The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-21
The Golden Wedding,


was the celebration on yesterday of goth the an.
niversary OF married life, of Hon Edward Der.
ener and his good lady. This event had been
looked forward to with pleasurable anxiety by
the family and numerous friends; its approach
had been announced, and when the day came
every one seemed prepared to give the worthy
pair good send of upon their Journey to-
wards the consummation of the anniversary OF
their diamond wedding"
10 FULLY accommodate the guests a tempo
| rary addition was made to the back gallery OF
one OF the wings of the Degener mansion on
avenue Z, and in this addition was spread
tables ladened with refreshments and decorat-
ed with flowers.
From hundred sources came floral Offer
ings -boquets, beautiful baskets of flowers,
rare and sweet as only flowers grown in the
open air can garner the perfume of the
heavens. These floral gifts occupied every
available space in the house-from one door,
way hung a marriage bell composed of rare
flowers, the artistic work of Mr.. Madarasz.
Besides flowers there were numerous gifts,
valuable and substantial, that attested
the friendship and appreciation Of host of
friends.
The house was thrown open at an early
hour, and all day long friends poured in to
offer their congratulations.
At night the Turner'S formed a torch light
procession at Turner hall and marched with a
band of music to Mr.. Degener's residence
where they were received by large crowd,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Degener came out upon the
sidewalk to receive the ovation offered them.
L. {. Grothaus, Esq, advanced from the line
OF torch bearers and made a congratulatory
speech in behalf of the Turner'S, to which Mr..
Degener replied, in feeling and appropriate
manner. Then MIR. J. c. Zuschlag stepped
forward and presented Mrs. Degener with
magnificent boquet, which she acknowledged
with thanks.
The Turner'S were invited in but they
thought that little too much and as out OF
the question to crowd the house with hun
dred extra men, and after hearty Aand shak-
ing the Turner'S fell into line and marched
back to the hall.
The scene on the street was one Of pleas
ure and JOY; faces wreathed with smiles, hap
py wives and children, and young and old
men crowding the walks and galleries and
house, while the moon lent its light to the
occasion, blended with the glare of torches.
Mr.. Degener is a remarkably we'll pre-.
served man, aside from partial loss of hear
ing, he suffers no bodily in6rmity-he has
" ASA' "Ss>N Se A~AS GILL WAlIC ulS DCdIu Is
silvered, he has not a gray hair ON his head,
although 70 years of age.
Mrs. Degener is fine, portly-looking lady,
whose benign countenance would indicate that
her even temper and fine qualities of mind
and heart had borne her safely through fifty
years of marital union leaving the bright side
unimpaired while the shadows only touched
the picture and left her perfect life in beauti-
full relief.
Failure seems SO universal, wrecks so com
mon, life SO imperfect, SO broken by the acct
dents and misfortunes and sorrows that bese,
that we hail with joy the bark tina,
brings to the shore of completed half cen.
fury of welded life united and happy pair of
example brings its hope and hap
we push the honored voyagers
gently and lovingly on with cheer as they
pass to further ports along the shore of time.
A "Bon Voyage" is the wish of the EVEN
ING LIGHT,