The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-11-01
FOR FIFTY YEARS
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. IOty Celebrate Their
Golden Wedding Saturday Evening
at the Masonic Hall.
A Brief Resume is Published Of Their
Married Life, Showing that Harri-
age is not a Failure.
TO KEEP THE MONEY
The Opera House Meeting Did Not DeVel
op Anything Toward Building a
Structure Keep Money.
MARRIED A HALF CENTURY.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Is. Doty Celebrate Theil
Fiftieth Anniversary

Fiftieth Anniversary
That marriage is not failure is
aptly demonstrated by the tactthat MIR.
and Mrs. j. B. Doty have maintained
marriagable relations for period of
fifty years. On October 26, 1915, Mr..
and Mrs. Doty were made man and
wife and their friends in the W. r. c.,
G. A. r. and Masonic lodge conceived
the idea Of celebrating their golden
wedding and Saturday evening thecere-
monies were held in the Masonic hall
Each OF the organizations were we'll
represented and the guests began ar
riving at eight o'clock, the following
hour being spent in social conversation.
Promptly at nine o'clock Miss Irma
Mckinley played the bridal chorus from
Lohengrin and the wedding party
marched in through the west door, the
procession being headed by Mr.. J. B.
Wolgemuth and Mrs. Anna Williams,
followed by Mr. and Mrs. Winslow
Abbey, Mr.. and Mrs. Justice Doty, the
bride and groom bringing up the rear.
AS soon as the party reached the front
of the hall and faced the audience Rev.
Mr.. Teal performed the cermeony in
a manner most impressive. Once more
did this venerable couple plig ht the vows
they exchanged in their youth and
which were just as sacred and dear to
them now as then. At the conclusion
of the ceremony the pastor offered a
prayer and then the congratulations
| began. Geo. A. Silsby, who headed
the line which was formed for the
guests, broke the ice by kissing the
bride and every gentleman who came
after did not miss the same opportun-
ity. Col. Doty did not intend to be out
done by his better half and the first
lady who approached MIN received an
oscul atory bon mot from the groom,
and If the colonel missed any of the
ladit we didn't notice it. The guests
resumed their seats and Mrs. E. H
Teal, in behalf of the W. r. c., ex.
tended to Mrs. Doty the sincere con.
gratulations Of the corps. Gen. Silsby
performed the same pleasant duty fol
the G. A. Il. post in a very felicitous
speech to Col. Doty and the hearty
congratulations of the Masonic lod ge
were extended TO the colonel through
MIR. A. e. Hitchcock. Rev. Mr.. Teal
respon ed in behalf of the Baptist
church, of which the worthy couple
have been mem bers for forty years
The speeches were all good and re
fiected the sentiment of the member:
of each organization. Mr.. W. E. Lot
sang two selections and the remainder
of the evening was spent in the inter
mingling of friends and the discussion
of married life in earlier days. Mr.
and Mrs Doty are fine looking couple
and enjoy remarkably good health fol
people SO far advanced in life. The
evening was of an enjoyable nature al
the way through and when the guests
departed homeward at seasonablt
hour they expressed the hope that the
bride and groom Of fifty years might bt
spared to celebrate their diamond wed
ding. Messrs. J. B. Wolgemuth ant
Geo. A. Silsby we're master of cere
monies and under their direction tn,
affair was highly successful.