Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-23

"a the presence Of only their I'M
mediate families Miss Dorothy
A Nicholson became the bride of w.
Parker Rurlyon at the Runyon resi-
dence, "Baybluf," at noon yesterday.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Carlton r. Van Hook, pastor of
the First Methodist Episcopal
church, New Brunswick, who was a
lifelong friend of Miss Nickelson's
Father, the late Rev. John Nicholson,
member of the New Jersey Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church. The bride wore a travelling
dress and shortly after the ceremony
MIR. and Mrs. Runyon left for a brief
wedding trip South. They will be at
home at 'Baybluff." 100 Rector
street, after March 10.
Both Mr.. Runyon ans his bride
Ere well known and prominent So
ciaIly in this city. Miss Nicholson is
b second cousin by marriage to Mr..
Runyon, her mother being a cousin
TO the first Mrs. RunyOn. The bride
celebrated her twenty-second birth
hay on Wednesday and Mr.. Etunyon
Is sixty-one year. of age. Ever since
Ehe first Mrs. Runyon died four years
kgo Miss Nicholson has been making
her home with Mr.. Runyoll. She was
born at Atlantic Highlands while her
gather was pastor of the Methodist
church there and has resided in Key
bort and many other New Jersey
towns as her father has moved from
place to place in accordance with
| The custom Of Methodist preachers.
4 While he was pastor at the Wesley
Il ST. i. church hit Pleasantville Miss
Nicholson attended the high school
- A ATn~gga E1ftsr % Nd fr-0r11 there yEaT1f
! to Sweet Briar College where she re-
( manned for two years. She left col
iege to come to this city.
Mr.. Runyon is q native Of New
Brunswick. He is q graduate of the
Rutgers Preparatory School and
later graduated from the New Jersey
Business College.
His first position was in the IN
ploy off, Fairbanks, Martin q Com
pany, wooden commission merchants
sf New York. He remained with the
house four years, then Joined the
force of the Metropolitan Life Insur~
. fnce Company, where he continued
TWO years. On leaving the Metropol~
an, Mr.. Runyon formed a connec-
tion with V1iet g. DaIncr. manufac-
turing clothiers of New Brunswick.
Shortly afterWard the concern was
absorbed by a new company in which
kIr. Runyon and Charles d. Snedeker
were the moving spirits. The enter
prise made good progress, and IN
1898 the two men took over the con-
trolling interest of the elder Run
yon,s estate in the Perth Amboy Dry
Dock Company. Then all OF the stock
was acquired and a close corporation
Formed. with Mr.. Runyon at the
- -. g. -rT741tr s,nEiFfn0 ha has Ht.
IN seized the enterprise to a command
ppsition, from one of compare
live lnimportance. It's plant is
Hn1onAthe Lest in the country today,
and plaffs are under way which anti
citrate additional expansion.
Mr.. Runyon has been q member
CT Che Democratic Executive Com
nnfttee of New Brunswick and tbs
s9arfy's executive committee for Mid
Eiesex county. He was alternate del
egafe to the national Democratic
s%ouvention in 1908, and a delegate
TO the party convention four years
Sater.
Mr.. Runyon has taken an interest
va public affairs, serving on many
boards and other hodies. AS a mem
her of the New Brunswick Water
Board and the Perth Amboy Water
Department Commission he rendered
aid in developing comprehensive
nIans for the operation of both. In
1o13 he was appointed by Governor
Fielder to the New Jersey State Har-
nor Commission, and the next year
TO the Board of Commerce and Navl-
CATION, when that body superseded
khe one first named. Mr.. Runyon's
appointment was for a four year
- - 4+g 1--w14V.af inn ha wa &
reappointed by Governor Edge. He
has represented the state for some
4frne at the annual meetings of the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways copven-
aions. Other political activities of
Mr.. Runyon have included his ser
vice in 1916 as president of the New
Jersey Wilson Business Mems
League. He has been a delegate to