Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1919 — LOOKS LIKE ROUGH VOYAGE FOR THIS PAIR. [ARTICLE]

LOOKS LIKE ROUGH VOYAGE FOR THIS PAIR.

Monticello, Ind., Sept. 24.—Forgetting the wedding ring until after the ceremony had been performed was the said experience this afternoon of a young couple who came to this city to be joined in the holy bonds of wedlock. The groom was Thomas Q, Mellady, a farmer, aged 33, the son of Mrs. Ellen Mellady, of Round Grove township, and the bride waß Miss Gladys Baker, aged 16, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Baker, also of Round Grove township. Because of the yoHith of Miss Baker she was accompanied by her parents, as their consent was * Justice of the Peace E. G. Smith was called to perform the ceremony, but Mrs. Baker objected and said that she wanted to have a minister read the service. The groom said it, made no difference to him and he asked the deputy clerk to call a minister. It was impossible to secure one and then the bride-to-be and her mother broke forth into a torrent of tears. The justice arrived and the deputy explained the situation to him and persuaded Mrs. Baker and her daughter to permit him to officiate. Then as a climax to their misfortune it was, learned that there " was no wedding ring. They returned to Round Grove with the hope that the first day was no true indication of the course their married life is to follow.