Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1918-03-08
cOllEENs WIN
AMERICAN IARs
Eyery state ID the Union 70 Boast
! '''''-- Of Irish Brides After
the War. !. M; n
CUPID BUSY 1t NiNll alf

Brield 0Reurke, Descendans ~ N'"Ss
Wsds 4 Ranehsr From Colorado
Record tor Love at First slght
0ese % Seaman. t
I,ase American Flotiila IN British
Waters.--Eyery part Of the United
States has supplied hero In love no
unances that hare eliminated In happy
marriages between American bluejsrk'
cts and blue-eyed Irish maidens since
the arrival Of the American destroyer
forces in the south Of Iceland. /
=" After the war, every part Of the
United States from Maine to Califor-
nia and from the great lakes 70 Flor
ida will boast Of an Irtah bride VINO
was wooed and won In her native LAND
BY an American sailor.
Az Of the brides are looking forward
to that happy day when they will see
what their husbands SO proudly pro-
claim as Goods country Already the
| American sailor has supplied bis Irish
bride with ell necessary documents to
establish her identity as an American
and some have even had their property
In the United States transferred to
their wives rs q precaution in case
they lose their lives for their country.
II Rarchsr WEEDS Irish Maid.
| There 10 the marriage Of Q former
ranchman, Bert Adams, to Brtgld
o'Rourke, whose family descends from
an Irish king Of that name. Adams,
who is bollermaker on one Of the de-
stroyers, halls from Hugo. Colo. He
ls now arranging to have his ranch In
| colorado decided to his wife as a pre-
!, caution IN the event Of his being tor
peaoed. ms wtfe's relatives live In
slBruce, County Llmeriok and there .is
! i plenty Of anecdota conpectcd With the
, famiiy's relation TO the O'Rourkes OF
kingiy fame.
. Il don't know anything about ranch.
ing Mrs. Adams told the Associated
Press correspondent, .but am pre-
Daring myself for the fair land Bert
has told me SO much ABOUT by studying
q history of Colorado"
Then there Is the case Of Mari
Ridge, head waitress at the leading no
tel here, who lost her heeEt to Hariant
q. Ritchie, q machinists mate, nrs
class, Of Allston, Mass. She was ON
Of the most popular girls ~ town. Tn
dining room over which she preside'
Is out Of bounds to enlisted men, bu
Rltchie contrived to see her while sh
was off duty. They knew each othe
| for four months before Mr.. Rtchie le
/ her to the altar Of the village church.
| But the record for love at first sigh
| among the Americans belongs to
| | young seaman, Paul valachovic b
| name, who used to work ip the mi
l chine shop of the General Electric con
| pany at Schenectady, N Z. He fell !
| love the first day he stepped ashoI
| here, from the destroyer, Ada Jone
| 0 Cork giri, was the object Of Cupid
| Dart. After the war vaiachovic is 9
| ing to take her back with him to thi
| thriving city In New. York.
Il A few Of the Americans first m
II their wives on visits to Engian
n Charles Harmon Cobia Of Charlesto
8. U., fell In love on the beautiful CO
nlsh riviera with Ada Gilbert. widc
OF twenty-fqur. whose home was
Plymouth. Another English bride
Nosa Elissbeth Kilt, who was marri
to Joseph ". Highheld Of PES Moin'
Iowa.
cupld Busy 4 Naval Base.
But he majority Of the Americs
married Irish girls who lived In the
cinlty Of the American netal base q
whom they met at the dance hall
roller skating rink. Thus Doris m
els Phillips IL now MIRA Leo vinc'
Flaver Of Hanover. Mass. and NJ
zilen Sullivan bas become the wife
Thomas A. Haischi Of Mount earn
Pa. After the war Mary O'Keefe, v
became the wife of Edward q. Turn
-.
E,expects to desert the trying ci,Wste
lns southern ireland for that Of sunny /
mas lose, Cal. which Is her hpsbar
nal home. william spaulding Of psLa
ton Fla, has married Ester Allen, VI
ana Oral u. Coz Of lola. KAN. won
y band at Phyllis Rose Rogers.
Among others Of the American 9
ors who have taken Ia themselve
ent wife over here are Benjamin J. No
eet OF Dallas, Tex; Ebert R. BickinEf
ner of Pensacola. Fla; Harry .. Hcldel
dd Denver colo- and Michael J. D
q Rocp OF Schenectady. y. ,. And
~ list gives promise Of growing stsat
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