Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-06
THt, FOSTER GOLDEN WEDDING.
last Wednesday Witnessed Interest,"
ing Occasion at Richlund,


Richland on November 29th. Of the
ii!t"'h anniversary Of the marriage
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond D. Foster
w"& the delightful elimination of
many joyous anticipations OF the
large number in attendance
The afternoon was an ideal one.
Notwithstanding tnc continued rains
t"rrcnuptial showrrs'D Of the pre-
Nious night and forenoon: and
shortly after , o'clock the doors Of
hon" were thrown open to the gay
',y and good cheer OF about ffty
guests, three of whom Mrs. Lucy
iiuEhS Rallcngrr. Of the community:
NESS Martha Mcdonald. Of Pclzcr.
ANA NJ. L. ilughS. Of Walhalla--at-
tchd"d the marriage Of this venerable
rOdrlc fifty years ago The otiiciat-
iu& minister was Rev. Fletcher
Smith
.Hnc parlor, reception room and
nan we're aSl"w with the sort eoldcn
lrht Of many candles. which were
placed ON mantcli and tables. inter
mln2linG masses Of white and yellow
ChiNSant hcmumS. Vases OF mani
moth white rhryaanthcmums fur
'iShrd attractive table decorations.
h''h& mounted ON rvuuiSitrly hand
NIlH" crnicrpircr&
About I O'Clock an elegant two
coarse luncheon was served hy Misses
Lynn Werner, Nrttir Hubbard. !u-
clIl' Berry and Edith Foster. the
mrnu consisting Of nabjs"ocS chicken
salad. cheese balls. olives. pickles,
pimcnto sandwiches. cake, coffee and
mintS. Between the luncheon
courses favorS were distributed by
Nt'ic Misses Mary and Ruth Foster.
these being dainty cards on which
were neatly drawn Il measure from
McndclSSohn S popular wedding
march. with the words. Here comes
the BRIDE" written underneath the
notes. In the upper LEFT corner. half
hidden by a knot Of yellow ribbon.
wA5 pOldea bell. significant OF the
occasion. In the rear OF the hal, ,,t.-
lici0iS fruit punch was served Miss
Edith Foster. OF Walhalla, presided
over the bowl.
After luncheon. Rev. y. G. Rallen-
ser, OF Seneca, requested the assem-
hlagc OF the guests for short but
appropriate and impressive service,
which opened with an extcmpore but
nevertheless eloquent talk by Hon.
r.. r.. Werner. In his congratulatory
r' marks Mr.. Werner made mention
q. the fact that the estimated num-
her q! couples who live to celebrate
their golden wedding is about one
ont OF every thousand. lie congrat-
naitcd Mr.. and Iirs. Foster upon
having given to the world the useful
men and womcn six sous and two
dauGhtcrS-h healthy and robust. all
rlrhly endowed with physical, moral
and intellectual strength. and all
occupying. in different parts OF the
country, positions OF honor and
trust. each in his efficiency rencrtiug
the credit due To MS parental train
ing. TWO stan2aS OF the old. familiar
hymn. "llo" ;',rm Il Foundation" "
wer" then sang ending with the
beautiful lines, AS thy days may
demand. shall thy strength ever be-"
rev. \. G. HallchGrr closed the
service with a beautiful and touch
'hE lnN"ration. offering thanks to
the tiNcr OF all GOOD. that no death
or very grave aniict.on had ever
come into this home. and that no
shame or cloud Of disgrace had 1T
any time DER cloudod il.
M. and Mrs Foster were tho rc
cipicnts OF many beautiful. useful
and valuable gifts. Including quite a
number Of pieces Of gold-lincd silver
ware, several pieces OF gold icwclrv.
four fvc-dollar gold pieces. two elc-
CANT clocks. an ebony walking staff
with gold initial plate, china din
her set with gold decorations. and
other articles, all handsome and use
W.
Mrs. Foster wore on this occasion
rich costume Of black mcsSalinc
with gold trimmings.
The hostess. Miss Cornelia Eos
ter, looked unusually handsome in
yellow messalinc with white net
trimmings.
Following arc the names of those
who enjoyed this rare occasion Mr..