The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-09-28
CUPID WINKS AT WAR:
FRANK WEEDS TEUTON
Louise Laureau, BORN in Paris, Whose
Mother Hates All Germans Is
Now Mrs. Riekc.

New York Times. p
In a rae w an automobile
and q train yesterday, Miss Louise
Laureau met Mr.. Ricke at a garden
on the train, and reached the Munich
pal Building half an hour ahead of
her mother, married Wesley Gustav
Riake of SAG Monroe Street, Brook
lyn, n was safely AVA on her hon
eymoon before the parent reached the
! License Bureau.
The had it's beginning, it is
said, about two weeks ago, when Miss
Laureaeu met MI. Rieke at a garden
party. From their first meeting
friends noticed mutual attraction, but
the elopement was a complete sur
prise, for, according to Mrs. Marie
Laureau. the brides mother, she was
expected to marry a young man who is
now in Central America.
Miss Laureau was known as the
prettiest girl in MISREPRESENTATION,
and lived with her mother in War
burton avenue. The family came from
France, where Miss Laureau was born
nineteen years ago. She has a grand
mother, Mrs. Felice MARITIME. living at
~IrvingtOn.
According to the mother, Miss Lau-
reau packed a valise yesterday morn
ing and left the house, telling her that
she expected to pay a long-planned
visit to her grandmother. Later the
grandmother CcicpfiOlcu that Louise
had not arrived there. Then began
: the search hat resulted in the auto
5 mobile trip to this city.
Mrs. Laureau got the first trace of
her daughter at the railroad station.
l From the ticket taker she learned that
Miss Laureau had purchased q ticket
i to New York. The mother made in
= quiries among friends, and learned
: that Louise had gone TO New York to
] marry Rieke.
Then Mrs. Laureau and the grand
= mother started for this city and the
S Marriage License Bureau at record
G speed.
While the car was hurrying to ths
n city Miss Lauraau and MIR. Rieke ap-
C piled for the license. Rieke gave his
n age as % years, ard said he was 3
n photographer. He gave his father
n name as Gustav, and said his parent;
were BORN i'll Germany.
n Miss Laureau said she was born II
a Paris, gave her occupation IS dress
maker, and her address as 1867 AIMS
0 terdam Avenue, which the clerk tool
s to be the address of q friend.
n AS soon as the papers were hllet
+ cut the party Went up to tie marriag'
y chapel on the third floor, whore Their
r was some fifteen minutes delay be
IS cause two other couples were waiting
alderman Fred Smith of Brooklyn
married them, and ten minutes late
n they went for a wedding dinner befor
ID starting on their honeymoon trip.
t. Half an hour afterwards, Mrs
% Laureau and the grandmother reoche'
IF TIE bureau. The mother fastened t
Clerk Brosen and learned Of the wed
lie ding.
s. Mrs. L%aureau's principal obtactio
to her son-in-law seemed to be nj
Teutonic origin. Hes q German,
she repeated several times, AN
ut Louise was born in France"
j. When Mrs. Laureau arrived home
rs telegraph messenger awaited her /
front of the house. AS h steppe
from the automobile he handed her
message from her daughter %annount
ling that she had married Rieke i
New York City.
The mother was unrelenting, an
e. said she would nave nothing TO q
e. with her daughter. =.
r. 81 shall have nothing TO do Wit
IL them.
s. don't care to nave them here
If all, He is a German and 1 am trenc
in I hate the Germans and l always shal
or For me the affair is ended, and II
70 daughter has separated herself FRO
80 har family nv her acko