The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-12
CELEBRATE F|FT|ETH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Alvers
of SiscO Entertained
Last Sunday.

Hon. W. c. Alvers, president of the
board of county commissioners for
Putnam county, and Mrs. Alvers, cell
ebrated the fftieth anniversary of
their marriage at their home near
Sisco last Sunday with a sumptuous
dinner party to which more than fifty
guests sat down.
The News has not been able to see
Mr.. Alvers in order to get the story
of these fifty years, nor of the happy
event which marked their elimination,
but in talk with their son, Mr.. A.
c. Alvers, on Wednesday, he states
that he thinks his father and mother
were married at Welaka in 1865 and
that they have lived all these so years
in Putnam county. Any way near
ly all Of the years have been spent ON
the Fruitland peninsula of the county.
Certainly among the older people
there is no more popular couple than
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvers. They have a
delightful home with a farm border
ing, or surrounding a pretty little
lake about mile from Sisco station,
and where they have lived the larger
part of their married life.
Mr.. Alvers is now closing his fourth
term as county commissioner from
the First district, for nearly two terms
of which he has served as chairman
of the board, his selection breaking
a county old tradition which made the
member from the Second, or Palatka
trict, chairman.
The dinner party last Sunday was
! more or less informal, the invitations
being verbal, but over so responded.
And such a dinner.
There was monster roast pig
weighing Is pounds, four huge roast
turkeys, fully a bushel of chicken pi-
lau. vegetables of all kinds, monster
cakes, pies puddings, coffee, etc. Said
one gentleman from Palatka, at was
one of the most elaborate dinners J
ever sat down to; there were fully
fifty men and women, but there was
enough for double that number. 1t
was one of those good old-fashioned
dinners where good cheer and fellow
ship reigned and every one felt at
horne; | shall never forget it."
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvers were the re-
cipients of a number of pretty gifts
"a beautiful clock from Sheriff Ken
nerly and Tax Collector Hancock; tie
clasp and beauty pin from C. C. AL
vers; pin, tie and handkerchiefs, and
two cups and saucers from Mrs. Fink;
tie clasp and breast pin from Mr.. and
Mrs. Gabe Turner; gold spoon by w.
F. Rogero; gold spoon by T. R. Liv-
ingston; gold spoon and handkerchief
by Mr.. and Mrs. James Greenwood;
breast pin and scarf pin by Com. E.
B. Perry; picture, Henry Hutchin-
son, Sr.; breast pin and handkerchief,
o. F. Alvers; set of dishes and S5
gold piece, Hon. H. A. B. Mckenzie.
Among those who attended the din
ner from Palatka were Hon. H. A. B.
Mckenzie, Hon. Henry S. Mckenzie,
DR.. Albert Mckenzie, Hon. Henry
Hutchinson. ST., R. J. Hancock, R. Lee
Kennerly, T. R. Livingston and Mr..
and Mrs. T. NJ. Waldron of East Pa
latka.
After the dinner there was cigars
for the men and dainties for the ladies
and all had long and delightful visit
before the sun began to sink in the
west and the hour for separating
came. Mr.. and Mrs. Alvers were
showered with good wishes for many
happy returns of their anniversary
day.