New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
Sister Shows Her and w. Seward
Webb. Jr.. How to Get Mar.
ried in Wilmington.
FAMILIES WANTED A DELAY
But Young Couple Wouldn't Wait
and Elopers Of Last June
Help Them TO Foil Pa
rental Wishes.


daughter of the Mayor Of Nepr York.
came here from New York TO-DAY and
were married in the First Presbyterian
| Church by the Rev J r stoncifsr. In
eloping they followed the example %
/ Mrs Webb's sister. Mrs Harry X Vim
gut who was married hero on June -.
1910 Mr. and Mrs Vingut came on
With the young couple showed them the
tricks Of smooth elopment. and acted
as witnesses and attendants
| When the party reached town Mr. Vim
gut looked for Attornev General GRAY 20
tell him he wanted lvense for hts
pife's sister and Young Webb son y, Or.
| " Seward Webb. the fnsncier llr
GRAY had made the marriage of the Yin
/ CUTS easy last June. but ha vas out -
town to-day
However. license vas obtained With
out much difficult
Greeted by ATTORNEY Genera.
When ATTORNEY General GRAY returned
70 his Office this afternoon he found The
Webbs and the vingIte awaiting him
vingut greeted him cordially and said.
/ Well the elopement ~ Edith and ny
self here last June set good example
20 the Gaynor family. This afternoon
| Gertrude Gaynor anG Mr. Webb also
came TO Wilmington and were married
! The Attornev General congratulated
them. and then the party walked down
Market street. the principal thorough
fare. and stopped IT \ drug store for
soda water feast. The health ~ ths
bride and bridegroom was drunk IN thst
temperate fashion.
After the wedding feast" the bridal
party started for Philadelphia Thence
the Webbs took train for Los Angeles
where they will live. while the Ninsuts
returned n New York
Every effort vas made 70 keep IN.
marriage secret Tho clergyman refused
70 discuss the wedding ar ALL and every
one else concerned was equally reticeni.
But cabnan told a friend he had driven
the quartet. and secrecy was at an end
| y.
bridegroom. when seen az his house. No
a. East 44th street. last night. said he
vas not surprised 70 learn that the mar
riage Of his nephew TO Miss Gaynor had
taken place.
They have known each other for
about a wear" said Major Webb. and
the parents on both sides had consented
70 the Young couples marrying There
was a time limit placed on the matter
however. as n vas thought that the
ceremonv ought 70 De deferred until my
renheD. was better established in busi-
rese He Is nov clerk with J. ?. Nor
gan & CO.
1T would appear that the Young pAo-
ple resented the delay. for l understand
that accompanied by a number ~
friands thev started for wilmington
Del this morning The ceremony vas
performed in that city by clersJ man.
D,hose name have not vet learned
After the ceremony the couple
turned to this city and will say WIN
Mrs Ralph Pulitzer. a sister of ne
bridegroom. The father ot Mr. Neon -
AZ present in the West on business.
er;d.oroon,'s Father Fnsrcier.
nv " Seward Webb father ~ The
bridegroom. is we'll known in hnanc'al
circles He was born in this city IN 1871
s,d vas graduate ~ the College ~
PHYSICIANS and Surgeons. After MS
,,.dua-ion he continued the study of
r,adicine in Vienna. In 1881 he married
,,,ss lila Osgood Vanderbilt daughter
- william n Vanderbilt. and shortlr
o,,a-u,ard became connected with me
Vanderbilt system of railroads for
.,ar, years he was president ~ the
wagner Palace car Company He also
Rad charge Of the construction ~ the
Adirondack & s. Lawrence Railroad.
ensllv assuming IT'S presidency.
Or. Webb has famous place IN Yer
non. which he calls Shelbourne Farms
II is one of the finest country seats ana
stock farms in America. II consists o,
three thousand acres lying TWO hundred
feet above Lake Champlain
Miss Gertrude Gaynor. the Mayors
eldest daughter. caused a stir IN March
1910 when il was announced that her
erzagement 20 Alexander :. Netherel
Md hsen broken of Miss Gaynor and
Mr. Vetherel had been sVeethesrts from
obudhood Wetherel is a wealthy bro
Ter of this city. He first met Miss Gay
nor at -. James Long Island. soon az
,sr her father bought his country place.
Deep Wells
Their engagement was announced IN
November 1903 Friends ~ both fami-
lies were quietly told Of the breaking
., the engagement three months later.
but efforts 10 keep the matter quiet were
, ,thou, avail II was said at the time
that the Young couple had decided mat
,hair ,emperan.ents were not entirely
oo,,,natihle and that they had better
break their engagement There was no
d,sagreement or family objection. The
oo,,nle decided that they could not marry
bannilv and agreed to end the engage
mept.
During the Mayors long convalescence
in 81. Mary's Hospital. in Hoboken, AFTER
he was shot last summer hts daughter
Gertrude cared for the younger children
az her fathers summer home at St
James
Sisters Elopement Model
Almost year ago another daughter
NJ the Mayor eloped and caused a stir IN
Nsv York Miss Edith Gaynor and