The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-30
THEY DANCED
THE TWO STEP
Miss Neiderlander, a Former
Wichita Girl, EIopes
WITH A ST. LOUIS MAN
Telegraphed Home and Par
entS Did the Right Thing.
FORGAVE THEIR ERROR
And Admit the Young People
Stole March on EN-
F0RGAVE THEIR ERROR

Miss June Neiderlander, born and
reared in this city. the daughter Of y
z Neiderlander. 50 many years resi-
cent and prominent citizen Of Wichita
was one Of the principles in Al elope-
ment at St. Louis day before yesterday
The GIobe-Democrat describes the affair
IS follows:
Frederick Wellington shapleigh. Q
years old, son OF 4. T. shapleigh. Of
1858 Delmar avenue and Miss June Net
oerlander. ls. Of Gates avenue. daughter
OF Nicholas f. Neidenander. president OF
the Westinghouse Automatic Air and
Steam Coupler company, eIoDed 10 Alton
yesterday and we're married there AZ $50
o'clock. The ceremony was said by Rev.
Il. " Chittenden, rector OF ST PauTs
Episcopal church. at his residence.
The wedding was the outcome OF a
pretty romance begun in the Illinois city
The groom was formerly a student at
the Western Military academy there. He
attended St. PauIs church. and while
there net Miss Neiderlander. who. with
her sisters. was summering AT Godfrey,
q little town near by. making frequent
visits 70 Alton. Before the first sum
raer was over they were engaged. When
they returned % St Louis they. continued
Il each others company until about
year ago. when q little estrangement oc-
CURED. which served the purpose, how
ever. TO completely disarm the parents
O. both when the couple appears yes
terday before the rector. they said that
+ was not an eIopement but that they
had come back 70 the scene OF their in
itisl meeting FOR q quiet ceremony. as
they were averse 20 public wedding
The only witnesses 70 the event were
the members Of the officiating cIergy-
mans family.
'-At The groon's house his mother
said Yesterday afternoon that the first
fnuuation she had Of the wedding was
Telegram received from hcr sou at
2 clock It read June and ara mar
ried will wire when and where o. send
The trunks
think II was real mean Of Fred
sdde5 Mrs. ShzpIeigh he often asked
ne II would he mad II he eloped. and
ir~arlabiy tod hiu yes adding that
r. should never On anything that did
not meet our appreciation. We have 10
opposition 10 offer % the match. except
iHE that h vas too young and should
have been married e. home
ar. Neidensnder had nothing 70 say
except that the couple had stolen
march on him. Mr. and Mrs. shan
le.gh WIN leave today for an extended
tour. their itinerary probably embracing
points along the Pacific coast and
through the north. Mrs. Shapleigh. the
mother OF the groom. IS quite com
poser. and only recently dedicated a two
step march 10 her son. the new bene-
dict. II IS called Tho Wellington And
q thiuk that he has two-stepped OF in
this fashion she exclaimed good ma
turedly yesterday.
The groom is employed az cashier OF
the American Credit Indemnity com
psny. Re left his home al the usual
hour yesterday morning presumably To
30 10 his desk. but failed TO appear there.
a note was left saying that ne would
b. ouf % the city for the 5sY. That
vas 81 shc Information his busiress as
s 'c,Stes received"
Miss Nei6erlander has mary friends fl
Wichita who VIII be Interested fl her
Informal manner OF marriage. She at
tended the schools here and many OF
the young men and women now OF Wfch-
TIA were her schoofrnates