The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-29
ROMANCE OF YEARS
HAS ENDING HERE
Marriage in July Of Mr.. Martin
/. and Miss MCGUIRE Just
Made Public
TELL THEIR FRIENDS
AND LEAVE ON TOUR
Popular Young North Carolina
Couple, Who Had Become
Estranged, Have Recon-
citation in Richmond

MIR. and Mrs Charles Hubert Mar
tin. of Smithiied. y. G.. passed
through Richmond Thursday ON their
honeymoon trip 10 New York. Where
by romance IL revealed.
Charles Hubert Martin is private
secretary To- United States Senator
Overman. OF North Carolina Mrs.
Martin Is Annie Lou. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Henry Mcclure. of
Smithheld. Mr. and Mrs. Martin were
married In Richmond July 10, 1910.
The marriage Was kept secret until
"Wednesday, Then few friends in
Smithfeld were notified just before
AIR. and Mrs. Martin took the train
North To escape congratulations.
But the secret marriage liz not the
only part Of the romance. for were
the story of Charles Hubert Martin
and his bride told at length in true
noyelistie fashion. II might serves AS
theme for j. NJ. Barrie. who il Mrs.
Martins fasorite author. 1t IL said.
ANYWAY. IL - the story u the wor-
thy Young man az excellent family
that s1s,atns Ii sudden reverse Of for
tune. %. Il struggi. for all education.
how he conquered all obstacles in
that direction, and from "a country
school teacher In Il South Carolina
town. became potential political
figure in North Carolina politics Also,
how he woocd won, nearly lost ana
then secretly married the girl of his
heart and finally enc Christmas wee
presented himself with the greatest
oi ALI Christmas gfts-~a bride and
a home
Anyway, that Is how the story goes.
and by the New Year all the friends
Of Mr. and Mrs. Martin viii be IA
millar With Il. although IL started ten
years aga. and nearly cost Mrs. Mar
tin sirlhood friendships toward the
close.
Love nj FIRST sight
II started so1n after the young
Charles HueArt Martin graduated
from Wake Forest College. with moth
ing more than his diploma and his
health with which to make his way
In the world He got a chance To
teach In a South Carolina country
school and III grabbed "a II. and
caught II. Whieh is fashion he
has.
Later hr heard that Congressman
Pcus Of North Carolina, needed n pri-
yate secretary. He went after that
Job and landed IL. So /. was h. CAME
TO SmthtieEd ten years age
one day he ssa a head Of yeIiow
hair and perfect complexion 60 he
aud he became interested She was
Annie Lou Mcclure. daughter OF r.
IA. Mcclure. tobacco merchant. for.
merly Of Richmond and she was snst
about fourteen. But that was ten
years age
To this day it Is told how tuhte
Martin hung around places where
golden haired Annie Mcclure mixht
lie found. much to the Amusement of
older girls They wondered why he
was So silent when he called upon
them and found tho little maid pres
ent They are not wondering nov.
Charles Hubert went To Washing
ton as priVat. secretary TO Congress-
man Pen. Annie Lou Mcclure went
To Raleigh to ii girls school. Whii.
In Washington Charles Hubert found
time 10 take a law euursa in Co
himhian university. Also he found
time and political reasons To make
iiyinK trips TO Raleigh.
During the closed political season
Charles Hubert spent hts time in
Smithileld. When he got his degree
he praoiiced law there. lie had 4
chance To see Miss Mcclure quite OF =
ten, for she spent her holidays at
home. bat when her term in school
ended Charles Hubert saw an end to
the Raleigh trips.
Parted. Then Met ller.
3AAatt AfaN t1tEIs oWtNeT.
She had married sister Mrs. Kate
Sherwood. living in Richmond or
course. she visited her. Strange to
say. Charles Hubert was forced to
make political trips To Richmond
about the same time.
In the meHntime he had become
private secretary t. Senator over
man upon the recommendation of
Representative Peu.
marriage bells when they quarreIed
Runners reached Charles Hubert's ears
that there WAS another" And that
was just one year ago. They parted,
one disconsolate, the other quite SO.
For six months they were parted. And
then
Well, last July Miss Mcclure came
to Richmond to visit Mrs. Sherwood
soon after Charles Hubert Martin cali
I'd to see his friend. Mrs. Sherwood.
The latter person rose to the oeca-
sion:
You two little FOOLS she remark
ed. ..why don't you get married and
end this
Charles Hubert looked AT Ankle
Lou and went out When he came
back he had q marriage license. Chap
eroned by Mrs. Sherwood. they called
upon the Rev. DR. Smith, pastor OF
! Charles Hubert Martin went 10 WASH
ington and Mrs. Annie Lou Martin
went home I" Smithfield with a ring
she did not wear on any OF her fin
gers.
Then came worries All Smithleld
had marked the courtship and looked
for big wedding. When leased about
Ii by her girl friends Annie Louis re-
plies became SO ambiguous that not
. Il few became buffed.
She waited until Charles Hubert
came to Smithfieid. Then she broke
the news 70 Mrs. Martins parents, at
i ter swearing them to secrecy. When
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclure revived Charles
Hubert said that II wouldn't be any
10 20 announce the wedding then. FOR
~ had. TO 60 West on a congressional
cummittee junket and couldn't take
Ms wife
Besides. prudent Annie argued. they