The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-01
2. U. Home Board Meets

n q. Smith, 1924 Ridge street.
9. u. Home Board Meets.
The regular monthly meeting OF
,ha benevolent Union was held this
ronrninp at ten o'clock at the home
- the vice president, Mrs. Charles
9 Pond. who presided. Routine re-
norts were made by the secretary,
Mrs J. N. D. Dickinson and by the
treasurer, Mrs. B. F. Jones. Mrs. j..
3 We'll reporting for the executive
committee. reported the death of one
member of the household during July
and the illness of another, who is re-
ooving hospital care Mrs. G. F. Nc
Farland reported expenses for care of
the building and the lawn. Mrs. ]. j..
rbapmar reported that because OF the
emessive heat in July there had been
M social afternoon at the home but
,hat the committee, Mrs. H. S. Walk
~ Mrs Cephas Harrison and Mrs. O..
" Sandberg had sent some delicacies
,or the table in place of the regular
entertainment A religious service
was held during the month on Sunday.
July 81.
Weddinc Date Announced.
Today's Chicago Tribune has the
following to say regarding the wed
ding of Miss Edith Louise Dysart to
Lieutenant CASTOR Berdonneau. the
date of which has been set for August
10. Keokuk relatives will attend the
wedding:
"Mr. and Mrs. Paul LIE Moyne Dysart
Of 1925 Lake Park avenue have issued
invitations to the wedding of their
daughter. Edith Louise to Lieut. Gas
ton Berdonneau, member OF the
French military mission to the United
States. The wedding will take place
ON Saturday, Aug. 10, at 1870 O'Clock
In the Kenwood Evangelical church at
Forty-sixth street and Greenwood ave-
nue. and will be followed by recep-
ton at the Kenwood club.
.aThe story OF the wooing of Miss Dy-
sart by the young French officer Is a
real romance and quite as interesting
i IS are the stories of the romances OF
The American officers and French girls
in France. Mr.. Dysart, in spite OF
his French name, is of pure Scotch
descent, but he has always been an
admirer OF France and its history, and
.tuce the war began his admiration
has increased tenfold and he has over
looked no opportunity to show every
courtesy possible to the Frenchmen
who have visited our city.
Last November he met Lieutenant
Berdonneau and Lieutenant Druarl
who were here on their way from
Washington to Camp Grant, where
they were detailed with other French
and British officers as instructors IN
trench warfare. He Immediately en-
tertained them at his home and the
first visit proved so enjoyable to both
the host and guests that after that day
the two young Frenchmen visited the
Dysarts often. During the winter they
spent many week ends at the Dysart
residence and the rooms they occu
pied became qnown as the "trencn
barracks" Even during the severe
blizzard lest winter, when Mr.. Dysart
was unable to go from his residence
to his office, Lieutenant Berdonneau
managed to come from Camp Grant to
spend his accustomed week end here
When the matter of an engagement
was preached to Mr.. Dysart several
weeks ago he gave his consent, pro
Viding that they delayed the wedding
until after the war. But Lieutenant
Berdonneau was so persistent that
Mr.. Dysart has finally had to acknowl
cage defeat and consequently the wed
ding will take place a week from Sat
urday.
Lieutenant Berdonneau was recent
" transferred from the staff of the
bighty-sixth division at Camp Grant
to instruct the student officers at Fort
Sheridan. He expects to return tc
france within few months and will
Jake his bride with him. He has been
decorated with the Meaaille Milltaire
ana the Croix de Guer.'. with two
palms and two stars"
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