Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1901 — TO MARRY COLONEL. [ARTICLE]

TO MARRY COLONEL.

A Detroit Girl Will Journey to the Philippines to Wed. Detroit, Mich., August 28.—Miss Bessie Patton., a well known Detroit society girl, will start soon for the Philippines, where she will marry Col. Cornelius (iarilener, former commander of the thirtieth volunteer regiment, which was recruited largely from Illinois and Michigan men and for a lime was stationed at Fort S.heridan Colonel Gardener is now governor of Tabnyas province. The engagement is a longstanding one, hut owing to the recent death of Miss Patton’s father it has been kept secret. It has been learned that the wedding will take place on a government pneket in the harbor of Manila within a few weeks. Mrs. Patton and her daughters, Bessie ami May, are now at their,cottage on Les Cheneaux islands, hut will return to Detroit the latter part of the week, when preparations will lie made for their departure to Manila. Miss Patton’s father was a veteran of the cival war, having risen from the ranks to a captaincy in the ninety-third Ohio volunteers, i he fumily came to Detroit from Dayton, 0., shortly nfler the civil war. Colonal Gardener ami Captain Patton were warm- friends and the colonel visited tile family frequently at the time lie was inspector of the Michigan forces of the Spanish-American war. The colonel is 48 years old and an ideal military man. Captain Joseph Patton, whose death is referred to above, was an uncle to Mrs. E. L. Clark, Mrs. J. F. Warren, Mrs. A. W. Cole, Mrs. R. ’.V. Sprlgg, and to J. F. and John L. Osborne, and was formerly known to others of our citizens. lie Itad been, for many years prior to death, a prominent biisineHH man of Detroit, Michigan, lie was supposed to have been the youngest captain in the Union army during the rebellion.