The evening world., 1910-12-01
WILLIAM THAW Sd
AND MISS BRADLEY
WE'D AT ST. REGIS
Nephew of Stanford Whites
Slayer Wins Prize for Mend
ing His Ways.
HIS REMARKABLE TEST.
Once Spectacularly Wild Youth
Proves to Family His Sin
cere Reform.
HIS REMARKABLE TEST.

The victory o. sclf-ccn..
Pittsburg trained disposition was cc'r-
brated brilliantly late this afternoon
at the Hotel -. Regis, when Miss GLADYS
Virginia Bradley OF bridgeport wac mar
ried to william Thaw 81. II is IN. cul-
mination OF many months OF romance.
with a grim UNDERLYING Of a young mans
bitter fight to prove. first to his n'oth'r
and .hen TO mis- Intended bride ard
finally to her friends, that ic could keep
his promises to act In a convent onal,
self-rr specting manner
The wedding ccrcao1" was arr. Hred
In the reception room OF the Lou.' Nv.
suite OF the hotel. which was madt into
a bower OF chrysauthemums and palms.
The bride arranged TO he attended only
by her father. Charles Henderson Bra l.
ley. and the bridegroom WAS a..on-
panied by his best man, Franz Dlrmln
OF Pittsburg. \ canopy OF palms formed
a bower. and the Rev. Dr. Daniel Dor
chester OF Christ Church, Pittsbnrg.
came on TO read the service.
only about n hundred and nifty guests
were invited. All the DreXels and
Biddles OF Philadelphia, mary OF the
Thaw and Bradley relatives from Pitts
burg and a few outside friends were
among them. Neither ushers nor brides
maids were included In the plans for
the simple cersmony.
Both the bride and bridegroom
have felt and said that they felt
more than Is usual in their situation
that theirs was a very difficult con-
tract. to be faced with seriousness and
good sense rather than with a general
m~errymaklng and display OF clothes
and Jewels.
After the luncheon was
served in the banquet room OF the suite,
walled with American beauty roses
which was In marked contrast to
some wedding feasts which have fol-
lowed the union OF two Pittsburg houses
OF wealth.
William Thaw 3d IN n nephew OF Harry
X. Thaw. though the two are nearly OF
an age. His feats OF scattering money
along Broadway and the side streets
were not a bit less conspicuous than
those of his erratic uncle. though there
was none OF the violent %eccentricity OF
the other boy in the ncphew's conduct.
Ills wildness was always the result OF
stimulation.
He had the constitution OF an OK and
used II to the very limit OF It's capacity.
His name was a Joke from Plttsburg
TO New York ana Chicago and on all
the luxurious limited railroad trains be-
tween. His most conspicuous foolish
feat was his winning OF a wager that
he could drink more han seventy bran
dies and soda at one sitting. After
winning the bet lie was carried out OF
the Allegheny Country Club 20 a hospi-
tai and lay at the point OF death for a
week. In the end the achleyemen. was
the real turning point Of his lac,
Court Proceedings Unnecessary.
Utterly hopeless Of making i -
respecting man OF him his mother APP
piled 20 the courts 20 have her son adj
judged an habitual drunkdrd, SO that
guardians might be appointed to handle
his property. William Thaw ID came
out OF the hospital sober. promising
never to make r public fool OF himself
or the family again II his mother would
not enforce the humiliation OF a court
certificate of his worthlessness.
To Mrs. Thaw's unlimited Joy her son
kept sober pending the argument. She
prolonged 1t purposely TO make Tho
test longer. Young Thaw proved that
his word was good and even that he
could take a drink occasionally with
out trying TO empty the contents of
the whole bottle into himself imme-
diately thereafter. The court proceed
inga We're discontinued.
A little over n year ago Mr.. Thaw
whose attachment FOR Miss Bradley had
been known TO tho members of both
their families FOR several years. an
nounced his desire 10 marry her. Miss
Bradley liked him well enough. bu,
feared he might slip back into his old
ways. 1t was hard for her TO believe
that a younger generation Thaw would,
In sporting language. come back She
consulted her sister. Mrs. Biddle, who
knew the world and the Thaw family
more intimately than she.
Kept Six Months Pledge.
Mrs. Biddle visited Mrs. Thaw and
delivered the ultimatum of the Brad
ley family in about these words:
IF william will promise never 4
get drunk again. and II you will tel
my sister that you sincerely beliey,
he has character and determination
enough TO keep the promise; II YOU vii
tell me that If William were not re
lated TO you and Virginia we're you,
sister you would not oppose the mar
r~isge-and finally. II william win z,
six months without taking a singl,
drink. why. then sister viii MARI!
him"
Young William Thaw 81, who is thirty
three years old, settled down under IN,
bad boys burden, carried It 10 the enc
OF the six months route and now ma
thrown It yer the cliffs Of oblivion. II
has proved that he can control his appe
lite and that he means what he say vs.
The engagement was announced az tn,
end OF the six months test, Sept, 2 last