Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-07
FRIDAY, THE 13TH,'
WON'T STOP BELL
AND MISS R|TCH|E
Local Wine Agent, Importer and
Clubman to Marry Actress
This Month.
BRIDEGROOM'S FAMILY SAID
TO OPPOSE THE MATCH
Bride Declares She Is Marry
ing for Money"-couple to
Live in Connecticut.

Laughing to scorn the laws of su-
perstition, Adele Ritchies. the fetch
ing actress, and Charles Nelson Bell,
wine agent and importer, as well as
a well-known cIubmanf of 173 Rose
vile avenue, this city, have an
nounced with all due confidence that
they will be married "at the thir-
teenth hour on Friday. June 10, and
go on thirteen-day honeymoon"
The engagement is the outcome If a
pretty romance started at Lock Har-
Dor last summer, with "Old Dan
Cupid acting in the disguise of a
real estate dealer.
John S. Bell, father of Charles,
wanted to rent his summer home at
Loeb Harbor for the summer of 1912.
Adele was looking for place to hide
from the maddening crowd during the
heated term. She heard of the Bell
residence and young Mr.. Bell heard
from her.
He carried on the transaction OF
renting the place to her for the sum-
mer, but she, at the same time, rented
place in his heart, and is about to
take long lease on it.
OF course Bell had to visit his ten
ant occasionally to see that every
thing went well, as all good land
lords do The seeds of admiration
soon budded into love and now will
blossom into marriage on the thir-
teenth of this month under such
superstition defying conditions.
Parents Oppose Match.
1t is understood that the parents OF
Bell are decidedly opposed to the
match. The younger Bell has not
been at the home of his parents, the
neighhors say, for more than two
months, and its all because he
won't give up that actress
Mrs. Bell first heard of the engage
ment of her son and the light-footed
Adele on Sunday She refused to
make any comment today On Sun
day, however. she was overheard te
say:
"well, 1 hope that Charley get,
enough of actresses before he dies"
The beautiful Adele is very frank
in speaking of her approaching mar
riage. She was found on the lawr
of her farm at New Greenwich, Conn.
today and talked freely.
"Of course, Chick and I are to be
married" she said in her coy manner
"and I'm marrying for money, too
We have our plans all made OUT
Then she shot the startling bolt
about being married on Friday, the
18th, at the thirteenth hour, and the
thirteen day honeymoon, in a gown
to cost $1,000.
But why all this thirteen busi-
ness" asked the inquisitive scribe.
"Oh, we'll, you see I'm going to stay
on the stage and we actresses like to
be different, you see. Then, too, l
have no press agent"
What are the plans for this un-
usual thirteen wedding?" the said
scribe next wanted to know.
She Admits TO SO Years.
well, first, 1 must tell the town
clerk I'm SO. I'll blush furiously
when l do that. I shall cast my
eyes down dutifully while the clergy
man is officiating and after it's all
over I will throw myself tearfully
upon the bosom of my friends and
look up trustingly in the big blue
eyes of my hero. just like a regular
BRIDE"
She said that was all the plans
they had. william Allco, a former
Newark man, will act as best man
and Marian King, the adopted daugh-
ter of the actress, will act as brides
maid.
The brides parents, she said, Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob B. Pultz, of Philadel-
phia, and Mr.. Bells parents would be
present at the ceremony.
After it's all over Chick and l
are coming back here and buy the
Apple Jack farm and live happily
just like regular people, but I'm still
going to stick to the stage" she said
in parting.