Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-05-16
GOV. HARRISON
Of PHILIPPINES
WEDs IN CHICAGO
Bridegroom is Forty-Six Years
Old and Bride Is Eighteeni
Wedding Same Day Of Gov
efnorS Divorce,

Chicago, May 15--Francis Burton
Harrison. a years old, governor gem
eral OF the Philippine islands, and
Miss Elizabeth Wrentmore, is years
old. student of the University of
California at Berkeley, Calf, were
married at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon
here. The Rev. Johnstone Myers, pas
tor of Emmanuel Baptist church. Of
ficiated The ring ceremony was
used Only O small party of guests
was in attendance.
Archibald Harrison of New York,
brother Of the governor general, was
hest mar. and Miss Lorraine Dean of
Chicago, q friend Of the bride, was
bridesmaid.
The bride was given in marriage by
Ensign George Wrentmore of the L.
S. s. New Mexico Miss Ethel Hundley
Coldwell of Seattle, dean of women at
the University of Washington, repre-
sented the brides mother, Mrs. Clar-
ence f. Wrentmore Of Manila.
Among the guests We're Mrs. W. G.
Pemberton of Manila. Mrs. James r.
Leask OF New York and Capt. II. l..
Haas of New York. The latter,
friend of the governor general, had
cha rye of arrangements.
elimination of Romance.
Th, marriage was the elimination
OF a gonance said to have begun a
year ago when the governor general
met the present Mrs Harrison at a
dance at the palace in Manila. Miss
Wrentmore mad been student at the
University of WASHINGTON and year
ago went to the University OF Cali
fornia. She is daughter of Professor
Wrentmore, dean of the College of
Manila.
The romance met obstacles, how
!, ever, and one VI hem caused the
marriage ceremony to be performed
here instead of at the home of the
governor generals mother, Mrs. Con-
stance Cary Harrison. author, in
| Washington, y. c, Mrs. Wrentmore
at the time the engagement was an
nounced in New York several months
ago, said she would not give her con-
sent TO her daughters marriage to the
governor general who will be 46
years old next December HIS age,
she said. was the only bar. But the
daughter declared she was of legal
age and loved the governor general
and would marry him.
| Another obstacle. n more recent
| one, was a diphther!a quarantine al
the Wrentmore home IN Berkeley.
| Breaks Quarantine?
Miss Wrentmore was said by the
Berkeley health authorities to have
dsregarded the quarantine when she
left a short time ago. She came tc
| Chicago a week ago and applied to the
| Chicago health department for assur.
ance of her status Because of the
necessity for delay during which
throat cultures were taken it was de-
cided to have the ceremony here ant
Mr.. Harrison came on from Washing
| ton. The health department found
that the young woman was safely re-
moved from any danger of contagior
and arrangements for the wedding
We're hastily begun yesterday.
Mrs. Wrentmore. the brides moth
err was called suddenly back to Ma
nila on May T. Today she cabled he
congratulations TO the governor gen
eral and Mrs Harrison.
There was a third obstacle. Mrs
Mabel Judson Harrison, the governo
generals second wife. today In Sal
Diego, Calf, obtained her final deere,
of divorce. With that bar surmount
ed, final details for the ceremon.
were arranged at once. Mr.. Harrison
first wife was Mary Crocker of Sal
Francisco who died in 1905.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison are expected
to start tomorrow for Washington t.
visit his mother. They will probabl.
spend few days in New York also
Then they will motor through Ney
England on their honeymoon trip.
The governor general and Mrs. Har
rison plan to sail on June ~ TO
| Manila