New Britain herald., 1917-12-06
HARD To find time
SO TO Be MARRIED
But Famous Aienist Finally Bor-
rows Wedding Ring From Hostess

New York, Dec. 6.--Dr. Smith Ely
Jelliffe. the noted alienist who was
called at the trial of Mrs. Blanca de
Snulles smilingly admitted at his
home, 81 West Forty-sixth street. that
he and his literary assistant. Miss Bee
Dobson, had been suddenly married in
the home Of a friend at Roslyn, l.. I.
When DR.. Jelliffe was seen by a re-
porter and asked If the wedding had
not come as surprise to his friends
no said:
We'll, it was rather sudden, I'll ad-
nit, but we had been engaged for
about four months. To tell you the
ruth we would have been married
some time ago only never could get
Il day off. In fact with the exception
, of last Sunday haven't had day on
in twenty-five years. Oftentimes l
would say to Mrs. Jelliffe, then Miss
Dobson, that we should take a. day
off to be married, but she would re-
mind me that I had any number OF
engagements that had to keep, and
so the time drifted along. AS mat
ter of fact she hasn't got ring yet.
We had to borrow one for the cere-
many"
DR.. Jellifre and Miss Dobson were
Tie SucSLo VI WI o. NyIIl 1oyAOA Va AsV0-
lyn, when the wedding was decided
upon. On Sunday morning DR.. Jelltne
proposed to his pretty assistant that
they go quietly to Philadelphia to be
married. and they were Just about to
bid adieu to their hostess when Mrs.
Taylor announced that she had made
arrangements for rEotoring party
that day.
- You see,' said the alienist to MISS
Dobson, well never be married.
Jokinkly he remarked to Mrs. Tay-
Tor:
Gould you stage a wedding here?"
Mrs. TAYLOR was equal to the occa-
sion and smilingly displayed some ar
tificial orange blossoms. with which
the house had been decorated recently
for a tableau. DR.. Jelliffe then de-
clared he was serious.
1.-THE first thing you know" he said
to the reporter, arrangements had
been made and we were married"
It appeared that Mrs. Taylor had
engineered the various details that had
to be accomplished prior to the core
mony. First she telephoned to Thorn
as O'Connell, the town clerk Of Hemp
stead, for a license. He consented to
issue the necessary docum emit, and &C.
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Austin d.
Brfxey Of $50 Park avenue, this city,
who were also visiting Mrs. Taylor.
the whole party 1notored over to the
town clerks homo in Manhasset
The wedding cerem ony was held In
the drawing room Of the Taylor home
stead after dinner, the Rev. DR.. c. II.
Brewer, rector of Trinity church.
Roslyn, officiating.
DR.. JelFffe and his bride Immediate
" came to New York. The alienlst
declared that the ride in from Ros-
lyn was all the honeymoon trip that
his wife would let him have, as she
refused to allow him to neglect his
business for her.
, DR., Jellifre would say little about
his bride except to deny that she was
an orphan, which had been reported
He said he had been introduced to her
at a friends reception about six
months ago and shortly afterward had
induced her to help him with his lit
erary work, which consisted Of con-
tributing to many medical papers and
makazines. All that he would say
about her family was that they lived
in South Carolina, when Miss Dobson
had been born. 49,. VIZ.