The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-26

| orange blossoms. lilies Of the -
and sweet peas. No longer Aro -
corridors echoing with the h1sTlD1
footballs Of happy brides and nervUno'
bridegrooms. Stilled forever are ~
hurry-up ceremonies In the din6y
basement where poet and peaseD[
millionaire and stenographer, nobouly
and common stock came tcgsther,1n
the holy bonds Of matrimony. Hers
romance ran on mcrrily. like ~
brook. scorning age. crceds, nation1l-
ity and wealth. IL
The Marriage License Bureau IN =.
sorting the poor old City Hail. ftia
the beginning Of the end of Tho AGs
structure. True. II may 20 on poy-
haps for years M the official homa;of
the Mayor and the President Of a.
Board OF Aldermen. but tho City Hall
In not what II used to be. Eventua1oy
It will sink into the desuetudc Ole
museum.
That big. handsome Tor ugiy, IL
you iike), Municipal Building acroAs
the way has stolen its brides. YVu
SEQ. the Municipal Building has6t
been christened yet, and the cay
rfaii Ii io5 years OLD. so the kidnHo-
ping Of tho brides was easy a. taki3s
candy from a blind baby. Aftsr a
what n City Hon without lts cEYlj
weddfnGA N bridal PROFESSIONS "a
all that 6nd Of thinR7
the Marriage License Burean ia
now packing MP It's records and v3lI
break camp In . few dayn. Il ~
oeen 80 arranged that not q brz1s
shall be disappointed during tAs -.
ins. by Friday night the main ~
OF the once furniture win be mov{d
ACROSS tho park to tho south end IN
the sscond moor OF tho Municinai
building. by Saturday the Marris1e
License Bureau win have beeu estsX.
lished In its now home.
II VIII be q hard task to steAr Va.
dins parties away from the City Hall.
A uniformed policeman win have a.
% on the Job for weeks to attend H
this. And In the Municipal BuiIdaSs
there viii have to BE- q special ~.
vator for tho brides. II would 80
oualy Interfere with city business =
the upper stories TO have wodd1Ia
parties running amuck throush
labyrtnths Of corridors and ofYices. ~
there1l be special guides. There III
% two ways to roach the second &c.
Ono win b. by the regular bridal -
vator and another by tho stairs. ri.
likely tho latter viii be patrouisfd
moro.
Before 1908 there warn no ma-r,asS,
licenses Issued In tho City Hall. 81
Tor over q century there have ~
marriages performed there. All ySN
had 10 do before tho Marriage LiceaG
law went into effect was to 70 "a 4
Clergyman or civil officer with poW-
ers to perform n marriage. The CRY
Caerk got tho record from the clerGI.
men or other officiating person. =
Since 1908 in tho neighborhood q
1b.0o0 brides have received their n
ceusss In the City Hall. They hallS1
from svery cline. and were WHIT.
black, brown, all colorS. ~
youngest was .iirteen, the OLD
eighty. And all we're happy. 8
City Clerk Scully In TO move n
once to the Municipal building q
Monday. He win be on tho socon0
noor. south wing. next to the Mar
rage Licsnse Bureau. which Ii part
of his once. 80
THIS leaves he CITY Hall % ~
Mayor. President McAneny Of tho
Board Of Aldermen and tho Art COM
misston. Even the Mayor viii ~
spend an his time there. He n e
have q workshop" In the Municipof
Building. who're he can be Ia dirO01
telephone communication with his T.
partmsnts and free from visitors. ~