Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-08-26
A SILVER WEDDING.
HUNDREDS OF GUESTS AND Gl rs
RECEIVED AT NEW CASTLE JAIL.

sheriff and Mrs william simmons.
Having Been Married For a Quarter
of a Century, Celebrate the Eyent-A
Brass Band Meets a special Train
Containing the Wilmington visitors.
STAFF Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Aug 20 sheriff aud
Mrs. William Simmons celebrated the
twenty fifth anniversary of their mar
riage at their residence in this city last
evening and the event was a brilliant
one The spacious rooms of the jail
mansion were handsomely decorated and
illuminated for the occasion and pre-.
sented most attractive appearance
Arrival OF the Guests.
Early In the evening the guests began
to arrive in carriages and on the railway
trains and at s 80 o'clock a special train
pulled in at the Battery station, loaded
with guests. In the forward car was
Wilmington Division, Uniform Rank,
/ Knights Of Pythias. The company was
| In charge of Colonel Jefferis, Captain
| Thomas Mullen. Jr.. and Lieutenant
Lemuel MARI. Forty members were in
line. wearing their fatigue uniforms and
carrying swords, and they presented a
fine appearance when drawn up la com
panY front on the station platform,
The City Correct Band was on the
platform playing a lively air when the
train pulled 10, and a procession was
soon formed with 1t at the head The
swords Of the knights glistened in the
| bright moonlight as they marched up
Delaware street toward the brownstone
building
The sheriff aud his wife, in full even
| ing dress stood at the door of the south
parlors and received their guests
Soon the visitors we're moving about the
house, greeting each other, aud the
scene was a gay one indeed The full
dress Of the young people, with the
handsome uniforms of the knights and
the macy smiling faces blended admirR-
bly,. Two rooms in the building how
ever, were particularly attractive. The
first was on the second aoor and In it
had been arranged the gifts, nearly all
Of which were of silver or ornamented
with silver. The second was a table
covered with snow white linen aud
strstched the whole length Of the dining
hall
Handsome silver Gifts.
During the early part Of
1
was the center Of attraction. The array
of gifts was dazzling, and consisted OF
enough silverware to ornament a hall
dozen parlors and supply several tea
tables. The most magnificent gift OF the
collection was arranged on small table
in the center of the room. II was a com.
plete engraved silver tea service on the
tray of which was inscribed: "Pre.
scented TO Sheriff and Mrs. William Sim.
mons, by Wilmington Division, y R. K
OF p on the Twenty -ffth Anniversary
Of Their Marriage. August 25;h, 1891
Beside this stood parlor table. glitter
ing with silver mountings, and with
two tops of onyx stone. This was gift
of the members Of the Levy Court None
OF these, however, had more prominent
places in the room nor in the hearts OF
the recipients than two small envelopes
that lay on the decorated table. These
contained letters of congratulation
splendidlv composed, from Thomas B.
NoIcross, United States prisoner, and
George Ltttel, state prisoner in th'
county jail
The long table in the dining room wa
presided over by D B. Jones of VII
mington, and the delicacies were so taste
. fully arranged that all who entered tn
room gazed at the sight in amazement
There were massive pyramids OF luscious
fruit, cakes arranged in attractive de-
signs and choice floral tributes
The guests began fling into the din
ing hall about IL o'clock and from thel
until 2 o'clock. when the special trair
left for Wilmington. the time passeC
swiftly The menu was excellent and i
made an appropriate ending Of the bril-
liant event.
Those Who Congratulated the Couple.
The invited guests were as follows
Mayor Stansbury j. Wiley Joseph Dav
idson and wife, George Justis and wife
Nathan Lieberman, Charles P Maroney
Samuel Ridgway Lemuel Mari, Rober
Edwards and wife, Frank Baker and fam
lily, Samuel B. Baynard and wife, Dep
| uty Sheriff Giffen, William Wheatlv
/ John NJ. Solomon, Patrick Nesry, Georg,
Il. P. Simmons and wife, Johr
lib. Simmons and wife. Charles
g. Simmons and wife, Homer @ Sin
, mons, Holton YarnAll and wife, Holton
b. Yarnall and wife. Miss Fannie Barr.
I Miss Blanche Allen. James p Prentiss,
William Hastings and wife. Georg,
Hall and wife, Mr.. Ehler, Washington
Hastings, Frank Simmons, Johr
" Cooper, Edwsrk Hawke anS
wife, Abby Hastings. Miss Lille Rebel
Harry Schlice and wife. Samuel Fell anc
wife, George Singley and brother, JOSEPH
Jenkins and wife, John Brison, Jesse
Handy, William Moreland, Thomas
Johnson and wife, Samuel Msrshall, V
, ~ Potter, F. r. Banks, Clinton Howett
w G. Hamilton, G. NJ Perkins, Lewii
Gross, Thomas Derry, L A. Owens, r
I Wiley, William T. Lincoln, w Con
ner, William 0'Connor, David R Short
j. Ainsworth joseph Cash, John R
North, Benjamin Gam, D iniel Ross, w
.. Warwick, ali Of Wilmington.
Edward Challenger, DR.. w b. Kunts
and wife. Mayor Wilmer Hanson and
wife, William G. Worthington aud wife
G. w. Hastings, Robert Sutton, New
CASTLE Joseph Mills and wife, JohI
Griffin and wife, James Hollywood and
wife, Alvan Mills and wife, Leonard
Mills. Chester, Pa.
Isaac N. Grubb, Brandywine hundred
} Richard g. Buckingham, Mill Creek Sam
uel Klllgore, Newports John W.Jolls ant
wife, Middletown; David P. Hutchisol
and wife, Appoquinimink Rober
B. Simpler, Blackbird; Andrew s
} Eliason, Mt Pleasant James H. Clark
Delaware City; Paul ellis. ogletown
James T. Shallcross, Odessa ex-Sherii
R. Lewis Armstrong, Christiana hundred
ex Marshal b. h. McMullen, Red Lion
w. P. Biggs and wife. Middletown; Johi
q. Hastings, George Y. Hastings, Kirk
wood.