The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-06-22
Golden Wedding Anniversary.

One of the most notable social events
that has ever taken place in Madison
county was celebrated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Marcus a. Phelps of their golden we'd
ding anniversary on Tuesday, June IA,
at their attractive country home on the
Jacks Creek pike.
Three hundred invitations, engraved
in gold, had been sent out ten DAYS be-
fore, and friends and kindred from far
and near, gathered, between the hours
of three and seven in the afternoon, to
offer congratulations upon the happy
occasion, and to enjoy the generous hos
pitality of this delightful home. The
bride of fifty years was beautiful and
marvelously youthful in her handsome
reception gown of white messaline, and
the groom, in his dignified black reg
ulatiOn coat, scarcely needed the gold
topped cane which he carried in honor
of the occasion, since it had come to him
from-far-away Arizona. The house was
beautifully decorated in white and gold,
field daisies of yellow, Marshall Neil
roses, bride roses and white ribbon fur
nishing the principal motif A concealed
orchestrs welcomed the guests with
cheerful strains, and a day of perfect
sunshine, clear and cool, completed the
setting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps received their
guests just inside the parlor door, as
sisted by their three daughters, Mrs.
John Fox, Dawson Ga, Mrs. Newland
Jones, Phoenix, Arizona, Mrs. Richard
Hooker, Stanford, Kentucky After
greeting the receiving line, the guests
were escorted by other members of the
family to the dining room where beau
tiful buffet supper was served. The
The dining table was decorated with
wide streamers of white ribbon which
were stretched from the ceiling to the
four corners of the table, from which
they fell in graceful bows to the floor
The brides cake, an elaborate confec
ton, surrounded with fifty tiny lighted
csndleS occupied the center of the table.
The cake was frosted in white with 1860
in gold on one side side and 1910 on the
other. The initials. "P-McC and
June 18th " in gold adorned the top Of
the cake. Gilt candle sticks with yellow
candles-a profusion of white carnations
and Marshal Mel roses completed the
effective adornment Of this room. In
the hall, Miss Jeanette Phelps, the first
granddaughter, served punch, and Miss
May Phelps assisted in entertaining
Both these young ladies are graduates.
the one having received her diploma
from Madison Institute. the other from
Model School of the Kentucky State
Normal, and each wore her graduating
gown.
A remarkable feature of this celebra-
tion was the presence of the entire fam
lily, seven children with their husbands
and wives, and seventeen grandchildren.
There has never been break in the i'm
me late family circle. Many of the
children live at distance, yet they all
came TO rejoice with father and mother
in the celebration Of their fiftieth ami
versary. They are as follows: Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Nj. Phelps, Richmond, Ky,
with four children; Mr.. and Mrs. ID. NJ.
Phelps, Richmond, KY, with five chill
dren; Mr.. and Mrs. John Fox, Dawson.
Gu, with three sons; Mr. and Mrs. Rufus
NJ, Phelps, with three children; Mr.. and
Mrs. Newland Jones, Phoenix, Arizona,
DIR. and Mrs. r. Nj. Phelps, Versailles,
KY, and Mr. and Mrs Richard Cobb
Hooker, Stanford, kentucky, with two
daughters.
II is worthy Of remark that Mr. Phelps
has lived all his life on the farm which
came to him from his father, Samuel
Phelps, ST., long since deceased. He is
one Of the few men of Madison county
who retains his paternal estate and has
passed his entire life upon it, There
his children were born and reared, and
there he and his wife are spending the
evening of life together.
The many beautiful and handsome
gifts, which family and friends had sent
to grace the occasion. were on display in
one Of the rooms, and after partaking of
the delightful supper, the guests en-
ioyed looking at these
mparatively few couples in Gods
Providence are permitted to spend to-
gether fifty years Of welded life, and as
one looked about this peaceful home. |
with its evidences Of thrift and prosper.
lty, and upon The uabroken family circle /
o. slalwart men and handsome mafroas.
and blooming girls and boys, each guest /
felt Il . privilege TO be there, aud the |
seemed redolont with the /
1cnedietiqn Of God.