Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1913 — MARRIAGE A SECRET FOR SEVEN MONTHS [ARTICLE]

MARRIAGE A SECRET FOR SEVEN MONTHS

Purdua Graduate and Rensselaer Girl Quietly Married at Waukegan, 111., Last November. Rumors to the effect that Walter English and. Miss Blanche Babcock had been secretly married several months ago have been floating about Rensselaer (or some time, but were not confirmed until Tuesday of this week, when the principals admitted that they had been man rled the 2nd day of last November at Waukegan, 111. Both are graduates of the Rensselaer high school and the groom is a member of the 1913 graduating class dt Purdue university. The object in keeping the marriage a secret was the fact that he was still a student at college. ‘ 1

The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. E. C. English, of Rensselaer, and the bride is the 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Babcock, of near Parr. Their marriage is the culmination of a courtship that was begun when the two were pupils in the Rensselaer Blgb school. Both are very popular with a large circle of friends in Rensselaer and at the home of the bride. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. J. W. Funston, at the M. E. parsonage at Waukegan, at 4:50 o’clock Saturday evening, November 2. Miss Babcock had gone to Chicago to meet Mr, English, who had been on a three days’ tour of inspection with the mechanical engineering class of Purdue, and he hastened to Chicago to meet Miss Babcock and they selected Waukegan as the place for having the ceremony performed. The bride’s sister, Miss Edna Babcock, was taken into the secret, but none others were informed and it was only last week that the bride’s parents learned of the wedding and the parents of the groom did not learn of it until Monday of this week.

Mr. English has completed a mechanical engineering course at Purdue University and has already accepted a position as instructor in manual training in the academy at Mclntosh, Minm, for which place himself and wife will depart Saturday of, this week, and where he will be employed during the summer months installing a heating plant in the school building. The Republican joins the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. English in wishing them a life of happiness.