Middletown transcript., 1911-04-15
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. H.
Clark Give Reception


On last Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Il. H. Clark. Of Delaware City, celebrated
the fftieth anniversary Of their marriage
by giving reception from to O'clock
to their many friends. Two hundred and
twenty-five invitations we're sent out and
as many of the Recipients as possible &C.
cepted the invitation. The town was
alive with people coming from all points
of the compass to do honor to two of the
most respected ofDelaHareCity q residents,
Relatives and friends of the family who
had perhaps not met for years, joined in
wishing this venerable bride and groom
of years ago, many more years Of welded
happiness.
The married life OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
has been especially happy and unusually
fortunate in the fact that but little sick
ness has come to them and death has not
entered their home, all of their four child
rem having grown to manhood and
all were present at this golden anniVer.
sary.
The children of the happy couple are
Mrs. Louise Clark Sadler, of Philadelphia,
Harrington Clark, of Philadelphia, Mrs.
BERTHE Clark Lincoln, ofnear Boston, and
Mrs. Alice Clark Jefferson, of Delaware
City, Mrs. Jefferson and her husband re-
side with Mr.. and Mra. Clark and make q
pleasant home for her parents in their
declining years.
Mr.. Clark has two brothers and one sis.
ter, James Clark, of Delaware City, Phil
lip R. Clark, of Wilmington and Mrs.
Kelley, wife Of George D. Kelley, cashier
of the Peoples Bank, of MiddletoWn.
On April 1lth, 1911, occurred the mar
riage of William H. II. Clark and Miss
Emma Alexander at the home of the
BRIDES father, Jesse Alexander, in Della
ware City, in the presence of large num-
Der of guests. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Mr.. Way, then pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church in
Delaware City.
OF that wedding party, only one be-
sides the bride and groom is living, Mrs.
Charles G. Ash, of Delaware City.
The members of the wedding party were
Miss Fannie Watkins, later Mrs. William
Taylor, Of MiddlstoWn, Miss Mary Field,
now Mrs. Charles 6. Ash, of Delaware
City, William Alexander brother of the
bride and Theodore Clark F. brother of
the groom, both of Delaware City.
All the ingenuity of Mrs. Jefferson and
her young friends was called into play to
make the Clark home bower OF beauty
for the "bride and groom" The rooms
which are spacious, were trimmed through.
out with ionguiIt, "dsffy.doWn dillys"
and palms. The golden" trimmings
we're very effective, under the electric
lights, each light being encased in yellow
paper iopguil.
In the drawing room where the table
was laid, ths scene was especially pretty |
with the yellow trimmings, silver and
glass. Dozens of electric lights were used,
each light being a yellow daffodil. The
room was banked with ferns and daffo-
dis and the effect, with the electric lights,
was truly gorgeous.
The table decorations were in yellow
tulIs, yellow candles and yellow candies.
At one end Of the table was placed grand |
old silver service given to Mr.. CIarkes
mother by her husband, John G. Clark |
some fifty-six years ago. This service was
to have been used at a reception to be
given to the "bride and groom" Of yester.
day, but just at that time. Fort sumpter |
was fred upon, throwing the whole coun-
try into mourning, and Mr.. Clark, being |
a very patriotic man, refused to allow any |
gayety in his house at that time. The
service is now the treasured possession of
one the grand.dsughters of Mr.. John G.
Clark.
When Mrs. Clark made her appearance |
after the wedding fifty years ago, she was
said to be the most beautiful bride who |
had ever entered the st. Georges Church. |
Mrs. Clark's gown at the reception yes |
terday was pale lavender silk poplin,
trimmed with silver lace and silver braid.
In her hair she wore a beautiful pearl
comb given her by the groom at the time
of her marriage. The original wedding
gown was of white silk, with q wreath of
orange blossoms in the hair.
Receiving with Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
we're their four children, Mrs. Ssdler, Mrs.
Jefferson, Mrs. Lincoln and Mr.. Hsrring-
ton Clark.
The wedding gifts were magnificent,
cut glass and silver with gold bowls, pic
lures, clocks, gold coins and the most
beautiful flowers sent from Philadelphia
and other places.
Those who assisted in serving were Mrs.
Samuel Passmore of Germantown, Pa,
Mrs. Charles Bowers of Wilmington, Miss
Emma Kelley, Miss Marion Clark, Miss
Gertrude Armstrong, and Miss Ella
Bartlett.