Evening star., 1911-08-30
Couple Go for Ride and Marry
Before They Return.
CEREMONY AT MIDNIGHT
Miss Marie T. Morgan Becomes Wife
of Alexander M. Elliott.
SURPRISE TO THE PARENTS
Groom, Who Had Been at Garfield
Hospital for Slight Operation,
Returned There.

Alexander Monroe Elliott, son of the
| late Thomas NJ. Elliott, started out for a
taxicab ride from Garfield Hospital yes
| terday afternoon, and before he went
back he had married, Miss Marie Tevis
| Morgan, daughter of Thomas P. Morgan
of 1715 Riggs place. Mr.. Elliott stayed in
| the hospital after the ceremony, perform
ed about midnight by Rev. G. ]. s. Hun
| Mott. and Mrs. Elliott went to her
fathers house. She didn't have,th nerve
this morning to tell the folks what had
happened. and il was not until inquiries
were made by Star. reporters that Mrs.
Morgan began to realize that her daugh-
ter. who had gone down to breakfast as
if nothing unusual had occurred, was
really and truly married.
Mr.. Elliott has been in business in
Pittsburgh for the past several months.
He and Miss Morgan have been friends
since the days when they went to school
together. and. growing up, they began
to take a little more than ordinary in
terest in each other However, a little
difference of opinion resulted in the two
not seeing each other for a long time.
and all the time he was in Pittsburgh.
it is understood, the two never even as
much as sent a picture post card one to
the other.
Went to Hospital.
He came east a few weeks ago. He
had to 60 to a hospital for slight op-
Grafton: noting serious at all, but when
Miss Morgan heard about it her alarm
was excited and she hurried to Garfield
Hospital.
He hadn't changed bit. except that he
was better looking than ever, so she said
today, and as for him, why he was 80
glad to see her that all the differences of
year few out the window and they
were engaged right then and there. That
was several days ago.
However, Elliott is going to California,
where he will go into the OIL business.
California is long way on and the
mails are slow. It's better, inquired M MT.
Elliott, to be married right here. This
determination seemed to grow as he
waxed stronger after the slight operation
which was performed
Suggested Ride.
Yesterday afternoon he showed some
signs of restlessness, and said that what
he needed right then was ride In a
taxicab. It's a terrible thing to be cooped
up in hospital when one has ambitions
toward matrimony. The doctors, however
with their customary care tried to dis
suade him from going out. and when they
found he wasn't to be dissuaded. they
instructed tne nurse, Miss Winona Tay-
lor, to go along and keep strict look
out on the patient.
And now see how chance played into
the arms of Cupid. just as the nurse
and Mr.. Elliott were going out OF the
hospital door Miss Morgan was going
oh I'm so. glad to see you.'' said Mr..
EHfotr: ..come on and take . ride.
& It's q safe guess that the nurse d1dn
have much to say on that ride. And. fur-
thermore, it was long ride. SO long, in
fact. that every one was hungry and the
hospital was a long way off. The Ebbitt
House was the handiest place where one
could get a thing to eat. so the taxi stop
ped outside the door, and in they all
went.
Thomas p. Green, jr., and Homer
Fletcher joined the dinner party. They
thought it was a dinner party for the
purpose of allaying hunger, not to pre-
cede a wedding ceremony.
Marie and l are going to be married
this evening"" rema rked Elliott, suddenly
| as he lit cigar.
No one took it seriously-even Miss
Morgan laughed. although it is to be
presumed she was laughing for joy.
That's right continued Elliott, be
fore morning"
Finally Found Clergyman.
They thought he was joking. However
when he directed the chauffeur to look
up q clergyman they knew he was Sc
rious. Clergymen were hard to find.
They tried six addresses and failed, and
finally got hold of Rev. Mr.. Hunnicutt
whose Office is at 33S Indiana avenue. He
told them they had overlooked that neces-
sary little detail, namely, a license.
Fletcher. who is a newspaper man,
happened to know about getting licenses
after hours. He telephoned to nearly
every one in the Office of the clerk of the
court. and finally got Fred OConnell to
go down to the courthouse and make out
license. 1t was then nearly midnight.
With the proper papers in hand, the
minister married the pair, with Miss
Taylor as maid of honor, and that was
all there was to it for the time being.
Mrs. Elliott went down to breakfast
in her parents home this morning but
every time she opened her mouth to
tell about the wedding a spoonful of
oatmeal interfered or something hap
pened, SO the family went in ignorance.
Surprise to Parents.
Her father was in his office about II
o'clock attending to his business affairs
when the telephone rang:
Yes this is Mr. Morgan"