The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11

Church Marriage Isn't Enough.--M millionaire
Publisher; Wed Decade Ago By Pastor to Be
"Remarried" By Judge Lindsey of Denver

Girard, Kas., May II Most clipping
couples. license tightly clutched in
hand, stop in at a j. P.'s and have the
knot tied in hurry.
And when mother and father find
out. they very often insist that the
knot be re-ticd in what they consider
more fitting manner by a gentleman
Of the clergy in frock coat and every
thing. with a choir singing ooh. Prom
Use Me- and Gala lilies hcapcd upon
the hymencal church altar.
But MIR. and Mrs. Haldcman- Julius
are about to do it just the other way
round.
HaIdeman-Julius is the noted lit
tie book" publisher. who in few
years has attained great wealth by
issuing vest pocket editions Of stand
ard works.
Combined Their Names
Ten years ago he and Mrs. Halde-
man-Julius were married in the CON
vcntionat manner by Presbyterian
minister. The only thing unc0nven-
tional about the marriage was that
the publisher decided his wife should
not lose her name entirely.
uVIoIV WV i'"SN H''' "ss''
julius and hers llaldcman. The pub
Usher combined the two into Haldc-
man-Julius and has so been known
ever since.
But now the publisher has decided
that marriage by a clergyman does
not constitute q real wedding. So he
and Mrs. Tlildcman-Julius will be mar
ricd again--this time by a judge.
Judge Ben Lindsey, noted juvenile
judge of Denver. will perform the re
peat ceremony on the terrace of the
aldeman-Julius home at Grard.
some time in May. The date has not
been decided because the day must be
sunny.
The "little book" millionaire. who
has been thinking furiously about this
institution Of marriage, has decided
not only that marriages by clergy are
unscemly and uniting. but that Il
marriage performed in gloomy wealth
err is not right.
Exact Date Not Set
So the exact date for the Halde-
man-Julius "repeat ceremony" will
not be set until one day comes
dawn" bright and golden.
Wal tIdEC lS a NiNtl HI'o>Ss o"N
the proper person to tie the knot is
a Judge who represents the state, and
not preacher, who represents the
church." says Haldeman-Julius.
Marriage is a man-made institu-
ton, regulated by law. | have always
regarded the fact that we were mar
fled BY a preacher as a blot on our
lives. and for the satisfaction Of our
intellectual integrity Marcel and |
agreed to go through the ceremony
before judge.
A unique features Of the repeat
Haldeman-Juliuss marriage will he the
attendance Of the bride by her daugh-
ter. and of the groom by his son.
Eight-year-old Alice will "givc her
mother away" and hold the brides
bouauet while her father puts the ring
upon her mothers left third finger.
He'll BE Best Man
And the groom. attended by son
Henry, aged 6. will present his best
man, no doubt with "A new scooter or
baseball mitt rather than the con
ventional gold cuff links.
"While it may seem strange for a
father and mother to be married with
their own children as bridal attend
ants" says the millionaire father.
"my wife Marcel and ! believe that II
will mean much to our children 10 re-
member that their parents were con-
sistent to their intellectual integrity.
"And you must admit 1T IS some
thing very unusual for q son and a
daughter to be attendants at the we'd
ding.of their parents"