The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-10-23
Orcas Island
EAST SOUND

Miss Grace Philip was a guest at her
fathers home few days last week.
Id. p. Collins. OF w hatcom, is spend
ing few days here trying his luck with
gun.
Chas. Killing has re-entered Wilson'S
Business college in Seattle, expecting TO
complete his course there this winter.
Mr.. Loop, principal Of the public
school, and Miss Boyer, his assistant, spent
last week in Whatcom attending the in
stitute.
Geo 4. Loggie and f. w. Purdy, of
What.om, spent three days hunting here
this week, returning Monday after hav-
ing had fine sport.
\ number of East Sound people went
to West Sound Tuesday to hear MIR.
Cushman speak there. They were so de-
lighted with his fine speech here in the
morning that they followed him to enjoy
The pleasure again. The people of East
Sound were delighted with the music
furnished by the West Sound band.
y cry ltN llidtG~ many tlIllCS liiC NiHC VI
West Sound can clam so creditable
band and the people of Orcas island are
10 he congratulated on having 80 much
musical talent in their midst.
1t seldom falls to the lot of any couple
10 celebrate the siXtieth anniversary of
their marriage. and when such an event.
occurs ii is certainly an occasion for con-
gratulation About two hundred friends
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sutherland as
semhled at the East Sound house Satur-
day evening to fer congratulations upon
This happy event. Mr.. and Mrs. Suther-
land received their friends I'm their parlor.
The rooms We're beautifully decorted
with autumn leaves, clematis and snow
drops, the same kind which had been
used in the decorations for the wedding
sixty years before, while roses, asters,
sweet peas and nasturtiums added color
and beauty to the rooms. The decOra-
tions were the work of Mrs. Luther
Sutherland and Mrs. Hunt, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sutherland; they also pre-
sided in the dining room, where refresh
ments, consisting of ice cream, cake and
fruit, were served. A punch bowl, en-
Nedded in moss, flowers and trailing
vines, was Il thing of beauty and WAS pre-
sided over by Misses Gerty Bickel and
Ruby Langcl. The West Sound band at
tended the reception and added much to
The pleasure of the cOmpay. Each guest
was presented with Il souvenir, two hand
painted hearts tied together with gold
cord. ON one was Mrs. Sutherland's
maiden name, "Rozilla Murch,' and the
date 1912 and on the other, walter Suth-
land" 1902. Mrs. Sutherland was born
in Haverhill, New Hampshire,in 1872. Mr.
Sutherland was born in BATAVIA, New
York, in 1921. They were married in
Batavia in 1872 and went To housekeep-
ing on farm comprising "a section Of
land which his father had taken up in
1900. They lived on part of this farm
until 1864 when they moved to Iowa, liv-
ing there till 1885 when they came to
Washington, remaining for year and a
half in Port Townsend. They removed
to East Sound in 1887 and purchased the
place where they still live. Mr.. Suther-
land was postmaster here for eight years.
He built the hotel and was for several
years its proprietor. They have TWO
children, Mr.. Luther Sutherland, the
popular landlord Of the East Sound house,
and Mrs. Hunt, wife of DR.. Hunt, OF
Spokane. They have five grandchildren
aud four grandchildren. One per-
son who was present at the wedding
sixty years ago is still living, Mrs. Murch
of Minneapolis, MINI. Tie friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Sutherland here and else
where wish that many more years may
be added to this already long and happy
married life.
"Oh beautiful and rare as beautiful!
But theirs is love in which the mind
Delights to lose itself"