Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-21
oRAelTE DENIAL OF SECRET
WEDDING SUCH ADMITTED THE
CASE ON DAY OF WEDDING.
GUESTS ASSEMBLED FOR
THE EXPECTED WEDDING
On. Of eroon's Five Children Present
But the Others, AItho in Town, Alb
sent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
Wedding Week Before Does Not
Cause Much Surprise in San Diego.

Despite the denial week ago OF the
persistent rumor that they had been
married secretly, Ulysses S. Grant and
Mrs. America Will, the latter former
resident of this city, confessed to their
friends assembled for thei. wedding al
San Diego Saturday night that they hao
been married week ago.
An Associated Press dispatch from
San Diego tells of the announcement OF
the wedding Of a week before at the
expected wedding as follows:
San diego, Cal, July 2l.-The we'd
ding Of q. S. Grant, Jr, Of this city,
and Mrs. America Workman VIII. OF
Los Angeles. which was TO have taken
place at o'clock this evening, did not
occur.
Instead of a wedding, it was an
nounced to those present at the APP
pointed time that the marriage cere-
mony had been performed one Weeh
ago today. Judge George PuteEoaush
officiating. To many persons this was
not a surprise. as for several days there
had been persistent reports OF a secret
marriage, altho these were promptly
denied
"Only a few friends OF the Grant
family assembled for the wedding that
had been set for this evening. T. ,
Grant ", was the only one OF the
bridegroon's five children who was IN
the hotel parlor when the announce
ment Of the previous marriage was
made. Chaffee Grant and his sisters
altho in the city, absented themselves
AFTER the announcement which took
the place Of the expected wedding cere-
mony. a dinner was served to a fe"
friends of the Grant family.
"Mr. Grant will be 81 years old nex'
Tuesday. and Mrs. Grant is "a.
Grant Feared Sons Wrath.
special to the Chicago Inter Ocean
today say:
San Diego, Cal, July 2o.-With Z.
S. Grant and his bride. who was Mrs.
America Will. on their way to the
antipodes, business men who have
been close IN the confidence Of Mr..
and Mrs. Grant are more disposed to
talk, and today the real reasons for
the secrecy that for seven days
shrouded the marriage Of the son and
namesake of former president be-
came known. Grant was afraid OF his
son. Chaffee. who from the first in
timation Of his fathers plan TO take
a second wife had opposed the idea
with all his might, and even went 81
far as to threaten court proceedings.
Mr.. Grant is possessed OF an estate
which includes portions entailed ant
otherwise tied up. estimated at consid-
erabIy in excess Of 100000. All o!
this. with the exception Of those por-
tons so tied up as to be out of his
power. Mr.. Grant is said TO have
decided to the former Mrs. VIII il
a prenuptial agreement said to have
been signed July or 4, three or fou:
days after the marriage license was is
sued to the couple.
This action on the part OF the aget
bridegroom was kept a profound Sc
cret from every one except Mrs. Gran
and the attorneys who acted for he!
end drew up the papers.
Tn spite OF this a report Of tn
agreement reached Chaffee, the oldes
son, who came here last week ant
pleaded with his father to give up al
thoughts Of marrying Mrs. Will. Tn
old man refused, and it Is said h
ordered Chaffee from the hotel. Thi
interview was after the secret mar
ria1e"