The Washington times., 1921-11-20
IsTECTIVEsS SAY
BRIDEGROOM IS
HIDDEN by DAD.
,Tangis, Following Cleveland
Park Marriage, Stranger
!. Than Fiction Story.
YOUTH IS MILLIoNAIRE's SON
Baby Arrives While Brides
z Family Moves to Get Re-
turn Of Husband.

turn Of Husband.
Out in fashionable Cleveland
Park there is charming little
bride and mother Of three-weeks-
old blue-eyed. bouncing baby girl.
pinfng her heart away for her hus-
band and the father of her child
whom she has not seen since last
June and who she claims was
snatched from her by an irate
father and relatives opposed to
their marriage.
The abandoned wife and mother
10 Mrs. Eliza Darneille Roemer. at
tractive daughter of Mrs. Mary G.
Darneille, 4025 Connecticut avenue.
and the late Hope Darneille who
for many years was the District
assessor and one Of the best known
men In Washington. d,
Husband Millionalre's Son.
The young husband IL John Pier
Roemer. twenty years old. student at
the University of Virginia, and son Of
John H. Roemer, millionaire lawyer
and financier and former railroad rate
commissioner Of Wisconsin. whose
home 10 In Milwaukee, who conducts
his legal and other business in Chi
cago. He also has a country estate
IN fashionable Fond du Lac, Wis.,
hbout ninety miles from Milwaukee.
The love affair which eliminated in
the marriage Of young Roemer and
Miss Darneille started while he was a
student at the Army and Navy Pre-
paratory School, on Connecticut ave-
nue.. stones throw away from the
Darneille palatial home. Whether the
elder Roemer knew OF his sons love
for Miss Darneille and aimed to send
him away to shatter the romance is a
matter of speculation, but last Febru-
airy young Roemer was instructed by
his father to go to the University Of
Virginia to take up the study Of law.
But the lads love for Bobby" as
he affectionately called Miss Darneille
when he courted her, did not keep
him away. Every other Saturday dur
ing the university year he came to
the Capital and spent the weekend at
the Darneille home in Cleveland Park.
Mrs. Darneille. a pleasant, matron-
~ woman, loved to have the young
folks gather at her home. She has
two sons, beside the unhappy BRIDE
and they met many OF the students
of the preparatory school. The stu
dents were always welcomed and made
to feel at home. A Victrola and
piano helped to enliven things. and
most every night the young folks
danced and dined.
Married IN January.
When Roemer came upon the scene
he too was invited to the Darneflle
home. A clean-cut polished and dap
per youth, he met Miss Darneille and
Il seemed case Of love at first
sight. Although greatly attached to
each other. 1t was not intimated until
last January that they had become
AFTER the university closes in
June" young Roemer said, our wed
ding will take place. Father does not
want me to marry until am through
my studies"
But a few days later tho couple
eloped to Elkton, Nd, and the marital
knot was tied. Returning to Wash
ington each kept the marriage a
secret. 1t was not until June that
they ''let the cat out OF the bag"
And what scene there was.
It happened that at the close Of the
university in June. Miss Kate Pier
Roemer, who has starred in several
Broadway plays, went to attend the
exercises and accompany the brother
to their home in Milwaukee,. When the
train reached Washington young Roe
mer declared he was going to spend
several days with friends. The sister
insisted that he accompany her but
to no avail. She then drove in . cab
to the Darneille home. 49,
The wedding was there announced.
II IL said that Miss Roemer show ID
siens Of Indignation, that she stamped
her feet and declared ut will never
do; father will disinherit you, John!
and all that sort of thing. But John
declared he would weep on papa's
shoulders and beg to be given the mar.
ital blessing. He then flung himself
into the arms Of his young wife. de-
clartng his intention to stand by her
whatever happened.
Along Comes Pa.
Miss Roemer demanded that John
no with her to the waiting cab. 1t
was after ! o'clock in the morning.
Tho train left for Milwaukee at 2.
John even refused to carry sisters
bag to the cab.
A day or 50 later things began to
hum. -
The ,irate father demanded that his
son come home at once. But young
Roemer declared mot unless my wife
con,as with me-" Finally. the father
agreed to meet the bride. He sent
money for the couple to make the
tip to his office In Chicago.
Mrs. Darneille accompanied the
couple. They stopped at the La Sale
Hotel. Young Roefner telephoned his
lather at 10 o'clock in the morning
that he was in Chicago and ready to
Introduce his bride. I.
s'You come and sec me at o'clock"
tho father advised but first come
Hone. Leave your wife at the hotel"
After affectionately kissing his girl
bride, yeung Roemer, accompanied by
Mrs. Darueille, went to the financier's
office. He was confronted not only
nv the father. but by other members
Of the family, who had been sum-
n oned from Milwaukee,.
| A door opened and young Roemer
~as ushered into an office where
,thcr and sisters, aunts and others
yere awaiting him-not with open