The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-25
LONG RES|OENTS0F WISCONSIN,
Half Hundred of Their Friends Gath
er at the Home of B. v. Piper to Elk
tend Congratulations to Well Known
Couple on Their 50th Anniversary.

Fifty years ago on Friday at the lit
tie village of Pipersville in Jefferson
county, Miss Julia Ann Burns, daugh-
ter of Sylvester Burns, became the
bride of Francis v. Piper, son of the
leading merchant in the village which
he had established and named and on
Friday evening a half hundred of the
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Piper gathered
at the home of their son, Bruce V.
Piper on Fremont avenue, to offer con-
gratulations to Mr.. and Mrs. Piper on
their golden wedding. 1t was a most
happy occasion and the guests of honor
for the evening were among the most
active participants in the festivities.
In honor of the event the Piper
home was resplendent in decorations
of gold and white and jonquilles bring
ing breath of spring coloring to the
charming arrangement of the rooms.
The golden wedding celebration was
delightfully."- informal. Just after eight
o'clock Mrs. Francis Myron Piper Of
Milwaukee played the wedding march
and Mr.. and Mrs. Piper came to re-
ceive their guests. On the receiving
line with them were their children, Mr..
and Mrs. B. " Piper of Kenosha. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Myron Piper of
Milwaukee, and little grandchildren
led the way for the honored bride and
groom of fifty years ago. There were
short messages of congratulations from
a number of the guests and several
very charming musical selections by
Mrs. Richard Hawkins after which
Mr.. and Mrs. Piper were showered
with congratulations
There were happy membranes Of
the wedding day of fifty years ago and
number of the old friends from the
neighborhood of Pipersville were pres
cnt to bring their Fluctuations to the
guests of honor
The guests were pleasantly enter
tanned at whist after which there was
golden wedding luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Piper have spent nearly
all of their life in Wisconsin. Mr..
Piper was born in Buffalo in 1910, but
seven years later he came with his par
ents to Wisconsin and his father found
ed the village of PipersvilIe. Mrs.
i Piper was born in the. village. For
more than forty years Mr.. Piper was
in business in the village. With the
members of his family he removed to
Kenosha thirteen years ago and after
six years residence in this city he went
to Long Beach, CAL, where he had re-
sided until short time ago when with
his wife he returned to Kenosha.
Mr.. Piper has been active in the af-
fairs Of Wisconsin and has taken a
great interest in the business and poll
teal development of the state. Since
coming to Kenosha he had been inter
ested in the business of the city. Mr..
and Mrs. Piper are still young people
and while there may be few more
white hairs than there were at the time
of the wedding at the little Jefferson
county village, life still holds many
pleasures for them. They have four
children, Asa E. Piper of Galveston,
Texas; 3. v. Piper of Kenosha Miss
Nettie Piper of Long Beach, Cal, and
Francis Myron Piper of Milwaukee.
During the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Piper received many letters and tele-
grams of congratulations from friends
in other cities.