The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-08

street, announces the engagement Of
her daughter. Dorothy Ethelyn, to
Mr.. Carl Bernard Elmer. of New York
city.
The announcement is one of he
most important OF the season. not only
because Of the social prominence and
, unrivaled popularity of Miss Barber.
but also on account Of the exceptional
interest Of the romance which is to
culminate IN the marriage, which is to
take place q few months hence.
Miss Barber Is the elder of the two
attractive daughters Of the late Mr..
S. e. Barber, and Mrs. Barber. The
family has lived in Topeka some ten
! years, and in that time has held an
enviable place in exclusive social cir
cles. Miss Barber attended the To-
peka schools. and after graduating
from the high school she went to New
York to study music with the famous
teacher, Joseffy. She had been a stu
dent of music since her childhood, and
q recital which she gave for her
friends before she left for the east Is
still remembered as one OF the charm
ing social affairs that in years past
have enlivened the Barber home in
Executive Square. Besides her work
in piano, she studied voice and Ian
guages in New York. In addition to
the musical talent with which she is
endowed, Miss Barber is regarded as
with a sort of delicate beauty that be-
longs to her type.
Mr.. elmer is the SOIL Of Mr.. and
Mrs August o. Elmer. the father be-
ing president OF the firm Of Elmer &
Amend, VIII are importers, wholesale
dealers and manufacturers Of chemi-
Gals and drugs, and he is engaged in
business with his fathers company.
The Elmer family is one of the oldest
and wealthiest German families OF
New York. They have a branch bust
ness house in Hamburg, Germany. and
various business interests in this coun-
try and abroad. The family residence
is at 100 Riverside Drive. and they
have a country home on Shell Island.
Off the coast Of Connecticut, where
they have their cottages. yacht and
sail boats. and where Mr.. Eimer's sis
ter, Miss Elsa Elmer, who Is an artist,
has q studio.
Mr.. Elmer is a graduate Of Column
bia university, finishing in the class Of
1911 with a b. A. degree, and he is q
member of the Alpha Chi Rho fra
ternity.
No cate has -een set for the mar
riage and definite arrangements have
not been made. except that the we'd
ding will be quietly celebrated in New
York.
Mrs. Barber and her daughters will
leave Topeka September %, for New
York, where they will occupy an
apartm mt for the season. Miss Hes
ter Barber will enter Miss Mason's
school, The Castle, at Tarrytown-on-
the-Hudson. The Barber home will
be occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. o. J.
Dutton and their son. during the
winter.
Mrs T. r. Paxton has received
word from her sister, Mrs. s. E. Berg
son, and DIR. Bergson, that they are
returning home from Europe. They
secured passage on the Royal Edward.
which lands at Montreal and sailed
from Bristol. DR.. and Mrs. Bergson
left in the early summer, expecting to
remain in Europe until late autumn.
and since the beginning of the war
their friends here have felt some I'M
easiness about them. They will not
return at once to their home in Leav-
enworth. but will be in Chicago few
weeks.
Miss Yetta Conkling of Lyons. Kan,
who has been in Europe this summer. Is
planning to return as soon as possible.
Miss Conkling was a Washburn col
iege girl, graduating In 1909, and Is q
member of the Kappa Alpha Theta so
rority. She is popular in local college
circles, and the following letter written
from London to her people, will be of
interest to her friends:
1 never did think when I'd decided
at last to take this said trip. it would
bring about the war of the nations as
we have over here now. But really.
things in London are lovely and quiet
just grand and everybody is SO perfect
ly lovely and ready to help me
American Express has literally cashed
her checks, lines of people for blocks
have been waiting every day in line.
Then the Great Eastern railroad
opened up her office to cash travellers
checks. This is the grandest thing
have heard Of yet such generous idea
good advertising by the way, but who
cares when many stranded people are
so helped. We are perfectly safe here
and have a lovely pension to stay in
a1l are real happy to be forced to stay
in London longer-for there is far too
much to see to get it in few days:
And London is dear. just love it to
death. The policemen are the best
ever and give so much help in fiLding
places and, oh. the JOY Of understand
ing the language and not having wild
jabbering about us and be able to read
the papers is holy joy. 1 won't be
able to hear from you again unless it
is at our boat for our mail is all tied
up in France of course and l doubt If
it ever gets out of that country to tell
the truth. But I asked you to send
some to the boat-if we can sail on it.
Reports vary. Most every one says the
White Stars will sail and especially
our small boat they won't need. Some
do say Uncle Sam may send gunner
after us. The thrill of = trip on a gun
ner would be great. We did not have
a bit of trouble leaving Paris but
others who waited another day had
the time of their lives. Oh, such stories
as they tell of struggles to get out. We
would have been in the mess if it had
not been for my bank man. When I
tried to have check cashed they
would not, anywhere in Paris, SO goes
to our head bank and they say no
letters Of credit, go on upstairs. SO 1
began to mount stairs-past the guard
and nriYate doors to the holy of holes.