Arizona republican., 1915-11-23

Surrounded by their children and their childrens children, Mir. and Mrs. c. NJ. Etter celebrated their golden wedding anniversary yesterday.
 It was just half a century ago in Carthage, Mo, that Ellen M. Wilson, pretty district school teacher, became the bride of C. M. Etter, a dashing of ficer in the Union army. Theirs was romance of the Civil War period, It was only when the Missouri boy, fight I ing for his country, obtained a brief | furlough that he was permitted few | hours with the sweetheart who mar ! ried him at the close of the four years 1 conflict.
 Twenty-two years ago they came to Arizona where Mir Etter engaged in | farming It was only recently that he gave up his business activity. His re- tirement has not lessened his interest in public affairs and both he and his sweet. white haired wife occupy the | same prominent place in social and 1 church life that has been theirs since they took up their residence here. 1 At her pretty bungalow, 346 North Fifteenth street, Mrs, Etter laid down the rules for a happy married life.
 Mrs Etter believes first and fore most in. the marriage vow. She would not even have the word "obey" omitted from the service.
 The marriage ceremony to me takes | in the whole general scheme. It is the only true guide for married happiness and is meant for both the man and the I woman. Both should always try to do their part to avoid a clash in the home. Consideration of rights and privileges
 will tend toward respect upon which love. real love- is based. believe that
 a husband should consult his wife about his business and that home problems should be freely discussed. Naturally there will be differences of opinion and when they arise there is
 only one thing to do-compromise."
 Large families are advocated by Mrs
 Etter who declares that the marriage
 tie is drawn closer when there are lit
 tie ones. The religious atmosphere is
 needed in the home, she says.
 We have always lived a religious : life, believing in church and Sunday
 school as the foundation for forming
 the children's characters. But religi-
 ous training should not be too stren-
 uous. Young people need and want
 freedom as well as grown persons, and
 we have had many gay times in ouI
 home. We encouraged our boys and
 our girls to bring their young friends
 to us and we tried to give them pleas
 ure. The home should be the attrac-
 tive place in the world and by caIlti- l Yating cheerfulness at all times it can
 he made so."
 It was at the old home place east or the McDowell road that MT. and Mrs
 Etter yesterday afternoon received the congratulations of their friends In the : evening they were guests of honor al
 q dinner attended by fifty Of their , relatives Mrs. F. H. Hall of Carthage a sister of Mrs. Fstter, her brother
 Robert Wilson and Mrs. E. E.. Pascoe
 a niece. were among those present ir
 addition to the immediate family. The nine children of Mir and Mrs. EtteI
 are Mrs. W. J. Osborn, Mrs J.,D. Bivin Mrs. J. H. Kleck, Mrs J. L. Hawkins
 Mrs. E. T. Smith, Mrs. E. Gertrude
 Doris, J. w. Etter J. IT. Etter and R
 c. Etter: their grandchildren are Mrs Earl Creed, Mrs. M H Harper, Lucille Etter. Clyde Etter. Clean Etter, Lloyd : Osborn Etto Osborn. Harold Osborn Alta Osborn, Cleon Darris. Lawrence
 E,tter. Dwight Etter, Bertram Etter T Hugh Etter Rose Etter. Paul Etter Gordon Smith, Raymond KIeck and
 Elsie Fay Kleck. Their one greal I grandchiId is Frances Lenore Creed.