Gilpin observer., 1904-04-28
POPULAR RICO TEACHER
Welded to a Prominent Central
City Mining Engineer.
From Rico News, April %, 1904.

From Rico News, April %, 1904.
Marned-At Rico. Colorado, Tuesda,
evening, April 10, 1904, Miss Chandoe
Lenore Mcneil and Mr.. Walter Audley
Funk, the Rev. Chester Sherman Car
ney, pastor of Peoples Congregations
church, officiating.
or course, everybody was surprised
and none more 30 than Miss NcNeal'e
closest young lady chums, when the ru-
NOR was circulated that the popular
young lady was to be married that even
ing.
Many knew that he-the he OF Miss
McNeal's love world-had arrived the
preceding day ION VISIT" and that
with the blooming of June roses there
would be joining Of lives, but Cupid
is sly little fox, and persists in cutting
peculiar, as we'll as romantic capers, and
20 it happened in this instance when
Miss McNeal became Mrs. Walter Aud.
ley Funk.
Mr.. Funk, who is prominent young
mining engineer of Central City, grad
uate Of the Colorado State School Of
Mines, and the son of B. F. Funk, a
prosperous Now York business man, was
considering the acceptance Of position
with mining company in Old Mexico.
Miss McNeal, who is the elder daugh-
ter Of Mrs. G. 8. McNeal, of Golden,
Colorado, a graduate OF the Colorado
State Normal school at Greeley, and at
present engaged as teacher Of the Inter-
mediate departments OF the Rico schools
was looking forward to that bright June
day when the vows would be pronounced
in the new church at her home.
But Old Mexico sounded afar off to
the bride that was to be, and June
meant other things to the groom; 80 Gu
pid said: "Why not now?" and that is
how it happened that quiet but beaut-
iful wedding occurred at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Roster, which has
also been the home Of the groom since
coming to Rico, on Monday evening.
Mise Josie Roster and Mr.. George E.
Moore acted as attendants, and at $50
o'clock Rev. Carney pronounced the
words which bound for aye the lives OF
Chandos Lenore McNeal and Walter
Audley Funk.
And now that position in Old Mexico
is thing of the past, and Rico's schools
will have new instructor in the faculty
next year.
After the marriage ceremoney, the
wedding party consisting OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Funk, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Roster
and daughter Miss Josie, Miss Gertrude
Brink, Rev. Chester s. Carney and Mr..
Geo. E. Moore, were seated to dainty
wedding breakfast. which had been pre-
pared under the supervision of Mrs.
Roster with mothers interest.
At 8 o'clock reception was given in
honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. Funk, at the
Roster home. which was presided over
by Misses Roster and Brink.
After the formal meeting Of the newly
welded couple by the guests had oc-
Cured, an hour or more was spent in
progressive dominoes. The score cards
represented wedding bells, and the ia.
vors were perfumes, IS reminders OF
orange blossoms.
OLuncheon was served at 1:3O and af-
ter the rendition OF a number Of college
songs, the guests departed wishing the
bride and groom "long life and happi-
esq.,"
Those who attended the reception, in
addition to Mr.. and Mrs. Funk, were:
Prof. and Mrs. G. A. Benjamin. DR.. and
Mrs. H. Il. Dawson, Misses Josie Roster,
Gertrude Brink, Ethel Brown and Eliza.
beth Muncaster; Messrs. c. s. Carney,
Geo. Il. Moore, j. h. Goodnight and
G. H. Hutt.
Mr.. Funk departed for Central City
being accompanied as far as Telluride
by Mrs. Funk. yesterday afternoon, and
will prepare for his wite's coming at the
close OF the school year. May 10th, and
they will make their future home in