The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-24

University of Kansas, and Mrs. Strong,
was married Saturday night at the
chancellor's residence in Lawrence to
Mr.. Peter Walter Claassen of Hills
formed by the Rev. Frank Jennings.
pastor of the First Baptist church at
Lawrence. AS the wedding party was
leaving the grandmother of the bride.
Mrs Mary F. Strong, who is almost "a
years old, sang an old love song.
The wedding ceremony was per-
formed before a mantel banked with
smilax and pink roses. The pink and
white scheme was carried out in the
dining room and the wedding cake was
banked in a basket with pink roses.
The library was decorated with poin-
settias and Christmas greens. In the
hall at the foot of the stairs an arch of
smilaX and pink artificial roses shell
tered the musicians
Miss Florence Airline Griffith of
Phoenix, Ariz., a schoolmade of the
bride, was maid of honor, and Miss
Blanche Louise Simons and Miss Flor
ence Vale Butler, both of Lawrence,
were bridesmaids. Prof. Herbert B.
Hungerford of the University was best
man. The bride was attended by her
father. II len Hungerford and Master
Frank Strong carried white ribbons
that marked the path for the bridal
party.
Miss Helen Cook played Thou Art
Like Unto a Flower and Miss Mary
Margareth Burnett sang "Oh, Promise
Me-" before the ceremony. For the
bridal procession Miss Cook played
Lohengrin's wedding march, and dur
ing the ceremony Miss Dorothy Bell
played on the harp Prof Arthur
Nevin's wedding march. Immediately
after the wedding Miss Cook played
Mendelssohn's wedding march.
Mr. and Mrs Claassen left imme-
dia tely after the ceremony for short
wedding trip. They will spend the
holidays with relatives and friends in
Kansas, and will then go to Ithaca, n.
Y, where Mr.. Claassen is an instructor
in Cornell university and where he is
taking his doctors degree. Mr.. end
Mrs. Claassen are both graduates of
the university.
DR.. and Mrs. S. J. Crumbine, Mr..
and Mrs. c. S. Gleed, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Gleed, Dr. and Mrs. w. S. Ma
son, Governor and Mrs. Arthur Cap
per. Chief Justice and Mrs. w. A.
Stewart of Topeka; Mr.. Oscar Mag,
DR.. and Mrs. E. J. Curran and Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. EastIake of Kansas
City, Mo-; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Kimball,
Salina; Governor and Mrs. E. w. Hoch.
Marion; Mr.. and Mrs c. w Green,
Waters. Manhattan; President and
Mrs. T. w. Butcher and Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. White of Emporia: Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Y. Morgan. Hutchinson; Mr..
and Mrs. c. w. Ransom and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. f. Graves of ST. Joseph; Mr..
and Mrs r. B. McGregor and Mrs
George Parker, Detroit; Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Strong, Auburn. N. Y: Lieut.. and
Mrs. Percy Brush, Manhattan; Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. P. F. Walker. Camp
Cody, N. NJ; Capt. H ]. Brownlee.
Fort Sill; DR.. and Mrs. ]. G. Need
ham and DR.. and Mrs. w. A Riley
OF ithaca, n. Y; Mr.. w. H. Rodebush
Berkeley. Cal. Mr.. J. P. Schroeder.
Washington; Mr.. Oscar BrownIee and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Ransom of Wich-
Omaha; Mrs. D. D. Claasen, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. w. Claassen. Mr.. and Mrs
George Hagan. Mr.. and Mrs. D. T.
Loewen and Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Eitzen.
Hillsboro. Misses: Ruth Moore.
Hutchinson; Ruth Foster, Tope-
Mo-; Lydia Ainsworth, Lyons;
Margaret Heiser. Usage City: Ruth
Daniels, Dewey, Okla; Naoma Simp-
son, Winfield; Nellie Kennedy, Hum
boldt; Bl~nche Mullen, Leavenworth.
and Georgia Kinsey, Eugene. Ore.
X
Major and Mrs. o. W. Dickinson
are in town for the holidays as guests
of Mrs c. w. Kouns. Mrs. Dickinson
expects to remain in Topeka for the
winter, during the absence of Major
Dickinson who will shortly be trans
ferred from Fort Sill to Funston
X x X
Miss Madge Pattison of Kansas
City will be the guest of her sister,
Mrs. r. NJ. McGaw, and Miss Marian
McGaw, during the holidays.
X X
Major and Mrs A. NJ. Harvey, ac-
companied by their sons, Alexander
and Paul. will spend Christmas with
Mr.. Randell Harvey, who is stationed
at Fort Sill. Mrs. Harvey left Friday
by train and Major Harvey and the
boys started for an overland trip in
their car Saturday night
X X
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Seeds will spend
Christmas with their daughter, Mrs.
A. J. Spicy of Abilene. On their re-
turn to Topeka they will be accom-
panied by their daughter. Miss AIDE