The Washington times., 1910-07-24
Husband DiSconSolate at His
Reception at Home After
Wedding.
MEET, MARRY, PART
IN FEW BRIEF HOURS
ROCkyille's Latest Lightning Ro-
nance Ends as Speedily as
Il Started.

another Rockville romance has been
busted to smithereens
Speeding toward her home. in Char
Iotre. y g. today. accompanied By her
mother, is a bride Of less than two DAYS.
who was wooed and won in a few hours.
willie the young man who figured as
.ue Of the principals in the uusuccess-
ful matrimonial venture Is thanQfuI he
escaped the wrath Of one Of his wife-s
uncIcs
The Gretna Green in Montgomery
county. Nd. has been the scene Of
many a double-quick wedding, but it is
doubtfg1 # any of them ecIipsed the rec
ord mad by this. young couple from in
PRODUCTION 20 separz ztion, which so often
is the elimination OF hasry marriages
The Meeting
The bride is Miss Rena G. Jewell.
eighteen and pretty, while her husband
is Arthur D Thomas, twentv-sIx years
Old a clerk IN the Pennsylvania freight
Offices IN this city Miss Jewell and
her mother came TO Washington last
Thursday 7 10 visit Mrs JeweiI-s two
brothers John h Edwards q member
O. the police force, and Robert Ed
wards, an insurance agent. who board
AT 1115 Ninth street north west
Thomas also lived AZ the Ninth
street house. and Friday evening he in
vited Miss Jewell 10 accompany him
20 Luna Park Both the E-dwardes knew
Thomas and told Ms Jewel il would
be all right for their niece 20 go out
with him A yoTDE married woman.
VINO lived IN the house, but who also
went along as chaF5rone.
The Romance.
The mo never got 10 Luna Park
Just how they spent the time after
they Iefr the house until thev reached
Rockville ar = O'Clock yesterday morn
ing in a taxicab has not been fully e1-
planned There was some delay IN hav-
Ing the ceremony performed. but Rock
vile IS always willing 20 accommodate
youthful elopers. even If ir has 20 set
Up fu It's night clothes 10 do SO. and
finally Miss Jewell and Thomas were
made man and wife
All night Mrs Jewell and her brothers
sat on the front steps waiting for the
party 20 return Mrs JeweH feared her
daughter had met with an accident. but
not O matrimonial one
At 8 clock the vigil was rewarded
Thomas called ND over the telephone
and announced the marriage
The Return
Then they came around TO the house
There was not She kind Of a pate-uzI
blessing they had hoped for awaituS
them Almost the whole household OF
Mrs Marjorie DAILY. who runs tle
boarding house was out 10 welcome
p-5,--- --5v.-s-y7s = zo ~-s= IN see
his new nephew that he ran out and
grabbed him by the neck That Thomas
neck IS 81 n the connecting link between
lis head and the main portion OF MS
auatou7v IS Dreba bIv due TO the fac-
that three OF the male members 1L The
household also ran out and urged EI-
was so enthusiastic over the affair that
il required the combined efforts OF the
three men 10 prevent him becoming
GemCnstratlve again
The Parting.
In the meantime the young uat-ou
who Is suspected Of having hand in en-
cineerin- TIE eIopement- discovered that
she had suddenly become very unpopu-
iar. She decided 20 20 while the going
was smooth. and before her absence
was discovered she had taken up a
temporary abode q few doors down the
street
During the calm that followed the
storm Ell0TU5S tod 1lIS- JtFFe-I 20 -ElfTl
Ter daughter and would DO the best ne
could by her If she would let them live
L0Eet theT- But Mrs Jewell u3S not open
TO argument She Immediately made
uTeuarat tiOuS 10 leave for the South last
night and took her dauElteE- with her
Then Edwards suggested % ThCulS
that he ind another boarding place ana
he thought the suggestion q 5000 one
What action viii be taken hy the EIrIS
parents VIII not be decided until AIrs-
Jewell has a chance to talk things over
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