The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-22
JACK BERGSTROM
A SWIFT LOVER
Meets Blond Beauty Saturday
Leads Her to the Altar on
Monday Morn.

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days courtship and then clopemgnti
telegram to tho girls parents, a stormy
scone with father and brother, and
then forgiveness.
Such was the rapid FIRE love making
Of Ethel Lillian Cooper ana John Ray
mond Bergstrom, who met for the first
time Saturday and we're married Mon.
day morning.
Music was the magnet which drew |
them together. Ethel Cooper has been
well known in San Francisco musical
circles since she composed the Portola
march. They met at San Anselmo at
the house of mutual friends, talked
music for awhile, then talked love, and
then eloped.
Miss Genevievs Marsh, ehum of Miss
Cooper and a distant relative of the
bridegroom, was the innocent match
maker. She had often talked to Ethel
about John BergstIom, dwelling on his
powers as a musician, his good looks
and other qualities Ethel IS interest
ana curiosity were aroused.
Affairs Iiven Up.
Miss Marsh invited her to house
party ut her Anselmo home. Miss
Marsh is the daughter of F. D. Marsh
and with her parents is very fond of
entertaining Young people over the
week end Meanwhile Bergstrom ar
rived in San Francisco from Honolulu
on a brief visit. OF course he was ia
- ETAhol ~
arrived Friday night. There was a
score of guests present, but she looked
in vain for John Bergstrom of Homo
lulu. Things were rather slow that
evening for Ethel, bit not the next
day, Saturday.
On that day "John'' arrived. Intro
auctions were brief. So was John. He
was calling her 'fEthel" almost before
he had unpacked his suitcase. That
evening there were strolls abo1t the
attractive grounds Of the Marsh home,
little chats about Emusic under the
grape arbor and tete-a.tetes in the
arawingroom. Two other young men,
who were deeply attracted by the fair
haired beauty Of Ethel Cooper, sought
to engage her in conversation and
claim her attention in various ways,
but John Bergstrom never left her side.
John, Always John.
Next morning the entire party went
for a ride over the surrounding cOun-
try. A fourth anxious swain endeav-
Ored to sit in the seat beside Miss
Cooper, bat John Bergstrom got there
first. There was no stopping him.
BY evening ne had progressed fI--
,r-O-,1l
six months. A little more than day
and a half had passed, and they were
miles beyond the engagement post. He
proposed in the grape arbor that night.
Ethel said "yes.
"We will be married tomorrow" de-
elared John.
''This is awfully sudden" stammer-
ed Ethel.
"sure," agreed John, "but that is
my way"
And his way went. Mr.. and Mrs.
Marsh and Genevieve knew nothing
about it. Neither did the other guests
They suspected that it was love at first
sight, but had no idea that an elOpe-
ment was being planned,
The next morning, Monday, John and
Ethel left to take the train for San
FranciscO-at least, that is where they
limited they were going.
But on the station platform their
destination changed.
0Gsan Francisco or San Rafael7'
asked Ethel, with one last faint protest
against her lovers speed.
"San Rafael" whispered Bergstrom,
Selling her by the arm and helping her
rboar1 the electric train.
"What ministerl'' asked the girl
when they reached San Rafael.
e'The first one we come to, declar'
sd John.
Rev ]. W. Stinson performed the
ceremony. Mrs. Z. G. Shlltz was the
witness.
Then the couple returned to the
Marsh home at San Anselmo and con
fessed that they were married. Sur
prise, alarm and confusion filled the
household.
s'What will your father and mother
sayf'' cried Mrs Marsh.
To find ont they sent telegram to
s. NJ. Cooper, 1850 Jackson street
Papa Cooper and Brother Charley came
over post haste. Just what they said
10 Ethel and John is not known. There
were tears, explanations ana nhally wv
first steps toward forgiveness. Mrs
Marsh accompanied them all back t,
San Francisco to the Cooper home
where John and Ethel made their peace
with Mrs. Cooper.
Every effort was made by both FAM
lies TO keep the swift courtship AM
runaway match secret, but thro1gl
some subtle source il leaked out today
Ethel Cooper's age is given on the mar
rage license as q and BergstrOm Is a
"a. He is dark and handsome, and sh,
is ravishing blond. Her musical ca
feeF rs not limited by her composition
Of the "Portola March. -" She has com
posed songs which are being sung b.
many well known singers, notieeab
Alice Lloyd and Lille Lena She is ais
an accomplished pianist.
Bergstrom Is member Of a wealth
Honolulu family His father is one 9