The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-23
A Golden Wedding.

Golden wedding.
EAST SOUND, Archipelago de Haro, Oct co.
One OF the most interesting social events that
has ever taken place in this village occurred
yesterday when Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Suther-
land celebrated their golden wedding. The
happy couple were married in 1872 by the Rev.
DR.. Bodies, at Batavia, n. Y. Nearly 100 guests
were invited to the golden wedding Invita-
tons were for clock p. M, at which hour the
guests began to gather rapidly. The supper,
which was laid in the dining room of
the hotel, was served in an elegant
and tasteful manner. supper which was
not over until about 1880. was succeeded
by the ce remony OF the evening Tables were
cleared away in the dining room aud chairs
placed TOR The guests, and after all were seated
procession entered amidst shower OF welcomes.
Mr.. and Mrs Sutherland came first, followed by
members of the family, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Sutherland, Mr.. and Mrs. George Sutherland,
Master W. l. G. Sutherland and Mrs. stockman,
and the rector of the parish, the Rev. Mr.. Gray.
Standing together as they had done fifty years
ago. the happy couple, now with three genera
tions OF children gathered about them, cele-
brated their fiftieth anniversary by q service
taken from an Office for golden wedding, COM
piled and forwarded to the happy pair by the
clergyman who married them in the
days OF yore, the service being said
by the rector. Immediately after the
service was concluded, friends entered, carry
ing two large and beautifully upholstered
chairs, in which Mr.. and Mrs. Sutherland were
seated, whilst an illuminated address, which
had been prepared by the skillful hands of Mr..
Geoghegan, was read and the chairs presented
TO them. The clergyman then read a poem
which had been composed for the occasion, and
after that congratulations were offered by all
present to the well loved couple. Dancing COM
menced about o'clock. The following were
invited to the festival. OF whom large num-
Der were present: Mr.. and MrA Parvin, of
Larned, Kan; Mr.. Woodscraft, OF spencer,
Ia; Mr.. and Mrs. 2. W. Strader and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gillette, OF Fairhaven; Miss soper,
of Mount Clemens, Mich: Miss Mcconnell, Of
Los Angeles, CAL Mt and Mrs. Train ami Mr..
aud Mrs. Cross, of Batavia, n. Y, Mr.. Sutner-
land, OF Pembroke, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt
and Miss Sutherland, of Warsaw, N Y; Mr..
and Mrs. Van Loon. OF Boomer, Wis: Mr.. and
Mrs. Patterson, of Lamanda Park, Cal; DR.. and
Mrs. Hunt and Messrs w. and K. Hunt, of
Pasadena, Call Mr.. Mcconnell, Of Point
Meir, Or; Mr.. and Mrs. B. Pitcher, Mr..
and Mrs. Hubbard and Mr.. and Mrs.
Perine, OF Spencer, Ia; the Misses Mabel
and Ira Hunt, of Pasadens, CAL; Rev. DR.. and
Mira. Bolles, Mr.. and Mrs. Bash, OF Port Town
send; Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine and Mr.. and Mrs.
stockand, of Tacoma; Mrs. Soper. of Mount Gle
mems, Mich; DR.. and Mrs. Boyes, of Portland;
Mr.. and Mrs. Pitcher, OF Port Townsend; Rev.
s. r. s. and Mrs. Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. Tiffany, Mr.
and Mrs. Hills, Mr.. and Mrs. O'Neill, Mr. and
Mrs. J. b. Fry, Mr.. and Mrs. Hample, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bostian, Mr.. and Mrs. Wiliiams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Handy, Mr.. AMI Mrs Wright, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. 8. Sutherland. Mr. and Mrs. Barton, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Nichols. Mr.. and Mrs. Burroughs, Mr..
Hicks. Mr.. shattuck, Mr.. and Mra Matti-
son aud Mr.. and Mrs. Knukies, of East
Sound; Mr.. Coppin and Mr. Griffin, OF
Spencer, Ia, Mrs. Bingham, of Boston, Mass;
Mrs. Glover, OF Por: Townsend; Mr. Miner, of
Dungeness; Mr.. Atkins, of East Sound; Miss
Hosmer, of Caledonia, N. Y: Mr.. anu Mrs. T.
Boyd and Mr.. and Mrs. Gorham, of Seattle; Mr.
and Mrs. Cass, OF Sumner, Ia; Mr.. G. Hunt. of
Oregon; Capt. and Mrs. Graham, DIR. and Mrs.
Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Harper, Mrs. C. Hill,
Mrs. Durkee, Mr.. and Mrs. King, Mr.. and Mira
Tullock, Mr.. Van Cant, Mr.and Mrs Showers
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Goshen, Mr.. and
Mrs smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Langell, Mr.
aud Mrs. Abbott, Mr.. and Mra Waldrip,
Mr.. and Mrs. Killing. MIR. and Mrs. Armstrong
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Sutherland, Mr.. and Mrs
George Sutherland, Mr.. w. L. G. sutherland,
Rev. and Mrs. Dyer. Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Fry and
Mr.. and Mrs ALI Hill, OF East sound.