The Washington times., 1922-07-09
Chorus Girl, Swears He Was "Vs
Didn't Know He Was a Bride.
groom Until He Walked Upin :
the Ta1cab and Somebody 4
Told Him Peggy Was His Wife
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could get minister, and finally we went
there to the place three houses away from
the church. We woke these people up
il was the wrong place-and they said no,
there was no minister lived there. Then
we went to one Of the other and nobody
answered. We rang the door bell of this
one and waited quite Q time, and all of
sudden a lady put her head out of the
window with a night-cap on and night
gown, and in a very sleepy voice said,
to get married. She said, have you got
license? He said, no, but will get one.
She said, all right, ! will have Mr.. Aldred
waiting when you get the license. So Jack
said, all right.
We started back to the telephone place
and we girls went in there again and went
to the lady's room to fix our hair, and
believe Bob Berger went up to Mr.. Nc
Allisters and we went over there and got
the license. First we had to swear to the
truth and then answer all these questions.
Here is the funny part. Mr.. McAllister,
the clerk, asked Jack what was his name.
He asked who the lady was and Jack told
him, and asked him where he lived, and
asked me, what is your name? But he
did not ask Jack, and Jack did not say to
me, what is your name? He certainly did
not, because they did not ask him at all
what my name was. Then they issued the
three dollars for the license, don't know
which, but l know he paid something.
And know he had to pay something for
getting the clerk out of bed so early in
the morning. 1t was at least 6 80 before
VIC got our license, and we were not long
getting the license.
In front of the engine house an auto
mobile was standing-Jack called to the
car No, the chauffeur called-he asked
Then Jack opened the door and the chauf-
feur said yes. He said, we will drive up
there and take you along. And We, in the
meantime, forgot about the Rev. Aldred,
who was to marry US, and we drove up
instead to the Rev. Lockerbie's house, and
we had quite ways to walk from the car
up to the door. Jack and the chauffeur
walked up to the door.
Then lady came to the door and
said, what do you want? Jack said i'm
mediately, we want to get married. He
says, can we get married? She says, why
certainly. will call the reverend down,
he is upstairs dressing; he was about to
have his breakfast in a few minutes.
Then Jack came back to the car and told
me we would get married there and l
jumped out and Polly and Adele followed.
and | must say his shirt was not open;
his shirt was just as nice as it is at present,
and his hair was smooth and everything
was all right.
So we went in, sat down, and presently
Mr.. Lockerbie came in and was very sweet
and nice. He said, which is the groom?
And Jack said, am the groom, and Jack
took the license out of his inside pocket
and handed it to Mr.. Lockerbie. Mr..
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blushing-you know, kind of looking at
the floor and fooling with my handker-
chief-4and Mr.. Lockerbie said, you are
the bride. aren't you? And Jack said,
yes. that is going to be my little bride.
Then Jack took hold of my right hand
and Mr.. Lockerbie said, how about ring?
Jack had a jade ring and handed it to
Mr.. Lockerbie. Mr.. Lockerbie blessed it
later on in the ceremony and gave it to
Jack to put on my hand Before that he
said do you, Jack Montgomery, take this
woman to be your lawful welded wife
something on that order-and nobody had
to shake Jack. He said, yes, sir, do, and
Mr.. Lockerbie said to me, do you take
. this man to be your lawful welded hus-
band, and I was quite fused at the time
and don't remember very well what he
said, Your Honor, and then he proceeded
to marry us.
After he married US we put our hats on
and received his blessing and he said
little prayer for US and he told US he
hoped we would be very, very happy and
he said he hoped that would be the most
precious day Of our life, and am afraid
Il was not the most precious day of my
life.
(Sobs and tears from Pssgy.)
Owe are nearly finished now. Miss
Peggy, pull yourself together for a few
minutes.
A.-Then when we were married Jack
put his arms around me and embraced
me and hugged me tight and kissed me.
There was no laughing there, everybody
was orderly and quiet. Then l noticed
little book with the words on it, Book
of Marriage" 20 l said, let US have one
of these, and Jack gave the minister fifty
cents for that little book and aboht fve
dollars for marrying us. He didn't ask
him what he owed, he just gave 1t to him.
Then we got into the car and we started
to drive back to Philadelphia, and we
drove all the way without stopping once,
your honor.
We started off to the Hamilton Hotel
and Jack wanted to 20 upstairs, and, ss
said before, no men are allowed In any
lady's room there, and Jack said, ! am
going Upstairs with you, and Immediately
this lady at the desk said, indeed, you are