Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-27
Champion Wins High Priestess
of House of Hearts.
BRIDE COMPLIES MEMOIRS
Book to Contain Ardent Letters
Written to Love Syndicate.
PROMINENT MEN WORRYING
Robert 81. Reid, Who as Unknown
Stalwart" Defended Her Cause,
Is Queens Husband. .

NEW YORK, July 27-Mrs Izela ".
Brown. high priestess of the House OF
Hearts and head of the notorious Love
Syndicate which flourished in West SGD
street two years ago. was married. ac-
cording to report from Boston. at st.
Johns, n. F.. May II. to Robert II. Reid.
formerly of Montreal
They were married at the home OF
Kenneth Prowse by the Rev. Andrew
Robertson. AS the couple were unknown
in ST. Johns no attention was paid by the
townspeople to the marriage.
1t was only yesterday that the secret
leaked out The news will surprise a
score or more of ardent but disappointed
admirers in this and other cities OF the
high priestess and her assistant, the late
Bina Verrault.
Mr. Reid was formerly a contractor
and builder and at one time was mem
Der of the New York Athletic Club. He
will be remembered as the unknown
stalwart." who so vigorously championed
Mrs Browns cause during the trying
times following the discovery OF the syn
dictate.
He championed 1t so heartily that she
fell in love with him. although IT Is said
that, up to the time of the marriage
last May. she discouraged his matri-
monial pretensions.
Two Queens Separated.
When the House of Hearts was dis
rupted the two queens separated. Mrs
verrault went west. to die at Tonopah,
New, a short time ago. The two women
had been friends for years and the death
of Mrs Verrault was a hard blow to
Mrs. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reid are supposed to be
somewhere in Newfoundland at present.
keeping house in the proverbial love cot
tage, while Mrs. Reid Is engaged in writ
ing her memoirs of the love syndicate
with the aid Of two Massachusetts writ
ers, one Boston newSpaperman. who are
at present arranging and classifying the
scores of ardent love letters received oy
the love syndicate. with their answers
Meanwhile many men who were visitors
at the house of hearts in West SD street,
are trembling lest their identity be SO
thinly yelled that they will be recognized
in the train of admirers who paid court
to the syndicate.
Well Known Worshipers.
In the host are reported to be well
known physicians. lawyers. ministers.
brokers senator's and representatives, To
say nothing of one nobleman reputed to be
Of the royal blood OF Spain.
One dominic in Jersey hamlet paid
ardent court to one of the fascinating
beauties of the love syndicate by special
delivery letters. He didn't want to leave
his happy home for her. so he proposed
that she should go over to Jersey and pre-
side over the parsonage and superintend
the weekend meetings of the ladies' aid
| society.
Thar he was disappointed in his matri-
monial hopes friends of the woman say
was not strange, for it was crowns ana
not crosses that the fair mistress or the
house Of hearts was after. 900
The hook which Mrs Reid is compiling
will contain hundreds of ardent letters
| from volunteer wooers. such as might
! have been written in the ancient days or
| chivalry 1t will be published IN the
| Memoirs of the Love Syndicate"