Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-03-06

ernor.'' He leans upon them, hg-
uratively. and it is upon the stan ne
depends when the duties are too much
for one person to perform. At State
recentions the staff receives with the
| Governor: at State dwellings they as
| sist doing such work as he cannot do.
In narades they make the position of
. The Governor conspicuous and note
worthy. and at other times they repre-
sent the Governor
| If the Governor is invited out and
finds he cannot be present, he sends a
member of his staff in his place. Col.
/ Butt has several times represented the
| Governor at various dinners, recep-
| lions and balls which he could not
| himself attend
All went well until the inevitable
! happened Six weeks ago Col. Butt got
married. She married George NJ, Cum
ningham cotton dealer and one OF
the wealthiest men of the South. He
is member of the famous Cunning
ham family of Maryland and Virginia
HER WEDDING TOUR.
Upon her wedding tour she visited
the North and was received officially
! as Colonel Butt, member of the staff
of Governor Atkinson, of Georgia.
Suddenly, however, one of the busy
body sticklers of New York City pro-
posed the interesting question of a
change of title
Are you Colonel Butt or are you
Colonel Cunningham? By marriage
does your title change from Colonel
Butt to Colonel Cunningham? Are you
Cn1nnal9 Or docs m a ~ Un
make you lose your title and become
plain Mrs. George Cunningham
| II may be said, however, that Mrs.
| George NJ. Cunningham can never be
plain Her coloring is beautiful,
she has large. lustrous eyes, lovely
hair and the most exquisite red cheeks
Her features are not the most regu
{ lar in the world, but she dresses in
! soft fabrics, and. as Miss Emily Nc
/ Laws. niece of General McLaws, says
of her, she has good hard sense in
| dress"
| The other members of Governor At
| kinsons staff appeared to think that
/ the title would change with perfect
| propriety, but they themselves were
unable to change it. They said that
| would rest with Governor Atkinson,
! who at that time would have stepped
in and settled the question. but he was
travelling by private car through the
South and could not be reached by
wire. He will undoubtedly make
known his decision Immediately.
1t would be ungallant of Gov. At
kinson to take away Colonel Butt S
title now that she has become Mrs.
! Cunningham. A large number are of
the opinion that he should allow her
to continue a member of his staff in
good and regular standing.
The appointment of Colonel Butt
made a great deal of comment in Geor-
gia, much of which was not always of
the most favorable kind. 1t was at
first declared that the other members
of the staff, would not welcome such
an associate.
But this question was settled by the
members of the staff, who the very
first thing purchased an elegant jew
! eled sword and presented it to her.
This is her only uniform" although
| there are various pictures of her dress
ed otherwise. She has never worn
when on parade with the staff any
other but her streets clothes. In her
picture which she had taken in her
"Colonels dress" the first she ever
wore ION parade" she donned a pink
and white organdie trimmed with Va
lenciennes lace. With this dress she
wore big black hat trimmed with
nodding plumes. At her side was the
jeweled belt and sword.
Colonel Butt is scarcely twenty-one
years of age, and her title, which by
courtesy should follow her through
life, has probably many years to stand.
In many States the title of colonel is
hereditary, descending from father to