The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
FIFTY YEARS
Of Welded
HAPPINESS
= .rD MRS. KEEN HAVE BIG
- CELEBRATION ON THEIR
GOLDEN WEDDING

norty of friends and relatives
80, nnlo5 at the home Of Mr.. and
i. Iesse Keen, three miles west Of
,...l.nd. to celebrate with them
: aiftieth anniversary Of their
their golden wedding.
r,are we're about $50 persons in
/. marty and the entertainment was
= ~ nature of barbacue- dear
~ southern heart. Such a pro-
%,,Iitv If food has seldom been seen
j .nv public occasion and it excited
1otb wonder and admiration from
those present
Mr. and Mrs. Keen, who are very
,,idolr known and much beloved,
have had a most remarkable record
i their married life. few Of the
noiOts of interest being as follows:
They have had thirteen children, all
If whom lived to manhood and wom-
anbood and eleven Of whom are now
living and in perfect health. Most all
Of them now live near the old home.
They have living fifty grandchil-
dren and twelve great-grandchil-
dren. nearly or quite all Of whom
we're present, besides numerous 9th
er kinsfolk
Mr.. Keen is 76 years of age, while
his good wife is Sc, though looking
younger. They moved from the vi
cinity of Lake City about forty
nine years ago, stopped here under
groupe of oak trees, builded their
home and have constantly remained
there since. ALI the children save
one we're born at the present home
stead
Mr. Keen has accumulated much
lands and cattle and is, as old age
settles upon him, one of the well
tc-do' men of Florida.
Many beautiful presents were Civ
en- to the bride and groom by
their children and friends, among
them being noted fifty dollars in gold
from the children, a very handsome
gold headed walking cane from Mr.
E. and DR.. John D. Griffin, suit
ably engraved; gilded clock, sur
mounted by cupid with bow drawn
and arrow in place, showing that
notwithstanding the fight Of time,
the little blind god is still abiding
With them This from Mr.. and Mrs.
Drane.
Some handsome gold-decorated |
China from Mr.. T. E. Taylor. and
quite number Of other presents. A
magnificent wedding cake made by
mrs John M. Keen, was distributed |
among the company.
senator Drane Makes Beautiful
Presentation Speech
Inc presentations were made, at
,ae request of the family, by Mr.. |
O'ane, who spoke in part as follows:
What portentious history be-
%een those datesl
When you two were we'd the
wounded Of the. Battle Of Seven |
rlnes and Malvern Hill were groan-
e III the hospitals and the carrion- |
s'oNS still hovered over the fields |
opiag to find some unburried dead. |
aioert Sydney Johnston had fall
y Shilo' and the Star Of the Con-
LACY @n burned less radIantly
d. sor nearly three years afterward |
vail. ssInage was continued while the
the land anu OFpnan nileo
Il. Within little more than ! month
ss..,, ,l you two were wed. the |
lon Ass Is were stricken from six mil |
bsrs. saves and the white mans |
an ten' ~, came to abide with rs for |
tor % -. From Sumter to Appoma-
Va, 'bs be, blood Of good American sons
ss,s. !, being shed, only to cement to-
selaer in later voors j, I ..luen.. 70
tie b,,n,a DetWeen north and south for
asiua su,'uing of greater nation.
presiaaa. you two were wed fifteen
natIon 'S have served the American |
asir Sn :, and three. alas, laid down own
sassin 'ne hands Of the as
ears bs ana queens. emperors and
Go, come upon the stage. re-
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