The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-01-12
GOLDEN WEDDING

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. K. T.
FRAY. al TINS place, was a happy
scene on Saturday Of last week. when
they celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary. It Is a scene that sci
com comes u married life. and MAS
made all the more pieanant by the
presence Of their children, their child
rea's children, an fe" friends q
lae amlIy.
TIE bride is . years Of age. and
iIlt," groom - al aftheir children
Mere present. ThosepfeseHt beng:
Mrs ST. Show alter, 4 daughter, Of
Canidon. Iowa. their SONS, John {. of
Fort Smith, Ark. r Fred, Of Beua-
maHt. Teas, and Y Ernest q Russell,
ioTa Their granddaughter, Miss
Cottie Pray, Of Fort Smith; their
GRAND daughter Mss Olive Kern, OF
this place; and another grand-daugh-
te4. Mrs.Fern Hills. Of Russell, Iowa.
Also their great grand
Hazel Harriette His, of Russell, Iowa.
Mrs Pray's brother, Albert Comstock,
# CLANCY, Kan, and Mrs. Pray's SIS
tef and husband from Grinned, Kan,
NJ. and Mrs Samuel Steeh. Also
present was their son-in-law. ). l..
ShoQ alter. OF Conidon. Iowa, and their
iiaQg hter-in-laW, Mrs. j c. Pray, Of
Fort Smith IN aaGitaa 10 tins mum
ber OF relatives, several friends = the
family we're also present
The dining room was beautifully
decorated, aad the diain@ table Has
-1aced with q beautiful boYuet OF
CARNATIONS.
After enjoying an elaborate dinner
Of four courses, K. Fred Pray, son
was called upon to make presenta-
ton speech. The speech was q mas
terful tribute 10 father and mother,
and follows:
Friends and Loved Ones
! nave been elected IL MAKE The
speech Of the occasion. ! understand
f il Is customary 10 have a speech at
Golden Weddings however having
never before attended a Golden We'd
ding. | do not know Just what ) eH-
peeted Of me.
am sure. though that express
Inc sentiments Of ali present when J
soy that Il affords rs great JOY ana
happiness 10 be present At this most
fail. to the lot o. but few people in
t&is land Of trouble ana sorrow. am
sure my parents hearts are full Of 10Y
f
mighty that he has permitted them to
reach this milestone in their journey
- life. and that they are permitted
IT. have their children and loved ones
Nth them ou this day.
do not know what per cent, but
perhaps one-half Il one per cent ot
married people live 70 celebrate their
j Golden Wedding. ! have known my
parents for about forty years, and /
feel that ] am qualified To say what
] am going to say Of them, and am
sure that / express the sentiments
Of all their children when | say that
we have the sweetest and most lovely
mother. and the most honorable and
although our mother has been SO al
uprig ht father anyone over had, and
flicted Cor the past thirty eight years,
that she has not been able u NIX and
mingle with the world as the average
woman does, still, we her children
/ know that her life has not been lived
/ in vain; by her self sacrificing chris
/ tan life, and by the principles OF love
and truth which she taught us, and
i by the example of our fathers hon
orable life, we have been enabled to
escape the shoals which wreck the
lives Of 50 many men and women.
And SO it is with hearts full of love
and gratitude to our parents that we
come togeother to DO them honor,
As evidences OF or love and as
memorials If this happy event, we pre-
sent the following presents:
Fey father-A gold headed cane,
i q gold knife and chain.
Fqr mother gold thimble . gold
ring. and satin dress.
For father and mother-A hand
soms 1uilt a gold card tray
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