Los Angeles Honeymoon

Carlisle Dorman was sufficiently recovered from his nervous breakdown to be married in January 1921. (Who knows? — maybe he suffered the breakdown waiting for her to say yes.)



It sounds as if Carlisle is marrying his business partner's daughter, which would be convenient as long as both relationships go smoothly; otherwise, things could get awkward. Dorman & Sykes owned the Fifth Avenue Garage in Gary. The 1920 census lists Edith Sykes, 28, as a stenographer in a garage — I have an idea which garage. The News mentioned that she had once taught in the Hobart public schools.

The young couple were shipping their car to Los Angeles for the honeymoon, they (and the car) traveling there by rail, I suppose.


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Image courtesy of the Hobart Historical Society.
Handwritten notes on the back of this photo identify it as Edith Dorman. Since John and Ella Dorman did not have a daughter by that name, I'm guessing it's Carlisle's wife.


Sources:
♦ 1920 Census.
♦ "Dorman-Sykes." Hobart News 13 Jan. 1921.
♦ "Local Drifts." Hobart Gazette 21 Jan. 1921.