley and
Coach Wray decided that Corlette was
needed in the varsity boat
He took his place In the big shell. and
had been there only three days when Miss
jefferson made up her mind that she ala
not desire her future husband TO row
brulsing and exhausting four miles down
| the Thames river. She insisted that his
health was of more concern than any
honors he could win, and she had her
way That decision having been reached.
| both of the young people decided that.
as long as the racing programme must
| be abandoned. there was no longer any
need TO delay their marriage. Corlette
withdrew from the crew. and to his as
! tonshed friends. who had been congratu-
| latlng him on making the varsity he
| care!essly remarked oh I've been fired
from the crew, so ] have quit training
There were two of his classmates.
! however, who knew why he had quit
training, and they we're not entirely taken
by surprise, therefore. when Corlette
! hustled them into an automobile early
| one evening and announced that he
| needed them as witnesses Miss Jeffer-
son was picked up at the home OF her
| sister, Mrs. Charles j, Rolfe, and the ma
! chine was then headed for Worcester.
| Upon arriving in that city the automo-
| bile was driven TO the home of the Rev.
| Mr.. Tomlinson. rector Of the Methodist
! Episcopal church and there the marriage
| ceremony was performed.