Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-08-18
CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING.
Large Crowd Present at Fiftieth An
nlYcrSarY of MIR and Mrs Rnnnrn

niversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Repass.
Cedar Bluff, Va, August 11.-Per-
haps one of the most brilliant affairs
for some time was the celebration of
MIR. and Mrs. I. A. Repass' sr.. golden
wedding, which took place i'm thcil
nice home on yesterday, August 9.
from to 6. Forty-five guests reg
istered during that time besides a
number of small grand children. The
guests were met at the door by the
Oldest and youngest daughters, Mrs
s. A. Nixon and Miss Lucy Repass.
another daughter, Miss Helen, served
punch, and later on ice cream. and fine
cake, two colors. golden and white.
which were served by Misses Flora
Nixon and Lake Eerass, grand
daughters and niece of he bride and
groom.
The color scheme of decorations
was also golden and white, of crepe
paper and golden gloss.
Several appropriate numbers were
rendered on the piano by Mrs. IL
Wade Peery, Il niece, Of NORTH.
Tazewell, among them being the old
songs, such as "Silver Threads
Among the Gold" sung by Mrs. |. o.
Perkins; down by the Old Mill
Stream" by Miss Lucy Repass and
others. Also Maggie" with varia-
tions.
We venture to say the couple never
looked more happy on their wedding
day fifty years ago. They are the
happy parents of thirteen children.
nine of whom are Livingstone in the
far west.
Those present were:
T. A. Repass, jr., of Tazewell; Mrs.
James V. Fox, of Richards; Mrs. A.
5. Nixon; Misses Helen, Lucy, and Es-
telle Repass, of Cedar Bluff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rcpass were recip-
tents of large number of lovely
presents, besides about SAC in gold,
a V in greenback.
The following are the guests who
were present. viz: Mrs. Mary Wingo,
Mir: and Mrs. j. N. Russell, Mrs. w
j. Higginbotham, Mrs. w. +. Birkel
bach, Mrs. G. B. Wingo, Mrs. w. ].
Watcher, Mrs. w. II. Grinstead, Mrs.
.. II. Scott, Mrs. Jane A. Mcclure,
Mrs. c. L. Fields. Mrs NJ. L. Watkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Hurt, Mrs. l.. X.
Nixon, Mrs. j. Ed.McGuire, Mrs. II.
w. Bane, Mrs. f. M. Luttrell, Mrs.
Mary L. Peery, Mrs. A. S. Nixon,
Miss Flora Nixon, Misses Lake Re-
pass, Sadie Mcclure, all of Cedar
Bluff; Mrs. r. X. Gillespie, Mrs. w.
b. Steele and Mrs. Ollie Hurt. of
founding Mill; Mr.. and Mrs. John C.
Wynn, of Baptist Valley; Mrs. Wade
l'eery, of North Tazewell; Mrs. r.
" Fugate. of Tennessee; Mrs. Jennie
Sepass, of Paint Lick; Mrs. C. X.
'yingo., of Saltville; Mrs. |. o. Per-
ms, jr., of North Carolina; Mrs. j.
:. Fox, of Richlands; Mr.. and Mrs. |
t. a. and Nell Marie Repass, of Tazc-
yell, Mr. Robert Repass, of Pikeville.
~; Miss Mary Lowe, Of Buffalo, N. |
L.; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM M. Cecil, II half |
brother of Crowell, Texas; Messrs. |
charles Nixon, VIM. M. Hurt, Chap
m IL II; Peery, and A. S.Nxion, of |
Cedar Bluff
Each guest was presented with a |
lower, and after many wishes for
he 10Th anniversary, babe the young
couple goodbye, declaring they had
pent most enjoyable afternoon. 1t
$ needless to say that every one was
dressed nicely and looked well
md happy.
Mrs. Mary Peery and Mr.. VIM. G.
iurt, who attended the wedding so |
ears ago were the only ones present
yesterday. the wedding have taken
'lace in the residence now occupied
~ E. II. Scott.