The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-29
Golden Wedding Celebrated.

Monday was day of unusual pleas
ure and happiness to Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Wolverton, of Humeston, the
occasion concentrating their golden
wedding anniversary, fifty years of
weathering life's sunshine and shad-
ows together, and the day found
them hale and hearty surrounded
with all the comforts and joys that
should attend the twilight of life,
before the frightening of the even
ing hours A delightful reception
had been planned by their daughters,
Mesdames Frank McKibben and Can
field and in the morning of the
eventful day the guests numbering
about siXty-five, gathered at the
pleasant Wolverton home to extend
congratulations to the happy couple
and enjoy genuine old-time visit
together, recalling "reminiscences and
half-forgotten events of the past
and such a day of unalloyed pleas
ure as it was to the excellent host
and hostess and their guests.
At the noon hour the guests all
repaired to the handsome home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McKibben
where the sumptuous course dinner
was served by Mesdames McKibben
and Garfield and Mrs. Wolverton's
sister, Mrs. Kate Brown, of Leon,
and her daughter, Mrs. Will Brown,
of Lincoln, Neb. As the guests took
their places at dinner, a pretty we'd
ding march was played by Miss Har-
riett McKibben, their granddaugh-
ter. Three spacious rooms were
thrown into one large dining room,
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crepe festoons extending from the
of the three dainty appointed tables,
younger guests gracefully assisted
, in serving the dinner.
Many elegant gifts We're showered
upon the worthy couple, choice pieces
of cut glass, china, and gold and
silver ware. The guests were from
High Point, Humeston and Garden
Grove and numbered among them
old friends and acquaintance of
"auld lang syne.' Mr.. and Mrs.
, Wolverton were former residents of
High Point township, the latter hav-
/ ing lived there since little girl of
eleven, until their removal some
eight years ago to Humeston. Mr.
Wolverton enlisted in the army at
the breaking out of the war, leav-
ing his young wife and baby, while
he responded to his country's call.
but the passing years have brought
peace and plenty to them and they
have indeed been fortunate for fifty
years of welded life is not common
occurrence.
Perry Wolverton was born in
Wyandotte county, Ohio, December
| 5, 1886 and come to Iowa in 1857.
Caroline Miller was born in Crawford
county, Ohio, in 1914 and came to
Iowa in 1855. On September 10,
1860, they were married at High
Point, where they resided until
about eight years ago when they
moved to Humeston.
Mr. and Mrs. Wolverton were
highly esteemed by their many High
Point friends and neighbors during
their long residence in their midst,
and they proved themselves worthy
of that friendship by their sterling
| integrity and worth and their value
as loyal citizens and on their remov-
! al to Humeston they have drawn
about them an overwhelming circle
of warm friends. We wish to add
our heartiest congratulations to
those of their many other friends
and wish that the sunset of life may
/ be rich in the best blessing man
can know, health, with it's attendant
| joys. May they live to enjoy many,
many more years of welded happi-
ness, is the wish of all who know
them. Garden Grove friends who
were invited to share their hosp-
! tality were Mr.. and Mrs G. w.
Hoadley, Miss Harriet Swope, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Warrington and Mr.
and Mrs. Dug Roberts Garden
Grove Express.