The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-29
GOLDEN WEDDING DAY
MIR. AND MRS. II. s. BURTIS CELE-
BRATE FORTY YEARS OF
MARRIED LIFE
LIBERAL UNION OF MINNESOTA


terrain at Literary Evening
Dinner I'm Honor of the WEIGH
Patterson Bridal Party-LuncheOn
at Mrs. e. N. Saunders.
Mr.. and Mrs r. s. Burtis celebrated
their golden wedding yesterday afternoon
and evening, at their home on Marshall
avenue, receiving their friends informally
from to 6 and from to 10.
The rooms were decora ted with a profu-
sion of yellow chrysanthemums. Host
and hostess stood under large bell fash
Toned of golden grain. Above the arch
way the dates 1S49-1S99 were outlined with
yellow kernels Of corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burtts were assisted in
the afternoon by their daughter and her
husband, Mr. and Mrs F. w. Davis; an
other daughter, Miss Burtis, and their
grandson, Mr. Arthur Davis. Those as
slsting In the evening were: Mr.. and
Mrs. I. S. Tonpkins, Mr.. and Mrs. H. T.
Drake, Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Walther and
MI and Mrs. George Griggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burtis were married fifty
yeas ago in Saratoga, N. Y, coming to
st. Paul in 1889.
| Mrs. L. G. Winter, of Minneapolis, pre-
sided at yesterdays meeting of the Lib
eral Union of Minnesota, held at Unity
church. number of papers were read
| during the morning session. "A Free
church was the subject of an interesting
paper read by Mrs. e. S. Way, of Mime
apolis. The paper was an argument in
favor of having the seats in a church
free 1t was followed by an earnest dis
cuss1on, which developed the fact that the
majority Of the women present agreed
| with the paper. Miss Annie J. LOOMS,
OF st. Paul, lead a paper on 1.-The Re-
hglous and Philosophical Attitude of
John Fisk. Other papers were read by
Mrs. Clarence Divin, Mrs. D. c. Martin
and Mrs. Thomas Yapp The latter in
stanced Hope chapel, st. Paul, as shin
ing example of what a workingmen's
| church should be-
a report was read by Mrs. Partridge of
minneapolis, concerning her postoffice
mission work
basket luncheon was served at 1
CLOCK. The seVenty-five women present
at yesterdays meeting represented the
following churches:
Unity church, st. Paul; the Universal
1st society, st. Paul; Church of Our
rather st. Anthony Park; futile uni
vefslty Minneapolis; Fifth Universalist
minneapolis; Nazareth, MINNEAPOLIS
Cnurch OF the Redeemer Minneapolis;
All Souls church, Minneapolis t.t11 ~
The next meeting of the union will be
held Jan. 80, at the First Unitarian
church, Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. White entertained
lO0 OF their friends at a literary evening,
last night, at their home on Goodrich
avenue. Dr. Richard Burton, of the State
university spoke on Washington 'IrVing:r
Dig ana Mrs, Burton received with Mr.
ana Mrs. Whi'e, the following Young
!aoles assisting: Miss Marion White,
MISS Fryer and Miss Caroline Gilbert. ~
Mrs. Orrin Kipp gave a dinner last
evening at her home on Dayton avenue
IN honor of the Welch-Patterson bridal
party. A pretty compliment was paid
the oride-elect by the use of her fa
vof1te flower, the American Beauty rose
IN the decorations. The centerpiece was
tau vase filled with these roses and at
either end of the table We're candeIebra
with shades to match the roses. Broad
satin ribbons of the same shade, twined
with smilaX, were stretched from the
corners of the table. The place cards
had American Beauty roses painted on
them and the ice cream was served in
American Beauty rose boxes The guests
We're: Miss Cora Estelle WEIGH. Miss
Cornella WEIGH, Miss De Kay, of Red
Wing; Miss Augusta Poehler. of Los An
geles, Cal; Mrs S. S. WEIGH. Mrs r.
S. Lyons, Messrs. Fred Worth Patterson
II. Burton Strait, BurnelI Gunther. of
Chicago, and Conrad Wander Horck of
Minneapolis
The announcement of the wedding of
Mr. A. j. Schweizer, of this city, and
Miss Katherine Schmit, of Oshkosh:
Wis, which took place at ST. Joseph's
church at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Will prove Of more than usual interest
to many of Ny. SchWeizer's st. Paul
friends and mole especially to the Junior
Pioneers, of which body Mr. Schwefzer
was president for many years The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Father
Harrison at the church in the presence
of the relatives only of the contracting
parties 1t was modest in itsappointments
in accordance with the wishes of the
groom, whom all his friends know to be
OF such a retiring disposition that he
might have been embarrassed bv the
| large attendance of his friends, which
| would only have been limited by the
| capacity of the church, if card announce
ments had been sent out. In the even
ing reception was held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hirsch, 343 Martin
! street, which was limited to the relatives
only. Mr. and Mrs. Al j. Schweizer
will be at home to their friends after
Dec. 10 at AL st. Anthony avenue
Mrs E. N Saunders gave a luncheon
yesterday at her home on Summit ave-
| nue. in honor of Mrs. Barker, of Chi
| cago. Luncheon was served at ten small
| tables. The decorations were white
! chrySanthemums
The annual donation reception of the
| Home for Aged Women was held YES
| terday afternoon at the home on Lafay-
| cite avenue. Visitors were received by
| Mrs. w. S. Pope Mrs Baron
Proctor, of Minneapolis; Mrs. ].
| B. TarbOX, Mrs. Maurice Auerbach.
Mrs. Herbert Davis, Mrs. J. L. Fore
| paugh, Mrs. James E. Martin and Mrs
Ruse, of Minneapolis.
/ The rooms We're tastefully decorated
with punches of chrysanthemums. The
| dining room, where tea was served, was
| in charge of Mrs. c.. c. King, assisted
| by the Misses Nellie and Nettie King and
Miss Schultz. Over two hundred visitors
called during the afternoon and sub
stantial donations of all kinds were re-
ceived, including two barrels of flour
! from Minneapolis, hams, turkeys, fruit of
all kinds and warm clothing.
| Mrs. S. S. WEIGH, of Dayton avenue
is entertaining the following house party
| in town for the WEIGH Patterson we'd
ding, which takes place this evening
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Comnack, Gaylord,
Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs. Wise, lie Sueur;
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Welch, Henderson; Mr..
and Mrs Nutter, ST. Peter and Mr. and