Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-15
A GOLDEN WEDDING

I
tention of the people has been espec
Tally called to the debt the country
owes to the good citizen, the faithful
mother, and the far reaching ipfiu.
enoe of the ideal home.
The celebration at Ariel, Pa. of
the fiftieth anniversary of the mar.
riage of John Salmon Wolfe and
Emma Alinira Line furnishes a prac.
teal example Of such citizen, such
mother ard such a home.
For several days the widely scat
tered members Of the family had
been travelling as fast as steam
could carry them. and at a late hour
Thursday all the members of the
family were gathered for the first
time under one roof.
And then followed suoh a Christ.
mas Day, as filled their hearts with
joy and pride and which will be the
happiest memory of their lives. fer
1t was on December 26, 1868, at Stan
hope, N. j.. that the foundation of
this home was laid.
Tilden Wolfe, Ella Weed Wolfe
with their little daughter Ruth
came from Buffalo, Mimi, Augustus
w. Wolfe, Minnie Alcott Wolfe and
children Leigh and Doris from Es-
canada, Mich, Isaac L. Wolfe. Kate
Taylor Wolfe and daughter Mary
from Rock Hill, Sullivan Co., N. Y.
Edwin s. Wolfe, Luella Davenport
Wolfe and children Grace, Clara.
Clinton and Ernest from Milford. Pa.
Charles N. Davenport, Sarah Wolfe
Davenport and children Clarissa and
Nelson from Saranac, Mich. Clarissa
Wolfe from New York City, George
W. Wolfe, Emma Akin Wolfe with
their children Evast, Claude. Ken.
meth and Lois from Lirzah. Pa.
Charles d. Wolfe, Blanche Walker
Wolf with their children Lucille ami
Paul from Uniondale, Pa, and John
Glen Wolfe from Netcong. N. j.
Mrs. Cornelia Hits, a younger sister
OF the bride and Mr.. Cyrus A. Wolfe
a younger brother of the groom to.
gether with his wife, also from Net
cong, n. j., Mr., A. H. BARLEY.
whose mother was an older sister of
the groom with his wife from Bart.
ley, N. j., DIR. w. j. Nelson ana
brother Frank whose mother was an
older sister of the bride from New
Market, N. j., Mr.. and Mrs. ]. It.
Stocker, and Miss Mae Walker. rela.
tives of Mrs. e. D. Wolfe completed
the company of forty-four, who sat
down to the wedding dinner at 6 p.
M.
After partaklng of a bountiful re-
past, c. d. Wolfe, toast master Of the
occasion called upon Attorney A. w.
Wolfe to respond to toast in behalf
Of all the children.
"Here's to the best father and
mother that six daughters.in. law
ever had y began the toast in behalf
Of the daughters.in. law by Mrs. Geo
Wolfe.
This wss followed by a recitation
by Miss Mary Wolfe, "Iohn Ander-
son, my 10 john" Then Miss
Grace Wolfe, the eldest grand child.
was called upon to speak in behalf
Of the grand children.
A glowing tribute to the family
was given by Mr., Cyrus A. Wolfe,
who said this was the third golden
wedding in the family, having prev
ionsly attended the golden wedding
Of his two sisters.
Mr.. ]. T. Stocker read Iongfellows
beautiful and appropriate poem The
Hanging of the Crane. with much
expression and feeling.
"The Golden Wedding" was sung
to the accompaniment of the piano
by quartet of the family, and was
by "reminiscences by vari-
ous guests.
Two dnets OF their early DAYS
we're beautifully rendered in clear,
sweet notes by the bride of fifty
years and her sister.
Al the conclusion of the program,
John Glen Wolfe, the youngest
member OF the family. presented a
gift in behalf of the child
rem and friends.
The happy pair was then con-
by all present on the long
md successful life they had lived to-
setheR and hopes were expressed
that they might live to see many
more years of life. health and happi-
ness together.