Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-14
HEROIVES OF
ROMANCE

The 5. $. Sonoma, an arrival today.
has on board two young matrons who
went to Sydney as brides on the Son.
onla one year ago. Mrs. Vera Lind
strem Cosby and Mrs Bernice Stevens
Cameron Mrs. Cosby is related to the
nobility of Sweden. and was the young
lady who raised the flag over the site
of Sweden at the Panama. Pacific Elk
position grounds some II months ago.
A charming, dark-eyed beauty. viva
cious, athletic and a magnificent swim
mer, she is going home to Sweden on
visit to her parents in company
with Mrs. Cameron and her sister. Mrs.
G. Earle Phillips, and son Ernest.
There is quite touch of romance in
connection to the story of Mrs. Cosby.
The match was in reality a runaway
one. The then Miss Vera Lindstrom,
had arranged to take trip to Austria
liza in company with her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs, Earle
Phillips. Young Cosby, who had bare
ly turned q, decided to take no
chances In allowing his charming
fiance to go so far away, and arranged
to be quietly married unknown to his
parents and to his uncle, ]. A. Chans-
lor, the millionaire president of the
Associated Oil Co. The night before
the Sonoma sailed on June 8, 1918,
Jas. Cosby quitely slipped away and
was married to his bethothed and
hoped to keep the event secret until
long after the steamer had departed
for Sydney, Australia. AS usual wide
awake reporte of one of the San
Francisco morning dailies got clew
to the event, and when the bride-to-be
and the groom appeared before the
clergyman to have the nuptial knot tied.
they found, to their surprise, the ever
alert newspaper reporter and camera
man there ahead and awaiting them.
In consequence the morning papers
all came out with long front page
stories relating to the marriage Of ono
of San Francisco's prettiest girls and
the nephew of the millionaire oil mag
nate, J. A. Chanslor, For fear! that his
parents might take steps to have him
fDrcibly removed from the steamer on
account of his age, Young Cosby came
aboard the steamer very early and
secreted himself in the purser's room
where he remained secluded until
inst before sailing time. His mother
and uncle decided that the parental
blessing under the circumstances
would be in order. and much to the
relief Of the young couple rushed
aboard the ship as the lines were being
cast of, and extended the much sought
for blessing.
Instead OF keeping the event a sec.
ct and departing quietly on the Joyous
honeymoon trip. the young bride and
groom were greeted on the deck by
hundreds of their society friends who
had read of the marriage and Intended
departure in the morning pagers,
They were all reinforced with a.
bountiful supply OF beautiful flowers
and the usual amount Of rice, etc
Mrs. Vera Cosby is, the daughter of
pr. A. o. Lindstrom. president of the
Combined Swedish Societies of San
francisco. She was IN Stockholm,
Sweden, on a visit at the. time the
American feet of sixteen battleships
went around the void. The naval Of
ficers and men connected with the
navy will never forget the genial hos
pitality and kindnesses extended to
them by Miss Vera and her uncle, Com
madore c. F. Lindstrom of the Swedish
navy.
The Sonoma brought in 191 tons of
cargo for this port and "a tons of froz-
en- meats. She has accommodations
aboard for 100 passengers from this
port Several Honolulans will leave
On her, including Zeno K. Myers, Ru-
fus Robinson and Acting u. S. Mar
shal Harry Holt.