Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1912 — HAPPENINES THE CITIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINES THE CITIES

International Appollo Who Is Strong on the Job

'I OS ANGELES. Cal. —The champion JL "beat man” in all Los Angeles ’was discovered the other night. He is G. G. Harootunian, who lives at No. ijl47 Dewey avenue. To his credit he has eleven marrlages. All these he personally arranged as matchmaker, / and at all of them he acted as best man. What is more, all the marriages have revolted happily, and an even dozen healthy and hearty youngsters have 'been added to the population of Los Angeles as a result. The latest consummation of the matchmaking proclivities of Harootunian occurred when Miss Bessie King, a charming English girl, and M. G. Roobian, a thrifty young Armenian, were married by Rev. P. J. McDonald, pastor of the Reformed Church. Of course, Harootunian was best man. The activity of Harootunian as an ally of Cupid had Its origin in a desire of the thrifty young Amenians of Los Angeles to take unto themselves English girls or girls of

other Saxon nations as wives. It began when Harpotunian, himself, fell a victim to the bright eyes pt an English lass. That was about five years ago. The marriage of the Harootunians was so blissful and resulted in so much happiness that he decided that the marriage of the 200 young Armenians of good standing and sufficient worldly goods in this city would solve the jroblem of taking care of these fiery young bloods. His first “victim’’ was a friend, G. Mouradian. He met the latter in the park one day and told him of his happy home, and then took him there to dinner. He knew of a charming young English girl who was of marriageable age and was, desirable. He brought the two together at the Reformed Church, and within two weeks a marriage resulted. Certainly Harootunian was best man. Then in rapid succession followed S. Marsho, a musician, who was introduced to a young Saxon girl and gave her no peace until she was Mrs. Marsho; Jacob Halvajian, George Gasvlnnle, Samuel Bahi, Robert Tootjian, M. Garo, R. Diujian, D. Safady and lastly M. G. Roobian. “There are 520 Armenians in Los Angeles,” said Harootunian, "and all of them are thrifty. Of this number perhaps 200 are young men of marriageable age. There are but two Armenian girls in Los Angeles.”