The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-01
QUEEN 70 RESCUE |:
WlLHELMiNA OF NETHERLANDS
AIDS LOVERS IN NEW YORK
CITY TO WED.
Young Woman Stenographer Was
Proxy For Bride here--Young
Man Proxy For Groom in
Holland.

Kansas City, April 3O.--After being
married In two ceremonies by proxy,
he In Kansas City and she in Holl-
and, Wilhelm Ashes and his bride
were married again in New York
City and are now in Kansas City,
happy that the three weddings have
united them for all time. They had
been engaged several years, but when
they were ready to marry ittook them
four months to become husband and
wife. And If II. had not been for tne
work done in their behalf BY John T.
M. Johnston, chairman Of the board
Of directors Of the National Reserve
Bank, and by Queen Wilhelmina OF
Holland, they would not have been
married yet
Tim glad it's over" said DR.. Jonn'
ston today. Il married them once
myself--that is, married him, in my
office here. to one OF my stenogra'
pliers, who acted as proxy for Kat
rina Riefbebber, the bride in Hol
land. 1t took me four months to get
them married for keeps"
Or. Johnston, besides being ban
ker, is a Baptist minister.
How Il Happened.
The way this wedding happened to
stretch over four months, and the
reason that the good Queen Wilhei
nina came to take a personal inter
eat in Il was all because OF a stupid
immigration law, with all sorts OF
wkereases and wherefores which res
trict the coming of single women 70
this country
Asjes was engaged to marry Kat
riaa when he left Holland year ago
and he promised to send for her at
anon az he got a good job here. he
found the Job as soon as he arrived
He became landscape gardener FOL
Or. Johnston at Sunset Lodge. the
bankers country home, near Swope
park. And four months ago he tolt
tha banker OF his love for the gir
in Holland and that he longed te
br,ng ner here and marry her,
Nen the trouble began. Lawyers
were consulted and they said Kat
rfaa would have to be married before
she could get past Ellis Island. bu'
wilhelm could not go clear across
the Atlantic to marry her, he was
soo moor for that. And, besides, ne
had the bankers lawn to look after
Finally lawyer, brighter than the
others. suggested that maybe the!
could be married with Wilhelm her
and Katrina over there, sort o
hands-across-the-sea idea. And so J
was planned.
lnvokes Queens Aid.
Wilhelm wrote to Katrina and a
the, same hour of the same day tW'
months ago Dir. Johnston marriet
Wilhelm to one Of his stenographer
,u.his private office in the bank an'
Katrina was married to a man frien'
N Wplhelm In Holland, declarinl
tnat he acted for Wilhelm. But tn
immigration officials refused to re
cognize this marriage and declared
they would not let Katrina land u
America.
Then Or. Johnston appealed to tn
mitch consul in Washington and NJ
vas SO struck with the strange plign
~ The two lovers that he wrote AM
INA the Queen Of Holland all abou
q Her majesty, having married 10
love herself, and having had some oil
aculty about 1t. too, sent for katrin
and gave her letter, in the roya
handwriting, to the immigration orr
cials in New York, telling them tina
Katrina was a good girl and yer
much in love with the young Ho
lander in Kansas City, and askin
that she be allowed to land Il
America.
with that letter Katrina came y
New York and Wilhelm met ne
there. however, before the immigra
tion officials would let them leav
EMS tslani they sent for a ministe
and saw them married according :
law.
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