Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-22

teresting telling when they return the homo city
for visits and their to the listeners appre
citation of the charms of army life Their visits are
eagerly anticipated And as visitors thew are uucb
feted.
One of the most recent of the military weddings
in which Omaha interested was celebrated early
this month in San Diego Cal. Miss Sara Bourke
daughter of Mrs. John G. Bourke of Omaha became
the bride of Lieutenant Luther Rice James, Sixteenth
infantry, U. S. A This regiment which was formerly
stationed at Fort Crook is at the different army
posts in Alaska and Lieutenant and Mrs James have
gone to Fort Liscum in Alaska.
Mrs. John Bourke, whose daughter is the most
recent recruit to the honorable company of Officers
wives" is member onone of Omaha's oldest families
She is the daughter of Mrs. John Horbach Her hus-
band, the late Major Bourke was considered one of
the wittiest and ablest in the service and was
stationed during large part of his career at WASH
ingtcnsespseC The marriage of Miss Horbach and
Major Bourke was celebrated in Omaha
Mrs David Stone of Fort Sill, Okl, wife of Cap
tain Stone, Twenty-second infantry u s. A.. is one
Of omaha's most accomplished young women and the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs George A. Hoagland, men,
bers of one of the pioneer families Mrs. Stone who
was formerly Miss Helen Hoagland is the possessor
of beautiful contralto voice and spent considerable
time in New York, where she completed her educa-
ton. Captain Stone formerly stationed at Fort
Crook and has a special detail at Fort SILL Oll
Mrs. Stone one of the eight brides who sailed on
the transport which carried the Twenty in
fantry from San Francisco their new station in the
Philippines
Miss Bess Her, daughter of Mr.. Peter Her, who
married Captain Lee Hamilton Twenty-second in
fantry U. s. A., is another popular Omaha girl The
wedding was celebrated the year after the Twenty
second infantry left Fort Crook for the Philippine
islands Captain Hamilton returning to Omaha where
the wedding celebrated. Captain Hamilton is
retired and is stationed at Lincoln where he
detail adjutant of the State guard. Captain
Hamilton in charge of the building of the roads
of Cuba and has excellent military record
The marriage of Miss Helene Wyman, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs A. U. Wyman, to Lieutenant w. s..
Neigh, Twenty-second infantry, celebrated at
the home of the brides parents in Washington, d.
c. Mr. and Mrs. Wyman formerly resided in Omaha
Mrs. Neigh is talented musician, having unusu-
ally pretty lyric soprano voice. She a sister Mr.
Henry f. Wyman and a niece of Mr.. and Mrs George
A. Hoagland of this city.
The marriage OF Miss Bessie Yates daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Henry w. Yates to Lieutenant Charles
c. Allen of the brilliant weddings of last
year II was celebrated at Hillside, the beautiful
home of Mr.. and Mrs Yates which has been the scene
of many splendid events. Lieutenant Allen who is
staff duty at Atlanta, Ga, formerly aide
TO the late General Whit when he stationed in
Omaha Previous to that he aide to General Bell
In the wedding of Miss Eva Smith, daughter Of
General and Mrs. Frederick A. Smith, to Captain A.
La Rue Christie Omaha claim share only mas
much the wedding celebrated here The we'd
ding was of the noteworthy events of the season
Mrs Christie have just returned from an interesting
sojourn in Europe, and after a visit in Omaha will
go to Monterey, Cal, where Captain Christies regl-