The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-20
dozen WEDDINGS,
AND MAYBE MORE
Mrs. Gill Happy Over Success Of
"Cupid's spe-
ciai.'
MANY ENGAGED COUPLES
Some Wed in Washington and
Others Go to Nearby
Towns.
MANY ENGAGED COUPLES
[speclal to 1,he mines pIspatch..

Washington. b, G., september l9.--
"Cupid's Special, !" bearing half dozen
couples known to be contemplating
matrimony. and others under suspicion
of harboring such an intent. along
with more than 200 relatives and
friends. reached Washington at l
o'clock this afternoon.
Alrs. r. Il. Gill, who attends to
many of Cupads AFFAIRS in Virginia,
conducted the party. which marks the
fifteenth annual excursion for Il like
purpose from Richmond to the national
capital. Mrs. Gill is superintendent of
the Richmond Male Orphan Asylum.
and one of her former boys" the Rev.
James u. Cook, pastor of Fulton Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church, in Balti-
more. Will perform the ceremonies in
where the party stopped.
Besides the Richmond delegation the
train bore young persons who either
came to get married or to see the fun
and spend two days in Washlngton
When they reached Union Station they
found two large sightseeing automo-
biles waiting, which bore the majority
of the crowd to the American House.
Some of them went 10 other hotels or
TO the homes OF friends.
One OF the couples, L. w. Barlow
and Miss Mary Atkins. both from
Caroline county, lost no time In pro-
curing license. They reached the
clerks Office half-hour after the train
came into Union station.
j came here to be married, and i
want licenseS' Mr.. Barlow told the
clerk. We were all to come up hero
together the first thing, but l guess
the rest have lost their nerve"
hat are the names Of the young
. n or ~,
To which Mrs Gill replied.
Why. how do | know? invited
them 10 come along and do that II they
wanted TO. and they can take care of
the rest. | don't like 10 ask such per-
sonal questions. guess ..ere are
about half dozen here, though who
VIII get spliced.,"
After a day Of sightseeing. the ex-
Gu g, rsionists VIII return on "Wednesday.
=. Inc commissions on sale OF tickets for
the special are devoted to the institn-
ton OF which Mrs Gill is the head
Tonight four couples had ioinaa
themselves in matrimony. two from
Richmond being William II. saunder
twenty-three years. and Maggie V
Leonard. twenty-five years; Enos r
bougherty. thfrty-two years. and An
ME NJ Tierney. twenty-eight yea-s
William evans. twenty seven. ana
RcosSta Johnson. twenty. both OF Nor.
FOLK, went up to Richmond are
hSailed themselves OF the "Cupic
Special to-day. as did Clay W. Bar
low, thirty years, and Mary Atkinson
forty one. who boarded the train a
Lowe with matrimonial aspirations
which eliminated this afternoon.
All the happy ones took ~ the
theatres Tonight. but We're too timic
TO talk to newspaper men afterwards
They were Happy but reticent
That list of four doesn't represent
anything like the bunch of engaged
couples brought up to-day" said
Mrs. Gill after her return from the
play tonight. "a lot Of them sneake,
off to Rockville or took the slectrl-
line TO Baltimore and tied their knots
there. I'm sure / pulled off at least a
dozen weddings on this trip