Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-09-16
THE WOODEN WEDDING
OF THE PHELPS FAMILY
A Pleasant Observance of Its Ami
Versary.

| riage of Mr.. and Mrs. Orson Phelps,
Mr. and Mrs. r. r. Watkins and Mr.
and Mrs. II. c. Watkins was ceIe-
| brated at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Orson Phelps Tuesday evening. 4
number of useful presents, all in
triplicate, were presented. There were
a number of guests present and a
general good time was enjoyed by
| all present. NJ. G. Phelps performed
| the wedding ceremony in a manner
| calculated to remind to contracting
parties that it was in reality their
wooden wedding anniversary. The
! ceremony as pronounced by Mr..
! Phelps was something after the fol-
! lowing manner:
Dear Brothers and Sisters: We are
now assembled to celebrate the fifth
anniversary of our dearly loved
friends. This is the wooden wedding
anniversary. Called wooden because
| it takes five years to penetrate the
wooden consciousness that surrounds
newy married couples and generally
after this date they have more en-
ightened view of life.
The next anniversary is the tenth
or tin wedding. Called. says the
Irishman, The tin wedding because
they have been married tin years
But tonight if there be aught among
YOU who have reasons why this serv-
ice should not be performed, speak
now, or forever hold your peace.
(Pause)
Couple step forward who are to
be marriedD
Dear Brother and Sister: You
are SPRUCED up now and are a
sturdy OAK and a clinging QUAK-
ING ASPEN, ready to repeat again
the VOWS of five years ago. You
WOOD Cwould) PINE for each other
and as a result were married. You
WALNUT CwilI not repudidate those
VOWS and it is now my duty to again
read you the wedding service fit for
so suspicious an occasion. Your
CHERRY bushes proclaim your
readiness for each others happiness
Do you (name of groom take this
woman for your lawfully welded
wife, to cherish and protect her in
the future as you have done in the
past. to endow her with all your
worldly goods that she has not al
ready gotten from you? (He answers
yes). Do you (name of bride) take
this man FIR better or FIR Worse?
CAnswer). Very well. l now pro-
nOunce you man and wife, and in the
vernacular of the slangy members
Of this assemblage you are PEACH
of PEAR In the past five years
you have made TREE mendous
success of your life. May your next
years fare equally as we'll May fate
hold over you an UMBRELLA of the |
good things Of this universe and may
the BIRCH never ned to be used by
either one of you, while your bonds |
grow still stronger until they rival
the famous strength of the HICK-
DRY. May your lives be cast on the
BEECH of happiness and may we
all who are assembled finally meet |
i'm the great forest of heaven. wher |
the Master Planter tends his people |
as we tend the plants of this life.
Ringlets of shavings were used to |
adOrn the brides hair and the |
grooms wore buttOnaires of the same
material.
After the program a song was
rendered by Mrs Fanny Allen, and |
recitation by Mrs. Celia Smith. A |
humorous debate was newt on the |
program, on the question: Resolved. |
That five years of married life is /
enough" Inez Earl. Clara Allen and |
Mrs c. NJ. BrimhalI had the affirm |
ative and Messrs. X. Bird, w. Rich /
ms and l.. r. Lewis the negative. of |
course the girls feel that they put
up some very able as well as anus
ing arguments. but the matter was
decided against them
Ice cream, sherbet and cake were
then served, after which the company
dispersed. with many good wishes to
the three happy couples
The following guests We're present:
Bishop and Mrs. J. NJ. Horne, Mr..
and Mrs. II. S. Phelps. Mrs Emma
Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. Cove Phelps.
Mr.. and Mrs L. r. Lewis, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Allen. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Main, Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Allen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peterson. Mr..
and Mrs. Eli Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs
G. w. Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. George
Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ Brim-
ball. Mr.. and Mrs. r Allen. Mr. and
Mrs. ]. d. Allen. Inez Earl, Mrs. c.
a. Smith, NJ. c. Phelps. Stephen
Kirkland, Mr.. and Mrs. l. H Har-
mon, w. B. Rheims, and the Misses
Minerva Allen, Esther Phelps. Min
tie Cooper. Clara Phelps, Susanna
Coleman, Hazel Phelps. Winnie Al
len; Messrs. Tom Airline, Thomas
Cooper, Marion Pomeroy. MILFORD
Phelps, Ashel Allen, Ralph Fuller and
Erin Peterson.
RETURNED FROM EAST,