The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-16
MISS WEBB WED
TO TRAFFIC COP
Thomas j. Leonard Of Mounted
Squad Wins Society Girl
for His Bride.
MARRIAGE KEPT SECRET
Announcement Of Ceremony a
Week Ago Is Made by Young
WOman's Parents.
MARRIAGE KEPT SECRET

\ romance OF the bride paths Of
Central Park was revealed yesterday
when 1t became known that Miss
Louise G. Beavor Webb, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Beavor Webb Of
81 Park avenue and one of the best
known amateur horsewomen among
young women OF New York society, is
the bride of Patrolman Thomas ].
Leonard, one of the handsomest and
most expert OF the mounted policemen
OF the Thirty-third Precinct, which
has the Arsenal as its headquarters.
Their marriage took place last Sat
urday in the Roman Catholic Church
Of the Ascension In West 107th street,
but it was not until yesterday that
public announcement OF tho wedding
was made by the brides parents.
When asked to verify the report OF
his daughters marriage. Mr.. Webb
said: II merely wish TO announce that
my oldest daughter, Louise @. Beayor
Webb, was married last Saturday to
Mr.. Thomas ]. Leonard" Further than
that formal statement no details of
last Saturdays ceremony could be OBJ
tanned. The priests attached to the
declined TO talk.
Romance Started Long Ago.
The secret wedding, which was The
elimination OF a romance that started
even before Miss Webb entered the
horse show arena as an expert rider
six years ago, has been n matter of
interested gossip for several days
among Patrolman Leonard's comrades.
When reporter OF THE NEW YORK
HERALD telephone to the Arsenal last
night voice at the other end replied {:
You won't find Tom Leonard here to-
night. He's got leave and is way on
his honeymoon. He's married young
society girl from Fifth avenue"
Little IL known of the details of the
romance, except that eight years ago
Patrolman Leonard made the acquaint-
ance of Miss Webb when she Joined the
riding club with other young women OF
her set for their daily canter through
the park bride paths. They found a
common interest in expert horsemanship
that led TO better asquaintainceship and
finally to the wedding.
Patrolman Leonard Joined the force
in September, 1908. and was soon de-
tailed to the mounted squad. He has
been a member of the Central Park
squad for several years.
Mrs. Leonard is the eldest of the three
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John Beavor
webb. Miss Edith s. Beaver Webb,
the second daughter, is almost as well
known az her sister as n rider and
driver at horse shows in Madison Square
Garden and elsewhere. Miss Alice
Peavor Webb possesses the inclinations
of her older sisters toward horseman.
ship. but has yet to make her reputation
in the show ring.
Has Won Many Ribbons.
While Mrs. Leonard Is not an owner
OF horses she has stood at the head OF
the list of women riders and drivers
since 1914, when she made her debut
in the show ring I'm the Madison Square
Garden. Since that time she has won
dozens of blues and scores of red and
white rosettes In horse shows in the
Garden az well as at exhibits In New
port and at Piping Rock. Manchester
Long Branch. Brockton, Devon, Roches-
ter and Syracuse.
The bride OF PatrolTnan Leonard made
her greatest fame riding John A. Hart
ford's Gossip. II was with that horse
that she won the championship In the
open class at the National Horse Show
In the Madison Square Garden three
years ago other of her notable achieve
ments were with A. w. Atkinson's Ideal
Matthias in harness classes and with Mr..
AtlSinson's saddle horses. Sparkling
Moselle and Sandy Mcdonald. She also
rude Sparkling Moselle for Samuel Keller
Jacobs of this city after he purchased
that horse from Mr.. Atkinson.
Through her mother, who was Miss
Alice May of Washington, Mrs. Leonard
In related 20 many well known members
Of that family In this city and In the
capital Among her near rela-
tives I'm New York are Charles de L.
Oelrichs, Mrs. William Jay and Mrs.
Carolyn Kane Wright Her father was
n personal friend of the late J. Pierpont
Morgan for many years. Tho friendship
between the late nnancier and John
Beaver Webb was founded in common
interest In yachting. When the late Mr..
Morgans will was opened il was found
that he had left $250.000 to Mr.. Beaver
Webb. The article In which the bequest
was made stipulated that in case Mr..
Beaver Webb was not living the money
should 40 70 his wife.