The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
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J. Sheppard rs, William Flynn 70. Mrs.
Julia Wright rs, J. NJ. Collins rs. H G.
Wall IS, Mrs L. J. Adams IS. Mrs. W.
T. Anderson 70, Mrs l. NJ. Troworfdgs
70. 2. w Bradford IS. Mrs. R Boishsr
"a. q. NJ Biglow 70, Rev. J. NJ. Overton
70, Charles Du Vanfer 70, Mrs. Lydia
Mcconnell u. Henry Mundt II. Mrs.
Anna Mundt II, Mrs. NJ. Russ II, Mrs.
Sarah Hughes IL. s. B. Mortimer 10
Nathan Shriver 20, Mrs. L. w. ShritBr
20. NJ. A. Peck SO. Mrs. M. E. Nordyke
IS, Mrs z. W. Braford IS, Mrs. M A
Haddrick 81. r. S. Boyd 81. A. ]. San
ford Sc, c. w. Hardisty So. Mrs j. NJ.
Corrick S., Mrs. c. l. Mortimer 81.
Mrs. A. NJ. Renshaw So. J. NJ. Corrick
81. Mrs. c. W. HardIsty So S. ]. Rad
"a. Mrs. c. ziegler So
Among other prominent couples who
have celebrated their golden weddings
are Judge and Mrs. E. S. Lippftt OF
Petaluma. On July 8. 1908. they cels-
DRAFTED their ffty-seventh annfversarv
Their children are Prof E L IIppitt
Attorney F. X Lippitt, Mrs. 8 x
Dougherty OF Santa Rosa and Miss Lois
Lippftts -
On July II. 1908. Mr.. ana Mrs. G. w
Mathews celebrated their dfty-afth
anniversary Mr.. Mathews IS the onIv
surviving enarter member OF the Santa
Rosa Masonic lodge. Mr.. and Mrs A
r. Winans. OF Petalurna celebrated fba5-
hftieth anniversary on July Is. 1908
Mr.. Winans is member OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic Mr. and Mr.
l. 2. Kimberly OF Santa Rosa entar-
tained a large gathering OF friends ana
relatives on July 26, 1908. IN honor 81
their nttieth anniversary. Mr.. and Mrs
James E Fowler celebrated their ~o1a-
aen wedding on August 20. fsoT NS-
Fowler came around the Horn n, fha
good clipper ship Brooklyn, landfnx IN
san francisco IN 1S49, and shortly az
erward settled in Sonorna county. In
1890 ne returned to New Jersey ana
brought his bride out overland.
A romantic runaway wedding on Nav
O. 1898. was that OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Laughlin OF Healdsburg, as they eloped
on horseback, riding position fashior
Inc lrate parent followed. but not ot..s
soon enough, for the ceremony va
performed in Knights Valley. A week
later they were forgiven, returned
nome and-like the ending In the fairy
storles-'ived happy ever afterward.s
On May 8, 1908, they celebrated thag-
nrtleth anniversary. Mr.. and Mrs. ID
Bruner of Santa Rosa celebrated the5r
n1teth anniversary on New Years sva
1908 Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Green. Sants
Rosa, on December Is. 1907. Judge ana
Mrs King, Petaluma, June 20. 1e0S
Mr. and Mrs ]. d. Olmstead. PetaIuma
April L. 1SV4. MI and Mrs. CtnrfQffors
Sthall, Santa Rosa. December % 1q07
Mr. and Mrs. Graham. SebastopoI
March II. 1909. Mr.. and Mrs. Irred-
er1ck Braun, Freestone, May II 1900
The late Squire Coulter and his good
wife Of Santa Rosa celebrated their
golden wedding. as did the late Charles
W. Otis and wife. but death soon ar
erward broke the golden tie
II Robert Louis Stevenson had lived
loo years earlier one might think that
these couples who have honorably lived
their so years OF married life together
took as their motto his prayer:
Ito be honest. to be kind: TO earn
little and to spend a little less: ~
make upon the whole a family hapniev
lot MS presence; to renounce when
that shall be necessary. and not be EN-
olttered; 70 keep few friends hut
these without capitulation: above All
on the same grim condition. to keen
friends with himself. Here is a tasi<
for all that man has of fortituds ara
dehcacy.'' -