The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-24
Gel brnte GOLDEN Wedding.

Mr.. ana MIS-, James \ Hull|9'
1 aged rs and 81 respectively .ot many
I years res dents Of Washington conn
| ty, 1ohon and Junction city kani
l celebrated heir golden wehlGs an
I niVersarY last evening al their nome
I on East Logan avenue. All tEaig ehil-
1 dten, five in number, were present
I during the day. and il was ali unusu-
1 ally Interesting and happy occasion
! James a Thomas ana Miss Harriet
Jane I5sech we've marr ed va 1861 ~
4 bloomfield, Iowa @, Nhich lncl9ty she
was a tivc he eraum mad eoae
/ 10 hat state irom Washington county
| Indiana SooG altolNard laeir mar
riage he enlisted in Company e., sec
ond Iowa, and served nearly three
( years in the Union army, and among
tire sues posse ssed by Mrs Thomas
are the one hundred ana foiyseNen
| letters that she received from her hus
band while he was al the front Their
attendants. on their wedding day. are
siil wing, Mrs J. W Carey OF Nav-
erly, Kansas. and r. Beecher Carson
Of Moulton, iowa. From these two
/ Mr.. and Mrs Thowas received letters
/ OF congratulation yesterday, and also
expressions OF regret because they
were unable to attend the golden
/ wedding The minister, who preiorm
| cd the wedding ceremony fifty years
ago, vas killed during the next year
! in battle.
A feature of The celebration yester-
day was an informal reception, dnr-
| ng the artefn0on, when the various
organizations. ot which MIR. and Mrs.
Thomas are members O.lled TO oX-
press their best wishes aud 10 re
member The couple with golden pres
ents Each organization attended in
a body. including the G A r., the
Won,ans S Relief Corps, the Ladies Of
the G. A. r. the Eastern Star and |
the W. G. r. organizations OF both !
East ana Wes, Guthrie. Altogether |
these numbered more than one hun |
dred
The fitlieth wedd ne ceremony last
night, was performed by Rev W. g. |
Coleman Of the First NJ y church, Of |
which both Mr. ard Mrs. Thomas h9 @ |
been long members Rev J. NJ Hill |
bish OF the Prague M +. church, was !
also present Rey Coleman stated /
that in as much as these two people /
persisted in living still longre to-
gether, he personally was inclined to
issue a permit for another fifty years
hut there We're objectionss from a mum
Der OF assembled guests. including
Mrs \. VI Carter Judge A. II Boles
and p r. Finch, TO the effec1 that
persons, who had been once married
could not be married again legally I'M I
less evidence could be shown thar
necessary divorce had been secured
This neither OF the bridal couple
could show but G. O. Fish relieved
the situaton by coming forward with I
a license that perm tied the remari-
age Rev. Coleman continued the
ceremony then only Oh condition that
the groom would promise TO obey the
bride and the bride to permit her hus
bsnd to have the last word, at least
once each week Both reluctantly
consented to The arrangement
An interesting feature Of the occa
sion wits the wedding lress OF berage !,
that was worn fifty years ago by the
bride With the hoop kins Of that
period Mrs. Thomas Youngest daneh
ter Mrs J. G Woodwork of Bliss,
Okla wore the dress dur ng the even
ing ana carried the gloves and hand
kerchief that we're carried by her
iiiRAAiNi Aii'f y 'f'' > h-Rr ~ iliftA7i INV
'piIure cowplote lMes Woodwork
wore her hair in the fashion Of be
early COS nd Mr. Thomas lecIared
her a counterpart Of lhe bride in CT
During he ceremony performed by
Rev Coleman Miss Achsa Weiden-
heimer, granddaughter. presided al
the piano
AZ the close OF the ceremony the
wedding party was aroused by the
approach Of char yar company,
which Turned out 10 be the local G. 4
H. drumcorps with ID escort OF vet
Grams and military music and sing
ing Marching Through Georgia" and
other wartime songs, In which tae
guests Joined formed an important
portion Of the progr ~ henceforwanl
The veterans were then invited in
as all char yar parties hope TO be,
and we're entertained roylly.
For the occasion The home, AT 22S
East Logan avenue was prettily de-
corated with roses and autumn flow
ers. the national colors also having
q conspicuous place During The al
temcon reception the guests were
served with punch and Waiers ind in
the evening buffer nncneon and
punch were served by Misses Naude
qrtI Aiifo Nurftht VIII. uraefdad al