The Washington times., 1908-10-04
Washington Girl Engaged to
Noted Young Physician
From Budapest.
.PHTHISIS DELEGATE
BESTS DAN CUPID
Capital Maid Says "Yes" When
Physician Proves His Theory of
Tubercular Infection.

( A romance Of two worlds. IN which
/ the brilliant yong Hungarian scient-
/ isJ, Dr.. Ladislaus Detre and Miss Lii
{ Ian CObleuZer. a beautiful washing
ton girl. are the principal figures, viii
{ be brought 10 a happy conclusion in this
Csty this month, when they viii be mar
ried. and Or. Detre viii take his Ameri-
can bride and his scientific IaureIs. won
al the tuberculosis congress-. TO his home
+ in Budapest
Even gathering OF scientists [, 1m
/ every quarter OF the world was not SUI
hcient 10 shut out the little sod. Dan.
for iEtertwined with the remarkable
discoveries OF Dr. Detre Is the story Of
= prize he sought other than scientific
renoWn- While the young physician
from Budapest was proving 70 tEa as
sembled scientists Of the world that MS
diagnostic tests were correct. none knew
nat the beautiful Washington girl had
bade him 70 do so before he could claim
p Ier hand.
{ Within few days their engagement
. l-iI be formally announced
Demonstrates His Theories.
. Friday Dr. Detre. before a gathering
. Of several hundred foreign and Ame-f-
can scientists, demonstrated the truth
OF his theories and their practical an
p-icatlon- be proved that man is often
r injected with bovine baciuL His Ella
( Ion over his success at that time was
{ remarked by many who witnessed the
I remarkable demonstration. but IL was
I ascribed wholly 20 his scientific s-~-
I cess Not a soul in the room knew
/ that, sitting IN her home on Rhode
j
+ asked 70 be his bride, was awaiting the
result OF the demonstration with al
most as much eageuess as himself
Il IS said that DR.. Derre nro1,sa4
/ twice 20 Miss Coblenzer, and twice she
/ Withheld her verbal answer, putting him
D on WIKI smile and saying she would
say Yes when he proved The theory
in which he was wrapt up. Friday he
. proved H. and the yes followed Yes
terday his happiness as he went % the
( congress was remarked BY all VINO knew
him. He aas radiant with IL
1 The wedding. which Il is thought VIII
! be very quiet one, VIII take place
I about the middle Of this month. and
/ Dr- Detre and his beautiful American
/ bride Win sail for Europe on October %.
Net IN Budapest
T They met in Budapest. the home OF
/ the celebrated Hungarian physician
who IS thirty-five years old. Dr. Det-e
/ was strongly attracted 10 the American
girl, and spent as much time as hs
could IN her company The doctor in
/ tended 10 be present al the tuberculosis
/ congress anyhow, but the fact that it
would bring him 90 America and 10
. Washington, the home OF Miss C0bIenz-
: or. made him all the more eager come
/ Miss COhienZer lives at the LaCIede
/ apartment house with her mother. Mrs.
I Bertha CobI-nzer- She IS an unusual
Z ly beautiful girl, with sparkling oIacs
: eyes. a macchIess complexion, and a
wealth Of Jet black hair She speaks
/ German and French fluentIy, and is a
J highly cultivated girl
( Dr. Detre arrived in Washington 3
/ little more than a week ago and i'm
[ mediateIy called on Miss Cob.euzer,
+ who had been anticipating his coming
I for months He was conspicuous al the
+ sessions OF the congress. working hard
al day on his diagnostic tests, n his
effort 10 help humanity in its fight
/ against the great white plague: but he
{ found time to visit Miss Cobleuzer- aad
I the beautiful Sirl accompanied him TO
Z the New National Museum on several
I occasions for she was deeply interest
! ed In his work
Keeps Secret Well.
/ Dr. Detre kept his secret we'll f0-
not even MS closest friends were aware
| Of the fact that he had won the hand
( OF Miss CobIenzer, and it was not until
( yesterday, when his exuItatio1 would
+ not allow him TO longer keep II 10 him
self, that he told some OF his intimate
Z friends Dr. Detre IS an extremely
/ handsome man, and many Of the Wis
/ itOrs at the congress remarked IT, He
3 has swapping black eyes. his forehead
I Is high and his hair IS black. A black
/ Van Dyke beard gives him an unusual
! " distinguished appearance, and he
I looks every inch man Of unusual
{ power and ability
( The Hungarian physician has hosts
/ Of friends all over Europe. especially
I in his own city OF Budapest and Vienna.
/ where he has done much research wur-s.
I Kiss COblenZer, TOO. mas many friends
: IN Europe, and when she goes 20 Hun
( gary as tho bride OF The young scientist,