Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-27
ROMANCE HAS
LOST CHARM FOR
NEWARK Girl
But Miss Alma Miller Says She
Will Marry Ex-Minister De-
spite Parents Protest.

Romance has lost considerable of its
charm for Miss Alma Miller, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs John A. Miller,
of IS South Twelfth street. for since
she had published an announcement
of her engagement to Rev. Hartley
+, G. Preston, at present somewhere in
Pennsylvania, nothing but trouble has
been her lot.
Miss Miiler's trouble is born of the
fact that she insists that she will be
the bride of Mr.. Preston. while her
father and mother just as determin-
/ edIy announce that she will not. The
| girl asserts that she is of age and
that they will not prevent her from
marrying the man of her choice.
Mr. Miller. who is the sexton of the
Free Methodist Church in South
Twelfth street, first learned of the
engagement of his daughter through
an announcement in a newspaper. He
| Immediately had published in another
paper the denial of the engagement.
Then domestic trouble broke forth in
the Miller household. The mother of
the girl voices her opposition to the
marriage in the statement that Mr..
Preston is a deceiver and dishonest
She says that many of his dealings
are not above suspicion and that she
does not want to see her daughter
the wife of a man of this character.
The faher's brief explanation of his
refusal to permit his daughter to wed
the man is simply Il don't like him
and when my daughter weds / want
it to be a man of my choice" To all
of this the daughters statement is:
''Tll marry him in spite of my par
ents.''
Met Pastor Seven Years Ago.
The Millers became acquainted with
Mr.. Preston about seven years ago,
whey they resided in New York city
At that time he and they were doing
settlement work there. Later he went
to the Free Methodist Church in Do
yer. About eighteen months ago he
came to Newark, where he made his
home with the Millers, in Fourteenth
street. About a year ago he started
paying attention to Miss Alma. At
first there was no objections from the
family, but later developments, ac-
cording to Mrs. Miller, resulted in n
reversal of feelings and as a result
the clergyman left the Miller house,
hold.
About ten days ago Mrs. Miller said
Mr.. Preston sent her a letter in which
he warned her that 1t would be best if
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the engagement of her daughter. This
she paid no attention to, with the re-
suit that Preston and Miss Miller had
the announcement or the engagement
published.
Mrs. Miller declares that she knows
in whose home her daughter is meet
ing the minister, and unless il is
stopped she will see il there is no
way in which legal action can be
taken.
mir. Preston is a regularly ordained
minister" Mrs. Miller stated. and
for a time he was in charge of a
church in Dover. being transferred
from there to Philadelphia | believe
that he is no longer in the Free Meth
odist church, but that he has become
connected with the Pillar of Fire
What Mr.. Preston Is doing, Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller did not seem to know. but
said ii was their belief that he was
employed as photographer. his trade
before he bacame a minister.
Mrs Miller said that Preston was
the son of an Episcopalian clergyman.
The daughter cannot understand the
reason for the strong opposition to her
nance, and said that she would wed
him. in spite OF them.
II don't see why my folks object
TO Harley she said today. He is a
nice fellow, and just because he wasn't
successful as a minister Is no reason
TO condemn him.