The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-01
A CRYSTAL WEDDING.
At Ex.GoV. Robes Hespitahle Man.
sion in GOrlam.
REV. GEORGE W,IREYNOLDS AND
WIFE CRYSTALLY MARRIED.

LARGE Social Gathering of Townspeople-
Pertinent Renarks by ex-Governor
Roia:..
A social event of unusual attractive
ness ana importance took place at Cor
ham last evening. 1t was the celebration
of the crystal wedding OF Rev. George
W. Reynolds and his wife, pastor OF the
Congregations, church. Mr.. Reynolds
and his wife enjoy the respect and affec-
tion of hisspeople to an unusual degree. Z
Five years ago, on the 10th anniversary
of their marriage, it was celebrated py
the parish people who gave them sur
prise tin Wedding SO to speak, at their
OWE residence. Last evening the Ladies
Circle gave them u.rprise crystal we'd
ding in the spacious and elegant resi-
dence of ex-Goy. ROBBIE.
The ladies arranged everything anu
then invited the people to cfys1ai weo-
ding, but only invited Mr.. lfeynoids ana
his wife to come over to 6oy- Robie'
that evening. They didn't intend 60
give them this invitation till afternoon,
but learned that he intended t go TO
Augusta that day and therefore mad TO
invite him in the morning.
Early in the evening carriage was
sent for Mr.. Reynolds and his wife no
with it was a bouquet of Is roses for Mrs.
Reynolds.
When they arrived at the Robbie man
sion they found a scene of social BRILL
ance and of welcome that must have
caused them to feel that there are indeed
few occasions in this life that arc
happier than such social occasion IN
such good old New England town
where the good people gather to do honor
TO beloved fellow citizen.
In the first place the carriage was deco.
rated like veritable bridal coach. Up
the long path, under the trees the couple
walked and entered the long verandah.
1t is surrounded always by beautiful
woodbine. 1t was rooted last night with
evergreen. carpeted with handsome
rugs and lighted by rows of Japanese
lanterns. At the end of the vars ndah
they were met by. the wedding process
sion, consisting of five cute little
girls, including the Flower girl. maids
of honor, Marion Johnson Agnes Fogg,
Marion Whittier aud Florence Marston.
The little flower girl, when they
reached the parlor, strewed the parlor
with flowers from the door to the bridal
canopy of evergreen on the other side Of
the room. The little maids Of honor
made passage way with white satin
ribbons.
For some little time the townspeople
were ushered up to. shake hands with
their pastor and his wife. The ushers
were Benjamin r. Barker, Harry E.
Day, Willis Clement and Bert Libby.
The parlor was very daintily decorated
with asparagus and cut flowers In one
corner, arranged with exquisite taste,
were the gif5s Of this crystal wedding
They consisted of beautiful set of cut
glass table ware. There was large salad
or ice cream dish, and six individual
saucers These we're of a graceful chrys-
anthemun design. Also there were a
vase and two individual salt dishes. All
these were given by the ladies cir Gle.
Mrs Reynolds's Sunday school class gave
dozen sherbet glasses and Miss Martha
Cressey gave cut glass olive dish.
| All the lower rooms of the house were
decorated and were SO filled with towns
people that there was hardly room to
move and it was days journey from
\ one room to the other.
Ex-Gov. ROBES PERTINENT RE
| p MARKS. 49,
Ex-Gov Robbie began the exercises with
an address of welcome He said that il
was pleasant duty to extend welcome
to the pastor and his friends. He die
this n behalf Of the First Parish Of
Gorham. He referred to the ancestors
| of the townspeople and the predecessors
OF Mr. Reynolds in the pulpits and their
| many virtues. Their descendants were
present and represented the family
names. He paid high eompliment te
Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds and said that the
assembled company rejoiced with them
in having so happily reached their 15tf
milestone of married life
He emphasized the value Of such So
cial gatherings and their result in max
ing the people know each other more
thoroughly and realize the Importance te
the cause of religion and education and
social culture of harmony among towns
people Where there is difference OF
sentiment in town there is social dis
turbance. 1t is not only necessary that al
sh ould pull, but that all should pull to.
gether for the prosperity OF the town.
Minis harmony is necessary for the adj
) rsncement of religion and education and
f ssssl culture, for our normal school
syr district schools. and for all tibet
- ' for the community, including
~. facilities for transportation be-
'"oen sam and Portland.
: uofareno address of welcome and this
{ pa." da,,ns. existing situations in Cor
a nam, a0avs with much eloquence and
ladies had pissed a programme OF
oAoioi"o" on" ' Na was to take charge