The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-27
ARE HONEY-MoONING AT
TIE SAN CARLOS.

Pensacola friends of the groom were
much Interested yesterday in the ar
rival Of Mr.. John Parker Montgomery.
of New Orleans, with his bride, who
was Miss Una May Merrill OF Mobile,
prior to her elopement with Mr.. Mont
gomery.
The couple are spending their
honeymoon at the San Carlos hotel,
and the groom, who travels into Pen
sacoia every two weeks, Is being con-
graduated by his many friends. Mr..
Montgomery's home paper, the Times
Democrat, printed the following wire
from Mobile yesterday concerning the
marriage;
Society is all agog over the elope-
nent and marriage today of Miss Una
May Merrill, beautiful society girl Of
this city. John Parker Montgomery Of
New Orleans is the bridegroom.
Miss Merrill and Mr.. Montgomery
met in the business district today and
were Immediately driven to the chapel
of st. Johns Episcopal church. There
tho ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Gardner c. Tucker.
The marriage Of Miss Merrill came
as a surprise to her mother, Mrs. NJ.
L. Merrill, of 90 South Hamilton
this morning, her mother said, it was
to visit a friend. First intimation Of
the marriage OF Miss Merrill and Mr..
Montgomery came with the request
for a license at the probate office.
Miss Merrill was known to Clerk
Price Williams. This Is a surprise; I
thought there was a match between
Miss Merrill and Capt. -,' in
quired the clerk Of the groom-to-be.
Perhaps So" exclaimed Mr.. Mont
gcmeTy, there is a dark horse in
most races. and am the dark horse
in this race"
The Mobile Register, which prints
an attractive picture of the bride. has
the following to say:
During the Lenten season of 1911
Miss Una Merrill, the eldest of Mrs.
NJ L. Me1Ttll's two handsome daugh-
ters was resting after a gay social
season, az she made her debut only
last year. her final triumph coming
when she served as maid Of honor
to that beautiful Queen of the Car
nival Miss Helen Buck Taylor. This
Lent she is a bride, for her marriage
occurred Monday when she plighted
her troth at high noon to Mr. John
Parker Montgomery of New Orleans,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. B, Montgom-
cry family prominent in New Or
leans.
The romance which eliminated in
Tic IsukI lA60 VI yesterday began IN
the early fall, when Kirmess rehear-
sails were in progress, Miss Merrill
being one OF the dancers IN the Kir-
mess and meeting Mr.. Montgomery
at that time. Later in the season
she visited New Orleans where she
was entertained at a beautiful dinner
by Mr.. Montgomery's mother. For
the past two weeks he has been in
Mobile. being Ill at the Cawthun no
tel where he was stopping, and Sun
day evening called on his fiRncee,
when plans were made for their mar
riage, which was solemnized at st.
Johns rectory with Very Rev. Gardi-
ner G. Tucker, rector Of St Johns
church performing the ceremony in
the presence Of Mrs. Tucker, Miss
Fannie Bond and W. H. Fitzpatrick.
Jr.
The bride who is a tall handsome
brunette of the dashing Spanish type
was married in blue coat suit with
hat to correspond Mr.. Montgomery
intended leaving on Monday for a
business trip to Pensacola. but with
the best laid plans Cupid sometimes
iDterferes az was the case yesterday.
The groom who Is associated with the
Parker Blake Drug Company OF New
Orleans, is named for his uncle Blake
a member Of the firm and Will take
his bride to New Orleans to make
her home, where a cordial welcome
awaits her from members of his
family"