Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
SOCIETY PAIR
IN SPEEDY
ROMANCE
Nashville Belle, Supposedly on
Visit in Alabama, WEEDS Rich
Jacksonville Youth Here.

The shattered dream of a promi =
nent Nashville, Tenn. clubman trails
forlornly in the wake of a rapid fire
romance which began a week ago on
a yacht off the Florida coast and
eliminated Friday in the parlors Of
the Hotel Ansley, when L. A. Mitch
ell, a wealthy Jacksonville automo-
bile dealer. and Miss Isabelle Wright,
a pretty society girl of Nashville,
were married by DR.. G. B. Wilmer, of
the ST. Luke's Episcopal Church. with
out the knowledge and consent of
their respective families.
The brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles o. Wright, of Nashville, fond :
ly imagine that their daughter is Wis
before he left Jacksonville for Allan
ta-Thursaey Mr.. Mitchell gave ess~ttas
information that ne was going to At
lanta 10 get some supplies
How Romance Grew.
Chronologicaly, here's the romance:
Last Saturday morning Miss Wright
was betrothed to the Nashville young
man who now has been offered by
Daniel Cupid as sacrifice on the
altar of m stalker identity, and the
wedding was set for Tuesday night
She was in Florida. Speeding her win
ter vacation, and Saturday afternoon
she went on q yachting "Trip. AS she
stepped upon the decks of the vessel
MIR. Mitchell saw her and she saw
Nj Mitchell. Cupid Immediately
jerked from her heart the arrow
marked =" Mr. So and SO, of Nashville, =
and fired another abeled Mr. Mitcn
ell. of Jacksonville" Then he fired .
Mr.. Mitchell. making a bull's-eNe, and
then went home. His work was done
AS Mr.. Mitchell expressed it:
AS soon as | saw her felt my self
slipping, and | kept right on slip
ping, and in an hour or two was in
over my head. ana didn't want to get
out"
Me, too laughed the bride.
So Miss Wright. having been con-
verted 10 the theory of love ait first
sight" Immedia ely sat down and
wrote to the young man in Nashville
postponins the wedding until next
Sunday, February s.
He Has Happy Idea.
She returned 10 Nashville early in
the week. and numerous letters and
kilograms came to her from Mr.
Mitchell about as fast as the mails
and the wires could handle them Mr.
Mitchell got few, too, but neither OF
them could devise plan for dispos-
ing of the Nashville young man.
Wednesday evening Mr.. Mitchell
had an idea. lie sent a telegram the
general tenor of which was this:
Meet me in Atlanta Thursday night
and Wen get married"
So Mr. Mitchell came on to Atlanta,
but Miss Wright didn't get his wire
So Thursday night Mr. Mitchell call
ed her up over the long distance tele-
phone and said he was waiting Miss
Wright and her friend, Miss Elma
Hill, of Nashville. immed ately decid
ed TO visit friends in Huntsville, Ala.
and hastily packed some clothing in
suit case, and caught the next train
to Atlanta, arriving here early Fri
Gay.
Then the Wedding Here.
It took almost the entire force OF
the Ansley to get them successfully
married. NJ. A. Irwin. who, besides
being an intimate friend of Mr. Mitch
ell is secretary of the hotel compa-
ny, appointed himself as general man.
ager OF the wedding party, and fixed
| up the parlors, and fluttered around
all morning getting everything ready
! Frank Reynolds another of the ho-
tel staff. made perilous trip through
the rain to the Ordirary's for the H.
cense. and made the arrangements
with the minister, and few minutes
before the ceremony took place Mr.
| Mitchell remembered that he had for
gotten something, and went out with
out an umbrella. Cr raincoat, or hat
- .o,,uJnt Tho wedding ring .