Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-05-12

anu DOdIQIlldD VI II ASH
ingtvn place, Bloomfield, N. j., cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage. The wedding took place in
Westboro, Mass, at the home of the
bride, and the ceremony was performed
by her father, the Rev. David Greene,
who was for many years the secretary
of the American Board of Foreign Mis-
sions (Cong.) in Boston.
The day this year (said to be much
like the same date in 1861 was an ideal
one as to weather; nature, bright and
fresh after the rain of the night pre-
ceding, seemed to be all smiles. In
the words of a child relative on a SINH
lar occasion a few years ago, the day
seemed "a present from Mother Earth
and all the elements to the happy couple
on their wedding day."
Their friends among the clergy and
their wives of Bloomfield and Glen
Ridge were invited to call in the after
noon between four and six, but the real
family celebration began with the
seven O'Clock supper, at which only
near relatives were present to the num-
Der of about thirty, most of them from
New York city. Toward the close of
the supper the GLOW of SOUL began.
Mr.. Jerome d. Greene of New York
city, a nephew of Mrs. Boardman, act
ing as POSTMASTER.
First came the reading of J. G. Hol-
lands poem "a Golden Wedding" by
Miss Tracy. Mr.. Greene then happily
introduced the Rev. S. Gilbert Board
man of Hartsville, Pa, who responded
to the toast "Your Contemporaries"
J. Evarts Tracy, Esq, of New York
city, followed him, speaking on Fifty
Years Ago" The postmaster then in
fitting terms presented successfully
Samuel Ward Boardman, jr., Esq,
who spoke on 1.-The Children" and
Mr.. Evarts Greene LOOMS of Forest
Hill, who responded to "The Nephews
and Nieces."
Two poems written for this occasion
were then listened to, one by a friend in
Bloomfield, read by one of the family,
and the other a sonnet by Roger Sher-
man B%oardman, the youngest son
DR.. Boardman, the host, then rose
and spoke briefly, but very appropri-
ately, on behalf of his bride and him
self, of the fifty years of union, and
thus rounded out the intellectual part
of the evenings celebration. 1t was a
matter of deep regret that the Rev. DR..
George Nye Boardman of New York
city who, it had been hoped, would re-
spond to the toast, "a Golden We'd
ding" having celebrated his own sew
eral years ago., was obliged to return in
the afternoon.
The decorations were abundant and
beautiful, the color scheme-golden-
being most artistically and effectively
carried out in the arrangements of the
parlor, library and dining-room which
were thrown open to the guests. Dur
ing the day numerous congratulatory
letters and kilograms were received
from those at a distance, who We're I'M
able to appear and offer such in person.
DR.. and Mrs. Boardman have made
their home in Bloomfield since the
formers retirement from active service
in 1901; they have four children living
and two grandchildren.
1t is a remarkable fact that a cousin
of DR.. Boardman's, brought up in his
boyhood's home as a sister, and mar
ried from his fathers house, lived to
enjoy her golden wedding, so that DR..
Boardman of Bloomfield is the third in
his family to celebrate such an unusual
and rare event. Bloomfield IN. j.
Citizen.