The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17

An announcement party was given
today, making known to small circle
of friends the engagement of Miss
Mildred Morton and Mr.. Henry Halls
burg Haynes, of Geneseo, Ill.
The announcement is made by Miss
Morton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. A.
Morton, of $40 West Tenth avenue.
Miss Ruth Wilson entertained today
at her home in Topeka avenue for the
members of a club to which she and
Miss Morton belong. The other mem
bers of the club, who received the
first official news of the betrothal
are: Miss Mamie Zahner, MISS Eliza
beth Mills, Miss Lucille Mills, Miss
Helen Crawford, Miss Beth Thomp-
son, Miss Esther Clark, and MISS
Ariel Nichols.
The news was told by a novel meth
3D. A telegram, containing the infor-
nation, was delivered at the door OF
the Wilson home by a messenger BOY
The hostess received it and read II 10
the guests, who experienced far more
than the usual thrills that accompany
the receiving of a message by wire
The Morton family have held an
IMPORTANT place in the life of Topeka
for a good many years. Mr.. Morton
is a prominent business man, and his
family are leaders in social affalrs. IN
a somewhat unostentatlous way MISS
Morton IS a graduate of the College
of the Sisters of Bethany, where she
took besides the regular college
course special work in music. She is
"a
last year she spent some mohths
studying piano in Chicago. This year
she has been attending the state Ag-
ricultural college, Manhattan IN the
deDartment of domestic science and
art She is affiliated with the Pm
Kappa Phi sorority of Manhattan
Miss Morton is one of the most popu-
lar of TIE society buds (she has not
vet outlived her Gebutante days. She
is attra ctive in appearance ana OF
yivacious and charming personality.
Her sister, Mrs. Charles mitchell. is
one of the popular young matrohs oi
Topeka and president of the U. ana
l. club, and her cousin, MISS Helen
Smith, whose engagement to 1or For
rest Loveland is announced today Is
to be one of the spring brides.
Mr. Haynes is a graduate OF the
University of Illinois, Champaign, ILL.,
and attended the Iowa State college,
being a member of the Sigma NJ
Greek letter society. He is engaged
in business in Geneseo, where ne anu
his bride will make their nome.
Miss Morton and Mr. Haynes VIII
be married Sunday, April 23, at the
Morton home. The arrangements Tor
the ceremony are to be very simple,
with only the family IN attencafce,
and will be solemnized according to
the rites of the Episcopal church
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Dickinson OF
1905 West Sixth avenue announce the
engagement of their daughter, Mary
IsabeI, to Mr.. John P. Kobrock of St
Joseph, Mo.
The engagement carries with 1T a
good deal of interest, for the Dickln-
son family have lived in Topeka
good many years, and Miss Dickinson
was born and brought up in this city.
She was a student in the Topeka high
school, where she graduated in the
class of January, 1912. She is pref
ty dark-eyed girl, of gentle manners
and personal attractivenesS-
IZoh iC a
University of Missouri, and a member
of the Eta Kappa NJ fraternity. He
specialized in electrical engineering,
and is now engaged as division plant
engineer for the Missouri & Kansas
Telephone company, with his head
quarters in st. Joseph, Mo, where he
and his bride will make their home.
Miss Dickinson will be one OF the
June brides. The date of the wedding
is not definitely set. The marriage
will be a quiet one and will probably
take place at the Dickinson home,
solemnized by the Very Rev. J. P. Deb:
Kaye. dean of Grace cathedral
A romance connected with the
Mexican revolution has terminated in
the marriage of a former Topeka
man, Mr.. Walter Sturges. Word has
been received in Topeka of the we'd
ding of Miss Katheryn McManus, of
Galveston, Tex, and Mr.. Sturges, also |
of Galveston.
Mr.. Sturges is a son of Mrs. H. S. |
Sturges, of Los Angeles, Cal, and a
brother of Mr.. H. c. Sturges, of Los |
Angeles, Mr.. Frank Sturges and Mrs. |
P. D. Turner, both of Topeka. The /
family formerly lived in Topeka. and |
the bridegroom was brought up in I
this city. He worked for the Santa /
F'e in the office of Mr.. c. w. KOuns /
now general manager of the Santa F'e,
and that time car accountant.
Mr.. Sturges is now general man.
ager of the Gulf Coast Fruit and |
Steamship company, with his head |
quarters in Galveston, and he also
owns a banana plantation of some
five thousand acres near Vera Cruz |
word that his property was suffering /
from the depredations of the revolu- |
tionists. He made a trip to Vera /
Cruz, and there he met a Mrs. Nc t
ManuS and her daughter, Miss Kath-
eryn McManus, who were unable to
leave the city on account of the block |
ade. He gave them transportation on /
one of the ships of his steamship line,
and took them to their home in Gal |
weston. She that was Miss McManuS, |
they say, is a beautiful woman, highly I
educated and accomplished, a good |
linguist, and a popular society girl of |
Galveston. The meeting of the man
and maid came to be the story of the |
knight rescuing the imprisoned prin- |
cess and if such a situation fails to |