New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-17
CHOATES 50 YEARS WE'D
Fx.Ambassador and Wife Give
Reception at StoCkbridge, Mass.
FIVE HUNDRED PRESENT
Many Prominent Guests Attend
Gold Distributed to EN-
ployes of Naumkeag.
nv Telegraph TO The Tribune. J

noon by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Choate
q, honor OF their golden wedding ami
y,rsarv. Five hundred persons from the
cottages and estates Of Lenox and Stock
bridge and village folks OF stockbridge
mere in the gathering. Mr.. and Mrs.
Choate received unassisted. Everywhere
we're yellow chrysanthemums and Amer
icsn Beauty roses.
Not only was the reception distinguished
~ the personnel OF the guests, but also
-, the merriment Of the affair, Mr.. ana
~. Cboate leading in the fun enjoyment
of the occasion.
NJ. Cboate sat In his study all Of the
Morning opening cougratulatory kilograms
- letters No list was given out, nut
-,.seages were received from President
Tsf, King George and Premier Asquith OF
ENGLAND and diplomats ana eN-"'p'o'''"''
from an over the world
Mrs. Choate received in a Partisan gown
80 -rr,ts embroidered chiffon over purple
,r5 carried a bouquet or fifty yeilo" roses
s. -,.bo1 C-boate. who assisted IN show
To- the gifts. wore gown Of black laoe,
with gold llnloiuris'
assisted Miss Choate.
a concealed orchestra played dulns 'He
-.,.,+ior All the young people present
formed a ring through the oinihs roo,n
,..a--io, room and library. leaving MI
and Mrs Choate alone In the centre. Inc
- follxs danced around the couple ana
an orchestra PLAYED The Golden "euulil-
March % Then all the younger SET went
out on the terraced greens "here '"e'
danced the Virginia reel
Gold Given 70 Employees
1-s ~ -ne incidents Of the day wos the
5,s--.b1tion Of gold 70 the employees OF
,-sur,l,eag. All the hands on the estate
-. summoned 70 the piazza where MI ana
Ne c,boate received congrat ulauons. Ihen
,,- .,5 Mrs. Choate distributed gold COIN
49,. fo--,sr 20 the men and the latter to the
-, ard children. The adults received
- che children So apiece, I'm all about
$500 being distributed.
--,,o General reception followed the fam
.... s,~rer for sixty guests last night. Miss
---,-er l--oste the only daughter Of Mr.. and
a. rtos+e. designed the arrangements OF
-be tables. their decorations ana the seating
- tho r-,egt7. The family table was in the
sr--e of "a horseshoe. At the centre sat
Mr. and Mrs Choate. on the right OF MI
l,bostc sat Mrs Charles c. Beaman, VIE
NJ late law partner; on the left or MIS-.
-boate was Allen ". Evarts. son OF
former mariner Of Mr.. ChOate. Next 10 MIS-
taa--au was Mrs. Choates brother freu-
,-icI, A. sterling and next 70 Mr.. Evarts
Airs. Frederick a. Sterling. At one end or
.r, table was Miss Choate and at the other
Joseph II. Choate. jr. The decorations were
American beauty roses and yellow chry m
-nerrurns.. At the close Of the dinner George
Go Cersdorf proposed the health Of Mr. and
Mrs. Choate, and It was drunk standing.
1r- Choate made characteristic address.
BE told Of his meeting with Mrs. Choate.
A college friend Of his had asked him TO go
% Armenia. y y 70 visit a young woman
for whom the friend had a liking. Mr..
-choate said he went and on his return 10
,-evy York decided that when he visited the
vounr woman again IT would be for himself
and not on account Of his friend. lie said
ra had been invited 70 visit friends for the
---Y~tb Of July. 1851. but declined because
he had determined 10 know his fate on that
Cdv.
''r- was on that independence Day that
E---endered M independence. said he. The
marriage took place the following October
IT,
Mrs. Choate's Brother Speaks.
frederick A. Sterling. OF Cleveland Mrs.
Sros-a.s brother. made a brief address He
said his sister. in accepting Mr.. Choate's
.-ronosal. had chosen better than she knew.
Ito told Of the renown that had been re-
Fe.ted on the name Of Sterling through the
rri9n Of his sister with Mr.. Choate An
original poem was read, and FRANCIS w.
Cr1wninshield also made remarks
Then Mrs Choate cut the golden we'd
ding cake. which was three feet across and
was embossed and ornamented with gold.
FIr- children gave the knife with which she
CT, the cake. which was later distributed
I'm golden boxes bearing the inscription:
"C ID. S.-I IT, C.-1s6l-191.'
Then the guests viewed the gifts. j.
Pie-uout Morgan gave a gold service OF
three gioces-a salver. a inches across.
W.. raised border: covered bowl. eight
inches high. and a ladle. Ambassador and
3i-s James Bryce sent four gold corona
ton spoons. the law firm OF Evarts. Choate
& Beawan q gold inkstand. and Mr. and
N-e Frederick Sterling "a gold bound book
containing engravings Of Turner's paint
mg-. Tho children of Mr.. and Mrs Choete
rare "a gold vase. Mrs. j. Montgomery
Sears g. gold coronation medal and Mr..
and Mrs. John L. Parsons, two gold fruit
plates with standards.
stoekbridge People Invited.
TO tho reception had been invited all the
stock5ridge folks whom Mr.. and MIS-.
Choate have known through contact in
bushes and in affairs in the village. Tho
postmaster. The grocer, the railroad station
agent and village officials and the PROBES
soral men were invited. with their FAINT
lies
There were present four persons Who
had been 90 the wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Choata-U5ge " O.. Choate, Mrs. George
g. $ Choa+c. Frederick A. Sterling ana
Joseph Is. Choste. Among the guests "e'e
Ambassador and Mrs. James Bryce Oh
England. ex-Ambassador and Mrs Henry
WHITE Miss Emily Tuckerman, MY ana
Ars Alexander Sedgwick. Arthur .. SeuS
wick Dr. and Mrs Gilman thompson
Dr. Charles McBurney Mrs. oscar iasisl'
the Misses Helen and Virginia Butler WIZ
lam VS. DCauc. Mr. and Mrs stephen ~
Field Ar and Mrs Daniel Chester freiiCH'
Dr. and Mrs Bernard Hoffman. Dr. fien'
a. Haven Mrs Marie i. KObbe, MI anu
9irs. Charles = Mellen. Mr and MIS- =.
thur Vesey. Miss Mary Weyman' Coniii.dn ~
~ aud Mrs Reginald X. Belknap, L. ;. ~
A.ss Ciementina Furniss, Mrs J"'''-'
James. 3lr and Mrs. William j.. 9IoaH''
Thatcher 81. Adams Mr.. and Mrs. hlcH-
ard g. Dixav AIRS. francis G.. Barlow
George H.pr.us0n Mrs William II. Bra"-