The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-22
BILL LEARY GETS
JOYOUS WELCOME
Popular Salt Lake Man and
Bride Enthusiastically Re-
ceived by Friends.
RICE BY THE SACKFUL
Tiny White Kernels Fairly
ShoWered Upon Bridal Party
During Auto Journey.
RICE BY THE SACkFUL

Popularity carries its own penalty, a
statement which w. II. Leary is now
willing to attest. We're "Bill' less
popular, the things that happened to
him yesterday wonld never have be-
fallen, and his return would have been
attended with no more demonstration
than the Homecoming of the humble
and the mediocre.
Perhaps "Bill" was partially re-
sponsible for the excitement that nt-
tended his reception. You see, "Bill'
had wooed and won beautiful and
accomplished young lady whose home
was in Iowa. The natural and very
commendable outcome Of ''Blll 81 sue
cessful courtship was wedding. But
"Bill'' made a mistake when he sought
to keep the return of himself and his
bride a secret. Chip didn't know
Of the hundreds Of friends who were
Keeping close tab on him and his move
meuts.
'sBill' is the grand knight Of the
local council of the Knights of CO.
lumbus. His fellow knights were some
what aggrieved that their grand knight
should go away and get married and
try to sneak back into town. There
fore they plotted and planned.
Lay in Rice Supply.
First off, they bought whole sack
of rice, for which they paid two hard
earned silver dollars. Working in
squads and relays, they scattered the
rice in every place where the bride
groom could possibly stand or SIT when
he and his bride returned. Therefore
,t o1y hot bo ftph
Kcnsingtou prepared for Mr.. and Mrs
Leary were literally bcsprintled with
rice. The closets were filled With it..
The curtains were accorded generous
handfuls. Tho bed received attention.
Therefore, it was. too, that the pom
derous tones in "Bill 81 law office
were given the rice cure. When Mr..
Leary, in pursuit Of some precedent,
takes down the Massachusetts report,
confident of finding an authority on
PIP, 762 Commonwealth VS.. Jones, he
is likely TO be deluged with a shower OF
rice, for between the leaves Of the law
books there ]urk vast quantities OF
rice. Ibid. and supra. are fairly aching
to belch forth little white kernels.
Gets Cordial Welcome.
Having prepared the silent portion
Of the reception to Mr.. Leary and his
bride, couple of knights engaged two
automobiles. Tie two cars were at the
Oregon Short Line station when the
Los Angeles Limited, bearing the happy
bridal party, rolled in, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leary were assigned to the tonneau
Of one of the cars. The other was oc-
cupied by Mr.. Leary's Jealous friends
and numerous sacks of rice.
The chauffeur who twisted the steer
ing wheel of the bridal car had his lu-
structions. Those instructions were to
drive slowly and lengtbily. The in
structions were carried out TO the let
ter. The chauffeur drove with provok
ing lack of speed and also he drove
over practically every street In the
city.
Rain of Rice.
Behind the slow moving honeymoon
car came the automobile with the ex-
uberaot friends and the rice. The
latter was projected at intervals in
handfuls at the bridegroom and his
bride, so that, throughout the long
ride, they were literally under a beau
tiful white spray all the time,
1t was only when the supply of rice
was exhausted that Mr.. Leary's cbauf-
feur was permitted to "put 'er on the
high and thus the torment euded
The devious route traversed by the
bridal car and the reception party was
marked by a trail of tiny white par
ticles which had its beginning at the
Oregon Short Line station and its end
many miles away.
After it was over Mr.. Leary admit,
ted that his. friends seemed mighty
glad to sec bim.