Connecticut western news., 1913-02-20
FALLS VILLAGE
SIXTY YEARS MARRIED
Remarkable Anniversary of MT. and Mrs. F. M. Olin Celebrated.

Mrs. F. M. Olin Celebrated.
 The reception given by Mir. and Mrs. F. M. Olin, Thursday, the 18th, the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage. was largely attended. The elderly couple received their guests in their usual happy mood. Mrs. Olin wore her golden we'd ding gown, of which she is very fond. She also wore golden lace cap trimmed with violets and golden and lavender ribbon, sent from NewYor for the occa- sion, and carried large bouquet of pinks tied with pink ribbon. Quite number were present from out of town in the afternoon.
 Miss Frear played wedding marches; Mr. and Mrs. George w. Ford sang "Silver Threads among the Gold ;'' Mrs. Charles Day of Lakeville sang Twenty Years Ago" The evening was full of songs and instrumental music. Mrs. William Lynott sang; Mrs. Hubbell and Mrs. J. Lee Ensign played piano duets. As the guests were preparing to leave, Home Sweet Home'' and "God be with You till we Meet Again, which are Mrs. Olin's favorite songs were sung.
 The 'pink shower" was a grand suc- cess, and, as the couple requested no pres ents-receiving so many lovely ones at their golden weddings pink shower was suggested There were over 100 p1nks, beautifully arranged, in both parlors, and their sweet perfume filled the house, which gave pleasure to all present.
 There were two showers-one from Washington, D. O., and the other from Worcester, Mass. One shower lodged at J. Lee Ensign's. it being his 59th birth day. MT. and Mrs. Olin presented him. with a cake trimmed with 30 pinks and the remaining 59 pinks were tied in a bouquet with pink ribbon. Rev E. A, Hazeltine made the presentation speech in few well-chosen words.
 The pink committees were also pre- sented with bouquet tied with pink ribbon. MT. John Bartle made an elo- quent presentation speech, thanking the | much pleasure to MT. and Mrs. Olin and guests.
 There was not only pink shower but cake shower as well. Mrs. J. Lee Ensign made the brides loaf, with the dates-1853 and 1913-and Mrs. R. Ben jamin made cake decorated with pink and white peppermints. There was sun shine cake. white sponge cake, and Mrs Howe s loaf cake. and many other cakes too numerous to mention.
 Mrs. Olin sent 27 boxes of pinks and some boxes of cake to shut-ins and out of-town people who could not get there. She received over 125 cards and letters of congratulation and some telegrams.
 A special mention should be made of Mrs. Mary Brown and Pauline Brown of Toledo, Ohio, whos telegraphed some pinks at very shorf notice.
 Notwithstanding the request for no presents, few came from Winsted, Canaan. West Virginia, and Dallas, Texas also a very nice water-color painting of bunch of carnation pinks from Mrs. A. G. Gaston of Wlnsted.
 MT. and Mrs. Olin desire to thank all who were present, and those who were of so much help and did so much kind ness.
 The following poem, written for the occasion by Mrs. Seraph Maltbie Dean, of Falls Village and Worcester, was read. It is entitled "A Decade Beyond the Gold :'' 8e
 The loom of life is closely strung
 With warp of golden days,
 Al d out and in this warp is flung
 The shuttle wherein the bobbin plays, Which twines the woof-thread into years Of light and shade, of smiles and tears. Decades may pass, yet on it's race
 The shuttle will hourly fly,
 Weaving a web of lustrous grace
 In patterns that cannot die, Since warp and welt will age withstand When woven by Times unerring hand. For soffe the shuttle will smoothly run,
 Till 1t reach the Silver threads Of welded life few go on
 To the warp which Golden spreads Across the loom, then the texture gleams With hues of light from the radiant | beams.
 A blessed few there yet remain,
 Who so firmly life's thread hold, With hearts of youth, they reach amain
 A Decade Beyond the Gold.
 Such ones we greet this happy day God spare you a decade or more, we pray
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