Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-16
ROMANCE Of SON
OF AMBASSADOR
ogden Mills Reid Will Wed ths
Social Secretary of His
Mother.

New York Feb. 1.-THE engagement Of
MISS Helen Miles Rogers to Ogden Mil.
Reid son OF the American ambassador ia
England Whitelaw Reid was announced
yesterday at Racine Wis, the home OF
the brioe-eiect by her mother Mrs. Ben.
! tsnn Talbot Rogers. For three wear,
MISS rogers has been the social secre.
tary or Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and it wa,
In ms mothers home that young REID
| first met and fell in love with Miss Roe.
| ers.
Though the fact that the amt ssador'.
i son was devoted TO his mothers secretary
has been known for some time the an.
nouncement Of their engagement will
cause more oress surprise among society
folk here
IL was three years ago that young Reid
first met Miss Rogers. She was then Mrs
! Reds secretary and was one Of the bis
house party at Wrest Park, where Am,
bassador and Mrs Reid had for thch
Euest King Edward group photo.
graph was taken OF the party and Mis-,
| Rogers appears standing at the side O.
Mrs Ogden Mills. Young Reid does not
appear in the photograph. but it is saic
he lost his heart to the secretary before
the camera man snapped the shutter ana
| just about as quickly
| From the beginning he paid court to
tho girl. Though her duties required
much OF her time young Reid found
hours when he and the girl could be
together. The wooinR progressed rap.
| idly. Reid was soon to start his news
paper career on his fathers paper, the
Tribune, and his trip abroad was
sort OF vacation to prepare him for the
life he soon was to take up. This
fact. perhaps. fastened the under
| standing that it is said existed before
young Reid left London for New York.
In September OF 1908 Mr.. Reid en-
tered newspaper work and one Of his
first assignments was hunting dow
| the elusive political item for hi:
fathers paper. one of the veteran
workers on the paper remarked that
Reid took to the work like fish 10
water" on his first day as n news
paper reporter But though his nes
work made many demands on his
time he found opportunity between,
assienmen 10 write to his sweet.
heart T. London. In this way thu
courtship was kept up. Both the Am.
hassador and Mrs Reid knew OF the
attachment betwee en- the young couple
and offered no opposition to the WOO.
ing.
SAW HER ON VISIT HERE
! on one or two occasions when Mrs
Reid visited New York Miss Rogers. o.
course, accompanied her That va
about the only time the girl and heI
devoted admirer met. Though the visit.
were short the young couple were much
I in each others company while Nj
| Reid was in New York. This fact wa.
observed by their friends here and
there were whispers of an engagement
but as Miss Rogers and Mr. Reid were
uncommuncatiVe the runors we're ur.
| verified.
Miss Rogers is about p years of aga
| She comes Of an old Wisconsin fami
which /. not wealthy The girl IS
| graduate OF Barnard College II.
brother, G.. V. Rogers. is secretary O..
the Mltchell-I.ewis Motor company
Racine. Mr.. Reid is about 1--WE years h
senior, lie is a graduate Of Yale and o.
| the Yale Law school and a member o
the New York oar as we'll as q membe'
OF the Chamber Of Commerce. Tniol
League club. Union club and other lead
J ing New ork CLUBS. since his eXperl
ence as reporter he has become
director and secretary Of the Tribuu,
association, which publishes the Tribune
WILL BE EDITOR SOME DAY.
A short time after he began hi
newspaper career on the paper OF
which some day he will be the editor
young Reid was asked how he liked
his new lob He said
Newspaper work has always beer
tho ambition OF my life. AS IT has
been the profession of my father
have always taken great interest il
It, MY experience has been very linn
| tied. 7 was on the Yale News. Poll
tics appeals to me most of all and
now I am trying to learn something
from 1t on the practical side
| Reid. as cub" reporter, did eX-
collent work. the veterans said, AMI
they declare that he is going to make
some boss" one of these days His
wedding to Miss Rogers, it was an
nounced, will take place about the
middle of March and the ceremony
will be performed at the home of the
bride In Racine
Ogden Reid Is already very wealthy
Ia his own right and will be immense
~ rich through the family Inherit
snces from his grandfather, d.
Mills.