Middletown transcript., 1905-03-11
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Pleasing Celebration By Mr.. and Mrs,
Elias N. Moore, of Odessa

Mr.. and Mrs. Elias n Moore, of near
Odessa, celebrated the 50th anniversary
of their wedding Tuesday afternoon, the
receiving hours being from 2 until 5
o'clock Despite stormy weather, the
occasion was notable one, large num-
bers of invited guests thronging the spa
cious Moore homestead from beginning to
end of the reception. Good cheer was
characteristic of everybody, and many
congratulations were showered upon the
happy couple in whose honor relatives,
neighbors and friends from far and near
we're assembled. The house was taste
fully decorated with evergreen, smilax
and fern, broken here and there with
huge punches of golden daffodils. An
excellent collation. was served, consisting
of chicken salad, fried oysters, cold ham,
rolls, coffee and ices. Mrs. Mary E.
Sparks, of Wilmington, very gracefully
presided over the coffee cups, while
ladies of the household managed the
catering in fine style. The presents were
numerous and handsome, especially no.
ticeable among them being valuable
golden tray, the gift of friends of St.
Paul's NJ. E. Church, Odessa, where Mr..
Moore faithfully serves as president of the
Board of Trustees. Gold coins, cut glass,
china, &C., were included among the
presents. An appropriate poem, hand
somely bound in cloth and gold and
written by the 'Odessa Bard" was pre-.
sented to Mr.. and Mrs. Moore, while |
printed copies were distributed to the
guests Among those who graced the
occasion by their presence were: Gov.
Preston Lea, Miss Alice NJ. Lea, Miss
Ethel Lea, Senator George w. Sparks
and wife, Mrs. Mary E. Sparks, w. A.
Hnkil and wife, Edward Belts, Jr.. Mar
jore Belts, Harriet X. Belts, Mary Sparks
Sadtler, William Belts, Alice P. Belts,
Mary B. Wright, Henry G. Conrad, OF |
Wilmington; Rev. w. o. Hurst, of New
port; Benjamin A. Groves, of Marshall
ton; Walter O. Hoffecker and wife, of
Smyrna; d. B. Maloney and wife, W. A.
Scott and wife, John S. Lattomus, of
Townsend; w. S. Vandyke, of Ridley
Park, Pa; Isaac O. Bum, Grace v Bum,
Howard B. Bum, Sarah w. Bum, of
Railway, N. j.; Jessie d. Thornton, Of
Pittsburg, Pa; Emma 4. Outcolt, OF
Germantown, Pa; Joseph C. Bum,
Sarah C. Bum, of Pennington, N. j.;
Henry c. Bum, Jean G. Bum, Bessie NJ.
Osborn, Princeton, N. j.; Fannie L.
Gurnee, Thomas Nj. Moore, of Philadel-
phia; John G. Muirhead and wife, Tren-
ton, N. j.; Alfred NJ. Moore, Miss Grace
Moore, Royal Oak, Md; Rev: W. H.
Hutchin, Mrs. G. Z. Hukill, Middetown;
George L. Townsend, wife and daughters,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph g. Brown, Mrs.
Carrie Appleton, DIR. and Mrs. Joseph
Carrow, DR.. and Mrs. II. F. Smythe,
Rev. and Mrs. J. NJ. Arters, Mr.. and
Mrs. John G. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph NJ. Armstrong, Mr.. and Mrs. Lea
Sparks, Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Naylor, L.
Y. Aspril, L. V. Aspril, Jr., and family,
Mrs. Frances Williams and daughters,
Mrs. Joseph L. Encs, Miss May Enos,
Mrs. &. w. Davis, Mrs. R. NJ. Mailly,
Mrs. W. R. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
West, Mrs. Lizzie Morris, Mrs. Eliza
Appleton, Miss NJ. J. Doughton, Mrs. G.
E. Coppage, Joseph L. Gibson, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. W. Mccoy, Misses Frances Aspril,
Mary Aspril, Ethel Mailly, Mrs. S. F.
Shallcross, Miss Velma Moore, Messrs.
Elias and Ralph Shallcross, of Odessa,
and others.