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TWO j- ? ? s?- ? ? * r * s * * * <9> HOBBS-HOLCOMB <?> ? & & * About ">0 ymvs a.i'o, Col. Jrhn' ! Hafcibs, then darv-devil and a'Jvrnup' on<; nr>u-c'i;im>v m?m ;jnd Cloven /iu'ii Convmisioner, stopped down fr:>n? h: throne as Oumalea, kimr of lir islands in the New Hehi'des jrroup ii the South Pacific, known to the n-> tives as the tribes of He h:n been in many tragic situations an fought in the battle of Ap'a d,-es.-c and painted as a Samoa native. II had been many times wounded am had filled his life with romantic art daring adventures full of peril. H had been ship wrecked, rescued J\ the New Hebrideians, elevated to til throne, which he vacated 10 return \ his native land, America. Twenty-si years ago found him in Xew Yor city preparing to marry of :he pr- 1 <tiest of auburn haired girls, who b< came M'Lalie, Queen of the lllikans Twenty-three years ago the Prince.? Royal Ouelia, was born and ehvis'er ed Ethel Mary Charlotte Hob1!-'. Sh was born in New York city and ou; side of incidents of travel, hns spen her entire life in the metropolis <> the nation. She was a beautiful bab and has prrown up to he a beautifr woman, very Wpular anions thcs who know her.. She was received int Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran chur:of New York city by Rev. I)r. Stolpe, who married her father an< ^mother in the same eit-y, a quarter o a century ago. Miss Hobbs has had a career whitwould be highly creditable to an, young lady. ' Fifteen years ago she met J. He bart Holcomb at her parents' sum me home at Palenville, New York, in th Catskills?scene cf the story of Ri Van Winkle. For fifteen summer these young: children grew up know ing each other and seeing each othe a great deal. Young Holcomb is th younger son of Dr. and Mrs. Sher wood A. Holcomb of Palenviile. Di Hole >mb is distinguished in his pro fession and his and Mrs. Holccnib* families are among the best in. th state of New York. Miss Ethel Hobbs and J. Ho bar Holcomb evidently orrew up lovim each other. She was at school am he was at school. For live yea-.3 ihe; were engaged and it is said though much together and socially nrae! about among other people, neit'ur o them ever had another swecthear nor did they ever have a cross wod with each ether; levers' quarrels nev er disturbed their happy lives. Now, they have married, on Wed nesday, June 15-th, in the home o Col. and Mrs. John F. Hchos at 4 <. Manhattan Ave., N. Y. C., anilds hos^ of friends and a wealth of decoration. The young couple were mar ricd by Dr. Stclpe. The same ruin ister who received her mother ir.t the church, married her father an< mother and received her into th< church, performer the binding cere mony that made Miss Ethel Hobbs ** T TT r J. ivirs. -J. IlUUitl c uuiv. vinv. The bride has been a remuvkabi young woman in many ways. Dr. .1 Henry Harms, then president of Xt-w berry college (the Yale of the South once sat in Intense contemplnilcn o her and without her knowledge. Turn ing to one of the party present h said, "That is the most remark profile of a young woman 1 h ive eveseen." Then turning to he said, "Miss Ethel, I present yoi with a scholarship in >;e wherry col lege." That institution, like Colum bia anil other famous colleges, is co education. She was then an hono student at Hunter college of the cit; 0 of New York, having entered that in stitution when it was the normtil col lege of the State of New York. Sh entered its-training school, finishes there rose to the collegiate depart mcnt and graduated on the front lin * * "* ; > . .. u of her class witft a decree ci r>:u:.v lor of Arts. While on a trip to Washington -it' her father and her cousin, a: the ag of 17, she received remavkaV.e c;?u tesies for a young school gi'<*!. ? wrote a letter to President Wils:> telling of her coming and t x certain wishes. The president was s struck with the individuality of th letter and with its sincerity 'hat answered it personally, and g;.v.> he ppitrpp to everywhere the i-xclusiv few were permitted to .yo. W.y. !e i the treasury department she was a sled to hold a bundle containing S-10 000,000 of currency, with tho : ment, "Miss Hobbs, that is yo'-r pc sonal property for a minute."' Afto that minute she jrave her fortune b u to Uncle Sam. William Jcnr?!n,: Bryan, who was the;1, secret ary state, received her without a ve.inut *?/? r-'Jbo.? ;v5tn her OI waiLUii;, i).u> . with a ripened diplomat, because ;h' unflustered. spoke to him as if a lured woman and vvi'h mn' ur craft experience. Among: the thincrs she said 1 M Bryan was this. "My. ^ecreiarv, \u. position must bo a ve ry tx *>r< You have so many serious matters c I I 1 .. .I c:i u i v.- i > v . (.! -A.veil!,! : :.! - > M. . in;;i:i-r.