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Davenport Girl Weds Wealthy Morristown, N. J. Business Man . at St. Bartholomew’s in LondonAnttouncemcni has come to Dav-e.nport friends of the marriage of Miss* Kath*r5ne Tappert of Morristown, N. J., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J- H. Tappert of 1025 Pershing avenue, to Grlnnett Willis of Morristown, N. J.The wedding was a quiet ceremony of Thursday, June 2nd la the Church of SI. Bartholomew Tho Great London, the rector of-ificiating. .Mr. and Mrs. WJUis will spend the time in England and Scotland before returning to this country late .In July and will reside at Morristown, where a very beautiful home awaits their arrival.The briue was formerly a member of the Davenport Public Library stafr for a number of years, in the reference department- She was afterward with-’ the Hagerstown library. Maryland, where slie was interested In and actively responsible for the establishment of the “Library Book Wagon which..was an innovation 'in the way of'distributing books among the mountain folks who had few contacts with literature, or the outside world, beyond their far-iym* and wild mountain homes. Her picture with-the book wagon and Its staff was given in connection with-an arlcle on the book wagon in a recent number of the National Geographic Maga2inc.She has more recently and for the. past three years been hovarlan at the Morristown, N. J. library, known country wide as a very wou-tderful collection of books.’ which \ was built and endowed by Mr. Willis, the groom, in memory of bis wife who passed away a number of years, since.Mr. WIIJjs is a man of considerable wealth, Interested in art anrl letters.MRS. GRINNELL W1LUS. nee Katherine Tappert.who’has .spent a great part of-his time abroad as well as In thiscountry in travel.Mrs. TVUUs .was here for a short visit last mobth with her parents just before she sailed for England, where she told friends she .planned to sppnd the sumnTor. - Nothing was said however about the wedding and the announcement comes as a great surprise.
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Davenport Democrat and Leader
Davenport, Iowa, US
Fri, Jun 17, 1927
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