The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-29
NOT A ssOUIET WEDDING. ;,
The One at Hamilton Hall Tonight 1an
Be Thus Described.

The One at Hamilton Hall Tonight <-an
Be Thus Described
There will be "hallelujah wedding
at Hamilton hall in Topeka tonight
A halIeIujah wedding is distinctly the
property of the Salvation Army. No
body else has dared to attempt one.
The occasion of this is the joining to-
gether of the hearts and hands and lives
of two young Salvation Army people
well known to the work in the west.
They are Captain Walter Yager and
Lieutenant Grace Kitsmiller.
The contracting parties arrived in To
peka last night-the bride from Dallas,
Texas, where she has been on furlough
visiting her parents, and the groom from
Kansas City, where he is stationed with
the post there.
Both of them are at the home of 7. J.
Crouch. al 1913 Kansas avenue.
When a JOURNAL reporter called there
today he found the happy couple in their
own company. They were seated in a
secluded corner of the parlor. and
were talking it over in the way the
entire human race is so familiar with.
Salvation Army love is very much like
the other brands in a good many parricu-
lars.
If you attend the wedding tonight you
will like the bride in particular She is
a slender girl of eighteen, with light
blue eyes and yellow hair that was braid
ed IL one plat down her back. She was
unadorned save for her Salvation Army
pin at her throat, and she didn't need
adOrnment Her features are regular
and her face bears that soft, happy ex-
preston that generally goes with such
cases. She sat in big rocking chair and
rocked complacently, smiling the while
as she looked at the slight young man
next to her who is so soon to be her life
comrade.
eff you want to know about me, there
isn't much to tell l was born in Column
bus, Ohio, a little more than eighteen
years ago. My father was a carpenter.
When l was less than two years old We
moved to Dallas, Texas, where we have
since resided. I became a salvatiouist
about one. year and half
ago. was member Of the
Pres byterian church of Dallas at the
time and had been attending the meet
ings for some time. 1t was there / met
Captain Walter. He was then with the
post there You know such things hap
pen? Well, it was not long until L Joined
the army.
Il have been in Topeka before was
stationed here last year four months, in
September, and left again in January. /
hope lots of people will be at our we'd
ding tonight l want it to be nice"
The groom is a brown haired, brown
eyed young man, and is also slender.
He IS twenty-three years Of age
and was born at Clay Cen
Salvation Army faith about four years
ago and has since been stationed at sew
eral places in the west and south He
came TO Topeka in January and stayed
awhile just after his Lieutenant Grace
had lefT.
"That was hard luck" remarked the
Eyes, it was hard luck" responded the
groom, ''but we will see that it doesn't
happen again"
The hall IS handsomely decorated with
army colors all ready for the event of
the evening.
All the prominent officers of the Army
in the surrounding states will be present
The first thing on the programme for
this evening is the parade, which Will
take place on the avenue between z and
8 o'clock. All the mem bers of the Army
in the city will be in the parade, and the
visitors will also take a prominent part.
The bridesmaids and the grOomsmen
will also be in the procession, but the
contracting parties will not
The ceremony will take place at about
500 and Will be conducted by Major
George Sully, of Topeka. The maids
selected are Captain a NJ. Hart, Lieu
tenant A. Heron, Lieutenant s. Dodrill
and Lieutenant l. Barrett The grOOms-
men viii be Captain Z. Cromwell Cap
tain L. Williams, Captain Claude Flood
and Lieutenant J. Hester.
The ceremony will be much the same
as those outside the Army. excepting
that exactly the same Expressing solemn
ity will not be observed. and that it is
very exacting IN its declarations Of ale
glance to the Salvation Army.
There will be no attempt at gorgeous |
dress on the part of anyone connected |
with the wedding. The bride Will wear
the regulation blue uniform, excepting |
that the customary white wedding sash |
viii be added. The groom will wear
only the uniform you see on the street
every day.
After the ceremony there will be an ice
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