The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-26
COULDN'T BELIEVE
FIANCEE ELOPEO
Young Kupfer Tells of His
Surprise at News From
Knoxville.

L could not believe the report that my
fancee had married another until L
'telcgraphed her father and had his con-
frmation. Cur marriage was to have
taken place next week. 1 intended leaV-
ing for Knoxville Fr day
Louis +. Kupfcr, claim clerk FOR the
Southern railway. Of this city almost
on the eve OF his wedding, thus eX-
planned today how S. Donald Williams
Tampa, Fla, lawyer. had eloped with
his intended bride, Miss Vera Blanche
Parham. a society belle of Knoxville.
Williams. who. n seems, was an old
sweetheart Of the Knoxville girl. hast
ered TO that city from his Florida home
as soon as he received an invitabSn 70
the approaching marriage of Mr.. Kmtcr
ard Miss Parham. His persuasive elo-
elCpement Friday night Today the
upferParham invitations were res
mo Pleasant Topic"
1T is not "a pleasant topic Of CONVERSE
tion to me-" said Kupfer However.
\ the facts are these: Yesterday 1 saw
just a paragraph in the paper that Miss
| Parham had eloped with Mr.. Williams.
/ believed IL to be mistake and last
night wired her father Within an hour
/ I received a message telling me that
/ the report was true.
| You may imagine my surprise and
I feelings. Only Yesterday + received a
/ letter from my Intended bride. Its con-
/ tents did not Indicate any change Of
! heart on her pIrt
| I'VE had been engaged for year
1 and a half. I met her wh'lS she was a
| student at Bellecourt Seminary. where
| she graduated at the clos of the 1907
\ 1908 term. During inaugl ration week
/ Miss PaThan visited my family here
| I had been to Knoxville 10 see her q
number Of times
Thought 1t Ended.
yes; I heard something IF William,
! quite 4 while ago. but thought thai
was all over. She was not engaged
TO him prior to our acquaintance thai
I am aware or Miss Parham wa
OF a rather impulsive nature, and thi!
must have been done on impulse.
| According to the story from Knox
/ VILE the girl $ elopement with VIII
Jams was IS surprising 70 the slrl'i
family as 10 her fiance.
The invitations TO the KUpfer-Parhan
wedding. which was TO have been so
Cial event in Knoxville, we're sent gu
| early last week. Williams received On
and lost no time in getting 70 Miss Par
hams side. He succeeded in winnin
her consent to an exchange Of prospec
tive husbands and the TWO were 500
| speeding in an automobile TO cambridge
| A punctured tire delayed them quite
| bit and in the meantime The father o
, the girl was frntically using the te1e
lphOne and telegraph wires He caugh
them at MOrristoWn few minutes afte
- the Rev J. 9. Jones had performed tn
? ! ceremony
= Couldn't Resist Him"
why did you do it?'' ne demanded
rather Indignantly.
well. 1 saw Don and just couldn
4 resist him" said the bride at the othe
e end of the wire.
\ Don graduated from the Tennessee
- Law School two years ago and is sal
i 10 be a big strapping, handsome fe
u low
Mr. Kupfer intended leaving for KnOS
n VILE Friday and had perfected plans fC
! the honeymoon and for taking up n
q ! residence in Washington.
I The elder Mr. Parham is wealthy an
| owns IN interest in the Riverside Woo
l. ! en- Mills He had provided Miss kuFf'
= with a. handsome tToussesu.