The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-18
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Powell will be married to Mr.. Ernest
Virgil Wood of Burlington, Kan. The
marriage office will be read at 1890
o'clock this evening by DR.. Edmund
church. at the home of the brides
parents DIR. and Mrs. l. NJ. Powell,
701 Taylor street.
The bride will be attended by her
sisters. Mrs. Thomas j. Gilbert, as ma
iron of honor, and Miss Elizabeth
bon girls will be: Miss Leta Brady
of Yates Center, Miss Maurine Clark
of Fredonia, Miss Alice Hogueland of
Yates Center and Miss Berenice Ruhl-
andt of Osawatomie. Master Edward
Harrington of Burlington Kan, will
be ring bearer, and little Axelma Har-
rington of Burlington will be flower
girl.
Mr.. Wood will sbe attended by MI
HarlanG Stewart of Humboldt as best
man.
The Powell home will be decorated
for the wedding in cut flowers Bou-
quets OF Ophelia roses will be placed
in the window: the mantel piece
will be banked with shell pink carna-
tions, and large basket of shell pink
table.
The bride will wear the wedding
gown of her sister. Mrs. Gilbert The
costume is of ivory white satin, fin
ished with wide bands of silver lace
around the hem of she skirt. The back
or the gown is made in panel effect,
and the front of the bodice is made in
surpiice fashion with square neck
edged with silver lace bands. The
costume will be completed by a long
tune veil She will carry a bouquet
of brides roses.
Mrs. Gilbert will wear a gown of
silver tissue, draped with pink tulle
ana Miss Elizabeth Powell will be
goWned in white organdie Both of
them will carry bouquets of pink Kill
larney roses. The ribbon girls will be
GoWned in organdie in pale shades
OF pink, lavender and blue, and will
carry roses. The little flower girl
VIII he in white and will carry a bas-
ket of flowers.
Mr.. Woods mother, Mrs. E. w
Barker of Burlington, will be gowned
In white and Will wear a corsage bou-
quet of pink sweet peas and roses
Mrs. Powell. the brides mother, will
wear gown of grey silk with rose
colored facings. Her bouquet will be
a corsage OF lavender sweet peas and
white roses.
Miss Grace Dean of Baldwin. will
sing before the ceremony, and the
wedding music will be played by Miss
lmogene Burnett.
The out of town guests who will at
tend the wedding are Mr.. and Mrs E.
w. Barker. Mr. and Mrs ]. w. Har-
rinSton. and their children Axelma
and Edward, and Mr. and Mrs j. r.
Copple, all of Burlington; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles f. Beeks. Mr.. Claude
Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Muesse,
of Wellsville. Miss Hogueland and
Miss Brady of Yates Center; Miss
Clark of Fredonia, Miss Ruhlandt of
Osawatomie. Mr. Stewart of Hum
boldt, and Mr.. T. ]. Lewis of Cedar
Rapids
The engagement of the two young
people has been known among the
friends of the family, for some
time, but the wedding arrangements
were hurried somewhat. on account
of Mr.. Woods call to military service
The bride is a graduate of Baker
university, in the class of 1916, and
a member of the Delta Delta Delta
sorority. She is an attra ctive girl,
and has great many friends in To-
peka. She was a popular college and
sorority girl. She has been teaching
English in the high school at Yates
Center this year.
Mr. Wood is q son of the late Dr.
f. NJ. Wood. professor Of mathema-
tics and astronomy in Baker univer-
sity. and his mother is Mrs. Barker of
Burlington. Mr. Wood was graduated
from Baker university in the class of
1912. He is a member of the Delta
Tau Delta fraternity. He gave up a
position with the state bank commits
sioner to enter military service, and is
now awaiting notice of the station to
which he will be assigned.
Mr.. Stewart, the best man, was a
fellow student OF Mr.. Wood in Baker,
and fraternity brother. Miss Brady
Miss Hogueland and Miss Clark, of
the bridal party are sorority sisters of
the bride
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood will leave to-
n n Oh twin
plans thereafter are uncertain until
they learn to what post Mr.. Wood will
be sent.
The women of the local committee
who are taking care of the adoptions
of the fatherless children of France,
are continually asked to explain why
some of the foster parents in Topeka
have not heard from the children
whom they are helping to support
A great many contributors have re-
ceived their letters from abroad with
great regularity. and others have not
been able to get word directly from
the adopted children or their moth
ers
Mrs Bennett R. Wheeler. treasurer
of the local committee, explains the
reasons for the delay in getting the
word thru. In the first place" she
says. the money cannot possibly be
either Incorporated or lost. The
provisions are such as to render that
impossible. The money is sent by the
local treasurer to New York to the
Morgan banking establishment. From
there the money is cabled to the Nor
fan establishment abroad. ]. P. Nor
gan has a controlling interest in a
banking house in Paris and also in
London The money. therefore, can
not be lost on the trip across the wat
err. In other words. submarine war
fare can't touch it.
From the foreign banking house,
the amounts are distributed. accord
ing to the location of the beneficiaries
in the postoffices of the various towns
Before the money can be drawn for
the use of the French people, the re-
cipient-that is the mother or guar
dian of the child, is required to go to
the postcffice for it, and sign the prop
er papers. record is kent of every