Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-22
MUST WAIT A YEAR
UItimatum to Young Woman
Who Sought Matrimony.
MOTHER HALTS ELOPERS
Fruitless Flight of Miss Hrobsky and
Frank Won de Westelaken.
CAME HERE FROM MILWAUKEE,
Bride-to-Be Consents to Return
Home-Her Lover to Fol
low Later.
MOTHER HALTS ELOPERS
CAME HERE FROM MILWAUKEE,

old and the latter twenty-thrce were
grieyously disappointed this morning
when Informed they could not he married
in the District. They had eIoped from
milwaukee,. the home of tho prospective
bride. going to Alexandria. the home Of
the parents of the would-bc groom. Peter
Won de Westclaken. the young man $
father. is brewmaSter at the Robert Port
nor Brewing Company's plant in Alex
andria.
About year aso young Nestclaken
went to Milwaukee to enter business. lie
soon met Miss IIrobsl.y and was attentive
to her. The young man won the esteem
of the woman he wanted as his mother
in-law, but the latter thought her daugh-
ter was too young to get married.
There was no evidence at police head
quarters in this city this morning that
the young man had asked Mrs ilrobsky
for her daughter. but the latter made
1t plain that she objected to her daueh-
ter getting married at this time be-
cause of her youth
Says Ruby Is Too Young.
IF Ruby had waited a year. She said,
lit would have been all right. Frank
seems to be the right kind of d young
man, but Ruby is too young to get
married..
Inspector Boardman heard the state
ment of Mrs. Mary IIrobsky and her
daughter. He also heard what the young
man from Alexandria had to say.
RUBY will have to go home with me-.
Mrs. Hrobsky declared. and I'm sorry
she pu. me to all this trouble.
The runaway daughter consented to
return with her mother. although evil
IDENTIFY disappointed at not having been
before her name. Frank said he would
go to Alexandria before returning to
Milwaukee. making 1t plain that one
year hence things will be different.
Miss Hrobsky left her home at $50 21st
street, Milwaukee, the latter part of the
week with her sweetheart and took the
twenty-six- hour ride to Alexandria. There
she met her prospective husbands par
ents for the first time. The parents and
the young lady seemed to be quite happy
over what was in prospect for today.
Mother Comes in Pursuit.
Hurrying cast on d train which left
Milwaukee several hours after that Oh
which the couple Travelled was Mrs.
Hrobsky She knew her daughter had
run away to get married and was GER
tain she would come to this city. She
rea ched here this morning and went at
once to see Inspector Boardman. Her
story was heard. and Detective Harry
Warren was sent with her 10 find her
daughter,
Learning that no marriage license for
the couple had been obtained Detective
Warren suggested 4 trip to Alexandria.
His suggestion met the approval of the
irate mother, and just as they reached
the station at Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street a train from Alexandria
pulled in.
Won de Nestelaken and his fiancee were
among the first TO step from the train.
Mrs. Hrobsky, tears filing her eyes, en-
braced her daughter. After the session
at police headquarters was ended. Miss
Hrobsky's name was entered as having
been arrested a fugitive from her
parents She will return to Milwaukee
with her mother tonight.