-5 . f in: IK- \\ ! \w: call ITS iiitu out. . ! : - by the arm. drew hiia bad: and said, "( l':. ii / U ' >.?: i ' . t'lai hi !y. S\ 1 ma kab!o \ ?i:; *r \v<? c! ' r 5 1 ii;i \ V V % ii.l t J. :i \ V v-v . . . - pul>JV or >riv;:tc* i f.. i A:"-s Ur:?!:s w. <*:i y : ; 1 < ii vViii'.e in slv \ :i "I >l:s ' j p;:rltm-nts v;iih iii<-ir i/hic fs :is . e he ;;t Nime w i ii irv t": i>:1 i The laic A-i'miral George Dewey, (1 v*:it n }:? re*, 'vni ! : r; ?v. : 1} ' e i\ board nu'elin ;- ! roii.e oiu y fixv! her. i:'.' .<:i i he r<e nienibere'i ];? ' eci'iir;: upon i'i:;! in ? r:iin slorni when >:u- v.a : v x 'or Ihi'ivon yf.v.'s oH. li \\ \?t k sonifl;:injr in hv bo !; whirii . ?: highly priyes. /Ii s Ethel II*;i*r?s ha?' *!:?* vo rr.v' < . able record of ??* i:iit ;>r"-bio!;? of h ;s class thr ?u;rh the train lay: ! v: , k> Normal college, through Hunter coio ui'.nv hb.rh school and Hirou-h four :-! years of her college life in Hunter.! ;t She ha ! the additional honor of be > - f elected unanimously ;r- prositit-r;t o v the Phi Sisraia Psi of Hunger col lege.! ii She was four years treasure1* i?f iv.-r e Camp Fire elub, only a. member e" o 4 the faculty could be pr< sklent, h Like her father and mother, Mi:? [. Hobbs was very patriots. Her work 1 d in.thg draft beards in New Y. rk ti:y f.was so thorough and capable thai th ' w;sr <?onavtment at Washington 'A her a personal letter of very hi vh v common elation: Ami, when Hutu -r 'college selected her as one of lh< ;l'speciors of the band- of young Iv. 'ie* who were going to lo vo for agrieu!-. e tural work, the war department wrote that it preferred her for service with, the draft board. o _: She was. accordingly. nut in char.re * r:of one of the important boards of the, o metropolitan district. And again won - % ? r ti'.. .1, ^ _ the inchest encomiums oi ;Ion. i-J Before e:?aduation, she decided to s'help a friend, who was hijrh in the e, councils of the Jo'rt Distribution fund. After hev graduation in June,: i and unon he'* return to the citv from ' I ? hev father's and mother's summer 1 home, she w:is rcii-ei-ted to take a i . . . , y, sition with this ::::no o:-.v:: r,:r. !i ; With her father's cor sent sh.* did s-? !i'and within less thar tw.> in or. t lis war: f.made assistant manner of r>e up-; t: tcwn department. Every vfert was .11 nif.de to keep her after the hint of; - her resignation was j^iven to i'no head of ;.he organization. livr mania.:e - j dale v.as set and she insisted upon f j her resignat i or:. between tears mid ' i loving tokens and be;;u: ;ful p>v<,-nt - t < she left and could nirl \sdi fee! that - from the head to the newest cm-, -; picyce, they all leve.t her. -i Ethel Mary Charlotte lie'-lis ha 5 j been a ?\veet ehii 1 and a rail ;fu! lovi j in;:; frier.*!. Evidence ?>:* !uv- :uv he? j canit from every point t?? whivdt iv.v:-rtntior.s have fr.-.m m.-Miv -.vho i . * ;>j did not re eive \ -taile-is. Her we.? dinjx was an eveat a. the sat; la! lit'o of Xew York. The younji coupi: fared forth v.iili !ovia;r wis! e:; ;; !?!. '-] fiovvoi;? in their -)ath. t iT-.ai.vf n.,Wrh_ the for ' ! .M!\ j,ivy.. < f * ... i 1 j innate t'l ouiii, is < .?" ni '.tic ;.:<e i ;> . -j'ular youiur men 111 ( aisV;i!i ?.I:;nn?jV-.in re^ricn lias nrod^-cd. lie is ejlir.ely built and manly. lie !> a man rj<>f ncifcvt r.hy-i'l'-ic, of frank mansi i:cr and speech. lie was on tlv other | side in th'1 K'nr'Li of I'l-cie Sam ::i liv j World war and did bis pari. I! :* h :s -j furbished :: pretty (?< vc ci-ie m .. * j brliic and hij:u~v. if in !>is native t \v-i r j of I'alenville. whew the couple v. 'li y {make their home for the nrevi!. " I ^bout a thi"d of a mile frojf. the sumI " mer home of Col. a"-! .Mrs. I Mr. Hc'cor.'b to ?;> her " to the Philippine isla.v'is ?.r l.y ? ! h -('America i:i an in-portan: en.y i' e j the Genera! Motors. \ " j -lis lift* to tho :r. tor -ivi.- of tho olerftrical -field. His older brother. T > v. , I 11: Fred Kok-omb, is a practicing physi- j - c i;;r of erood ror.ute at K: v!-t X; \v " | York. yik.i Iki-iv' ma si >?T nonor ' V.s I'v.'lyn M"o:*i y of V.\ I. Though only twenty-tvro year* 0 old a mom'v' f *. ho eior m'*t(-v !-1 ;?*:.! one of thv ?l:roctor?. of i'v ^Distribution. She and the bride havo ; bfen T:u' cue.- , e years ar.d never h:u! a yi:! ' . n' The sr. ocm's -:e.-t van w:;< r :'j Dubois of CatskiU, popularly known "' a:v.hi- ni'iitarv* e^m* at." s it 1 f .iy "Shfctty." " ' ;h- ' :] " 'and ; '::h4 physical : ?"5oM:'' r boy/' 1.: T 1 . A; .?i H.was* ir;v. n . : ::: " by fath:-:. She was 'l ;be:-ii:itul white beaueu parry : ' 1 . t>0! ' ' 1 - suit, t:* y -.* ' : : ' !v ur to V.wo (- a * wo v ht"U ;?' i mak'ac 'he ' e *. ?'iff ; ??<?1 ;(?. i ; r iv:r.a!. Ti ' ! ' li" ".it beautiful and the entire event had ;ho t-'vi > -f hi v. TTv <?eo* *" oration? \v--r? : v >*:? V\ ?v Co., / t i ! I r'iv? ! 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