The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-27
SOCIETY IS SHOCKED
OVER AN ELQPEMENT
FAMILIES OF BOTH PARTIES ARE
SllENT-DENlAl MADE BUT
SOCIETY DOUBTFUL.

fact that Horace Wyle, clubman and
member of the most exclusive sets,
and Mrs. Philip Hichborn, the beauti-
full and accomplished daughter of the
late Henry NJ. Hoyt, solicitor of the
state department, have eloped and
are expected to arrive in Europe to-
morrow on the Mauretania.
The news of this affair has shocked
diplomatic, army and navy circles as
no other over has stirred them for
many years.
The most strenuous efforts have
been made both at the residences Of
the parties concerned and at all
homes in the exclusive circles of
Washington to conceal the vent.
The high rank of Mr. Hoyt attained
in the state department and the fact
that Mrs. Hichborn is a sister OF Mr..
Won Stumm of the German foreign
office have been given the story of
the elopement international color and
interest. The effect of the elopement
of course is to sadden beyond meas
rue the family of Mrs. Horace Wylie,
who has four children, and the Hich-
born family and the Hoyt family.
pathetic feature of the eiopement or
Mrs. Hichborn is that she leaves be-
hind her a daughter of very tender
age, her marriage having taken place
about four years ago.
When the fact of the elopement was
broached to the Hichborn family to-
day it was stated on behalf of Mr..
and Mrs. Hichborn that Mrs. Hich-
born was in i'll health and was oblig-
ed to go to a hospital in Atlantic
City.
1t was impossible to obtain from
the parties interested today in Wash
ington connected statements of the
disappearance of Mr.. Wylie and Mrs.
Hichborn At the Wylie residence
there was an air of suppressed ex-
element. Mrs. Wylie was stated to
be i'll in bed and the ears of visitors
caught the sound of convulsive sob
bing.
I'm response to the inquiry for in
formation, Mr. Hopkins, brother oi
Mrs. Wylie, volunteered to see the re-
porter.
The rumor of the elopement was
stated to him. He said:
There is not one word of truth
in the story. 1t is simple club and
dinner gossip and will be proven abb
solutely false in time.
1--WE have been trying to locate
Mr.. Wylie and cannot. All can say
is that Mr.. Wylie is in New York
on business and Mrs. Wylie is here.
don't think that is an unusual state
of affairs.
This whole affair is very sad and
has greatly agitated Mrs. Wylie. /
have heard the story from half
dozen sources since I came to Wash
ington and it is about time it was
stopped"
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Hichborn were
married on December u, 1906.
Philip Hichborn had only recently
been graduated at Harvard and the
marriage was regarded as a very hap
py union. He is the son of the late
Rear Admiral Philip HichbOrn, who
was for many years a chief of the
bureau of construction and repairs.
There have been many rumors of
disagreements between Mr.. and Mrs.
HichbOrn, but society people who
know the facts did not regard them
as fatal. Mr.. Hichborn is now only
about 2S years of age and his wife is
scarcely %. The result of the union,
a daughter 8 or 4 years old, is being
cared for by the relatives Of both
families.
Horace Wylie is a graduate of
Yale of the class of 1889. He is a
member of the Metropolitan, Chevy
Chase Alibi and university clubs and
a popular member of society. He
has travelled extensively and looks
like a foreigner, effecting the Kaiser
Wilhelmn type of mustache.
He belongs TO the smart inner set
of exclusives which includes the Mich
olas Longworths, the George How
ards and others of the 400.
Mrs. Wylie, while a favolite in So
ciety. has little liking for a strenu
ous social life and has devoted most
of her time to her home and her four
children, the eldest, Andrew Wylie, is
now at college.