The sun., 1919-05-16
GOV. HARRISON
TAKES GIRL BRIDE
Wedding Follows Notice of
Divorce Decree Granted
to Him.
CLIMAX OF LOVE DRAMA
Young Wife's Mother Frowns
on Match Until Philip
pine Ruler Wins.
CLIMAX OF LOVE DRAMA
specioI DespdtcA to THE spS

CHICAGO. May 15.--Said the Governor
General Of the Philippines to Miss Eliz-
abeth wrentmore OF Berkeley, Cal.
Lets get married" Replied the 49,
year.old girl TO the 46-year-old Govern
or Francis Burton Harrison. Let's"
Said her mother, IT'S absurd. 1t will
never happen"
But--the marriage took place at 6
o'clock tonight at the Blackstone Hotel.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Johnston Myers. pastor OF the I'M
manual Baptist Church of this city.
The Governor General met the now
Mrs. Harrison less than a year ago at
a dance at Manila. where the father.
Frof Clarence Z. Wrentmore, els dean
o, the College of Manila.
ut was not a case of love at first
sight" explained the bride tonight. but
nevertheless reports of the marriage to
be began TO drift about shortly after
their first meeting
The marriage tonight was the climax
OF drama that in its short run in
voved a series Of perplexing obstacles.
First there was the mothers refusal to
consent because OF the difference in
ages Then came more difficult cir
cumstance. At San Diego, Cal, Mrs
Mabel Judson Harrison had instituted
divorce action, but there was no indi-
cation of when decree might be had,
The Governor-General took a chance on
this, made a rendezvous in Chicago for
May Is and this afternoon received word
that the decree had been signed.
When the wedding was arranged Miss
Wrentmore was coed at the Univer-
sity OF Washington. When she was
about to start for Chicago a diphtherta
quarantine was declared. She broke
quarantine and took a train for Chica go
only TO be greeted upon arrival here
BY Health Department authorities. who
had been informed of her escape by the
college dignitaries. For two days she
was subjected to close examination of
her throat, but nary a diphtheria germ
was found, so a clear bill of health was
given 10 her
She has been in Chicago for a week,
wardrobe to add to the contents of a suit
case with which she made her hurried
and secret departure from the far west
ern dormitory.
The couple will go to Washington to
visit the Governor Generals mother
after which they will motor through New
England.
OAKLAND. Cal, May 15.-Miss Eliza.
beth Wrentmore, whose wedding &c
Francis Burton Harrison, Governor
General of the Philippines. took place
tonight in Chicago. is the daughter OF
Prof. and Mrs. Clarence f. Wrentmore
Her father is dean of the College OF
Manila.
Mrs Wrentmore and Elizabeth and
Q younger sister were residing in Berke-
ley, Cal, where Elizabeth was attending
the University of California. AT the
time 1t was announced in New York that
Gov Harrison and Miss Wrentmore
were to be married Mrs. Wrentmort
asserted that she would not permit the
wedding, saying that her only objection
to Harrison was the difference in the
ages
Miss Wrentmore said that she was
Of age and that the wedding would
take place. Shortly afterward she wen
East and her mother disappeared from
Berkeley. giving 1t to be understood
that she was returning to Manila
The Governor-General and Mrs. Har-
stson plan to sail on June IL for Manila