Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-01-22
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Two of Our Oldest and Most Respected Pho
ncers Celebrate the 50th Annivers.
airy Of Their Marriage.

Two Of Our Oldest and Most Respected Pho
neers Celebrate the SOth Annvers.
AIRY Of Their Marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew ]. Chambers
celebrated their golden wedding, at
their home, on Chambers prairie
Monday, at which six daughters, five
OF whom are married and sixteen
grandchildren took part. Mr.. Cham
bers is native OF Indiana, and he
came to Washington, then Oregon
Territory, in 1917, and Margaret White,
who became his wife January Is, 1854,
is native Of Kentucky. They were
married in this county. Mr.. Cham
bers is now Is years of age and his
wife y. Those who gathered at the
festive board, Monday, to cheer the
hearts of the "Old Folks at Home"
we're Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hunsaker,
elizabeth Chambers) of Everett; Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Granger eliza Cham
bers) of Puyallup; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Talcott (Addie Chambers) OF Olympia;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Calhoun (Mar-
garet Chambers) of Seattle; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles l.. Denny (Retta Cham
bers) of Seattle, and Miss Nora Cham
bers of Olympia.
The handsome presents proved it to
be golden wedding indeed. 1t was
very enjoyable affair and all present
We'd in showing the bride and groom
their most devoted attention. Presents
and letters were received from friends
of fifty years ago, and the flowers on
display were beautiful and lavish, from
many friends of later date. One old
friend of January Is, 1854. sent let
ter written in the language so much
used at that date. the classic Chinook,
which read as follows:
CyaAouah, Mr.. and Mrs. Chambers:
Mica HAS tica nanach mica ocokoke
sun. Nika wake cokqua ancuty; halo
HACK clatawa. Mica lena quanisum
HAS till. Mica ticke iskum muck IA
muck copa mica house ocokoke sun.
Mica tumtum wake kuaqua ancuty.
Mitlite ancuty hiu mowich, pc hiu
CLAIMS, pc wapato, pc cu-suplil pc cul-
lita ancuty, pc hiu hee-hee, clonas hiu
dance.
Pc mica topsue delate cleal-alta wake
siah tecope ancuty mica HAS skookum,
spose mica tca clatwa, mica iskum kuiten
pc HACK colee, quanisum cauqua, delate
HAS closh ocokuk ancuty sun. Alta
chechaco Boston wake quaqua ancuty til
lacum yoca huloima tum tum; yoca guam
isum tickle hiu chickamen pc tiee house,
pc conaway huloima ictas, pc yoca tum
tum ancuty tllacum wake delate HAS
till quaqna yOca.
Spose yoca tica clatawa copa Olympia,
yoca halo iscum kinim. Yoca militia
copa pia-boat, pc pia-chickchick pc hi
ack colee kuaqua pish pc cullicully.
Has closh spose mica conemox chaco
skookum cockqua ancuty, pc MICA tica
mica nanach hiu sun quaqua ancuty.
Mica till alta pc copet tscum.
Mica ANCUTY TTLLACUM
TRANSLATION.
Hoo do you do, Mr. and Hrs. Chambers:
would very much like to see you
to-day. | am not as was long ago, and
cannot travel quickly. My limbs are
always tired. would like to dine with
you at your home to-day. My heart is
not strong as it was once, when deer,
clans, potatoes, flour, poultry and mo-
lasses were plentiful, and friends were
full of laughter and dancing was COM
mon.
Your hair once black, is now nearly
white; you once was strong, and when
you travelled you mounted horse and
went rapidly, and it was we'll in those
days. American newcomers are not
like the old-timers. They have other
ways; they are avaricious and want
fine dwellings and many other things.
and cannot find that fault with the old
friends.
If they want to go to Olympia, they
do not go by canoe; but go by steamer
or railroad and hurry like fish or fowl.
hope you both will regain your for
mer strength, and that you will see
many years like those of the old-time.
l am tired writing and will close.
Your OLD FRIEND