The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-10-15
Golden wedding Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin B. Lewis, OF
High street, celebrated the fftieth ami
versary of their marriage, yesterday, from
4 until o'clock. The house was taste
fully decorated with flowers and potted
plants and the veranda enclosed and also
decorated with flowers and bunting. An
orchestra from Philadelphia furnished
music. In her reception of the guests
Mrs Lewis was assisted by Mrs. Edward
H. Lewis, Mrs. Norman V. P. Leyis, Mrs.
Edward B. Jones, Mrs. Clarence II. Polhe-
mus and Miss Anna Coppuck.
Mr.. Lewis was married to Rebecca, the
second daughter of Peter V. Coppuck, on
October IA, 1857. Three children survive,
two having died in infancy. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis were both born in Mount Holly.
The eldest son is Howard G. Lewis. who
resides in London. He is the president
and managing director of the British
Thomson Houston Electric Company,
which is the foreign branch of the Gen
eral Electric Company of the United
States.
Edward II. Lewis, the second son. is one
of the firm of the banking house of G. D.
Barney & Co., of New York and Phil
adelphia.
Rev. Norman v. P. Lewis, the young
est son, is now rector of the Church of
the Incarnation, one of the largest churches
in Philadelphia.
The original marriage certificate issued
fifty years ago was on exhibition at the re-
ception.
Mrs. Samuel F. Lewis, aged SO, step
distinguished guests. She is charming
old lady, possessed of all her faculties
and physically well preserved. She was
present at the ceremony fifty years ago
Five other of the guests yesterday were
present at the original wedding Mrs. Ed
ward :B. Jones, Miss Letitia Coppuck
Miss Emily Lewis. Malcolm M. Coppucl
and Miss Adelaide Clark.
The reception was attended by a larg
number of persons from New Jersey ant
Pennsylvania. A fine lunch was serves
by caterer.
Franklin B. Lewis, who has been one o
the successful men of the town, and VIII
has always enjoyed the respect and con
fdence of the people, is an Episcopalian
and for many years was senior warde
and treasurer of Trinity Church, Noun
Holly, which was afterwards consolidat
ed with st. Andrews Church.
Mr.. Lewis was born in Mount Holly o.
July 2S, 1884. In 1916 he went to tn
Westtowu Boarding School and from ther
to Haverford College. In the fall of 1876
he entered Princeton College, graduatin
in June three years later. He regularl
attends the commencement of his aim
mater, and generally being the oldes
graduate present. is given the post 0
honor at the head of the procession b
the Alumni Association.
After his return to Mount Holly MI
Lewis entered his name as student In tn
law Office of John L. N Stratton an
completed his course of study He wa
; admitted to practice at the June term Q
the Supreme court in 1856. Shortly afte
this he opened an Office and has bee
! practicing here ever since. He is the ole
j est member of the Burlington county ba
The positions of honor and trust whic
Mr.. Lewis has held are many. For
years he has been secretary of the BuilC
J. ing and Loan Association, and for Ion
a time he was treasurer and director of tt
Mount Holly Gaslight Company an
the Mount Holly Water Company. Fl
/ many years he was director of ii
|, Union National Bank, and he is now
d rector and one of the executive commi
tee of the Mount Holly Safe Deposit an
Trust Company and a director of I'll
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