The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-18
WARNINGS OF HEART
STRONGER THAN CREED
Six Of Ten Girls Of Queer
Colony Run Away and
Get Married

Philadelphia. April IS To 'tmain
secluded in a community of women be-
lieying marriage to be sin until %
years OF age, then to marry the first
man she met after doing more than
half the counting herself in The grange
experience of Mrs b. Z Hoover OF
Philadelphia, formerly Miss Adah Prat
Of Washington Mr. Hoover and Miss
Pratt we're welded here last Samr
day, and Mrs. Hoover tells her strange
life story
Nearly thirty years ago. in Texas
where Mr. Hooyers mother lived at
the time Mrs Martha Nc Whirter
.of Waco announced that she had
visitation from the Almighty. and had
been told thai il was sinful 30 liye
with man Accordingly She lett her
husband and gathered about her
small party OF women who were
brough; to her belief she went to the
little town of Bolton. and there estab.
lishei headquarters OF the new creed
Mrs. Pratt was one Of her converts.
Leaving her husband she Joined the
colouy. where. two months afterward
the present Mrs. Hoover was born
Ten girls in Colony.
There We're ten children in the col
ony all girls. Ten years ago the com
lmonwealth moved taking MP farm
OF l72 acres in Montgomery county.
Maryland, and large house in Wash
ington.
The children Of the community We're
tanght TO beware OF men They were
never permitted to have acquaintance
with any of them They were instruct
ed ia work and We're sent regularly to
church, although never permitted to
affiliate themselves with any particular
/ denominations
or course they saw men. MIS- HooV-
r says she often bad noticed them But
she never paid any attention to any
| OF them until she met Mr.. Hoover
Five Married Anyway
Five of the girls grew up she said
and then Slipped away To be married.
or course, tbey were regarded as sim
ners. ! thonght them bad. rs did all
those IN the commonwealth But
about a year ago went down town
with a friend and she introduced me
TO Mr. Hoover
Somehow or ether I could not get
him ont OF my mind. found myself
wishing might see him all the time
knew il wasn't right; al least
though, il wasn't. But | couldn't get
him ont OF my mind Later / met him
down town again, and several times
after that Then he told me he was
going to leave the city and asked me
to write. told him ] would"
| Mr. Hoover Is a hotel clerk. After
leaving Washington he went to Chi
cago. Later he decided to come to
Philadelphia and wrote his intention
10 Miss Pratt in Washington
Crazy to See Him.
II was crazy to see him said she.
and decided to risk the fear of my
mothers displeasure and give him a
surprise party So ] slipped quietly
ont of the house and came here When
! found Mr. Hoover he was greatly sur
prised
Why, Adah have YOU come up here
to marry me-? he asked
I don't know that I thought much
about that replied. 7 just felt 1 had
To see you again
Well, viii YOU marry me- he asked.
"lt took me by surprise. although /
was not wholly Wnprepared for IL
I'm willing ! said finally.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev J. Il. c. Pidge. pastor OF the
Fourth Baptist Chugch at the parson.
age on Saturday night The same
ievenine the bride wrote TO her mother
but has not yet received an answer.