The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-03
TWO SLOAN.DE KAY WEDDINGS
~ ESDAY'S IN CHI RON ~ NEW
IORk. ~ as THE SECOND.


/ Hrothrr. In On the Deal, Owns Up.
MIR and Mrs William Simpson Sloan
sailed for Europe Yesterday unconscious
: OF tho stir they had created In their
own circle OF friends They were mar
ried on Tuesday afternoon a, Grace
Church by Bishop David n. Greer. and
the church was crowded with invited
guests. Mrs Sloan was Miss Janet Craven
de Kay. daughter OF Mrs. Sidney de Kay
OF ~ West Ninth street. and the bride
groom is n grandson Of the late Samuel
sloan. who was president Of the Delaware.
LaCsawanna and Western Railroad. His
best man was Samuel Sloan I'd. his
brother
When the published descriptions Of
the church wedding were read in Hack
ensack some officials there remembered
n wedding that took place four weeks
ago under peculiar circumstances. They
remembered that one Of the wedding
part had said the bridegroom is the
grandson Of one of this country's big
railroad presidents
Some time between II o'clock and
midnight on Thursday. October y. "a
big automob bile with merry party of
young peopl" ran into Hackensack.
Charles, Greber, policeman. was stand
ing on the street near headquarters and
one member OF tn. automobile party
asked him where marriage license
could h. got Grebsr directed them TO
A.
did not know the way about Hackensack
he got into the automobile and directed
the chauffeur. Assessor Ellery had gone
TO bed. but 10 accommodate his visitors
h" got mp and gave them tn. license
Then they wanted "A Justice Of the peace
ana away went the automobile again.
directed Ivy Greber. to the home OF jus
tice of the Peace r NJ Johnson. He
too had gone to he'd but rose. dressed
aud soon tied the knot The contracting
parties asked Assessor Ell.ry and Justice
Johnson not to tell anything about the
wedding because they wanted to surprise
seine of their friends.
Policeman Greb"r was seen riding on
the automobile. and when asked about
u the next dav he adnitte ed that there had
been a wedding and that one of the con-
tracing parties WAS a relative OF a former
president Of a big railroad company This
hint and the wedding announcement
made some curious person hunt through
the records Of the State board OF health
At Trenton and a certificate was found
there which told that Janet Craven de
Hay. aged 20, Of 50 West Ninth street
New York. and William Simpson Sloan
a ged - Of S25 West 18th street. New
York. were married by T. NJ Johnson
justic, Of the Peace of Hackensack. on
Oct q The witnesses were Charles
Grrb-r and Samuel Sloan I'd The license
WAS granted Ivy Assessor W p. Ellary
Justice johnson would say nothing
about the wedding yesterday except
h. had oficiar.d AZ one on October q and
that h.. had received fee NJ SO for his
services Assessor Eilerv too was mum
on the subject, and Policeman Gr-ber said
he paid SO little attention 20 1t that he
could not recall the names Of the couple
married
Mrs Sidney de Nay was taken by sur
prise when told that her daughter had
been married month ago She de-
clared that IL was absurd 1t must he
SOM. practical joke Mrs d. Hay said.
Jut very poor oiA& ~ lnaI
After that. though. there was some
s,igating and Eckford &. d. Kay. the |
brother Of the bride gave ont the follow
ing statement last night:
Tn. report that Mr. and Mrs Will. am /
simpson Sloan wer. married in New Jer- |
sey several weeks ago has been inv.sti- |
gated 10y the family and is found 20 be |
correct II can only be explained by the !
fact that they didn't fully railiz. the i'm
portanc. 81 their action. as they both ,
felt that the civil marriage. although
legally binding. would not he complete.
10 them until after tn. "Igious service
had been performed. After tn. mar
rage by tn. jis,ic. 81 tn" peace. their
brother. Samuel sloan I'd. with whom they
had been aitomobIling, brought them
back 10 Mrs do Rays house AT 81 West
Ninth street IN his car. hut none 81 them
SAID anything about 1t
That IL was a foolish and III judged
action il all the censurc which ~ requires
This statement "a given ont 10y Mrs
4. Nay and Mrs. Sloan jointly after
finally Locating the brother that was in
On III. deal