Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-07

spirit Her smiling brown eyes. that
have lost httle iuster. and her kindly
beamlrg courtsnanc- was evidence
sufficient that her married life had
not heen a failure A. she spoke her
husband nodded rs gray head In cor
dI4. assent
But you no doubt had your portion
% those !ittle mlslnderstandinss that
are part Of sl married life" OBJ
served the reporter. shJw did yog get
over them"
FIFTY Years Happiness.
"Do you really think It's necessary
Tor them 20 Gomez she parried. II
each j 0es his or her fun duty they are
not necessary. But mutual concession
and conss-sration smOothes them all
out our fifty years have been happy
Oh. We have had few little harmless
4larrel--you could not find a couple
that have lived together fifty years
who have not had a few squabblss-
but where the right kind Of affection
exists they quickly pass away and are
forgotten
And Mr Thompson. I suppose he
doesn't 60 70 the lodge as often as
he used 20 dO2" observed the lnts.-
viewer IN vein OF leUty.
No. he doesn't said Mrs. Thomp-
son. smiling. but never objected for
man @ want 10 get away from home
occasionally for = few hours assocla-
ton with friends. wife should not
expect her husband 20 stay at home
all the time. Men enjoy visiting a.
well as women"
Here seemed % be the philosophy
that has made this couples nfy
golden years about as ideal married
life as could be desired-a philosophy
of mutual confidence and conces-rvn
0f each - those privileges Of health
ful com panionships and liberties every
normal person Graves.
Renew Their Vows.
happy coincidence Of the golden
Wedding anniversary Of Mr. and Mrs
Thompson. which was celebrated last
Tuesday was that thier son, John l.
Thompson, was married the same day,
the wedding taking place at the home
or the iatter's sister. Mrs r ] Nc
Junkin. 70l North Cheyenne. and Mr..
and Mrs Thompson stood up" vltn
their son and his bride, who was Mrs
LeOna ShuEart OF Hugo. Okla After
the ceremony. which was performed
By Or. @. ". Kerr. pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson stood before the minister
and with clasped hands renewed their
vows. which on that day fifty year.
gallant young Pennsylvania back
In Butler county, Pa, and Mrs.
Thompson was n blushing bride OF Is.
Doctor Kerr presented them with
new marriage certificate appropriately
filled out and admonished tiOir son
and his wife 70 start Christian home
a. their parents had done.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson have
been members OF the Presbyterian
nh al A4r
children have followed in their foot
steps. Six children were born OF their
marriage. four OF whom are living
Mrs McJunkin. John l. Thompson OF
this city. another son who lives back
in the old home town at Butler. and
a married daughter in Houston. Texas.
a beautiful dinner celebrating the
goldens anniversary and the marriage
OF The younger Thompson was served
at the home Of Mrs. McJunkin pre-
, cedinK the ceremony. The elder Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson were seated in
the favored places and before the last
named was a fancy plate filled with
SO and $50 gold pieces. gifts Of her
children and grandchildren.
"A very good first course, wasn't
III" said she.
Cuts Wedding Cake.
As she had done at her own wedding
| fifty years before. Mrs. Thompson cut
| the wedding cake.
Among other guests, which included
/ Immediate relatives. was Mrs. Thomp-
sons sister. Mrs. \. W. Martin, and
| her children. OF Dewey Okla.
Mr.. Thompson. since he came TO
/ Tulsa, has been engaged In the oil and
gas business. which also engages the
/ activities Of his son. Several years
ago he and his wife came here for
a visit to their daughter and they
/ liked Tulsa and its climate so well
! that they have remained.
That Mr.. Thompson is still rugged
and healthy is shown by the fact that
within two months he has withstood
attacks OF appendicitis. peritonitis and
pneumonia. Before he had left the
hospital from his appendicitis opera
ton ne was seized with pneumonia.
/ Beseting such n dangerous disease az
his age led the newspaper man to
suggest that he was like to live an
other fifty years but Mrs. Thompson
quickly replied. "Oh. no one would
want to live that long. do you think -
Another iuklng OF the fact that
! Mrs Thompson has the true philos-
ophy OF life. She doesn't want to
reach the age OF helplessness. What
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