The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-23
CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY
MR.. AND MRS. E. A. VAN
CUREN ENTERTAIN
FRIENDS.
In Honor of Their Tenth We'd
ding Anniversary-150 Are
Present.

lcOO. w llOlI lllC
cards were sent out it said at the
bottom OF the card no presents,
but a number of beautiful pres
ents were brought
Those who were present from
were Mr.. Vans mother
and brother George of Laings-
burg, Mrs. E. Burdett of Alphena
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Call, L. J.
Call and Mrs. John Sanders of
Elsie, Mrs. 7. Hale, Mr. and Mrs
w. Clingenpeel of Owossa, Len
ard Haines of Henderson, Will
NanCuren of Beaverton. Those
from Illinois were, Mrs. E. Otis
OF Chicago, Rev. A. Otis of Wal
nut, Rev |. Knokle of Charleston,
Indiana.
DR.. w. Scott and wife, Mr.. p.
G.. Austin and wife of E,tna, Ind,
besides a number of friends from
Warsaw and the surrounding
country.
While Nellie Swoverland play
ed the dinner march a company
OF 60 marched to the hall where
a sumptuous dinner was prepared
such as Mr.. Van is capable of
preparing as all you people OF
Plymouth will know. Before the
crowd dispersed. Mrs. E. Bur-
dette was called upon to read the
family history which is as fol-
lows:
Let me see, it was away over
in Holland somewhere in 100
where our great grandparents
were born, and in after years
came to this country where they
raised a large family of children
OF which our grandfather was
one OF these, but they now are
resting in neat little cemetery
at Morris Chaple. Our grand
father and grandmother lived in
Indiana, raised large family OF
children, but later in years went
to Michigan to live with their
children who were married and
settled in that state. They are
now resting in the Ridge Gene
tary.
Henry S. VanCuren, son of
Nathanual and Margery was
married to Elsie the Youngest
daughter of grandfather and
grandmother Otis of St. Anne,
Ill, all OF the Otis's you will re-
member were born in Vermont,
and Massachusetts,, and were OF
the old eastern stamp. After the
civil war for our father served in
that settled in Etna. Ind, where
they raised large family of chill
dren, but in later years moved
their family to Michigan, where
they lived in contentment until
father, after long illness was
laid to rest in the cemetery al
Henderson, Mich, in 1892. II
would be useless to say we miss
him from our number for he al
ways enjoyed occasions like thi:
and having his family gathered
at his home. Our dear mother
with her bright and CHEEKY face i.
still with us, happy, we trust
among her children, all of whom
are looking somewhat older thar
usual but happy and gay. W.
would not be paying due respec
to those who have gone from oul
number, if we did not mention
their names, LIZZIE and Edward
We miss their merry laugh, for
their voices are still. They do no
mingle with us today as on for
mer occasions, but their bodie.
one resting in the silent city o
Henderson. Now let us pass OF
to the bright side of the picture
The first in number is Flora b,
name
Patient, loving and gentle tn
same
Seven children came TO bles
her home
But one has taken flight an,
Gone
Happy with those who hav
gone before
But | cannot tell you OF an,
more.
Emma, | believe is the mex
they say
Who lives in the North a grea
long way
Only one daughter to her cam
And she took a notion t
change her name
1t grieved her mother day an
night
| But then she says her name i
wright.
Here is George our brothe
lean and tall
You know he was the first BIO,
of all !
Three fine girls and three bi.
boys
All like their father great 70
noise
If he would come from the dir
ty street |
And dance the mud all off hi
feet
Right in the middle of tn
clean kitchen floor
: 1t is useless to say he wa
shown the door.
Then there was Amanda yol
may guess
Had six fine children TN ei