Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-24
.l0CkERb|E SAYS
ElKTON' WEDDINGS
TOTAL Il DAILY
Average Less Than During War
Period, But Fees Have Not
Decreased In Size.
NEW LAWS ARE PROPOSED


f>st the purpose of obtaining sigma
aures two petitions are being circulated
~ Flkton. one requesting he Mary
land Legislature To- enact new mar
rms" laws Tor tho state. or to amend
thc cNi-iinn laws, and another asking
u not TO change the latter. citizens
who "hivc, tu Elkton's notorlcty as n
'o'otna Hrcon' are circulating and
risnlnx the nrst petition. and iltney-
men and others who reap financial
harNrstn from the marrylng business
have pui the sccond An circulation.
Roth petitions are getting numerous
s'Hnsln~'s, hut the "iitney" petition,
so'nr'lns ~ report. ~ being signed
chiefly u, travelling salcsmon and other
r"nsresidcnts of tho state. Som/cni-
vohs propose Tor MARYLAND marriage
laws similar 90 those rccent'y enacted
nr Delaware. Others favor laws talk 20
ira nom "nundcScrlpts" the right TO
onivl'tc 90 weddings Many Mary
innd'rs object to matrimonial Candi-
dates h"ing required to walt several
',,s between the time ~ the granting
90 marriage licenses aud the time
n>'d for marriages
prominent attorney az Elkton
saw, II someone would volunteer as
rlsintln, ne could prevent indls-
'riminaie marrying there by applying
90 thc court for an Injunction. which
ne believes would be- Immediately
nfnntcd
While the Legislature hssitates tc
ehnct new marriage laws, or 20 amend
the existing laws. Rev. Daniel Forbes
ioekcfhic n marrying. on an average
II counles daily.
There are fewer marriages 81 Elk.
ion now than during the war period
hui the marriage fees. witch are vol.
unlnry, have not decreased IN slze.
Mf isoCkcehie says. Persons come q
flkicn from an area ~ see miles q
SET married. Everything is coins
sions pleasantly and smoothly. | am
rising 10 a class OF citizenship pleas.
lhH % the people ~ Elkton and else.
who're ana making The solcmnlzatior
on msrfissc rank a. an institution q
th, honor and siory 90 Cod
NMr lscckerhie i~ y citizen OF rhlla.
iN'phin, having n residence and bureau
M Information and publicity al alil
NFrth Nineteenth street. IN that city
bet honrds on stockton street. Elkton
Nfh'r ievotlns sl> DAYS ~ each week
a. h,s MARRYING business A. Elkton hs
goes ~ Philadelphia to spead Sunda,
WITH relatives should thu Maryland
marriage laws hc ~ smce edcd as Z,
prohibit non-rcsldcnts officiating a.
weddings In lhst State ho Will pur.
cha-p or lease a dwelling ~ Eiktor
and make u his residence. he says.
prANdic his advanced agc. NJ years
Mr i.oek.rhie is arranging 20 go on
lecture tours when the marrying hnsi
rsss wlll p,rmit His topics inclui
She following
"truhihiiion versus High License.
"1hc Divine law Of rr0him,ion.
Personal Experiences Win the Vie
TINS ~ thv Drink Habit
"i.lf. and Tin.s of John n. Cough.
"fhv Mistakes ~ Colonel Robert &
inget-ull Corrected.
Everyone tNc Architect % Thel
own iafr
"rim Dignity OF Labor.
"Nennramy versus rolygamy
Tho rfakrdy 90 calvary.
Wherein Does Jesus Christ Differ
snipic from Al other Celestial an
Terrestrial ncinss1
''rhe chu>'h of the Living God.
Human Ecc.ntriCities and Thei
Value"
Nv iockcishie In also preparing 10
publication a book entitled The Hcral
al ihr New Eia."
lie attributes his remarkable viru
a. cold baths and manual oxercls'
which he takes daily
~ invitation of the trustees Re-
John McEimoylc continues 20 suppl
the pulpit of the Elkton rrcshyterla
Church ana 90 occupy tho manse not
wighslen,ins objection % the Pre-,
h,fsrN ~ New Castle.
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