Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
DAY CELEBRATED
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Weyer-
haeuser Observe Golden Wed.
ing Anniversary
IT THE DAVIS HOME
principal Feature Is Family Dinner
This Evening-Children and
Grandchildren Here.


until recently stood on the lot on
rot nth avenue, just in the rear of the
Rock Island public library. and now a
par: of the library grounds, Frederick
Weyerhaeuser, the lumber king. ami
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Bloedel, both
natives of the little village of Nieder-
sau.heim, near the city of Maintz, i'll
the Rhine valley, were married. To.
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam-
uel S. Davis, 3110 Tenth avenue. il
the residence which they themselves
built and occupied for many years be-
fore removing to st. Paul, Mr.. aud
Mrs. Weyerhaeuser celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary.
he span of 80 years since the ccre-
moily the anniversary of which was
observed today has seen great things
for Mr.. and Mrs. Weyerhaeuser, and
today Mr.. Weyerhaeuser is one of the
wetlthiest men of the country, and
owl er of great tracts of timber lands.
However. both Mr.. and Mrs. Weyet-
haeuser continue to have the same
feeling for Rock Island as in the days
when it was their home, and still re-
gard Rock Island as home This sen!i-
ment moved them to come from St
Paul to this city to spend the day to-
day, and gather about them the mem
bers of their family to observe their
5Oth wedding anniversary They made
the trip from st. Paul to Rock Island
on the steamer f. Weyerhaeuser, ar
irving here yesterday afternoon The
party included the children and their
families.
Is n Family Gathering.
The celebration of the anniversary
is in, every way a purely family func-
ton, and no very elaborate celebration
was held. The main feature of the
observation of the day is the family
dinner party at the Davis home, at C
O'Clock this evening, when the chill
dren. grandchildren, and other rela-
tives of Mr.. and Mrs. Weyerhaeuser
to the number of 102 will gather about
\ the tables. AT this gathering the hun
dreds of congratulatory kilograms re-
ceived from all parts of the county
from friends and business associates
of Mr. Weyerhaeuser will be read.
\ Souvenirs of the occasion are to be
Sprovided for the guests, in the form
Nof dainty cards. bearing the iikenessee
of Mr.. and Mrs. Weyerhaeuser, both
at the time of their marriage, and as
they. appear today. The cards also
have poem written for the occasion
by one of the family, and the name:
of the children and their husbands and
wives, and the names of the grand
children. printed in gold letters.
The Immediate Family.
The following are the members OF
the Weyerhaeuser family, who are at
tending the celebration:
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Weyerhaeuse:
of st. Paul and their children. Eliza
beth Lucy, Frederick X, and John p
Weyerhaeuser, Jr.
Or. and Mrs William Bancroft Hill
of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Professor and Mrs. James Richard
Jewett of Chicago, and their son
George Frederick Jewett.
MIR. and Mrs. Samuel S. DAVIS Of
this city, and their son, Edwin Weyer
haeuser Davis, acting as hosts for the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Augustus
weyerhaeuser of Little Falls, MINI.
and their children, Carl Augustus ant
Sarah Maud Weyerhaeuser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph M. Weyer
haeuser of Cloquet. Mimi. and daugh
ter. Margaret Louise Weyerhaeuser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick f. Weyer
haeuser of st. Paul. and children, vi:
gina and Frederick Weyerhaeuser
the third.
Mrs. Hugh Caughey of Horton, Kan
a sister of Mr.. Weyerhaeuser, is ais
here accompanied by Mr.. Caughe.
ano daughter, Miss Inez Caughey. MI
and Mrs. e. S. Wentworth of Ney
York are also here.
Resides the immediate family Their
are a number of other relatives VIII
are here from other cities for the OF
casion.
Greeted by Old Friends.
This afternoon between and
O'Clock a number of the old persona
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Weyerhaeuse
anc former business associates Oh MI
Weyerhaeuser called at the Davis HON
to extend their congratulations. Tn
calls were of a very informal chara'
ter. however Mr.. Weyerhaeuser's war;
friendship for Augustana was not TO
gotten by the institution, and DR.. Al
dreen and Mr.. Bergren, who were anon
those who called, presented to Mr.. an
Mrs. Weyerhaeuser the message of col
GRADUATION from the faculty and ST.
der,ts of the institution.
N I'll Grandson Id Christened.
This morning was spent in inform.
sociability and visiting by members I
the family. A photographer was bus
tai ing pictures of the different fami
groups, and during the forenoon pre-
ty ceremony of more than ordinary i
terest took place-the christening
FIR ,derick Weyerhaeuser Ill, grandsC
of the lumber king, and son of M
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