Frances Warkentin was the daughter of Hiram Glendening of Newton, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Warkentin are the parents of two daughters: Hester Warkentin, born Nov. 27, 1906, and Wilhelmina Warkentin, born May 19, 1908. Mrs. Warkentin is a woman of broad culture and refinement and popular in the social circles of Newton, in which she was a leader.