Evening journal., 1916-05-01
ENSIGN, ORDERED TO
SEA, NARRIES first
"Babe" Brown Weds Miss
Janvier, of Middletown
at ElktOn
ELOPEMENT
SURPRISES FRIENDS

A marriage date that was more
than a month of and the possibility
that the battleship Kansas. now at
League Island Philadelphia. might
be sent to sea at a days notice in the
present crisis in national affairs. lent
wings to the wedding Of Ensign John
Herbert (Babe) Brown. famous Navy
football player and member of Walter
Camps All-American team Of 1913.
and Miss Nellie r. Janvier, daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. George Janvier, Of
MiddletOwn. Del.
Engineered by big "Bir Hollen-
back, the famous Pennsylvania full
back. the couple drove in an automo-
bile to Elkton, Md. on Saturday pro-
cured a license and we're married
Then they motored back to Philadel-
phia. and were found yesterday at
the Bellevue-Stratford. where Friend
BIZ had marshaled a host Of foot
ball heroes and naval officers who
are pals" Of the bridegroom, so that
the couple might not be lonesome in
the big city over Sunday.
Didn't Exactly Elope.
You know we didn't exactly
elope." explained the pretty bride,
because the wedding was to have
taken place in June anyhow. but Mr..
Brown Is assigned to the battleship
Kansas and she is under orders TO
said on twenty-four hours notice He
might have been called away for duty
and. weli--we just decided to get
married right away"
And, as big Bill" Hollenback, the
proud best man at the wedding said
OF It. "It was sure big league stuff"
From start to finish it was a real
football romance. Miss Janvier mo-
tored down to see the Penn-Navy
game al Annapolis last fall and there
she met Babe" Brown towering
some six feet two or three in his
blonde comeliness
Babe" was line coach for the
Navy team. but he found time enough
during the game and alterward. II
seems TO fall in love with Miss
Janvier.
"They we're 20 have been married
IN June" explained Bill with pardon
able pride at being the bridegroom Ia
his best pal. but that darn Navy
order had them guessing for the
Kansas was under orders TO sail
within twenty-four hours notice. SO
they decided on a quick, quiet mar
riage. Everybody assembled in Phil
adelphia Saturday morning and We
drove down i'm a big automobile. got
the license and then hunted the min
lister. was his best man. The
bridesmaid was Mrs Margaret A
Page. OF New York. a close friend OF
the bride. We drove back from Elk
ton too. Some auto ride for the
day We covered more than 2oC
miles"
What's Babe Brovp'- football rcC
ords Don't Won know that by heart
think he was one Of the greatest foot
ball PLAYERS who ever wore unitor
on the field. lie was az Mercersbur
from 1907 TO 1909 he. was captain q
the team there and following his az
pointment 20 Annapolis he was in th
NAVY team from 1910 10 1913. and %
made Walter Camps All-Amcrican tcal
in 1913. lie played guard on the Nav
tcam and won the two Army
cames in 1917 and 1912 by kicking goal
from the field which were tho onl
points scored. lie rowcd on two Val
sitv teams and was one of the stronge'
and most finished oarsmen the Nav
had lie was Navy line coach last yea
He is "a, She ~.
Ensign Brown. who "a years old is
son of Mr. and Mrs. j. IT. Brown
Canton. Pa Mrs. y. n. Brown befol
her marriage was Miss Belle Dartt.
The bride Is % years old and veI
pretty girl. with brown hair and fiasl
ing blue eyes.
"A typical Delaware beauty. sa
"BH' Hollenback enthusiastically. an
his descriptive powers were good.
The brides family is ono of the ol
ct in Delaware. Her mother before h
marriage was Clara May Biggs. IT
bride was graduated from the Emu
Willard School at Troy, New York. AZ
from Mrs. llazcn's School at Pelha
Manor. y. v She is devoted 10 athle
les and is an expert automobile drive
I'm fact. the best man said she is n pc
feet wonder at the wheel of an autom
bile and drives like professional.
But she didn't drive the ear TO Elkt'
on Saturday. "Babe' Brown was
the wheel then and ne will drive q
honeymoon automobile today when
leaves the Bellevue -Stratford for
weeks tour through northern Pennsy
vania and New York. The couple W
ston on their trim al the home Of "
provnfr naronfs la Canton