The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-12
Many MiliOnaireSSeS Seek
Mates Among Men Found
In Humble Walks OfLfe

NEW YORK. Nov 7.--(speciaD
Louise O.. Beaver webb, hoiress.
sportswoman and society pct, cs-
tablishef no precedent when she
was married to Patrolman Thomus
J. Leonard, the traffic policeman az
New York. Guilia Morosini the
bankers daughter, figured In
similar romance few years ago
when shc was wed to Arthur M
Werner. a policeman. Her sister,
Victoria, had eloped with n coach.
man.
Then there have been Julia Brci-
tung, who eloped with Max Kleist.
o gardner on her fathers estate:
Ethel Croker. who ran away with
stable groom and was wed Helen
Maloney. who figured in "A runaway
match with an obscure young Eng
iishman; Edith Gould, whose secret
marriage to Carroll Wainwright Is
sSill discussed; Alice Drexel. who
cloped with Captain Diamond Bill'
Barret and repented soon after 'he
ceremony: Julia French. whose un-
conventional romance WITH Jack
Geraghty Stirred the whole coun-
try, and May Bedford. who wed a
mechanic.
Mrs. Elsie French Vanderbilt
aunt of Julia French. and former
wife of Alfred Vandebilt. Is the
most noted of them. She wed
Captain Fit2son1on, young enough
to be her son and actually her sons
chum.
RridIc Path Romance.
Mrs Thomas Leonard is an en-
thusiastic eouestricnnc. "Tom" Is
mounted cop. Theirs was ro-
nance Of the bridle path that be-
gan eight years ago In Central park.
The policeman has not resigned
from the department. and the re-
cords show him to be on leave OF
absence.
Mrs I.eonard's father was an in
innate of j. Il. Morgan, Sr.. so close
that the great financicr left $3.50
600 In his will TO the Webbs. The
brides mother was Alice MAY, OF
Washington. and the family is re-
lated to the Oelrichs, Wrights and
Jaws.
Tom Leonard Joined the police
department II years ago, which
makes him considerably the BRIDES
senior.
The Iconards have taken a small
apartment uptown in Manhattan
summer OF last year by the mar
rlage Of Alice Gordon DreSel. the
only daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
II. Drexel, to Captain William Bar
rett. OF the army aviation CORPS
The ceremony was performed IN
New Rochelle. The brides parents.
on recovering from the shock. re-
fused to comment on II. But the
debonair captain gave out inter-
views asserting that everything was
as lovely as a day In May and that
Mr.. and Mrs. Drexel had approved
the union.
Soon after II came out that the
bridegroom had been divorced In
San Francisco though he denied II
Then the young couple went abroad.
A child was born to them Soon
after reports Of an estrangemen,
were heard, with accounts OF wild
esca pades on the part OF the bride
groom.
Another romance in which Bar
rett was interested was Indicated
recently when Mrs. John ID. Spreck
les. Jr.. sought to recover diamonds
In Barret's possession.
Edith GOuid's Romance.
'Terribly In love" were Edith
Gould. -year-old daughter OF Mrs.
George J. Gould. and Carroll VAIN
wright, of Bank street. when th"N
eloped with $40 by motor last MAY
Thov were refused license In Phila -
delphia, and drove on to Maryland
where they found an obliging min
lister. They are still terribly in love,
by all accounts, and the elder Goulds
are quite reconciled TO the romance.
The bridegroom is 81 He was an
art student. but Is planning to take
up commercial activity.
1t Ia only n few months ago that