The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-05
SENDS TWO NAPKIN RINGS.
GOLDEN WEDDING DAY GIFT
WHICH HAS A HISTORY.
Three Generations Represented ut
the Family Gathering IN Honor
OF Mr.. and Mrs. >. Van ssiGen-
burs's 80 Years of welded Life

z sd Mrs. :. Ess Tai&e2burE lave
NJ - 0Gxy AtGIs SctLNEs a. lie c5El*F %
Lseaay say aa4 isersa 2TeEi@e Ise'rta.
were fer y@aEE t1ey 1aFe +ve1 aA4~-
ard Ea.Yez IA Ats-A lie e lie 14fskr sSo'
uz3er - wil.7ws soreness from TIE ~11-
try a.ass ard sumner a@@I1 VIE u"
brock - MS battles Ar@-1.y o. II-eETiAg
9a2t- BIT a. e@1y &1a - -lF2@s . al%E-
TsGg@-s disturbed tz2e get 81 Ns4ls 4A~--S re-
treat On We&neszzy evening Thar aoar
Children had co1sp.rea together - @oss
tie Eo1a J4ss Tor taat ol2e E-s,l-' tassl iAs
era a4-.l-1sen hurried IN a-3 oy sosSs o.
gurnAers las Ted o. 6oin. &ae bass I-z-
Ard they cd Il. 10 IN grand saepe Fes-
socE.s 81 yellow TlCS~Jn were aFIst<SAy
str2Eg srorn chandeliers 70 corners. AI-d
The ribo-n. greAtA9d with e*ergTeena 1ns
symbolism OF TIA yellow sxc-Ssseo xS%i.
tire leaves CO tie IVY and the s1--Aax lha
os .rGstsssi. cInSias affection, ana also o.
a green OIL age.
!: waz to celebration q gol1en wed
Ding.
- .. "a
Thsrs .ers many guests In addition 20
tie famlly--tne tlstie rooms were oui,s
crowded Il fart-aad TIE eyes OF Mrs Van
Ea.kentark wsre most with EepresssG CAD
EeSs. ara her gray r.ngiets danced ana
bsoEshea in sympathy with Ter naitd exc-le-
u2eDt. Sac h4s won - Sc Ftng.e's ,Aso1ga
changing time Jana c94oE} foE Etty years,
since = ~ .ss LEX Hl<9.i. sae STOOD before
M;ha alta. FaI al Birghamtc1 cauTca, az
B.nghamion. y. y. with her saI!us.. and
aave lie pledge taA; Elta gave
Where taoG s1~st / VIZ 60 led 10
eaa1erings Tar from the home 81 her btrsn;
Sefn-e. a.as ~ the iGufseF business. and
that led him g Sank Certsr. MINI. where
tury spent say sateto years. chen they 3our-
ueye3 together - Alandaie. Ia Dakota,
aat made = home tbsTs Ter seFen years;
eea hire years aso taey came together to
seatts.
80 - 50
II was easy for tie sturdy elderly couple
Il look INTO each other ryes ana in neB.-
cry tamoge back over that my years
Taere were 50 many Httie things and incl
dents 20 recall that even-fu. day. There
wers the decorations fse nerry guests. me
cake ana the &lsidn g prA@ast = These
presents an hFste8 al 6C1s u hea4tgf II
ana ussf1l souvenirs. IA1Te were god
p.4tfH spoons ana u<1er @Et e-eS oT F4.te,
and There was even . knife II many blldes,
win bait o. silver ard EeaFl. much 100
fire for Gallv us~ though HT4Es LA, tor
whom e R3= intend rS-
Bat tie most gDificart among these
F0suv Aess1 eg gfffs was ere >-e from the
cid Bngaamlon hame. froga Ms i@a.n91
!esci, g esa. sae ns@s1tr n thS "tr.+e II
aaet w1-a w7.t. tbat hat 0e n presented
81 Ms Lockwood an bef gos1en Wedding
day. sTe1-E -tN1 years ago. ~ s'4s. pastor
who had gesferIusd beg y dung cfrt Ia3f1y:
The o.3 5a4y IS ts.ae,t4E 9.tEht and
cHeerf4l to her nnergtA ytar, FIR she
writes wet. srd Interest aE3e J2a napkin
riggs arr MT al.at .se~ @ Eft, t1eE are
g trust ana 10 &st5 the other pate size
sends taat h2s been 81 Tie family nearly
ore ht9ss-rs1 wears. Her eldest 42}1k liter.
Mrs. Van T8ikenhurE, IS 80 t1~u them ever
a. her eldest daughter on tie ia8er'E golden
wedding day vine 81 turn w1ll Band them
70 her eldest daughter on similar ce!e-
hrsti0n This IS what the Old lady writes
IN q very charming oId-tlme fashion ana
Il shows her supreme confidence in the
longevity Of Ter descendants.
% "a -
In all probability Ms Noah Freeman,
whose husband Is I druggist and well
known IN this city viii ~ the next re-
cipilnt cf the golden wedding napkin rings.
and pass them on - her elaes: daughter.
pansy. ROW a Kiri & L. who has not yet
planned out her flrs, wedding day. and 10
whom the Gttisth anniversary of such an
event s. q vista down tie long avenue ~
years that loses stse'f ia tie distance. OR
4 may ne Mrs Robert L{r}ers-nith. whose
husband Is iT the store Il SFater & Co TO
vhGm the heritage VII fat ny right of
succession. according 20 her E~snirnother's
letter and Mrs. I@udeysmiEh has iittla
Eirl - pass g. On . ard - keep It's memo
ria. bright for tie generations yct unborn.
- 80 ~
Mrs Lucinda I>o-Sq cod. the srry nono-
geua-isn = E.nE.amtor. had four sons
3nd four 6auga'e.s ~ the sons Two
~ .Ner lH the ca4ochEara lse one Killed
TIA hsIte ard oue wac ite3 f~eca disease
contracted in t-e 2~Hy--aud we are !n
hes .ueas IN B.rEhauEor- one cauehter
Hscs FL + no o.. ana Has I'D ca,&rer.
another 80 b aa..H ne has taras chill
dre1 ana sN efaH+ g-a. another a.