Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1917 — LEE ADAMS MARRIED IN HAMMOND SUNDAY [ARTICLE]

LEE ADAMS MARRIED IN HAMMOND SUNDAY

To Miss Marguerite Brown, of This City, By Rev. J. C. Parrett— Both H. S. Graduates.

The many friends of Mr. Lee Adams and Miss Marguerite Brown were surprised Sunday afternoon when telegrams were received in this city announcing their marriage in Hammond by Rev. J. C. Parrett, former pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Adams secured their marriage license late Saturday evening, driving to Hammond Sunday afternoon, where the marriage ceremony was quietly solemnized. Miss Brown is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Brown and is a charming and attractive young lady and a graduate of the 1915 class of Rensselaer high school. Following her graduation here she returned to her home in Montana, later returning with her family to this city, where she has since continued to reside. Mr. Adams is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion I. Adams, of south of Rensselaer and is one of the estimable young men of Rensselaer. He graduated from the local high school in 1913. The groom is, with his father, the owner of the Auto Equipment Company and automobile salesman. Following their marriage the young couple left via automobile for Chicago, where they will remain for a few days before returning here to take up* their residence.