New Britain herald., 1917-07-11

Highland Park from here he paid 5s cents for his ticket and rode in the dingy smoker of commuter train instead of a private car.
 The little group of guests were gathered in the parlor of the Camp bell home. Promptly at 12 o'clock the one ViOlinist who was to furnish the music began the wedding march from LOhengrin. At the first strain Col. Green, who was waiting with his best man, Joseph Cremin of Chicago began to play nervously with spray of lillies of the valley in his button hole. They were standing directly in front of the big bay window, f1anked on either side by a tall vase filled with white roses that had been cut early in the morning from the garden of Mrs. Everett Just beyond these was a basket of syringia, plucked by the bride from a bush planted years ago by her mother.
 In this very room and almost on the spot on which they were married. Col. Green was introduced to his bride about 14 years ago by her uncle-in- law, the late George Campbell. The acquaintance begun that summer evening ripened into a tender court
 
 The bride, of medium height. plump and quite pretty. with hair of rich auburn, wore no veil. Her only or nament was a necklace of pearls, fas- tened in the back with diamond clasp. Her gown was of white Geor- gette crepe, in ankle length, the full skirt slightly panniered The only trimming was a heavy hand em- broidery of white silk. The bridal bouquet was of lilies of the valley.
 Col. Green went to his wedding with the simplicity and unostentation of a s6 week clerk. The 9:15 a. m. train that carried him north did not even have a parlor car. With his best man he rode in the smoker. He was in high good humor. He laughed about everything, even the troop train that passed near Glencoe.
 Liberty Vs. Marriage.
 ''They are doing that all over the United States today" he said, "hur- rying men out to get liberty on its feet again, and here I am setting out to get married. I suppose this sud- den rush of marriages we have had lately has come about from people trying to get away from the draft" He smiled as he added
 Ut is too bad for young folks to marry in such haste.'
 Was it very sudden on your part ?''
 He smiled, and he has an engaging smile. After hesitating, he said seri- ously: Sudden, at my age: why I'm AS! But l am true to say that I am the most fortunate man in the world. l expect to be very happy, to have all kinds of happiness given to me, and I'm going to do my humble best to make one little woman as happy as an earnest man can. I'm going to do my best, I tell you.
 II am marrying the best and most sensible little lady in the world. [ am marrying a quiet, little lady to whom I can so when I am burdened with the troubles of the world; I am marrying for real home. I want to say right now that I am not marrying a society bud; I am marrying a truly sensible woman. l do not know who is going to be the boss. All I can say is that I am going to try to be-" Another question caused him to laugh as he repeated it and replied: "What's that? Will I wear white hannels at my wedding? Indeed l will not"
 'Telegrams of congratulation had been received by the couple from all over the country. But all were not of ! conEratulation. One of the last to he opened by Col Green proved to be an- other proposal, raising the number of | such offers to 9,0O1. he said. "It's funny he unused, "here I've 1 been proposed to more than 5000 | times and yet the first time I propos- | ed myself I was accepted. I had to 1 let Miss Harlow see these proposals