Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-05-22 | Page 1 | Jesse Knight's Daughter to Wed

JESSE KNIGHT'S Mump WED Engaged to Son of Chancellor Chancel-lor David Starr Jordan of Stanford. Special to The Tribune. SAN FBANOISCO, , Cal., May '21. Last autumn Addio lona Knight, the young and beautiful daughter of Jesse Knight, of Provo, Utah, loft her home and journeyed to Stanford university. uni-versity. Cupid has snared the studious feet of the mountain maid, and today when Miss Knight turned again toward to-ward home sho was the tentative lianceo of Knight Starr Jordan, son of Stanford's chancellor. Dr. David Starr Jordan. At his home tonight Dr. .Tor dan said: "It is true that .Miss Knight and my son have been good friends, but. it is rather premature to say that they are engaged. Neither Mrs. Jordan nor I know just what sort af understanding understand-ing there is between Miss Knight and my son, so I. would not be justified in saying that, they are engaged tp wed. Wo would -niiieh prefer to have the news wait upon a formal announce-1 ment of an engagement. "'This, however, I will say for myself my-self and for Mrs. Jordan; Miss Knight is a most charmiug young woman and one of the best studonts over enrolled at Stanford." Miss Kuight roturned today to her homo in Utah, after huvintr completed hor freshman year. Sho had clung to hor studios during two semesters, do-spito do-spito the soft allurements with which tho god of love besot her path. But as to whether she will be brnve enough to attompt her sophomore year, even the sago Dr. Jordan would not venture to say. Knight Starr Jordan is 24 .years old and was graduatod from Stanford in 19JL He is now associated with the South San Joaquin Land company in tho sale of country lands. Ho attained considerable notoriot3p whon arroBtod for speeding his automobile down the peniusula. I