The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-16
EDNA HOPPER'S
CHUM TO MARRY
BROWNS PARTNER
Engagement of Lewis Cinter
Young to Leona Anderson
Is\Announced.
WELL KNOWN ON STAGE
Bridegroom.to-Be Was Mem
Der of Brokerage Firm of
A. O. Brown s. Co.

Louis G!nter Young, late OF the New
, York Stock Exchange, admitted to-day
that in the near future he Is to marry
Miss Leona Anderson, the show girl,
whose dearest chum, Luna Wallace
Hopper, actress. has already been mar
ried 10 A. o. Brown, former partner Of
Mr.. Young In Wall street Thus mat-i-
mony Is going to further strengthen the
Young. Brown alliance.
The engagement Of Miss Anderson, or
Miss .Aronson-.to use her right rar,e--
md Lewis G!n.cr Young was announced
last night at Memphis, Tenn. The date
OF the wedding was not named
When seen by an Evening World re.
porter TO-DAY Mr.. Young said. !. was
quite true that Miss Anderson would
s1on become his bride, but re seemed
rather piGucl because the newspapers
rad not interviewed I'm Se.ore printing
the announcement embodied IN the des.
patch from Memphis.
chun o. Miss Hopper,
Miss Anderson. 4: was stated. had
given Up :ha stage in anticipation NJ be-
coming Mrs. Young. she Is an st.ma'c
friend OF Edna Wallace Hopper, who adj
nittcd only few days ago that She
had been tho bride OF Mr. Younss bust
ness associate, Mr. Brown. ever since
last November.
4 reporter for this paper found M.ss
Anderson IN her apartments at No. ?,
West Thirty-th!rd street. on the floor
below where Miss Edna Wallace Hopper
lived until lately. The young woman
was dressed In deepest mourning. with
only a white lace collar TO relieve the
black gown. She explained this attire
BY saying that her father had died
about four weeks ago. For tho same
reason she wore no !ewelry, not even
the diamond engagement ring which she
said Mr.. Young gave her after she &C.
cepted him.
Yes" said Miss Anderson. 1T Is true
that ] am TO be married to Mr.. Young
about April the first. but cannot un-
derstand how the news leaked out. Ny
mother Is not In Memphis az all. bat In
Arkansas visiting relatives. and It could
not have been my mother who revealed
our little secret.
we have been engaged for about
eight months now. Mr.. Young frst pro-
posed to me at the Gregorlan. where
was then living. and refused him be-
cause I did not want 10 give up my
stage life. He continued ia propose and
] to refuse him. until finally came 10
see things as he did and accepted him."
Will Return to Stage.
will you so back on the stase?"
asked the reporter.
'Oh. yes. indeed. said Misc Ander.
son. After we are married It Is my in
tention 20 study for more serious dra-
d61at!c work than any have ever at
1mp,ed. Mr.. Young is going into bust.
II sss. you know"
ns,' nto wha, busiross?" asked the re.
Ssprter
mo, Why. into the auto supply business,
VII G sure said Miss Anderson In a
name which implied that everybody
ansght 10 know that much. anyway.
n''hc Is going to open up Just as soon as
sse can find a suitable location"
Did ne give you m automobile. too,
IS an engagement gift?" asked the re-
.orter, recalling \. o. Browns similar
~ OF gasoline generosity toward his
Rotheeo' . H.,
rs Anderson, Mr.. Young couldn't az
I'D any such gifts and =; would not ac-
tpt them II he did. lie gave me only
~ ring"
= Miss Anderson has been an actress
In musical comedy for more than ST.;
years. She Is tall anI slender, a stun
| Ming brunette, ard dresses deliberately
I both on and of the stage. SIZE came
to New York from st. Louis to sing In
the choir Of a Madison avenue church,
but yielded to the call Of the footI!shts
after a course OF study II the Aneri-
can School OF Opera. and secured an
engagement In The Sultan Of Sulu,"
playing in ico3 in Wallack's Theatre.
Siucc then she has had many Broad.
way engagements, among them parts
with George ". Conan and in Sauber,
productions, Her last cngager mt In
New York was In the support OF Miss
Louise Cunning in "Marcelle" al the
Casino. Miss Anderson has often been
called first aid to the press agent"
"Moneyed Man" Of Brown FIRM.
Lewis Ginter Youag's crown,Ts eSplc..
Vas his participation In the operations
OF the firm OF \. .. Brown & Co., the
speculative brokers who failed last
August.
He and Brown were expelled from the
New York Stock Exchange. and az the
hearing before the commissioners ioung
testified that his mother had lent the
arm over $4,000.
He was known as the "moreyed mem
ssy' Of the firm, which comprised six
partners Young was connected with
a. O, Brown by marriage, Brown hav-
Ing marricd the young mans mrs.
cousin. Aliss Mary Arents who dl orced
tile broker. Young's sister, VINO mar
ried Alfred s. Dleterlch. a young mill
ionaIre, eopcd some months ago with
Harry s. Brcnch!ey, q trainer In Alfred
@. VanderOit's stable. was divorced and
afterward married Brercaley in Paris.
HENRY HUGHES TO Wl,p,