The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-27

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The announcement was made about
two weeks ago of the engagement of
Miss Georgia Lura Fee of Fort Wayne,
Ind, to Mr.. S. B. Rohrer of Topeka;
the wedding to take place some time
IN the fall at date not definitely fix
ed Mr.. Rohrer returned from Fort
Wayne Sunday morning, but he didn't
come back alone. The date of the
wedding was reconsidered after he
reached Fort, Wayne Saturday, the
18th; the time was set for $3.50 D. m.
Wednesday the 22nd. Arrangements
were hurriedIy made; the bride was
married in her travelling suit, her girl
friends came to call and packed her
trunk for her, and just a few friends
and relatives were asked to the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. William Crock
EFT, of Lafayette, Ind, and Mr.. Ralph
Rohrer of Topeka, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Pollock of VanWerp, Ohio, were
guests from out of town. Mr.. Ralph
Rohrer was his fathers best man.
Rev. Henry B. Masters of the First
Presbyterian church of Fort WAYNE
Mr.. and Mrs. Rohrer went to Chicago
to spend a few days, and from there
they came to Topeka, arriving Sun
day morning.
Mrs. Rohrer is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Fee of Fort Wayne.
Her father is a lumberman who is
now looking after his mills in Arkan-
sas. She has been teaching for the
past few years in the public schools
of Fort Wayne, and it was through
her efforts that the system of medical
inspection was introduced into the
schools of her city. She has also been
a teacher in the sewing school for the
instruction of the poor of the town,
and in many ways has interested her
self in educational and philanthropic
work. Her friends include a large
number of people, not only of her
own set, but among all classes with
whom she has mingled socially or
otherwise. She is a charming young
woman, pretty and vivacious, fond of
outdoor sports, golf and tennis en-
thusiast and a broad-minded, inter-
esting woman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rohrer will go to
Wichita next week to visit Mr.
Rohrer's mother, and sometime in
August they will go to Dayton, Ohio,
for a reunion of the Rohrer family.
and will also visit Mrs. Rohrer's peo-
pie in Fort Wayne.
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A wedding of primitive simplicity
was solemnized Saturday morning at
sunrise on the banks of Forest Lake,
near Bonner Springs, Kan, when Miss
Frances Stotts, and Mr.. 1mri Zumwalt
were married before two witnesses, a
cousin and q sister of the bride Ear
" in the morning the couple, with
the minister and the two guests, drove
to the lake shore where the service
was read in the shade of a clump of
trees. 1t is a spot of great natural
beauty. and the decorations were all
in readiness. without labor and with
out price. There were no nerve-wear-
ing preparations, no feasting to pro-
vide for, no running the gauntlet of
curious eyes, and no rice and old
shoes The bride is an attractive
young woman, the daughter of Mr..
John Stotts, a merchant of Bonner
Springs.
Mr.. Zumwalt is we'll known in
Topeka and in Washburn college cir
cles. He graduated from Washburn
college in 1904 securing a degree of
bachelor of arts. While in Washburn
Mr.. Zumwalt was a member of the
Delta Phi fraternity, represented the
college in number of debates, also
in intercollegiate and interstate ora
torical contests, and was a popular
student from every standpoint.
He was at one time associate editor
of the Topeka Daily Herald and held
a position with this paper until IL
ceased publication. He has owned and
edited the Harrington Sun and now
owns the Bonner Springs Chieftain of
Bonner Springs, Kan. Mr.. Zumwalt
enjoys the distinction of being an
editor-debator-o contemporaries poll
tician and student.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zumwalt will be at
home after July 18th at Bonner
Springs.
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Friends of Mrs. Thomas Ryan of
Muskogee, Ok, will be interested to
know that she is recovering rapidly
from her injuries received from fall
ing down stairs a number of weeks
ago. Her sister, Mrs. James King,
has received word that she is now
able to be about the house and ex-
poets to take a trip east this summer.
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The following is from a Los Angeles,
Cal, paper, concerning the announce
ment of the engagement of Miss Geor-
gia Sparkes. of Los Angeles. and Mr..
Homer Wendell Shook, of Topeka:
Saturday afternoon between 2 and 5
o'clock, at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. z. Behymer. No. 623 Coronado
let street. a miscellaneous shower was
rendered Miss Georgia Sparkes, whose
engagement was announced to Homer