The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-23
BRIDE TO REMAIN AT SCHOOL
AND BRIDEGROOM GOING BACK TO
MEDICAL STUDIES IN CANADA.

Haity Marriage Here IL Valid, Though In
Canada Il WOuldn't Have Been, bat IL
Is TO he Treated - = Marriage OF the
Future Until the Parties Grow Up.
An attempt was made yesterday TO
~straiRhten out the tangls into which Roy
Hosmer McGibbon, McGill 10, got him
self and Florence Vim Farvell when they
were married on Tuesday by the Rev. DR..
Burrell Of the Marble Collegiate Church.
Miss FarWell practically ran away from
the private school where she has been a
student In this city for about two years to
become Mrs, MoGibbon, and when II be-
came known her grandfather, William
Farvell, who WINS q chain Of banks In
Canada, was summoned from Sherbrooke
in the Dominion, to zee what was TO be done.
McGibbon was summoned to the school,
and there yesterday afternoon, with Mr..
Farwell, Edward Wells, Jr., a lawyer, and
the director Of the school the affair was
thoroughly discussed Young Mrs. Nc
Oibbon was not present. Mr.. Farwell Was
for having the marriage annulled, but 1t
was decided that that could not be done.
McGibbon is q years old, his bride 10, 30
that legally they have a right TO marry
in this State. In Canada Mrs, McGibbon
would not be old enough, 80 hat the mar
rage, il was said, would not stand there.
However, II was decided that what might
be done in Canada was entirely another
matter and couldn't be discussed yesterday.
Both McGibbon and his bride were willing
that the marriage should be annulled II
that was what Mr.. Farwell decided was
for the best interests Of the parties. They
had the idea that II it we're annullsd 1t
would mean simply waiting until Mrs.
McGibbon was 2l years old and doing It
all over again. $50 that II amounts really
to nothing more than an engagement, >
commented one Of the interested persons
yesterday.
After a considerable time spent in arguing
about the matter II was decided In ei1eot 70
| let things alone. There wa no forgiveness
and bless you my children act on the part
| OF Mr.. Farwell, who apparently was far
| from pleased at the public prominence the
hasty MARI age had given his grand
daughter.
When the conference broke up young
McGibbon was the first to leave, He had
a taIicab waiting and dashed into II. He
| didn't want to talk and didn't look par
t~icularly happy for a bridegroom. He
did say that he had the means 10 support
his wife when he should be called upon 70
do 30, and didn't seem TO think there would
be any annulment.
Then Mr.. Wells came out, aggressively
silent, and the reporters were invited into
the school TO talk TO Mr.. Farwell. lie had
a typewriter statement ready which read:
Mr.. Farwell says that owing to their e1-
IRENE youth he Is exceedingly sorry that his
granddaughter took this %lmprudent step.
II they had been Of the proper age and MT
McGibbon had been In a position to marry
no objection would have been raised.
In the course Of the succeeding talk Mr..
Farwell amplifed this very little. Mr..
McGibbon, he said, was a second year medl-
cal student at McGil and had a lot OF ume
before him to become a doctor. he had his
studies TO attend to. Because OF that the
impulsive marriage was most unwise.
McGlbbon Is a son Of the late r. D.. McGib-
bon. X. c., a man Of some means, 80 that
perhaps he would be financially in position
| at some later timo 10 support a wife. MIR.
Farwell explained that the young man was
heartily ashamed Of having brought the
young woman and the school into unpleasant
publicity.
II was explained that he would be per-
mitted TO see the young woman from time
10 time under suitable circumstances
aWe're not living in the Middle Ages, you
know" was the answer 10 a question about
forbidding him the house. Mrs. McGibbon
probably will be graduated from the school
In May. What is to be done after that
when she returns 70 Canada was left TO the
future.
The marriage was not the result Of hasty
short acquaintance, 1t was explained, be-
cause McGibbon met Miss Farwell more
than two years ago, when his sister
was a student in a school in Massachusetts,
McGibbon said yesterday he expected to
20 back to his studies to-day. In that
case he may return TO Canada on the same
train with Mr.. Farwell, who Is going back
to-day also, il Is expected. Mr.. Farwell
was in new York 10 bring his granddaughter
here to school on Monday last. When he
got TO Sherbrooke he met with an accident
while seeing to the removal Of his baggage
from the train. lie fell and hurt one knee,
As a result he had TO bring along his doctor
when be came TO New York on an early
train yesterday,
NOMINAL, Quebec, April 2?.-While the
McGibbon and Farwell families were both
surprised M annoyed at the news Of the
elopement Of Florence Vim Farwell OF
Sherbrooke with hoy Hosmer McGibbon.
son Of the late X, ID. McGibbon. X. C., Of
Montreal, they are naturally inclined to
make the best Of it, as there was really no
reason to keep the young couple apart
aside from the question Of age. Young
McGibbon, who has just turned p, is the
second son Of the late X. d. McGibbon,
who was one Of the best known attorneys
In Canada. Mrs. McGibbon, his mother,
10 Of a prominent Philadelphia family
Some weeks ago Miss Farwell was the
guest Of Mrs. NcGibbon at her residence
here and at that time Roy McGibbon paid
her marked attention. The couple were
so young, however, that 1t was considered
nothing more than a girl and boy filtration
Florence Vim Farwell was born and
brought up in Sherbrooke, which Is thu
headquarters Of the Eastern Townships
Bank, and with the exception Of an 90