The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-11
YOUNG KNOX WEDS
EIOperS Find Vermont Min.
lister, Who Ties Knot.
BRIDE A SALESGIRL IN STORE
Son of Secretary of State Who
Fled From School Goes to Wash
ington to Ask His Fathers
Forgiveness.
BRIDE A SALESGIRL IN STORE

Providence, Il. l., March .-Philan-
der Chase Knox. Jr., son of the secre
tary of state. who eloped with May
Gertrude Boiler. was married to her
In Burlington, Vt, according to state
ment made by the couple here.
Young KBoX, who for the past two
years has been student at the Nor
ris Heights Preparatory school, left
here with the girl on Friday They
went directly to Montreal. where they
attempted to secure marriage IL
cense Failing there. they came down
through New York state to Vermont,
where the ceremony was performed on
Sunday night by the Rev. Il. G. Guth-
rie, pastor of the First Congregational
church of Burlington.
The announcement of the elopement
acted as bombshell in fashionable
circles of the city especially at the
Morris heights sclr,ol, which caters
particularly to the sons of the rich.
DR.. John Shaw French, head of the
school, was greatly disturbed. He ad-
mitted that Knox went away on Fri
day, but said that it was on the
strength of a permit signed by Secre-
tary of State Knox for the purpose of
allowing the boy TO go to Hartford to
visit friend.
AS soon as he was informed of the
marriage DR.. French had state
chamber session with Knox, and the
young man and his bride afterward
left for Washington. where the bride.
groom will have a session with his fa
ther and beg the latter's forgiveness.
The pretty bride was in mighty
nervous state and ~ first fatty de
clarcd that there was nothing to say
Finally, however, she burst forth:
'Well. aS long as you have cornered
me | will say that Mr.. Knox and |
We're married Sunday night mt the
home of Il friend of his in Burlington
/ VT. \ minister married us. do not
know his name. for Mr.. Knox attend
ed to that. Mr.. Knox said he had Il
good reason for il not becoming public
yet, but can't say any more. | guess
I've said enough anyhow. We had in
tended to make it known in : few
| days anyway"
Miss Boilers apartments contain va
| rious pictures of Knox, who has been
prominent in the athletics of the
school. He is captain of the football
this year and member of the track
team. Both football and track uni
| forms figure among the photos.
Miss Boiler, who is nineteen years
of age, two years younger than Knox
is not of the society set. Instead she
is of humble parentage and was a
salesgirl in one of the department
stores. Her mother. Mrs Daniel Geary
said that May had not lived at home
for some time, and she really did not
know great deal about what was
going on.
Mrs. Knox. Jr., is II small and beau
tiful blond. During the two years that
Knox has been here she has been seen
frequently in public places, but never
with any male escort other than the
son of the secretary of state. Since
Philander junior has been at Morris
heights he has had two big automo.
biles here all the time, and once, a few
months ago. he was arrested and fined
for overspeeding.
This is the fourth elopement in the
Knox family. After Reed Knox, the
secretary's eldest son, eloped with
Miss Elizabeth McCOok of Pittsburg
Secretary Knox, who was then attor.
ney general, remarked:
1T is all right, | have gained a
new daughter without the fuss of II
marriage"