The National tribune., 1910-07-07
GOLDEN WEDDINGS.
Many Comrades and Their Good Wives
Have Been Married Half q Century.


anniversary. Nov. Is. 1908. C0mrade Hogue
would be pleased to hear from any Of the
old boys OF the sth Wis, and asks If they
the line officers OF the sth Wis. as he Is
| that comrade.
Comrade Lloyd t. Deaver, and his wife.
Margaret, of Creston, Iowa, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary Oct. 20. 1909, 1T
| the home OF their son. o. Il. Deayer, OF
Minneapolis, Mimi Comrade Deayer was a
member of Co. 1, 1st Ohio Fl. A. and his
wife is a niece of the late ]. NJ. Rusk,
| Colonel of the 18th Wis. Governor of Wis
consin and Secretary Of Agriculture under
President Harrison's administration. Com
rade Deaver will be very glad to receive pos
/ tails from any Of the comrades, even at this
| late date.
At Loyelton, Pa, on March Is. 1910, Com
rade John @. Adams and wife celebrated
! their 42d wedding anniversary. Comrade
Adams belonged to the sd Pa. and is now
| 20 years OF age. Comrade Adams returned
| from his three years service much broken
| In health and has never recovered from the
effects of the hardships he endured. His
wife is an invalid entirely helpless, and has
not been able to leave hes bed for several
years. Her husband is her sole and constant
attendant. Cornrade Adams has taken The
says that he intends to take 1t as long as
he can pay for it. 81 am for John McEdroy
all the time for Commander In Chief" says
COmrade Adams In conclusion. The com
rade and his wife would be very much
pleased to receive postal cards from the COM
rades.
ttuTdOe ana hFS. James Is. ISlcntenWal-
ner, OF Allentown. Pa, r. ID. No. 4, will
celebrate their 5Oth wedding anniversary on
June 3. 1910, and request postal shower
from the veterans. They are both well and
hearty, and have raised nine children, the
youngest OF whom is q years and the Oldest
VIII be 30 years on next birthday. Comrade
I.lchtenwalner is 20 years of age and his
wife CS. Comrade Lichtenwalner was a
member OF the 12Sth Pa. and member OF
Fuller Post. 3Is, of Catasauqua, Pa.
l.. hal md hf-
wife. celebrated their 50th wedding ami
verSary July is. 19o5. and intend to celebrate
their 53th anniversary July 1s, 1910. A
postal shower would be in order
Comrade W. w. Hanshew and wife. of
Sulphur City. Ark, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary on May 10, 1910 Their
with well filed baskets and spent the day.
The table was laid out of doors and loaded
with good things TO eat, and everyone spent
very happy day. only two daughters and
one son OF the couple were able TO be pres
ent at the celebration, two sons and a
daughter being absent.
May 10th being the silver wedding ami
versary of Comrade III. f. Head and his
wife, they Joined with Comrade and Mrs
Hanshew and held Il joint celebration Mr.
Head is Federal soldier. having belonged
to the list Ark, and Mr.. Hanshew Is a Con
federate, having served under Gen. Early in
the Valley Of Virginia: The veterans at the
dinner were Shelby Holmes. 1st Ark, Chas.
Dunbar, of a Minnesota regiment and John
W: Edwards. 11th Ill. Cav.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Raab, Of g Perrine
Ave; Jersey City, n. j.. celebrated their 10th
wedding anniversary May s. 1910. and would
be pleased to receive cards or letters from
all the comrades.
18th Ohio, and his dear wife. will celebrate
their 61st wedding anniversary in August of
this year. Comrade Bostwick and his
estmable Sl,II wife are the proud parents of five
grandchildren. Comrade Bostwick is an en-
thuslastic member of Lemert Post, and
although sufferer from asthma. he attends
every meeting that his health will permit.
He is 10 years Of age.
VIM. b. Unruh. of the 12sth Ind, of Weed.
n. Mex, and his wife. celebrated their 5ist
wedding anniversary on May II, 1910 Com
Is 6S.
Comrade John ]. Robinson and wife. of
New MartinsyilIe, w. Va, will celebrate
| their golden wedding anniversary on May
20. 1910. Comrade Robinson is much pleased
vita The National Tribune Pension Bill and
| Comrade Jno. W. Doves. the announce
ment Of whose 59th wedding anniversary
appeared in recent issue, writes that in
that account he omitted to give his address,
which Is 1925 Prairie Ave-, st. Louis. Mo-
In In speaking Of Comrade McElroy's candi-
Dawes says: This is the sentiment He
ought to be and undoubtedly will be, our
Hext Commander-in- Chief"
wife, of Kansasville, n. Y, celebrated their
10Th wedding anniversary some time ago
Comrade GoodenOugh was a member OF fhe
2Sth n L. The couple would be very much
pleased To receive cards even at this late
date. 'e
Comrade. and Mrs. Leroy Green, of Dun.
dee ~ y, celebrated their 59th wedding
.,reen served during the war In Co. b. 14sth
n; l., and is now past his SD year His
VIE Is i6 years of age. The comrade writes
them. 1t would afford this aged co1DIe mnrb
pleasure to receive letters and postal cards
from the veterans and friends, even at this
Comrade Patrick Ford. of the Soldiers
Isth birthday at his home. the Park Road
tion. Henry Wilson Post, II. OF the soldiers,
Home, and Of which Comrade Ford is the
organizer and its first Commander. attended
beautiful reclining chair. the presentation % WLon
speech being made by COmrade Hugh, who
paid glowing tribute to Comrade Ford's
upon the honor Of being the organizer and
nrst Commander OF the only Grand Army
Post composed of Regular soldiers in exist
eeec enee. oomrade Ford, who was somewhat
tribute paid him, responded briefly with a
rev Re appropriate words of appreciation and
ohanas o,alta for their Handsome gift. beautiful
sented to Comrade Ford by Comrade John
son, 5dt Commander Of the Department of
rotomaei Esnrn VT, g. A. R.. who is favorite of the
Ford family well as Of the members of
curing the day and also the day following
Ss9mrade Ford was assisted In receiving his
friends by his wife, who has been his com
panion for Al years. having roughed it with
nim az many OF the frontier posts. His
daughter; Miss Mary Ford, who Is mem
ber be OF lafayette Relief Corps and the 1.
W. b. Flag Association. also assisted her
father and mother In receiving their guests.
a 4 rev days later, Henry Wilson Post had
birthday anniversary reception and Com
rade Ford was one OF the guests Of honor.
fhe Isabel Worrell Ball Flag Association
which gave drill and the flag. salute, pre-,
sented Comrade Ford with a magnificent
bouquet OF carnations. Mrs. Ball making the
presentation. Among the notable speakers
OF the evening were John McElroy, Com.
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