Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-07-24
GOLDEN WEDDING.
An Occasion of Considerable Interest to Our
Older Residents

Older Residents.
An occasion of much interest t,
the pioneers of this section was tn,
golden wedding anniversary of Mr.
! heuben Gilliland and wife. last sat
urddy, at Tlmwater. Just fifty
years ago the papers of NebraSk,
made mach OF the marriage of thC
only daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Rol-
( lin T0Zicr, at Glendale. Ncb. Miss
Harriet became the wife of Imlcy
CoulSon: Miss Carolyn was married
to John Robinson, while Jane pledged
her life to Reuben Gilliland. Mr..
and Mrs. Robinson have been dead
several years; Mr.. and Mrs. Coulson
are living in Nevada; Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilliland have resided at South Union
Thurston county, Wash. for many
years. They are the parents of
eight children all of whom are liv-
ing and were preSen; at the ami
verSary. Mrs. Frank Gordon. Mrs.
Richard Swan and Mrs. George
Warren, Tacoma; Mrs. John Mills.
a. J. Henry, Misses Myrtle and
Agnes and Frank Gilliland, of Tum-
water The house was decorated in
profusiOn with roses, sweet peas. and
lilies and ivy gilded with god-leaf.
Mrs. Edyth Tozier-W eatherred, a
niece, played the wedding march,
while a long procession headed by
the " bride and groom" and followed
by children and grandchildren wend-
ed their way to the dining-r room.
where sumptuous spread await
ed them. At one table sat only
the family, the first time for many
years they had all gathered around
one table at the same time. The
coffee for this occasion was ground
Tor pounded) in an old mortar
which had belonged to Mrs. Gil
liland s great great grandmother
RunnellS. Several old and rare
pieces of china and crockery, heir
looms of many years. were brought
forth on this day
Among the out of town guests
were Mr. Albert Tozer and sister,
Mrs. Weatherred, of Portland, and
Mrs. Mollie Robertson Mace, of Ia
coma, nephew and niece of Mrs.
Gilliland Mrs. Emeine Coulson
Stewart, of Tacoma, related an anus
ing incident of the three young men,
fifty years ago, lone her brOther)
cn route to Plattsmouth, Neh., for
the license. Rain and mud was en-
countered, at which socks and boots
were discarded, trousers rolled up
and they waded" into town.
Mrs. Rachel Coulson. of Olympia,
was also present at the celebration.
Frank Gordon. son-in-law, who
has been in Cleveland on business
for several months. arrived here on
Saturday. On Sunday Richard Swan
and George Warren, two more sons
in.law, joined the home party at the
Gilliland home,
Many beautiful presents and gold
offerings were presented Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilliland.
The anniversary was made more
interesting by the fact that a group
picture of the family was taken.
Twenty-One years ago, on that date,
the same party was at the same gal
lery (ROgers.) Frank, the youngest,
then about six months old, sat in a
little high-chair. He is now over
six feet tall and weighs about 100
pounds. Mr.. and Mrs, Gilliland have
great grandchildren and Mr.. G.'s
mother is still living. 1t is seldom
one sees five generations in one fam
lily. The golden wedding was q re-
markable and beautiful occasion, and
one long to be remembered by all
the relatives who were fortunate in
being present.
The only person now living who
attended the wedding besides the
participants, is Mrs. 4. p, Tozier of
Portland, widow of Judge Charles
True TOzier. This brother was mar
ried to Zerilda Mayfield, at Lewis
vile. Neb., just three weeks after the
wedding of his three sisters.