The Marshall republican., 1910-09-02
Golden Wedding at Kosy
Grove

49, Va hAIo
irs. Andrew jackson McRoberts,
IN event that interested the resi-
Tents Of Saline County and sever
IL states, occurred Friday, August
IS, 1910, at their elegant and com
portable home, "The Kosy Groves
is situated six miles north
east OF Malta Bend. A beautiful
country villa, with it's sentinels of
walnut, oak, soft and sugar ma
pies, Norway Pines, Scotch Cedars,
Black Locusts, Ash and Cotton
woods. This has been a place of
peaceful and happy memories.
For fifty-two years these sem
tinels have crooned the inhabitant
to sleep with their lullabys and
symptoms of royal diapason tones
The breezes have been cooled or
the hot summer days by their pas
sage through their cooling bra"ch
as as they have famed the fair
brows of the dwellers of Kosy
Grove. 1t is an ideal home wher
a happy and congeniai crowd gath
cred to celebrate this alspicious
event.
The home was tastefully deco
rated, the color scheme being
yellow and green. 1t was carried
out through the house. In the
hall, parlor, dining room and In
the beautiful bower created on the
east porch, were decorations co =
sisting of Golden Glow, Golden
Rod, Wild and japanese Sunflow-
ers, Lotus blossoms and Lotus
leaves. Tall reeds ard canvas
we're placed at the door of the
porch. On the floor was an In
dian blanket made by the Navaiah
tribe. In this bower purch wa
served to every guest as they
passed dow the receiving line.
In the dining room hung stream
ers of white tulle, from the ceiling
to the four corners OF the dining
table, where a large bowl of 10.
tus blossoms and asparagus foli-
iage were placed. On the front
porch were ferns, sweet peas and
sunflowers. A large number of
folding chairs were set about the
lawn. The whole effect was rest
full as well as an omen of the gold
en- glow of the sunset of lives well
spent in the service of God and
man.
A large number of invitations
we're issued and many guests came
from a distance. At 2 D.. m. the
receiving line was formed. Mr.and
Mrs, A. j. McRoberts, she holding
a beautiful boquet of Japanese
Sunflowers tied with a sash of
gold, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fl. McRobert
and Mrs. Ellen Houston were seat
ed il rocking chairs, while Revs.
Jones, ,Leatherman, Carter and
James and Mesdames Frick, Leath
erman, Carter and James were
standing to receive the guests.
After the reception a short pro
gram was rendered, a vocal solo
by Mrs. William Hoyt Raymond,
Jr., entitled, "Put on Your Old
Gray Bonnet" a solo By. Rev. Chas
c. James, with male QUARTET ac-
compartment. Then ice cream and
cake was served and the guests
repaired to the porch and lawn.
where prayer was offered by the
Rev. w. F. Jones, superintendent
Sedalia District of the M. E.
Church. Then an address was de-
livered by the Rev. j. M. Carter,
D. D., of Butler, Mo. Then the
Rev. VIM. Leatherman in a happy
a, presented from many of
4l1eir church friends, a beautiful
cane and cameo brooch, which was
appreciated by the youthful bride
and bridegroom. He then read a
set OF resolutions drafted by the
Quarterly Conference of the NAL
ia Bend Methodist Episcopal
chure.i after which "Blest be the
Tie that Binds" was sung. Then
the benediction was pronounced
and the friends gave themselves
over to a pleasant hour of reminis
cences.
Many beautiful tokens Of the
love and esteem ~ which the cele
brants were held which will be a
memorial of the happS occasion
The following guests from a
distance were present.
A. H. MeRoberts and wife, Mus
kogee, Okla; J. N. McRoberts, wife
and family, Muskogee, Okla; s.. A.
Lanning, wife and family, Musko-
gee, Okla; Mrs. Gertrude Carter
Raymond, Oklahoma City, Okla;
A. Monsees and wife, Upton, Mo-;
Chas. G.. Wilson and wife, Atlanta,
Ca; Chas. E. Stephens and wife,