Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-13
MAY RUE THE DAY
Corey's Uncle Talks About His
Marriage.
FIRST WIFE A GOOD WOMAN
After Long Revival Meeting Old Man
Expresses His Views.
WEDDING AFTER MIDNIGHT
In This Way It Is Thought That the
"13" Hoodoo Will Be
Avoided.
FIRST WIFE A GOOD WOMAN
7EDDING AFTER MIDNIGHT

PITTSBURG, May 13.-"Ellis will live to
rue the day that he married that Gilman
woman. 1 have always known that Mrs.
Laura Cook Corey was good and faith1ul
wife to Ellis. 1 begin to think that ne
must be losing his mind. But he has
chosen his own path, and he is the sort OF
a man who will stick to 1t. am sure that
this thing will come home. and predict that
he will not have as long term OF happi-
ness with the Gilman woman as he had
with Mrs. Laura Cook Corey"
This prediction was made on the eve of
the wedding of William Ellis Corey, presi-
dent of the United States Steel Cor
poration, by his aged uncle, ]. B. Corey,
the veteran coal operator Of this city, just
as he closed an all-day hallelujah service
in the United Evangelical Church at Brad
dock.
Hundreds Of persons crowded the little
church, for it had been we'll advertised that
the elder Corey would talk. From 10
O'Clock yesterday morning until late last
remained at the church. At all times the
excitement was at the highest pitch.
Twice in the course of the day Corey
was seized with attacks of vertigo, and it
was feared the attack during the evening
service would prove fatal But the old
man rallied and finished the service. Never
once while the regular services were in
progress did he utter the name Of his
nephew. Frequently, however, he prayed
that the footsteps of young men be guided
in the way that will lead them to God and
not through the broad and Ubiquitous path
of worldly pleasure"
But when the services were ended he
spoke. He said he did not want to desc
crate the church in which he has been
preaching by mentioning such an I'M
pleasant subject On the steps of the
little church he delivered the prediction
of disaster that, he says, WILL come to
his nephew, whom he has never forgiven
for casting off the wife who stood by
him during many years of his life. After
ward Mr. Corey was taken to his home
from the little church which he founded,
and last night he was in serious con-
dition.
Tonight it was learned that Mrs. Laura
Cook Corey, the former wife Of the steel
magnate. will be in seclusion at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Henry McCrory in
Williamsburg, while her former husband is
being married. Every effort has been made
to hide her whereabouts but it leaked out
yesterday that she arrived here almost a
week ago from Florida, where she has
been spending the winter. No person is
allowed to see her and even her most init
mate friends are not admitted to her room.
Corey to Wed Tonight.
NEW YORK, May 13.-Although this is
the wedding day of William E. Corey and
Mabelle Gilman, according to the announce
ment made two weeks ago by the former
actress, no more is known about the we'd
ding plans than as told when Miss Gilman
said: We will be married May Ii. That
Is ALL.
She was right. That has been all so far
as authentic announcements of plans for
the marriage have been concerned. Most
that has appeared has been conjecture or
scraps of information gathered from here
and there and woven together. Mr.. Corey
has remained silent Miss Gilman has not
taken the public into her confidence since
the day she left the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse and announced that she would wed
the president of the American Steel Com
pany May ID.
Indirectly 1t has been learned that plans
for the wedding have been going quietly
on, and that now all is ready for the event
Mr.. Corey is said to have engaged the
captains suite on the Kaiser Wilhelm H.
and will sail for Europe with his bride
soon after the ceremony. They had hoped
to occupy the imperial suite, but learned
that two wealthy westerners had engaged 1t
before Mr.. Corey decided to sail on that
| ship.
There is much speculation in the Gotham
| as to what hour the ceremony will be per-
| formed. 1t has been suggested that May
| ID can be avoided by having the wedding q
| few minutes after midnight tonight This,
| 1t is thought by the hotel clerks, is the hour
| that has been decided upon
Family Will Be Present.
PITTSBURG, Pa. May 13.-When Will
liam Ellis Corey, president of the United
States Steel Corporation, and Miss Mabelle
Gilman, the former comic star, are married
in the Gotham Hotel in New York tonight
there will be present from Pittsburg men,
bers of their families A. A. Corey, father
of the bridegroom, left for PHILADELPHIA
Saturday. There he will meet his wife and
daughter Ada From Philadelphia the
| Coreys will go direct to the home of their
| daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth 8. Riggs, in
| Brooklyn.
Mrs. A. A. Thomas Of McKeesport, a
younger sister of Miss Gilman, left for
| New York Saturday night, accompanied by
| her husband. 1t is understood that she will
| be the brides only attendant at the wedding
| Thomas Is chemist in the Duuuesne
| mills of the steel corporation, having been
| put there by Corey.