Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
GOLDEN WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY WAS
CELEBRATED SAT.
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Dinner was served i'm the carriage
barn the vehicles being removed, leav-
ing a fine dining hall 80 feet square.
The room was nicely decorated i'm gold
and white, also with bunting and flags
with profusion OF flowers and bo-
quets in vases and hanging baskets
After Mr.. c. Johnson said grace, the
assembly Toasted on the bountiful
dinner consisting of chicken pies
wedding cake. grapes apples ice
cream, cabbage, melons, etc, in such
bountifulness that the guests were fill
ed long before the supply was exhaust
ed.
Mr.. Dumon presided at the after
dinner program. He started out with
a few we'll chosen words stating that
il was an extraordinary occasion. He
stated that statistics show that only
one couple in ten thousand live TO
celebrate their golden wedding. Mr..
and Mrs. Cowles have lived in this
neighborhood many years and their
lives have been as an open book to
their neighbors and to have such
gathering to assist i'm this occasion is
the best kind of testimony as to the
sterling qualities of character of the
bride and groom.
Next on the program was an adj
dress, Greetings by G. c. BlacSmer.
The address i'm full follows:
Greetings
Dear Grandparents: Your rela-
tives and friends greet you heartily,
and tender you their sincere con-
CALCULATIONS on having reached this,
the fiftieth anniversary of your we'd
ding. Very few are allowed the pleas
ure OF journeying half century
through life with an agreeable COM
panion; through sunshine and storm;
sharing happiness and sorrow together
(for at times the clouds seemed TO
gather so the darkness was almost
impenetrable but hope and determine
ton remain Through il all you
labored on together, always generous
and self-sacrificing in your effort to
build a home-the only place on earth
where the. faults and failings OF
humanity are hidden under a veil OF
charitable forgiveness.
"In the care free days of childhood,
those of happiness and pleasure, little
do we realize the care, the work, the
worry, of our parents, but as we mat
ure in years, experience and Judg-
ment, we know that your lives have
been filled with thrift and usefulness,
and we wish to impress you with our
gratitude for your ceaseless effort Tor
our good.
1T is with much satisfaction we ind
YOU today with mental and spiritual
vigor undated; with the glow OF the
western sun on your faces as you jour
ney ever onward toward the ultimate.
You are teaching us to grow old cheer
fully and gracefully.
cato learned Greek at eighty;
Goethe completed Faust when past
eighty years Of age. We wish each OF
YOU 10 feel that there is much good
YOU yet can do; for who ever READ
when women vote without having
n lingering humorous sensation Or
who has ever partaken OF one OF
grandma's bountiful dinners, served In
her quiet reserved manner, but to go
away with pleasant thoughts cana
possibly an overloaded stomach).
MAY you be spared many years to
enjoy each others companionshlp' ana
when life's journey is complete In
this material world, we hope 1T Will
be but the awakening TO greater
privileges and advantages, for all
nature points in one direction ana
that toward ceaseless progression.
At the close of the address by Mr..
Blackmer Mrs. c. b. Johnson read
response which was written by Mrs
Cowles. The response was as fol-
lows:
Kind neighbors and friends we greet
you
We welcome you here today