Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-31
A RARE GOLDEN WEDDING.
Ex-senator and Mr.. w. M. Evarts to
Celebrate the Event at Their Vermont


Homo.
From the Springfield Republican,
That will be notable occasion up in
Windsor, VI, the Both, when ex-senator
and Mrs William NJ. Evarts will celebrate
their golden wedding anniversary ut their
summer home Few events OF the kind have
ever combined more OF fortunate things to
rejoice over than this event will offer The
groom Of tho occasion, If we have been cor
rectly informed, fell in love with the girl
who became his bride when she was 10 and
he was green youth at college.
They became engaged at her home In Wind
sor, so the story goes, and Evarts went to
New York city, promising to return when
he had made enough money to warrant his
marriage to Miss Wardner. AT % he had
won his way to high standing In the legal
profession, and 40 the young couple were
married. They have had an old-fashioned
family of II children. So there is
going to be the rarest kind of "A
reunion under the roof-tree at Wind
sor, one OF the most beautiful OF New Eng
land towns, where the Evarts estate is a
snowy place, with that of his partner Mr..
Beeman, not far away. The company will
be a notable one, including the children
and the children's children, the distinguish
ed relations-the Shermans, Hoars and 30 on
tho partners in the law firm OF Evarts,
Choate Il Beeman, and the best representa-
tives of the legal profession in New York
city and elsewhere.
The career Of the head OF the house of
Evarts will be well worth celebrating, for
William Maxwell Evarts has had large
share in the life of his time. His public
career extended over 40 years. Long be
fore the civil war, Mr.. Evarts was not
only a leading member of the legal profss
sion, but also prominent speaker at pub
| lie meetings He won professional honors
as assistant United States district attor-
ney back in the ffties. In 1850 he was
| q conspicuous member of the convention
| which nominated Lincoln. In 1851 he came
| within a few votes of being elected United
States senator from the Empire State. In
1868 he defended President johnson in the
impeachment trial. During the Grant ad-
ministration he was the leading counsel for
tho United States before tho international
court at Geneva. He was secretary Of
State under Hayes. Garfield made
him member OF the information
al monetary conference. Then in
! 1891 he rounded out his career with a full
term in the United States Senate. Fol
many years he was recognized as the leader
| OF the American bar, aud hs has beer
counsel in celebrated cases almost without
number. In certain line, OF oratorv he ha!
not had superior, and among his best ora
tions was that delivered at Philadelphia or
the Fourth Of July, 1876. For long year
he was New Yorks favorite after-dinnei
speaker, his with being as keen as his logic
Beyond all these things Mr.. Evarts ha
held many positions Of a scmi-public char
acter snch as president of the New y orl
bar association and president of the Uniol
League club. He has given to his descend
ants a record of achievement aud stainless
living that will be freshly recalled in view
OF this coming event at Windsor-and his
in largest measure, are ''honor, love, ODE
dience, troops of friends