The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-06
RICH GIRL
MARR|ES
[|FE-SAVER
PARENTAL IRE FOLLOWS
ELOPEMENT WITH
SALESMAN
CEREMONY AT RESORT;
MOTHER HIDES BRIDE
Steps Planned 10 Have New
Jersey Watering Place Mar
Tlsgs Annul|ed

f Asbury Park. \. j., Sept. 6.--Ileiress
to $l,0O0,0OQ and known as one OF
the most beautiful young women OF
the West. Miss Helen 0'Brien OF st.
Louis has set the exclusive Spring
Lake society circles agog by becoming
the bride of yohn How.and. master
life saver at the Spring Lake bathing
grounds, following an elopement. The
meas OF the wedding OF her daughter
has just reached the ears OF the moth.
or. Mrs. Rosie 0'Brien, who ii Is said,
has begun legal action to have the
marriage annulled. Since the marri-
age. which occurred In Avon, Friday
August 25 the young bride has been
hidden from her athletic young hus-
band and his frequent calls at the
summer home Of the O'IIilens have
been met BY cool replies and not as
much as Il glimpse OF his bride.
Miss OI,rlen. or rather Mrs. How.
land only recently turned Is. She Is
q brunette and came 10 Spring Lake
4 few weeks ago from Western con
vent, where she Is being educated.
Her father, under the terms OF whose
will Miss Helen received an inherl.
tance OF Sl.G00.0O0, was leading bust
ness man OF ST. Louis. and heavy
stOckholder In several railroads.
The romance had It's inception In 4
Western city, where Rowland met
Miss O'Brien while he was o travelling
ealesman sfor Philadelphia house.
Miss OBrien was attracted by his
powerful build and handsome face, for
Rowland Is 4 feet inches In height.
deep chested. dark complexloned anu
has fire features. Their cOurtshlp In
the Western city was marked by It's
breyity,g but Howland learned from
the young woman that she would
spend her summer in Spring Lake. and
it was agreed that they should see
eacn other at the shore resort.
Howland was early on the scene. Sc
curing n position as life guard at the
bathing grounds at the opening OF the
sea son. a few weeks later Miss
O'Brien arrived with her mlther aud
guardian. Lawyer II. d. Montgomery
Miss O'Brlen took daily plunges in
the surf, but the suspicious of her
mother were not aroused when she
fingered to talk to the manly looking
red-uniformed life guard.
Friday afternoon. August 26. the
couple decided to el3pe. Going to the
rectory of ST. GATHERINGS Catholic
church, they asked Father Lyons to
marry them, but he refused on the
grounds that Hwland Is Protestant.
undeteired by this unexpected inter.
ference with their plans. the young
couple went TO Avon, where at the
parsonage CT the Avon Baptist church
the pastor, Rev. Thomas II. Taylor,
made them man and wife.
While the ceremony was being per.
formed Miss O'Briel, from a window
in the parsonage, recognized her moth
er's motor ear, containing Mrs. o.
Bren and Mr. Montgomery, her guard
ians pass the parsonage on its way TO
Rumson rold, trip that had been
plaDned IN the morning. but which
Miss O'Brien had helped spoil by her
absence. The next day the girl was
questioned as to where she nad been
the afternoon before. became confused
In making her excuses. and finally un-
der a cross-fire OF questions from
Lawyer Montgomery, confessed her
secret
Immediate plans were made for taxi
Inc the soung woman from Spring
Lake. Trunks were hurriedly packed
and the next day the report spread
that Miss O'BIien had returned to st.
I.onis. Residents IN the vicinity OF
the ODrien summer home. however,
declare the yonng lady is still In
Spring Lake and being kept In hid
Ing from her young husband. How
lard declares he was legally wed and
Indignantly denies reports that he has
considered monetary settlement II
he win agree 10 an annulment. How
land IS 22 years old. He formerly re-
sisded in Philadelphia.
Il Is said thai Mr.. Montgomery has
taken legal aeilon with a view TO hay
ing the marriage set aside. However
neither Mr.. Montgomery nor Mrs. o.
Brien win discuss the ease. which, In
It's present status, Is one of consld
erable mystery.
Rowland IL the most popular of life
savers al The Spring Lake bathing
grounds. He Is strong swimmer and
numerous resenes; already have been
credited to him this sumpeFs BY his
friends In tho resgrtrhe n knb&n' is