The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-15
Love Laughed At Rules.

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Had not Miss Dickerson, a South
ern beauty, of Shreveport. La. gons
he dance, remaining away from the
college until after midnight. mayb'
she and her husband would still 3,
keeping their marriage a secret, and
she today probably would still be a
student at the private institution.
But love laughed at college restric
lions and regulations. Miss DECKER
sons secret is out She eloped dui
ing the Christmas holidays with Ed
mund l.. WEIGH. a war hero OF Holy
oke, Mass, a student OF law at the
Upiversity--one OF the many
proteges OF the Federal Board for Vo-
Training. And, Sergeant
Welch, who was shell-shocked and
gassed fighting the Huns. just
couldn't stand the jibes OF his friends
when the secret OF his marriage was
out, and got transferred to the
George Washington University Law
School, where he Is delving deep into
he realms OF Jurisprudence. hoping
some day to graduate with high hon
ors.
Thinks Expulsion Cruel.
But Mrs. welch thinks her expul-
sion from college cruel, just because
she stayed out late and danced with
her husband. However. she says she
is happy, and she and her husband
are living in a cosy apartment In
place.
One OF the rigid rules Of Trinity
College prohibits the students re-
naming out after o o'clock In the
evening unless they are chaperoned.
And another prohibits young married
women from attending the college.
So Mrs. WEIGH shattered in a way
two of the fast and set rules OF the
;.
There was nothing else to do but
expel Miss Dickerson, or rather MRS
WEIGH, explained an official OF the
college.
Had Mrs.welch succeeded in reach
ing her room-had not she been
forced to ring that vibrant gong
which echoes all through the halls OF
the massive institution. all might
have been we'll for her and her hus-
band.
Caught Coming In Late.
But Mrs. WEIGH was caught coming
in late. She vas asked for an expla-
nation. She was chided for violation
Of the college rules. She pleaded sor-
row at the infraction. but finally
burst out with:
81 was out with my husband"
"Your husbandT rejoined the as
tonished official.
Eyes, we were married during the
holidays" exclaimed the
little beauty. 4
Her expulsion following, Mrs.
WEIGH summoned her war-hero hus-
band, and arrangements were I'M
mediately made for her leaving the
COLLEGE. =
Then the story came out.
The love affair had its inception ut
a dance given at the Catholic INT
versity, attended by Miss Dickerson
and other students, chaperoued, OF
Trinity College, which is within
stones throw Of the former college
Love mt F1r-t Sight.
1t seemed to be a case of love n
FIRST sight. Welch woocd the pretty
3fInior in the afternoons, after he and
Miss Dickerson had completed their
days studies. He seldom saw her
in the evenings.
1t was in October that the coupl,
met. And after weeks OF surrept-
tious meetings. they decided to sail
on the sea Of matrimony. But the
question arose as to how they would
Be able to get married and keep 1t
secret, so the pretty Junior could re-
main at college. Miss Dickerson
realized that discovery of her mar
rage to the war hero would mean
expulsion.
But Cupid will find a way. Miss
wrote her parents she
wanted to visit friends in Philadel-
phia, and urged that they notify the
Sisters at the college to let her go
there during the Christmas holidays
No objection was found to this, and
when Miss Dickerson LEFT, she was
by Welch, and the
couple were married in the Quaker
City.
Woman Keeps Secret.
They returned to Washington,
Miss Dickerson going to school and
WEIGH to the Catholic University
Not a word OF the secret did either
confide to their many friends. And
vet they say a woman can't keep a
secret.
"Apd our marriage would still be
a secret had It not been for by going
to the dance" said Mrs. welch. But
who has better right to dance
with my husband, even IL I did break
the rules Of college"
WEIGH volunteered. at the out
break OF the war, with the Twelfth
artillery, and while fighting the
Hun in France was shell-shocked and
His life was despaired of for
a time, but he recovered and was