The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-23
KENOSHA HAS
WAR WEDDING
Miss Lillian Callahan and
Capt. John ]. Wilkinson
Are Married At St. James
This Morning.
A REAL WAR ROMANCE
Romance Started At Camp Logan, When
Bride, Red Cross Nurse, Met Captain
Wilkinson In Hospital Work-ver-
dun Chaplain Sings Military Mass.

One of the most interesting war ro-
mances that Kenosha has known, cul-
minated in this city this morning when
Miss Lillian M. Callahan of Darlington,
Wisconsin, was married to Capt. John
j. Wilkinson of Hales Corners, at the
st. James Church at $3.50 clock. The
high nuptial military mass said to
have been used for the first time in the
state of Wisconsin-was sung by the
Rev. William Callahan, a brother of the
bride, with the assistance of five other
priests.
A Real War Wedding.
1t was military wedding through
out. The bride was formerly a Red
Cross nurse and was only recently dis
charged from the service. The bride
groom, dressed in khaki, was captain
in the medical corps and saw service
with the 57th Infantry. The best man
was Corp. Edward Wilkinson, brother
of the bridegroom, and he also was
| dressed in the uniform of the soldier
The celebrant, the Rev. William Gala
| han, formerly a chaplain with the
American forces assigned to the Yer
dun sector, wore the khaki uniform of
the service and over it the priest s
robes.
Flowers and Ferns.
The altar was beautifully decorated
in roses and ferns for the nuptials.
Just before the mass was started How
ard Sershon sang Cadmon IS g At Dawn
ing' which was supplemented by the
Ave Maria" sung during the cere-
mony by Miss Isabelle Wells Follow
ing the ring ceremony Roswig IS "Mass
in F. was played by Edward McCaff-
cry during the nuptial mass.
| The bride was charmingly dressed in
white silk shadow lace over charmeuse,
ornamented with pearls. She wore a
tulle capshaped veil caught with a
band of pearls and carried bouquet
! of bridal roses. She was accompanied
by the bridegroom sister, Miss Cath
crime Wilkinson, who wore dress of
pink georgette over pink satin and car
ried pink roses.
Chaplain Performs Ceremony.
The celebrant of the nuptial mass
was the Rev. William P. Callahan, a
chaplain with the 6o3rd Engineers at
Verdun. The Rev. r. J. Smith, pastor
of the st. James Church and uncle of
the bride, was the assisting priest
with the Rev. James Gormley, formerly
assistant pastor of St. James Church
and now of Hales Corners, as the dea-
con. The Rev. JohntT Shields Of Rock
Island, ILL.,, was sub-deacon at the cere-
mony with Rev. James J. Conway of
Kenosha as the master of ceremonies.
| Following the ceremony, which was
attended by only the immediate friends
and relatives Of the participants, a
| wedding breakfast was served in the
dining room at the Elks Club Here
the appointments were of pink and
white and covers were laid for score
of guests. The bride and bridegroom
left for short wedding trip after
which they will go to West Allis to
make their new home.
A War Romance.
The marriage marked the end of a
real war romance. At the beginning
of the war, Miss Callahan, the daugh-
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
Callahan of Darlington, and one of the
most popular and accomplished young
ladies of that city, enlisted in the Red
Cross service. She was sent to Camp
Logan where in the performance of
duty at the base hospital at this Texas
camp she met DR.. John Wilkinson. The
courtship lasted throughout the war
and ended this morning at the wedding.
DR.. Wilkinson is the son of DIR. John
Wilkinson, ST., of Hales Corners, and
nephew Of DR.. J. 7. Wilkinson Of
Manitowoc and Dr. G. E. Kelley of
Milwaukee, all of whom were in Keno
sha for the nuptials this morning. Both
of the young people are well known in
Kenosha and have many friends here
to wish them happiness.