The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03
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THE PATHWAY BETWEEN SMILES
AND TEARS

AND TEARS.
my dolly has goned far away some
I'm 'fraid she'll get losted or stoled;
She didn't have nushin' around her a
And 's-dreadfully-coldv
1t was here that the dear baby voice quite
And the tears slowly rolled down her face
And a little sob trembled and stayed il
her throat
When 1 caught her in loving embrace.
So we hunted the dolly way under the
And wrapped her up snugly and warm:
And we played that the big rocking chair
was a sleigh,
While we ali took ride in the storm.
And twas quite in a moment two dimples
Chasing. all the teardrops away;
And in place of the sob. a dear laugh bub-
Like a bird at the breaking of day.
Oh. the pathway that leads between smiles
In the garden of Babyland.
Is short, sweet way for the little feet
And Heavenly Father. I ask of Thee now,
Through all of my dear darling's years.
Thou wilt teach me to show her the short
Down the pathway between smiles and
SARA JOSEPHINE ALBRIGHT
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Mr.. and Mrs Charles o. Hovatter
announce the marriage of their daugh-
ter Mabel to Mr.. Albert J. Gahagan.
The wedding took place this morning
at the home of the brides parents,
1417 Tenth avenue west in the pres
ence of relatives only, the Rev. Myron
Holcombe performing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gahagan are taking a.
short wedding trip and will be a home
after August Is at 1919 Morris ave-
nue.. Miss Hovatter was postmiStress
of the last Kansas senate and assist
ant postmistress of the session of 1905,
nd VII M he
state She is an exceptionally pretty
girl of a striking brunette type and
her winning manners as well as her
decided beauty have won her the sin
cere admiration of a large circle of
friends. Mr.. Gahagan is employed at
the Santa Fe offices and lives with his
mother at 1913 Morris avenue.
Writing to her every day and keep
ing away from the other girls is not
sufficient proof of the devotion of her
Steady for Topeka girl who is out
of town for the summer. She also
expects him to act as wet nurse for
her. Angora cat which she left behind
her and to report regularly on its con-
dition.
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The most important event of next
week in a social way and one of the
most interesting weddings of the sum-
mer will be the marriage of Miss
Margaret Johnston, daughter of Chief
Mr.. S. ]. Brandenburg of Dayton, o..
which takes place Monday evening at
the Johnston home. Elmwood Place,
on the West Sixth street pike. Miss
Johnston is one of the prettiest girls in
Topeka and although she has spent
only her summer vacations at home
for a number of years because she has
been away at college. she is very well
liked and has many friends whose
cordial interest in the arrangements for
her wedding is marred by the reflection
that that happy event will take her
permanently from Kansas. Mr.
Brandenburg is a teacher of sociology
in Dayton high. school. He is special
izing In sociology at the Chicago uni
versit-- and will take his NJ. A. degree
this summer. He took his Bachelors
degree at Miami university, Ohio. He
will take his bride to Chicago where
they will spend the month of August
while he continues his studies and they
will go to Dayton in September. Mr..
Brandenburg is as handsome and dis |
tinguished looking as Miss Johnston is |
pretty and graceful and they will be a
remarkably good looking bride and
groom. The wedding will be large and
out of town invitations will bring
good many visitors to Topeka for the
occasion
Miss Johnston is to be attended by
Miss Anna Hoch and Miss Lucy Bowen |
of Logan. Ohio. as bridesmaids and |
Miss Virginia Meade. Miss Geneva |
Henderson. Miss Hazel Jones and Miss
Gertrude Reed as ribbon bearers. Mr.. |
Brandenburg's best man will be Prof |
Darby of the faculty of Miami uni |
versity, Oxford. Ohio, and Mr. George |
Allen and Mr.. Foster Baxter will be |
groomsmen. The ceremony is to be |
performed by the Rev. DR.. S. s. Estey |
of the First Presbyterian church. |
Chief Justice and Mrs. Johnston will |
give dinner this evening at Elmwood !
Place for the bridal party and this |
will bring to close a long series of |
ante-wedding entertainments given in |
honor OF Miss Johnston. Miss Sweet |
of Manhattan and Mr.. Brosc Johnston |
of Minneapolis, Kan, will be here to /
attend the dinner.
Mr.. Brandenburg and his best man.
Mr.. Darby. arrived today and are
guests at Elmwood Place.
young woman of the Smart set
who took a prominent part in a recent |
amateur living picture show con-
fessed that the opportunity to smoke a |
ed itself. but at the last minute she
couldn't summon up the necessary
courage. One of her trends who had |
overheard the remark added spitefully,
''Well, I think it's just as well. for
there was enough powder certainly to
make up for the absence of smoke"
Stang!
An informal dance, gotten up in
about a minute and a half, was given
at Steinberg's last night in honor of
Miss Bess Donahue, a visiting girl |
who has most decidedly made good on
the occasion of this and former STAYS