The record-union., 1891-06-08


! IN this full world OF ruthless change.
And half century hath shown
OF altar vows the truth and worth;
the oid-time weddingling hath grown
| Unto that precious golden crown
Which few have live to wear on earth;
And yet, which sends its hopeful rays
Far flashing through the coming days.
These days must haply bring Us pain,
But memories of The pleasant past
And earnest hope, That once again
We all may meet ut Home, SuStains
Ouf 1dlth-ttnd shall, unto the last;
For Father, Mother, Home aad Love,
are precious names; earth caught them
from above.
OTHER ToASTS.
Master Frank King grandson re-
| spOnded very becomingly to the senti-
ment, The Grandchildren"
Dana w. Brown SON of Carson, New,
responded in a happy manner TO ''rhe
| Marriage Bell"
'Courtship'' was responded to by
Morris NJ. Estee.
"Napa Valley, The Home OF These Peo-
| ple',-By Colonel John 2. Jackson.
''[The Neighborhood and our Neigh
! bors'-By Drury Melone.
TIE HOST AS A .RFYNsTER.
Proceedings Were here interrupted bv
Mr.. Mills, who said he had been informed
that Judge Finn had in his possession a
bit OF manuscript said to have been found
III the grass, and which indicated that the
youthful host had been trying his hand
at poetry. He wished to know if the
| company desired it to be read.
There vas q general demand that il be
read, although Judge Finn said lie felt
inclined To spare Mr. Brown the mortiti-
cation that would result from his ex-
posure. The lines (Which were written
/ by Mrs. Finn while the dejeuner was in
! prOgresSj we're:
/ NJ ~ 1,Dy jg,
And Pm about fifty years Old:
own many broad acres on land,
/ and some little silver and geld:
Fave one 81 the sweetest OF WlVCS
And children most dsar 10 nv soul:
nave never mad worries aad cares
TO drown il tl!e mad. flowing bowl;
darj, ike Il bird on the wing.
through valley, ana fOpthiil and plain:
! tGGC pleasure in al tina; see
IN orchard, &Hd vineyard, and grain;
W bile YOU men OF the noisy town
Are buStling III office and club
think OF tae good of the land
how to Kill caterpillar and bug:
But OF late own I've been vcXed,
tor on al SIDES, hear, it is said
That it's halt century since
Dear Chloe and were we'd
It's a rumOr that must be denied,
It's a story that's far from exact!
It's Il slanGer on me ana my wife
nlisapprehCnsion of fact!
It's an outrage, and 1 own / am vexed
For how, should like to be told,
a golden wedding can come 10 Il man
W IltL liS OiilS my years OlG!
''CoNGRATULATIoNs.'
w. +. Brown of San Francisco was
called upon for a response to the senti-
ment, Congratulations iofthe Company"
which he embodied in the following lines:
TO Eschol go Where genial Brown abides-
Where Napa River thrO the valley gl:deS
And seek a peaceful entrance at the gates
Where& warm welcome every gu ST awaits.
10 MN ana TO his cherished wiIe imra,t
The iendliest wishes Of friendly heart;
For ttfty years their marriage life has run:
The autumn OF their eGded bliss appears
sweet as the spring and summer OF their
May, tnen, their winter skies be clear and
bright,
With less OF shadow, and with more of light:
While ever in their west shall come anu go
The lovcly radiance of the after-glow.
CLERGYNIAN's TRIBUTE.
The last regular toast was, Character
| of the People Who Celebrate Golden
Weddings which was responded to by
Rev. Mr.. Wylie. The reverend gentle
man paid glowing tribute to the lives
and character OF Mr.. and Mrs. Brown.
and dwelt at some length on the lessons
taught by the lives Of persons who dwell
together for half a century, bound by the
ties Of that never-failing love which is
fostered only by those whose character is
grounded in the Christian virtues.
THOSE GOLDEN YEARS.
By request, Mrs. S. Z. Reamer, one of
the guests from San Francisco, recited
the following lines written by herself and
dedicated to Mr.. and Mrs. Brown:
The fftieth year in Golden State
Fifty short years with loving mate!
And as they number their full to-day
You have gathered your friends, to give foil
play
To the store OF happiness, gladness and cheer
That has kept your hearts young these long
happy years.
Precious years that make life worth the while!
Years of effort and trial, OF sunshine and toll!
Ihey nave le1t thelr lmpression-we would
One mark, OF the many Ola Father Time
traced,
For we see by the twinkle in the groon,s
laughing eye
THAI les come Oh first best with each year
passing By.
And it answers tie question, just as plain as
can be.
us marriage a failure ?" You can't prove it
And tie bride, with a heart fall OF love and of
pride,
Started out with spirit TO keep by his side
To ioliow her husband wherever ne led:
AndsometiInes we've known her a little ahead.
Ahead of US all, she has talked and has
laughed.
IN a spirit OF fun in the new photograph
with the wisdom of Homer, the brightest Of
With golden-crown 'Kings" who are born to
their ranks,
To her children and grandchildren and all
who mag be
Hereafter added 10 the family tree
so TO them and to you, may your lives, like
this day
BE full of good things-not the least of them
play.
AS the poet has said it. may your lives and
each cup
To the highest top sparkle, be full of good
luck!
You veeverything else-golden days, happy
And a vision before you of the bright Golden
Gate
OTHER FEATURES.
Mrs. A. S. Langstroth of Alameda IA
vored the guests with recitation entitled
Christmas at the Quarters" in which
she displayed remarkable ability as
dramatic reader and so determined was
the demand for an encore that the lady
could not refuse. She responded with the
rendition of AN Incomplete Revela-
ton" for which she was applauded to
the echo.
\ dancing platform had been pro-
vided, and the band struck up a Virginia
| reel. MIR. and Mrs. Brown, the host and
| hostess, were among the first to
! respond, and set was soon formed
| The ladies were Mrs Brown. Mrs.
/ Jotham Rowland, Mrs Drury Melone.
| Mrs. Richard Wylie, Mrs. Homer S.
=, King, Mrs. Edgerton and Mrs Colonel
! Jackson. The gentlemen were Messrs.
| Smith Brown, J. II. Howland, Drurv
I T..