The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-02-22
Golden .Medding AmiYersarY.

One of the happiest and most charm
Ing social events Of this season was
the golden wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ellis, celebrated at
Masonic hall, last Saturday evening,
Feb. l6, 1901. Upon this occasion re-
ception in honor of the happy and aged
couple was rendered by the Masonic and
Eastern Star lodges Of Hood River. f.
+. Savage was master OF ceremonies and
gave an appropriate address in honor OF
the delighted couple, who had just com
pleted their fiftieth year Of married life.
Other exercises in honor of Mr.and Mrs.
Ellis were rectations by the Misses
Nellie Rogers and Flosse Phelps, solos
by Mrs. A. A. Jayne and J. r. Nick
elsen, and presentation speeches by +.
L. Savage and C. J. Hayes. The rela-
tives and numerous friends of the guests
of honor, in token OF their love and es-
teem, presented to them sum OF gold
coin, gilded bone cutter, and bright,
elegant rocker. The latter article of
comfort and usefulness was presented
to Mrs. Ellis in beautiful and impress
sive address by c. J. Hayes,
Rev. J. /. Hershner had been invited
to perform the golden wedding ceremony.
To the strains of wedding march ex-
ecuted by DR.. Brosius, Mr.. and Mrs
Ellis, with Hon. and Mrs. f. l.. Smith
as groomsman and bridesmaid marched
TO the platform at the rear end of the
hall, where the officiating minister with
appropriate words re-betrothed the hap
py pair to the marriage VOWS they so
happily entered upon so years ago, al
most to the very hour, cocluding the
ceremony by invoking the blessing of
God upon them.
A marked coincidence in this felicit-
Gus event was, that Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
and Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Smith procured
their licenses of marriageat the samec court
house, namely: at Woodstock, McHenry
county, Illinois; the former so years ago,
the latter 40 years ago.
The events of the evening were the
addresses by Mr., and Mrs. Ellis, in
which, with feeling and appreciative
words, they recounted the joys and sue
cesses of their married life and expressed
their heartfelt gratitude to their many
friends who had thus honored them,
The one sustaining strain in each address
was that pays TO live up to the principles
OF q sincere Christian life.
A long table groaning under the
weight OF good things prepared by the
ladies of the Eastern Star, was twice
filled, and all did ample justice to this
feast of honor, the feature of which was
the beautiful and elegantly lettered
brides cake, which was skillfully cut by
the one who was the center of attraction,
the bride
VIM. Ellis was born at Somerset
shire, England, March 20, 1929 His
parents came to America in 1881, set
Ting in New York. In 1888 they re-
moved to Illinois, Mr.. Ellis is now 72
years of age and still enjoys goodshealth.
Amanda Heath Ellis was born Dec. /,
1884, in New York state, and is now 81
years old, and also has the best of
health. They were married at Marengo,
McHenry county, Ills, Feb. 16, 1851,
Rev. Mr. Lindsay, q Baptist minister,
officiating. Since their marriage, their
home has been in Illinois and Wiscon-
sin, until II years ago, when they came
70 Oregon, since which time they have
been highly respected residents Of Hood
River valley. In. 1874 Mr.. Ellis was
made Mason, at Arcadia, Wisconsin,
since which time he has faithfully lived
up to tho tenets OF that order, Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis are sincere Christian
people, the former having been connect
ed with the NJ, f. church, the latter
with the Presbyterian.
To this long marriage union there were
born Is children, 8 of whom lived to
grown manhood and womanhood Those
living are Ralph J. Ellis and Cynthia
Z Jones, Hood River; Adaine c. bangle,
Augusta, Wis; Frank W. Ellis, Weiser,
Idaho; Willie F. Ellis, Belvidere, Ills. :;
Almsretta J. Robinson, Sphinx county,