The Washington times., 1922-12-27
MISS WEN
ELUD|NG
F|A'yCE
Will Hide Until Lee Goes Back
To New York, Message to
Parents Asserts.

TdT0ntS HSSoTtS.
mildred Is in hiding and will
stay there until George Nun Lee
goes back to New York"
This was the message received
at noon today by Miss Wen's
parents, who, with Washington
police, friends and her suitor, son
of a millionaire New York China
man, are combing Washington's
Chinatown in an effort to locate
the elusiv. and missing bride
to-be.
Pastor Won't Officiate.
II the missing girl is found the
wedding viii be performed In Wash
ington. Miss Wen's friends fear.
There will be no ceremony per.
formed by the Rev. \. rr' IA q
Anderson. assistant pastor OF he
Calvary Baptist Church. who vas
last night engaged to perform the
ceremony. after Miss Wen had nl.
ready refused to go through with
,
have been performed In New York.
Il certainly shall not participate
in any marriage ceremony that Is
contrary to any Of the participants
Wishes" DR.. Anderson declared TO.
day.
Whether or not the marriage
ceremony will be performed Is
matter Of speculation. Up to noon
today, however, the Lee-Wen mar
riage license had not been returned
| to the District License Office.
Father Surrenders.
Struggling their shoulders in their
characteristic sign Of Surrender.
George Y. Wen. Mildred's uncle,
and Wing Lime Wen. her father
have promised Miss Rhoda Milliken,
In charge of the woman's bureau OIL
the police department that she can
act as arbiter in the tangled marri-
age plans when Mildred is founo
again and IL the young chinese maid
en- still insists she does not wish
to marry Lee that they will cancel
the contract.
In the meantime operatives OF the
| woman's bureau are securing the
|
| times they have made visits to
the rendezvous where she was dis
covered on Christmas Day and per-
suaded to return.
| Lee Still Hopes.
! While none of the principals In
the case will admit that young Lee
Is in town, II Is known that he Is
in Washington a. the home OF
Charley 500. mayor of the local
chinatown. in the vague hope that
the marriage plans will be patched
up at the last moment.
Worn out from arranging the an
ticipated wedding festivities and
scurrying to the Union Station on
several occasions to meet Lee, the
prospective bridegroom, the Wen
family and their friends were loath
to discuss Mildreds latest escapade
this morning.
Puzzles Parents.
To them 1t is inexplicable that
a Chinese girl would twice thwart
her parents In their attempt to
marry her In accordance with the
Chinese custom.
| To Mildred's American friends. 1t
seems only natural that she should
revolt against marriage to a man
whom she has only met perfume
torily on two occasions and for
whom she has no love.
No great concern is felt over
| Mildred's latest disappearance as II
| is felt by those close to the family
that her confidante. Miss Margaret
| 500, daughter Of the mayor OF
Washington's Chinatown, knows
where she Is hiding. Miss 500 was
with Mildred when she was last
seen In front of the Cosmos
Theater, where she had begged her
father to permit her to go In order
that she might see her last motion
picture before her marriage.
Gotham Chinese Stirred.
In talking to the police authorities
MIR. Wen, father Of Mildred, admitted
that the wedding between Mildred
and Lee was arranged by him ano
Quon. Lees father, when the latter
attended an important Chinese con
vention In Washington a year ago
Quon Is president of the Chinese
Merchants Association in New York
and the fact that his son has been
Tilted by Mildred has caused a great
deal Of CONSERVATION In Gotham's
Chinatown.
Proof that the wens have washed
their hands Of Mildred's marriage
affairs Ia seen in the fact that
George, the uncle. has withdrawn a
$500 reward he had Offered Tor the
girls return.