The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-12
COL. GREEN MARRlEs
Son of Hetty Green WEEDS Maiden of
AZ Years.


Chicago. Ill. July 1O.-"My favo-
rite quotation is a remark overheard
on the street. A man saw me and said:
Hell. is that Hetty Green's SOM Then
knew that looked like regular hu.
man being. Colonel E. H. R. Green.
When the Pennsylvania Limited
pulled out of the Union Station at $50
this evening, Colonel Edward H. r.
Green leaned far out of the vestibule
door. shouted cheerful good-by to
Chicago. Directly back of him stood
his bride of few hours, face all
smiles, waving farwell to Joseph w.
Sremin. who had been best man at
the ceremony at Highland Park.
The son of the late Hetty Green and
his bride, who was Miss f. Mabel Har-
low. whom he had known for fifteen
years. slipped through the crowd OF
suburbanites at the station without
being noticed, but as soon as they
entered the train shed the bridegroom
was accosted by newspaper reporter.
You want to know If | gave Mrs.
Green a block of Liberty Bonds as a
wedding PRESENT. he said. You
would better ask her, there she is.
She ought to know. She knows every
thing. 1t seems as if you reporters
don't care about me any more. That's
-. l.. h, in, OH -
The reporter turned to Mrs. Green.
"Oh, ask him mean Edward" she
said. overcome with confusion. well,
II he referred you to me; yes, good,
old Liberty Bonds worth $125,OO0 and
$500 900 in cash as a wedding pres
ent.'
The Colonel turned and grabbed the
hand Of his best man.
Il want to thank you for helping me
become the happlest man in the world
today" he said, slappng his friend
on the shoulder 'Ill say goodbye
now. We are off for our trip on the
yacht through the Caribbean"
When the conductor called out his
warning, "All aboard the son of the
late Hetty Green helped his bride to
the platform. The man who could
have ordered a special train without
any inconvenience was returning to
New York with his bride in Pullman
compartment car He rode to High
land Park to claim her in the smoker
of a Northwestern suburban train
fare, So cents.
The ceremony itself was a simple
affair The bridegroom and the best
man arrived at the brides residence
shortly after 10 O'clock The bride.
who was waiting, wore a dress Of
white Georgette crepe. The house
! was decorated with white orchids,
lilies of the valley. and peonies. 1t
was not until nearly noon that the
officiating clergyman, the Rev. P. c.
Woolcott of Trinity Episcopal church,
| arrived. Only about twenty guests
| were present.
Colonel Green, who shares the 800.
| 100000 estate left by his mother with
his sister, Mrs. Matthew Aston Wilks,
said earlier in the day that he was
marrying for something millions can't
buy-"a real home"
II am marrying the best and most
sensible little lady in the world" he
said. 81 am marrying a quiet little
lady to whom | can go when | am
burdened with the troubles of the
world; | am marrying for real
home. | want to say right now that
am not marrying a society bud;
am marrying a truly sensible woman
do not know who is going to be the
boss. All can say is that ! am go
ing to try to be"
At the office of the County Clerk Of
| Lake County, Mr.. Green made the fol
lowing answers in filling the applica
ton for a marriage license:
Edward II. X. Green. Terrell
| Kaufman County, Texas. aged A
years. Miss Mabel L. Harlow. High
land Park, Lake CoCunty, III. age A.
years
| Miss Harlow is said to be wealthy II
her own right. and has devoted mucl
time to charities, both in Chicago ant
New York.