The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-17
The Johnstone-Wilkinson Marriage.

Today at high noon was solemnized
.,s marriage OF Miss Mary M. John
tone to DR.. George p. Wilkinson in
e, Johns church, the Rev. William S.
y amont, officiating. Mrs. William
4 carter played the bridal chorus
fror, Lohengrin, following several
.;olin numbers rendered by Mr.. Eu-
rane carter, accompanied on the or
o. nv Mrs. Carter. His solos were:
19arehetto. by Handel; Alteration, by
parowski. and Meditation, from Thias
by Massenet.
60 which there were no invitations, a
madding breakfast was served to
No immediate families only, at the
hnme of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Knox John
stone DR.. and Mrs. Wilkinson left
for chicago and the northern lakes,
and will be at home after July Is.
q Johns church, the scene of the
uodding. was beautifully decorated
No the women of ST. Johns guild, in
which Miss tombstone as president,
had given many years of splendid SER
vice.
The marriage today was the cul1ni-
nation of a romance OF long standing
and one in which the friends of both
nr and Mrs. Wilkinson have been
r,uah interested, because of the i'm
nortant part their respective families
and they. themselves, have played in
the life of Keokuk, and because of
the high esteem in which DR.. and
Mrs wilkinson have both been held.
Mrs wilkinson is the daughter Of
the late Judge and Mrs. Edward John
stone and has lived in this city prac-
tically all OF her life. Since the
death of her mother, she has made
her home with her brother, the late
Alexander E. tombstone. Mrs. Will
kinson has arrays been prominent in
the social life of Keokuk and interest
ed in its philanthropic organizations
and church societies.
DR.. Wilkinson, the groom, is the
son of Mrs. Villa Wilkinson and
the late Mr.. Andrew Wilkinson. He
was born in this city and when boy
attended the Brighton-row, Terrence,
and Mrs. Hornish's schools, When
eleven years old he was sent to gram
mar school at Racine college, Wiscon-
sin. and excepting in vacations, was
continually engaged in collegiate work
in Philadelphia and New York City,
until his departure for Germany, from
which country he returned in 1884.
DR.. Wilkinson was the first ocullst
and aurist to practise IN keokuk. He
taught in the old College Of Physicians
and Surgeons here. having graduated
in medicine from the university of
Pennsylvania In 1886. Dr. Wilkin-
son went to Omaha having the dis
tinction of being one OF the pioneers
of medicine in Nebraska, and know
ing all of the early practitioners in the
profession, most of whom are now
dead For many years he was secre-
tary OF the Nebraska State Medical
society and the Omaha Medical soci-
ETY., and editor of the Omaha Clinic,
once the official organ of both
state medical societies of Iowa
and Nebraska, publishing the proceed
ings Of each.
For the past twenty years, DR.. Will
kinson has devoted himself to liter
allure, and is the author of few
books of scientific nature. His
latest works are profoundly intellec-
tual and of a philosophical trend.
The many friends of Or. Wilkinson
who live in keokuk will be interested
in knowing of the things which he has
been doing for the past twenty years
in other places, and will welcome him
back to this city. DR.. and Mrs. VIII
kinson, upon their return from their
wedding journey, will make Keokuk
their home. and will reside at the
Pond apartments.