The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-15

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Cards have been received from Mr.:
and Mrs. william Wake Decker, or
Los Angeles, Cal. announcing the
marriage of their daughter, Mary LII
Gle, to Mr.. John Hopson Bumoarger'
also of Los Angeles. The marriage
was quietly solemnized Thursday Au-
gust 8, at the Decker home
The Decker family formerly llVeu
in Topeka, occupying home In West
Sixth avenue. Mr.. Decker was con-
nected with the Santa Fe Railway
company, and since going to Los An
geles has been manager OF the WeHs
Fargo Express office. Miss Decker was
a graduate of the Topeka high school'
and a student of music, taking GER
tificate from Miss Bundy's School OF
Pianoforte Music. Since going to Los
Angeles she has had position as as
sistant to the pastor of the FIRST CHRIS
tan church of that city.
Mr.. Bumbarger is a former Topeka
man. He is a successful photographer
of Los Angeles.
A bit of news of Hale Hamilton, the
Topeka man who has achieved
marked degree of success and fame in
the theatrical world: is received 17
through the New York papers He
and his wife, whose stage name is
Myrtle Tannehill, are now in Austria
liza. The New York Tribune says;
Hugh ]. Ward, who is the czar of
matters theatrical in Australia, will ar
rive in New York in about thirty days,
according to information received at
the offices of Sanger & Jordan. Mr..
Wards journeyings back and forth
are important; they mean prosperity
for American managers, actors and
authors on his last visit to New YORK
he left $4,000 behind and took back
with him the Australian rights to The
boomerang" THE House of Glass.
Common Clay" 1.-The Great Lover"
Twin Beds" The Heart of Wetona,"
1T Pays to Advertise, and others. The
reigning favorites in Australia at pres
ent. incidentally, are Hale Hamilton
and Myrtle Tannehill. who are playing
repertory of half a dozen American
successes.
Miss Julia Larimer was at home in
formallyithis morning for Mrs. Charles
+. George, jr. A group of Mrs.
Georges friends were asked 70 call.
day TO join Captain George at Ell
Paso.
Miss Elsie Cuthbert entertained a
few friends at bridge this morning
complimentary to Miss Lucille Nor
Adelaide Casper Of Independence. Mo.
Miss Norwood is visiting Miss Lillian
Guthrie, the two girls having been
friends in Manhattan, and Miss Cas-
per is visiting her aunt. Mrs. w. E.
Collins of 1884 Van Buren, street.
The company this morning irclud
ed; Miss Norwood, Miss Casper, Miss
Guthrie, Miss Christina Ward, Miss
Frances Grote, Miss Eloise Sargent,
Miss Marguerite Thrapp. Miss Lucille
7 Ill Hferc
Frances Cav, Miss Maym Parsons and
Miss Cuthbert-
Fhe marriage of Miss Gladys john
son and Mr.. Arthur Sehabinger of OF
tawa took place this afternoon at 2:30
ter. Mrs. Ira w. Baker. and Mr.. Bak-
err. 631 Lane street The marriage
was solemnized by the Rev. f. w
Spencer, pastor of the Walnut Grove
Methodist church.
The arrangements for the wedding
were extremely simple. and the guests
were relatives and a few friends of
the bridal couple. There was no for
NAL wedding music, and after the GER
emory the guests were informally re-
ceived by the bride and bridegroom
the brides mother, Mrs. S. e. John
son. and Mr.. and Mrs. Baker.
The brides gown was a simple white
organdie. She was attended by her
little niece. Miriam Baker the Swear
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Bak-
er. who carried the ring. The little
girl was dressed in white.
Mr. and Mrs. Schabinger left today
for Chicago. where they will join a
young married couple on their honey
moon trip. who are friends of theirs,
and the four of them will spend some
time at the lakes. At home after
September > in ottawa, Kan.
The bride is a graduate of the EN-
poria State Normal college, where she
majored in kindergarten work, taking
the training under Miss Alder Since
leaving school she has been engaged
in kindergarten work, in which she
has been more than ordinarily sue
cessful. The past year she has been
doing kindergarten work in Waverly,
Kan. She has spent a good deal of
time in Topeka. where she was at one
time connected with the East side kin
dergarten, and she has frequently
been with her sister. Mrs. Baker She
has many friends here to be interested
in her marriage.
Mr. Schabinger is a graduate of the
College of Emporia, where he spe-
cialized in physical training. He re-
cetved the degree of B. P. E. at the