The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-12

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Miss Elizabeth Elvira Griggs and Mr..
John Hunter Dadisman will be mar
ried tonight at $50 o'clock at the Wal
nut Grove Methodist church, by DR..
F. K. Sanders, assisted by DR.. Charles
NJ. Sheldon and the Rev. c. B. Zook.
About $50 guests will witness the cere-
mony. Miss Griggs will be attended
by Miss Lucille Johnson of Wamego,
her maid of honor, and Miss Eva Gre1st
and Mabel Hurley, her bridesmaids.
Mr.. Dadisman's best man will be MT.
Harry Heinzman, and the ushers VIII
be Mr.. John Nipps of Denver, Mr.. Chas.
Whitehair, and Mr.. Leon G. Thorpe.
The church will be decorated in palms,
ferns, oleanderS and cut flowers. Mrs
Charles Griggs will play the Lohengr1n
wedding march during the entrance OF
the bridal party and the MendelsSohn
march for their occasional. Miss Ina
Kendall will sing before the ceremony
20 Promise Me- and "All for YOU"
Miss Griggs' gown is white messelalne
made with a train and overskirt, with
tucked French bodice trimmed in
Duchesse lace and net. She will carry
q bouquet of brides roses The maid
of honor will wear pink SOFT SILK
gown made with surplice bodice with
yoke and sleeves of cream lace. Her
bouquet will be white roses. The brides
maids will wear thin white dresses with
pink sashes, and will carry pink car
nations.
Following the ceremony an informal
reception will be held at the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Griggs, 1927 Harrison street. The girls
of the bridal -arty will assist in re-
ceiving the guests.
The out of town guests who will at
tend the wedding are: Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Dadisman of Wichita, Mrs.
Sarah Kendall of St. John. Mrs. john
son and Miss Lucille johnson of Wa
mego, Miss Ina Kendall and Miss LYDIA
Kendall Of Valley Falls. and Mr.. John
Nipps of Denver. Col.
Mr.. DadiS1nan and his bride will
leave after the reception for trip to
the Pacific coast, and will stop at vari-
Gus points in Washington, Oregon and
California.
rotary of the 7. w. C. A. for Kansas
and Oklahoma, and Mr.. Dadisman is
student secretary of the Y. M. c.. A.
Both of them are Washburn college
graduates. After their return from the
west they will be az home at 1927 Har-
rison street.
Officials of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad, Monday night gave
a complimentary dinner at the Elks'
club for Mr.. Charles Henry Gaunt, as
SlStant general manager, who today left
for San Francisco to become general
superintendent of the Pacific division
of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany.
About 60 were present, including two
general managers. Mr.. J. E. Hurley of
Topeka, Mr.. c. w. Kounes of Amarillo,
Texas. Mr.. H. F. Dodge of Washington,
D. c., was among the guests. Mr.. ]. D.
M Hamilton was POSTMASTER. Mr.. c.
S. Gleed talked on the subject, Feast
Today Makes Fast Tomorrow" Cen
eral Manager J. E. Hurley, THE Past
and Present of Our Telegraph Depart
ment;" Secretary and Treasurer Z. L.
Copeland, Keep Off the Grass and on
the Rails" Director Howell Jones, THE
Railroad Emergencies of the Present
and How to Meet the Situation" So
lictor w. r. Smith, Confessions and
Admissions Of a Railway Attorney"
Attorney J. D. NJ. Hamilton, Our De-
made by j. r. sKoontz, H. r. Dodge,
and Henry Tice, superintendent of the
Arkansas vallev division. Superintend-
ent L. NJ. Jones of the telegraph de-
partment made the presentation of a
chest containing more than 260 pieces
OF silver, a gift of the officials. The
program was brought to a close with
the response of Mr.. Gaunt.
Mr.. Gaunt's retirement from the SER
vice of the Santa Fe is after being
connected with the railroad eight years,
from 1902 to 1905 as superintendent of
| telegraph, and since that time as the
assistant general manager.
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Miss Marie Vanderpool entertained
the following girls Saturday afternoon
for Miss Edna Campbell of Okmulgee,
Ok, VINO is her guest: Miss Campbell,
Miss MAZDA Gardner, Miss Florence
Embree, Miss Ann Sim of Wichita,
Miss Cecil Strohn, Miss Nettie Amos.
Miss Mention of Illinois, Miss Marian
McGaw, Miss Helen Tillotson. Miss
Margaret Tillotscn, Miss Wilma Wright,
Miss Ruth Woodford, Miss Lily Jordan,
Miss Winifred Burch, Miss Avis Estep,
Miss Louise Raster, Miss Alice Grit
fin, Miss Bertha Kitchell, Miss Jeane
Robertson, Miss Elizabeth Mcclellan,
Miss Helen Brigham, Miss Lucille
Lynch Miss Fern Hinshaw, Miss Mil
| dred Smith. and Miss Verna Worley.
The following is from letter writ
| ten by DR.. F. n. Lynch from London.
DIR. Lynch has been away about a
| month and will return from abroad in
August:
Il am in London. the largest city in
| the world, and a world in itself. What
a vast population, what treasures of
architecture, art, sculpture, science
and history. This is the mighty CEN
| ter of an almost world wide empire.
One is impressed deeply with the
greatness of England on land and on
sea. Have visited many places of in
terest. and yesterday was in the house
of commons, and heard some of Brit
| ians ablest statesmen in debate. None
| of the speakers measured up to our
American orators. like Roosevelt, Bry-
an and others. While this is a great
| country, the United States is greater.
| My country it's of thee. sweet land of
| liberty. of thee I sing.
'T shall leave here tomorrow for
Holland and Belgium. While at Brus-
! sells 1 shall visit the battlefield of
Waterloo. After visiting Oberammer-
gau L shall return to the United States,