REPORTER AT LARGE They Got Married in Elkton

November 11, 1933 P. 52

November 11, 1933 P. 52

The New Yorker, November 11, 1933 P. 52

Visit to Elkton, Md., where runaway people wishing to get married in a hurry go. It became famous as a marriage center in 1920, one year after the arrival of Rev. Moon. It is possible to be married as speedily and more secretly in many more towns in Maryland, but Elkton became famous because it was a border town. Rev. Moon's enemy and competitor is Rev. Minor, a retired Baptist Misister. The ring of seven taxi-drivers known as the "taxi-trust" arranges the majority of marriages. Explains how they meet people at all stations and split fees with the ministers.

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