The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
DOUBLE WEDDING
DESPITE DELAYS
Vessel Carrying Fiancees De-
tanned, and Licenses OBJ
tanned After Hours.
Y. NJ C. A. DIRECTOR AIDS
OvereOmes Difficulties for
Doughboys and Even Fur
nishes Nuptial Ring.

n clerk In the Marriage License
Bureau had not agreed 10 stay after
hours because the savoie OF the French
Line was delayed in docking on her last
voyage there would have been two dis
appointed French war fiancees. two
hearbroken doughboys. nervous
mother and an overworked Y. NJ. c. A.
director to suggest substitute pro-
gramme for a double wedding.
The brides-elect had never met oefor.e
though they arrived from Europe on the
same steamship. And tho bridegrooms-
elect, both of the A. Z. f.. did not know
Of each others existence until that day.
But the quartet celebrated their marriage
ceremonies together, after dash TO the
Municipal Building to obtain licenses.
The boys were Frank b. Kunselman
of Meadville, Pa. Company c, Seven
teenth Machine Gun Battalion OF the
Sixth United States Regular Army Divi-
sion, and Fred H. Woodland of Birming-
ham. Ala. Kunselmar is one of the for
mer service men awarded n free scholar
ship under the $4,000. 600 scholarship fund
of the Y NJ. c. A. He wrote to Frederick
r. Starkey of the Extension Division OF
the United Y. NJ c. A. School that his
fiancee would arrive from France or.
the Savoie, and asked how TO obtain
license and attend to the other matri-
monial formalities.
Mr. Starkey offered to assist. met the
Meadville doughboy and accompanied
him to the pier. where they waited a
long time, the steamship having been
held UP by a suspected typhus case.
While they were waiting the "" director
noticed another anxious young man on
the pier The two became acquainted
with him and discovered that he, too. was
q doughboy and was expecting to greet
a flancee from France. This mans
name was Woodland. and he had come
all the way from Alabama. His wedding
was to have been solemnized at the Mar
rage License Bureau. but while talking
things over the two former service men
decided to have double wedding.
As soon as the Savoie locked Kunsel-
man, Woodland, the two brides-elect. the
mother Of one and Mr.. Starkey jumped
INFO a taxicab ana sped to the Municipal
Building, where the clerk who had
promised to await their arrival and issue
marriage licenses a1ter the 4 o CLOCK CLOS
ing hour, was on hand.
The licenses obtained, the six drove to
NE French Prtsbyt srian Church in West
Sxteenth street. where the Rev Paul D..
Ssesser was waiting to tie the knot. But
sither bridegroom had thought of a
tng Kunselman had left the ring for
Is bride in his suit case at his hotel and
Eoodard had intended to buy the ring
..fter the civil ceremony had been per-
formed.
Mr.. Starkey. never nonplusscd, even
by such an unusual situation. telephoned
to his wife. who drove as quickly as she
could from her home to the church and
offered her own wedding ring to each
couple In turn.
Then followed a wedding dinner and a
theatre party. attended by Mr.. and Mrs.
Starkey and Nine. Maurice. who accom-
panied her daughter. Lea Anna Marie,
from France to be present at her marriage
to Kunselman. AS the six happy persons
started down the aisle of the theatre the
orchestra played 1.-THE Marseillaise."
which the young French women thought
was in honor of their nputials.