The Washington times., 1921-04-17

For this romance between an aged
leader of labor and a beautiful young
musician was so deftly conducted be-
tween walkouts. rscitals, picketing
decisions, strike threats. music les
sons. and so on. that IL was suspected
only after 1t had gone the matri.
naonial way of all good romances.
Judge Of the Supreme Court Robert
Wagner, who performed the wedding
ceremony at 1880 yesterday in the
hotel Woodward, had this to say:
SISTERS ATTEND WEDDING.
az have known Mr.. Gompers for
many years, but had no idea that
he planned to marry. / had never
met his wife until this morning when
he called me to the hotel to marry
them.
There were only a few close friends
of Mr.. Gompers present and sisters of
the bride. Oh. yes. they seemed very
happy; the bridegroom said he was
too happy for words.'"
He laughed as he denied any knowl-
edge OF their "soul meeting" and con-
tinued:
~ don't suppose they had any. You
see. they both are mature and no
doubt find sufficient romance in tangi-
BILE association"
Mrs. Gompers' sisters, who at
tended the wedding, are Mrs. Irwin
Brown and Miss Elsie Glesves
OF Trenton. others present were
John Morrison. publisher and old
friend of Mr.. Gompers: Sarah Copboy.
international secretary of the United
Textile Workers Of America: B. A.
Larger. secretary OF the United Gar
ment Workers Union: Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Rucker and William J. Ashley
Mrs. Gompers. is taller by a head
than her famous husband. She Is
slender. graceful, very blond with a
great deal of fluffy hair and large
violet eyes. She wore a neatly
tailored blue serge suit and fox
scarf; her small straw toaue was set
bow at the side. She wore corsage
OF orchids.
WEARS OLD SLOUGH HAT.
The groom laid aside his skull cap
for the day, but clung to his old
slouch hat. He acknowledged un-
usualness OF the occasion by an orchid
In his buttonhole.
According to records in the mar
riage license bureau he is sevety-one
and his bride thirty-eight Their
story, nearly as it could be pieced to-
gether from odds and ends con-
tributed by their widely separated
groups OF friends, is this:
Years ago q man named Gompers
who was beginning to attract atten-
ton in the labor neld. went to Tren
ton to address a group OF political
economists. At the conclusion OF his
talk an artist potter, whose name was
William T. Gleaves. congratulated him
and invited him home.
He there met a tall, beautiful girl
In her early teens. They struck up
the odd friendship that sometimes
nourishes between persons of unlike
ages and interests. Gompers, visiting
Trenton. often met the Gleaves fam.
lily and Gertrude. Then Gleaves moved
to GAINESVILLE, Ohio. and the friend
ship faded out. The girl grew ur
and developed unusual talent in paint
ing and music. doing concert work
and giving music lessons. She finally
married Louis Neuscheisr and came 10
New York to live.
Gompers' frst romance ended in
May, 1920, when the woman he mar.
ried nfty-three years before. when
she was but sixteen, died after a long
illness. Their meeting came about
when he worked in a cigar factory
at the age Of thirteen. and the girl
who was destined to share his long
career only eleven. Her death brought
messages OF coincidence from all parts
OF the world. Three sons and some
grandchildren survived her.
TO ATTEND CONVENTION.
In the autumn following his wife's
death, the labor leader, while making
one OF his frequent trips to New York
from his M adoua rtArs In waehinrton
Trenton days.
1t is likely their romance began at
that meeting. In December q year
ago the then Mrs Neuschelar brought