The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
Helen EMERY
BECOMES WIFE
OF JAPANESE
ArchdeacOn's Daughter Marries
AOki in Episcopal Church
in Seattle
Father of Bride Secures We'd
ding License for Pair and
Attends Ceremony
[Seeciol DispGteh 10 The Cain


SEATTLE, March 27.-Helen Gladys
Emery. daughter OF Archdeacon John
Emery OF the Episcopal diocese Of Cal
ifornia. and Gunjiro Aoki. a Japanese.
were married in Trinity Episcopal
church at 11:45 o'clock this morning.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
H. H. Gowen. assisted by Rev. A. Pat
terson- Archdeacon Emery. his wife
and ]. sunada. friend of the groom.
were the only witnesses OF the cere-
mony. The big granite church at
Eighth avenue and James street was
dimIy lit for the ceremony. There was
the true ~eloistered aloofness'' which
the Japanese, Aoki, the former house
servant Of the Emerys. had travelled
almost the length OF the coast to OBJ
tain
Outside the church there was no
gathering OF any kind. Aoki and his
white bride had finally landed before
a Christian altar and IN the sacred
silence OF the granite walls OF old
Trinity they plighted their troth and
forgot the jeers and threats OF physical
violence Of the California towns which
they had so lately quit for good.
DRIVEN FROM CALIFORNIA
Literally driven from California. Mrs
Emery and Helen Gladys were forced
to seek state where the laws would
not prevent the girls union with a man
of the Japanese race. Oregon was
barred to the loving twain--her laws
absolutely forbid such marriages-and
the district attorney OF Portland an
nounced that if the pnghted lovers ap-
peared On the streets OF that city they
would be arrested as common nuissnces.
Archdeacon Emery, his wife and child
arrived here yesterday afternoon in
company with the Japanese The
clergyman and his wife and daughter
registered at the Hotel Savoy. There
last night Aoki. having obtained the
aid of local Japanese. met the mother
and daughter and completed all ar
rangemerts for the wedding.
This morning at II o'clock Arch
deacon Emery. having earlier obtained
a marriage license for the wedding OF
the pair at the county courthouse by
arrangement with Rev. H Fl GOwen.
rector of Trinity parish. took his wife
and daughter to the church. There
they found awaiting them the groom
and Sunada. The Episcopal marriage
service was performed and the party
quickly left the sacred edifice.
HONEYMOON ON RANCH
After the wedding the girls father
went to the Hotel Savoy. paid the bill
and packed his grip for the south He
said:
Mr. and Mrs. Aoki will spend their
honeymoon on a ranch in the Hoods
canal country. 1t is owned by a busi-
nessman Of San Francisco. a friend OF
mine, whose name I will not divulge.
He has offered them a lease of the
place on a percentage of the crop from
the fruit trees
The welded pair will either mako
that place their home or they will pur-
chase fruit ranch in some other part
of this state. 1 can not now say where.
This proposition Is under advisement.
/ am pledged not to divulge any OF
their plans. and as a matter OF fact
their future has not been settled. Ny
wife will remain here for a time and
I shall go back to San Francisco. L
shall not be at my work there for some
time. as 1 have other engagements
which will take some time to at
tend to-"