The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13
BRIDE NOTED As A MUSICIAN
Gained Notoriety as Result Of 100000
Suit for Breach of Promise Brought
Against a Millionaire Manufacturer
Of Indianapois-To Live in Kenosha.

Gertrude Wakefield Hassler, Of Chi
cago, and formerly widely known to
the theatrical profession at Indianapo
lis, Ind, as "The Girl With the Auburn
Hair" who came into wide notoriety
a short time ago as a. result of
100000 suit for breach Of promise
against Carl w. Fisher, the Indiana
polls millionaire automobile manufact-
.urer, was married here at four o. CLOCK
Thursday afternoon to Frederick A.
Carpenter of Chicago, senior member
Of a firm of hardware men with Offices
at East Lake street.
The wedding ceremony, if it could be
called such, was performed by Judge
Clifford E. Randall, judge of the NUM-
cipal court here in the presence of Mrs.
Elizabeth Hassler, the mother of the
bride, and Mrs. Emma Hassler, sister
in-law of the bride, who came to Keno
sha on late afternoon train AS the
groom was divorced in Chicago less
than four months ago and with a fear
of further court proceedings for viola
tion of the order of the court he made
declaration that he would establish
legal residence in Wisconsin in order
to make the ceremony the more binding
and with view of freeing him from
any legal complications which might
develop later. The ceremony which
united Miss Hassler and Mr.. Carpenter
was arranged only after a great many
preliminaries. Neither the bride nor the
groom cared for the hackneyed cere-
mony which is usually used in Wisconsin
and they brought with them a contract
which they were prepared. to sign.
Judge Randall searched his law books
and found statute which permitted a
marriage by the signing of the marri-
age contract and this was done in the
presence Of the two witnesses. just to
make the ceremony the more binding
Judge Randall took a wedding ring
from the groom and had him place it
on the. finger Of the bride. Later Mrs.
Hassler, the mother Of the bride, took
the hand of the groorl and the hand
of her daughter and bringing them to-
gether she spoke in dramatic manner,
May all the good and truth in the
universe combine to keep your hearts
bright.
! The marriage contract which was
signed in the presence of Judge Ran
dali and two witnesses embodied all of
the ideas of Mrs. Carpenter Of what
constituted the marriage rite. 1t stu
diously avoided any mention of the
word Esobey' or the words till death
do us part as Mrs. Carpenter held
| that she was to be guided by love and
| by love only and that when love was
| dead any marriage relation would be-
come mockery. The contract read
as follows:
Gertrude w. Hassler and
Frederick A. Carpenter.
7, Gertrude w. HassIer, by the sign
of this contract, give myself to Freder-
lex A. Carpenter, to be his lawful wife,
to have, to hold, to love, as long as he
proves true. promise to keep myself
faithful in word, deed and thought, and
/ will strive every day to fill with a
vast treasure of contentment every
day of our lives SO joined.
Signed, Gertrude w Hassler
/, Frederick A. Carpenter, by this
contract, take as my lawful wife, Ger
trude w. Hassler, and | solennly prom
Use and agree, to be truly faithful in
word, thought and deed To protect
and love and to devote my life to give
her sweet happiness and contenment
which she so well deserves, through
life unto death.
Dated this 9th day of Nov, 1913.
Frederick A. Carpenter.
The contract was ornate and had evI-
IDENTIFY been prepared with great care.
1t mad a border of gold and black with
double hearts at each corner and it
was said that it had been designed by
l'Charles, the son of the groom.
/ Mrs. Hassler vas charmingly gowned
for the wedding in a mouse colored silk
with great picture hat.
i Just as soon as the ceremony was
over Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter went
house hunting in Kenosha, hoping to
find a way in which they could estab-
lish a Wisconsin residence at once.
Later they returned to Chicago where
they will remain until the Wisconsin
home is opened.
Mrs. Hassler is the owner of the