Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-01

Young Mr.. Smith hasn't anything like
the money his bride may have. But he IS l.
the son OF Harry A. Smith, the president
OF the National Fire Insurance COMPANY
of Hartford. and will probably go into that t.
business.
1t is reported from Pittsburgh that the
determination Of the rich and powerful /
family into which he has wed is to let the
young people hoe their own row Cor a /
while; make good. and by hard work
soften down the handicap of their extreme;
youth and impulsiveness.
There Is still another daughter of the
Hostetters-a slip OF girl only sixteen.
So the whole interesting situation may at
the last break "fifty.ffty" for the seclu-
sion theory after all.
Friends of Mr. Hostetter say that he IS
ardently solicitous about the futures OF
his children: that he is most eagerly con-;
cerned in their welfare. He wants them
to be popular and to have every advant-3
age. but he feels, like most wise par
ents, that they should arrive at years Of
discretion before they select their nfe-s
mates Pittsburgh, perhaps more than any
other city OF its size. has had a large
share OF broken romances, of unhappiness,s
the result OF too hasty matings, and his
apparent attitude upon the matter is
shared by many other fathers there. n
The Hostetter girls have always been
beauties. One of the most notable we'd
dngs in American fashionable society was
that OF Miss Greta Hostetter. the cousin
OF the very Miss Miriam who has just
run away and gotten married so much
more simply. The daughter of the
before mentioned Mr.. T. R. Hostetter.i
Miss Greta's good looks and charm
left trail Of wounded hearts in all the
capitals Of Europe. Dukes and prince
lings. mobiles and plain but distinguished;
commoners sought to win her. She was
presented at the Court Of st. James, Some
time after her father died, leaving a
somewhat shrunken estate Of about 81 ,500,-
600. her mother married Arson w. Burch-
ard, Of New York. Miss Greta decided at
last to fall In love with man of her onw
native town. Her marriage to Mr.. Glenn
Stewart, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. David Glenn
Stewart. of Pittsburg, occurred in 1914.
Little Miss Miriam was at that wedding,
Bull Will Hci udlI III DIdiuS Suu III"
most still In pinafores.
The career Of the elder Hostetter has
been, turning aside for the moment from
his ideas about his childrens romances, a.
constructive and useful one. The spirit
OF adventure that took his father to the
Golden West broke out In him early.
Partly for the adventure in It and partly,
for his health. he went whi'o still youth
to North Dakota. where he engaged In
ranching These free days in the open
we're some OF his best. The impulsiveness.
of son and daughter that prompted them to.
their Opponents Is simply. perhaps, an
outcropping Of the same strain.
The Hostetter family is OF old Ameri-
can stock The original founder, Jacob
Hostetter, came to Philadelphia from
Switzerland back in 170S The Hickey
branch came from Scotland to this coun-
try In 1898. Mr.. IIostetter. ST.. after
studying under private tutors. took pre-
paratory course in the Western Univer.
sity and in 1877 completed his studies by
entering Heidelberg. lie is identified with
many movements. both local and national,
for civic betterment. fIe was twenty
eight years old when he was married.
1t will be seen that the pioneer spirit
has run throughout the family upon both
sides. The pioneers never did believe in
late marriages. They took their mates
while youth was strong within them. And
in this. 1t may be, lies still another ex-s
PLANTATION Of the two Opponents in this
one generation.