Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-03-15
TIE GOLDEN WEDDING.
Two of Our Respected Citi-
zens Properly Celebrate
the Event.

Fifty years Is quite long time for
two people to live together as man and
wife and there ere but few who can
properly celebrate the event. However,
MIR. and Mrs Michael Pollasky of this
place are numbered among those few
and on Wednesday they celebrated
their golden wedding with the proper
amount of respect that the occasion re-
quired a large number of relatives
from Detroit and other places were
present as were also few invi ed
guests. Ii the evening general recep-
ton was rendered their friends in Alma,
"A very large number being present The
large and spacious rooms Of their hand
some residence on State-st. were pro-
fusely decorated with ferns, potted
plants and cut flowers. Many tele-
grams, conveying congratulations were
received from their friends who
were unable 20 be present and cable
gram was received from relatives in
Buda Pesth, Hungary. Numerous
handsome and costly presents were re-
ceived from both friends and relatives
in Alma and other places.
At the wedding dinner about twenty
of their relatives and close friends sat
| uOWI, tue lOllON lux liOui Out VI WV IL
being present: Marcus POllasky Of
| Detroit: Mr.. and Mrs Max r.. Pollasky
and children of Buffalo; Dr. Leo Nj
| Franklin, the Jewish Rabbi Of Beth Ell
temple OF Detroit Mr. and Mrs j. II.
w ertheimer of Detroit; Mrs b Wurtz-
berger Of Detroit Mrs. and Mrs. Wolf
Netzorg Of Ithaca; Mr.. and Mrs. s.
| Tyroler. Mr.. and Mrs ID + Harrison,
Nr. and Mrs. Stillman of st Louis.
Hon. Marcus Pollasky of Detroit pre-
sided at the dinner and after making a
/ very touching address read the following
poem written by Michigan's noted poet,
Denman s. Wagstatf.
Lies leaves are turning Q. My golden hue,
| The sun pales eatly in her downward hight,
| The qu'etude. the stiffness OF its fading light
En- ODDS in holy calm the pathway trod by YOU
! Yet looking onward. upward to the great beyond
| Toward nelds OF radiant blossoms spread
Where lives and hearts and souls eternal wed;
| And peace doth weld her Sceptre Ialr ana iona
'Tis said Well done thus Ear; Ye' journey on
Thou mission OF these well spent lives these two
For hOnor !, We nd happiness are uei
And shining crown the orows they 81 upon
! DEAR MARCUS TO you and To them
of whom you think in gratitude and
with love-the more-each year, as sill
yer tints appear-to mark the milestone'
as YOU too pass on dedicate these
lines. Sincerly,
DENMAN s. WAGsTAFF
, After Marcus had concluded his re
} marks, Dr. Franklin made an excellen
? address which was very much appre
ciated by all
4 At the reception in the evening abou
$50 guests were present and tenderet
5 their congratulations.
D The life history of Mr.. and Mrs. Pol
b lasky il filled with events OF much IN
A terest. Mr.. Pollasky was lieutenant Il
the Hungarian army, and fought 70
!, the independence OF his country wit
= that noble patriot Kossuth, and sutfere
j. the punishment of expiration as TN
= result of the outcome Of that struggle
e He was born in Lipnitz, Hungary ,unde
L the shadows of the Oarpathlan noun
h tains. When lad of 10 he marrie
4 Celia Wicks who came from Jablank
e in Arva Comadat county, Hungary
p They came TO America III 1854 with
a small band of compatriots TO seek
x home in this free land of ours, and fo
q "A time resided in Newark. n j. Late
q they moved tn Detroit, and then cam
d to Alma in 1868, and engaged III the gel
n eral merchandise business AT that tin
a Alma was nothing more than wilder
70 ness with few log huts. AS the tow
n grew the Pollasky's star ascended wit
{ in and today are numbered among tf
@ most prosperous ones of our village. Fol
d children are living to represent u
9 family after the parents have gone to q
D. silent beyond, Max + a resident of Blu
;, falo, Frank E., our popular dry goo'
p, and shoe merchant, Marcus, a prOminei
d attorney Of Detroit, and Anna, wife
y our prosperous clothing merchant, M
a. 8. Messenger.
r You should not feel tired all the tin