Show War Encourages D Daring i o j Many 5 Run Off to Wed I tty RT Y HEX REX D By International News NOTTS Service New ew York Mar C. C Are Arc Are the numerous numerous numerous numer numer- ous elopements elopement both In s society elet and out of or It ft a sign of oC the times another of at the tho spirit of ot daring en engendered engendered en- en gendered In our young men by the war va r Elopements of ot ol old were ere considered ere rather shocking affairs to happen to toone's toone's ones one's fa family m II Tho The conventional cOn thing was a and satin veil en wedding with all relatives called in itt to take tako a 3 last look at tho bride numerous conveyances awaiting docked decked ked out In ribbons and old shoes Today the tho process Is simplified The martial spirit has affected affairs t marital A A. few suitcases a a. to for fow dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars a I fast tast train a minister and ami license In some strange town In n a J. J state with obliging laws Ts and the thin thing Is accomplished Parental forgiveness forgiveness for for- i by wire Is being generally considered b by the tho elopers dopers an unnecessary cc sary strain on an already overburdened over burdened telegraph system I Fin Fifi Wideners Widener's elopement with young oung Carter Lerdy Is la tho the latest so society so- so o- o clet runaway match Fill Fitl otherwise otherwise other other- wise Josephine is s on only 17 and Carter just 20 0 0 An And l the tho mar mar- riago took Place after atter great efforts on tho the part of ot their parents to pi pr prevent vent event it Last Lust summer Miss Widener was vas taken to the tho b by h her r parents and carefully guarded surrounded by so it les She Sho finally promised was said to see no more moro of or An And then after giving her wor word she was waa brought homo and a 1 out ball baH planned When hen Fin Fifi learned Carter Leidy had not he been en asked to Lo attend the tho momentous function the tho elopement was decided Jell upon pon and took place upon the tho morning of or tho the day tIny announced for Cor the thc debut on Tho The match Is the result of an acQuaintance acquaintance acquaintance ac ac- ac- ac that dates datos back Lack to schooldays schooldays school school- days when Miss Widener I attended Miss Irwins Irwin's school In Philadelphia At tho the time lime of tho the marriage Carter Laid was waR a freshman treshman In tho the University or sity of Pennsylvania During the war ho was In the thc student training corps at Princeton Another case of defying parental opposition Is hi that of I Laurent Morgan Morran Hamilton who married MM 1 Gregory Warren on January 26 Young Youn Hamilton now in hits his twentieth year Is a n grap wn of ot tho the late J. J P. P Morgan anti ami a son of Mr and Mrs lIra William PIerson Il Hamilton Young Hamilton was an al aide aldo o to General Edwards of or tho the dc- dc of ot the northeast In Boston Roston but took a long Ions l leave uve of or absence from from his duties there With Ith his bride brido he lie la Is now on a honeymoon In Califor nia nm I r 1 have o nothing to r regret he ho said before leaving My bh Is purely purel democratic This marrying Into royal r circles and antI having the ito flavor of or royalty royally hanging around mar- mar o doesn't suit roe mo As oon as 19 I 1 got get my discharge I with will go 0 out to California Cal Cal- and ral raise fruit I will prove Plo m my arm army training has served me mc a I good turn Inn Abo About t three weeks wees the Iho Hamilton Ham ilton elopement MIss 1158 Mariam Virginia Ham I i Hosteller of ot ono one of ot tho the tor-I tor heiresses to the tho vast ast Hosteller Hostetter r fortune fortune for for- tune tunc eloped with Malcom R. R Smith of or Now New Haven Hayen It was a surprise generally gen gen- emily to society but it Is 15 said that thai Miss lIss Hosteller Hostetter confided to her girl girlfriends girlfriends Irl friends that she sho was in love 10 with ith Malcolm alcolm and IntI you ma may look for lor an elopement one ono of or these days Tho The marriage took tool place In Toledo Mrs Irs Smith who Is noted for her beauty Is a daughter o of Mr and Mrs Herbert D. D Hosteller Hostetter both of ot whom are said sald to have havo opposed the tho courtship courtship courtship court court- ship of or their daughter by young Smith whom she sho met while attending a school chool In a suburb of ot Now ow Haven She Is just IS Smith It was learned was registered at a tutorinG school In Milford preparing for tor Yale Ho lie Is the son ion of or Harry A. A Smith president pres pros ident of oC the tho National liro Firo Insurance com company pan of ot HarU Hartford ord J Earlier In the tho social season Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia society was surprised to lo le learn rn that a young oun couple much feted on account of their engagement no Rosamond Rosamond Rosa Rosa- a- a mon mond Lancaster antI and Barclay Warburton Warburton War War- burton Jr were already married Miss Lancaster Is la tho the daughter o of Mrs John Edward Lancaster of oC Worcester Wor or or cester Mass and New York an and was for some time a guest of oC Miss Mary Brown Warburton Barclays sister Barclay Warburton Is a grandson randson of ot John Miss Lancaster attended a charity ball on December 12 11 a and posed in a pa pageant t that was one ono of tho ho seasons season's events The next nc evening c sho and her fiance attended a dinner and dance at tho the Carlton given by MaJ 1 nn and Mrs Barclay Warburton the tho parents par par- cots of her fiance Later It 11 way was found that at al that timo tho the young oun couple ha had been married days as Tho rho wedding had hatI taken place in Elkton Md Li eu ten nat e enlisted oh Is to d In Inthe tho the signal corps at tho bo beginning of ot tho war and was with tho the army of oC occupation and a relict relief commission Miss Lancaster ter was active In war work ork in New Nc ew York Philadelphia and i Worcester Mr and Mrs Warburton arburton suddenly left lell for Europe before borore the tue I t holidays 2 |