Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
PASTOR MAKES
MATCHMAKING
SPECIAL WORK
Keeps House for Aged on Fees
He Collects for Performing
Marriage Ceremonies.
SCOPE is NATIONWIDE
East Needs Husbands, While
West Wants Wives, Is Expe-
rience Of Minister.

OMAHA, July 5.-"Here's a man
worth $1,000 and he wants wife"
| says the Rev. Charles w. Savidge, of
Omaha He's a big cattle man, and
last fall when he sent his range cattle
to market he cleaned up $4,000. He
is so years old, never. has been mar
ried and is a man Of good character.
l won't make his name and address
public. but when find a woman who
1 think will suit him I'll send her
name to him. He tells me he has
never had an opportunity Of becoming
acquainted with the right sort, so he
has asked me to ind him a wife"
| Mr. Savidge's fame as a matchmak-
er has spread far, and so many people
write him for mates that he has been
compelled to hire a special stenogra-
pher to take care of his correspond
ence. Rarely does a day pass that he
has not united from two to five cou-
Piles. All his marriage fees go to sup
| port a home for aged men and wom-
| en- which he established and main
tains in this manner. At present
there are about 35 inmates in his
House of Hope" None is ever asked
to pay board
Dane Seeks Matrimony.
Here's another fellow wants a
wife" he continued. This man is "a
years old, Dane by birth, owns a big
farm and is worth about $25, 900. He
says he doesn't know which way to
turn for wife. so he has asked me
to find one for him.
"A third one, an American. SO years
old, a rancher in Western Nebraska,
and worth $35,Org is in the same
| predicament. He's a bachelor-but
not an old one. Says he wants a wife
who likes ranch life. and that she will
not be asked to take part in the
roundup"
Recently Mr.. savidge was called TO
the Rosebud country in South Dakota
| to lecture a bunch OF ranckmen and
| homesteaders on the art of getting
married. The ranchers paid the ex-
! penses Of his trip. He took for his
subject, Have You Found Your Run
| ming Mate?" After his talk a big del
! egation of ranchers followed him to
the hotel for a more intimate talk.
| They wanted to keep him right there
until they were all supplied with
wives. He placed them in corre-
spondence with a number of women
who had asked Mr.. Savidge to get
| husbands for them.
Men in Biggest Demand.
That South Dakota bunch GER
| tainly did want wives" says Mr.. Saw
idge. They almost wanted to hold
me as a hostage. but l furnished them
the names and addresses OF a couple
| of dozen wsmen who have written me
| to get husbands for them. When
they finish with their counting and
get ready for the ceremony I'm going
back to tie them together
Far more women are seeking hus-
bands than there are men seeking
| wives" says Mr.. Savidge.
Every day brings me letters from
women-from here there and yonder.
Most OF the requests for husbands
come from back East, while most men
who want wives live in Western
| States.
Here is a request from a man who
evidently needs someone to look out
! for him. He's working man and has
not much money. but there is $500
| in the hands of trustee, who has
! instructions to build house with the
! money and deed it to the mans wife
| when he gets one. The money was
| left by his father. He lives In small
! Nebraska town.
| Here's a doctor in a Missouri River
! city. He has a fine home and $4,000
| in cash in the bank. He owns a farm
| of 225 acres about 10 miles from New
| York City and he goes down there
/ every summer for a few weeks He
| is 80 years old.
| Then here is a German, so years
old, worth 100000, with two Nebraska
| farms and several houses in a Ne
| brastka town.
IAN Omaha widow, aged 35. dark
| hair and eyes. with a splendid home,
! well furnished and complete, desires a
! husband, and none OF the men Of her
acquaintance seems to suit her. So
she has asked me to find her one
"A St. Louis school teacher, with
| her own home, wants a husband. SAYS
| she is tired of waiting for some St
| Louis man to propose. She is 80
years old and weighs about 120
| pounds. Likewise . Colorado school
| teacher 40 years old, good house
| keeper, says she wants an Eastern
| husband.
Here's a nice little telephone oper-
| ator who has grown tired of answer
! ing hello calls She is slender and
| dark and q years old. I'll bet l can
| find her a husband in a week"
Mr.. Savidge has performed the
wedding ceremony for more than 5000
applicants.