Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-29
NORWICH COUPLE ASSISTS
 uoNEyMoogERS To ESCA1

 NORWICH COUPLE ASSISTS
 HONEYMoONERs TO ESCAPE
 Two bridal couples about to start on theiy honeymoon from New London and attempting to escape from the wedding guests after dinner at the Mohican hotel in New London found unexpected aid from MT. and Mrs. Thomas Shea of this city Wednesday afternoon, when the Norwich couple picked up the four newlyweds in the Shea automobile and darted off at high speed until a pursu- ing automobile with the wedding guests was left behind,
 The rescuetb honeymooners were Mar garet E. and Helen C.. daughters of Mrs | Margaret Evers who had been married respectively to Samuel Cunningham of Elizabeth, N. J., and Edward Dondero, son of Frederick Dondero of 105 Bank street.
 The wedding took place at g o'clock at St. Mary's Star of the Sea church with a nuptial mass celebrated by Rev. T. M. Crowley. MT. Cunnin., ,ham served as best man for MT. Dondero and Ed ward Drumm acted in that capacity for MT. Cunningham. Miss Mary Evers at
 tended both brides.
 Charles J. Duc1. the uncle of the brides, gave them in marriage entrusting I
 whom he had been 8 guardian much oi
 their lives.
 Following an hour of joy and fun.
 making at the Mohican hotel where the
 wedding breakfast was served, the new } lyweds attempted their getaway iron } the hotel. The guests were enjoying their company and did all that the!
 could to keep them from leaving, Tht four finally escaped and ran to th' Meridian street entrance of. the hete where an automobile donated for thei use by Mir. Ducy, their uncle, in whicl the wedding tour was to be taken. wa supposed to be waiting. When the bri day party arrived there they were un able to locate the car. The driver hat slipped up on his instructions and ha, the car pussyfooting back of the hote | when he should have been at the sid entrance.
 Meanwhile, in true movie pictur , style, the guests missed the bridal part!
 and were about to swoop down upol
 them when MT. and Mrs. Thomas She;
 of Norwich, who remembered that the!
 had similar experience, a short tim
 ago, drove up to the Meridian street en
 trance of the hotel in a Hudson sedan
 and the bridal party was rescued jus in the nick of time. Even as it wal the pursuers advanced to range clos, enough to fire one breadside of cenfett
 and rice.
 The Hudson drove down State street
 pursued by another car containing tht
 guests and at the corner of Washington
 street was joined by the car whicl should have been awaiting the brida
 party on Meridian street. The brida car broke speed records and traffic laws I . Al fIy1Er fn but were unable to do so.
 Pedestrians on Bank street wer, treated to a real movie thrilling chas,
 as the cars tore down Bank street an, over Town hill. At a deserted part o
 an old country road near the post offie l in Waterford, the bridal car and tn Ducy car succeeded in temperaril, , tluding the pursuing car, and a stol
 was made and the baggage of the brida
 party was transferred to the other cal
 which drew up alongside of it Douglas Fairbanks style, and the drive 7 gracefully withdrew. MT. Dondero too the wheel and turned the nose of tn craft in the general direction of Hart ! ford. As the car came out on the mai road, it was met again by the ca Q which had been pursuing it, and tn e chase began all over again. The pun S suers chased the honeymooners as ia t as the Saybrook bridge and there ga, |, up.
 s The bridal party will go to Hartfor
 where MT. and Mrs. Cunningham wi e leave MT. and Mrs. Dondero and wi l. visit for awhile with relatives. The S will then go on to New York
 MT. and Mrs. Dondero will tour alor the Mohawk trail and through tt > Berkshires, returning via the Hudsc z 1 river valley. Upon their return the }. will make their home on Connectic,
 avenue. MT. and Mrs. Cunningham wi
 reside at the Mohican hotel
 Both of the brides are very prom nent and popular and the well wishes t innumerable friends accompany ther a Mrs. Cunningham is a graduate of S l. Mary's Star of the Sea parochial schoc = class of 1907, and of the Williams M | morial institute, class of 1911. MT Dondero graduated from St. Mary e school in 1909 and from Williams M | ulorial Institute in 1913.
 s MT. Cunningham is employed as go- II ernment inspector at the Groton, Ire . l Works and was formerly head of u 5 service industrial school at the Greto / plant. He came to New London at tf . time the works opened four years az
 He is son of Mrs. Elizabeth Cunnin, | ham of Elizabeth N. J., and is prom
 nent in fraternal circles, being a men
 Der of the Elizabeth lodge of Elks an of Seaside council, No. r, Knights . Columbus.
 [, Mr. Dondero is a former Bulkele d school star athlete and a veteran of tf n recent war, serving with distinction { t a member of the U. s. naval mine for, e which operated in the North sea durir
 the war. He is prominent member , | the Knights of Columbus and of tl