Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-16
GOLDEN WEDDING
DAY TODAY FOR
PIONEER COUPLE
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levers
Receive Congratulations on
50th Anniversary

With the span OF half q century
passed In happy married life, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Levers are receiving TO
day the CONCENTRATIONS Of hundreds
Of wea.wishers-some OF them &C
uuaintances for all OF the 5o.year per-
tod-at the family home at l725 ke-
walo street. ..-.
Mr. Levers is one of the founders
OF Levers & Cooke, and Is TO-DAY
one Of the active directors, although
ne IL over so years Of age. His wife
was Miss Kate Carter. q descenotint
OF the old Honolulu Lamily by that
name. and the coupled were married
on July 16, 1867. The ceremony was
performed BY the late Rev. s. G. Da-
mon, an early day Hawaiian mission
airy and the father Of samuel Damon
5 An interesting "Reminiscences OF the
wedding so years ago was recalled
10 Mr.. Levers this morning by Jack
Lncas, while congratulations were be
ing extended and received. Lucas
recalled that the evening before the
wedding. he, l0-year-old boy, with Al.
fred Carter were playing about the
house where the wedding ceremony
was performed. while Lucas' father,
George Lucas, and Mr.. Levers were
laying mating In preparation Tor tns
event.
Mr.. Levers remembered the coca
sion and laughingly supplied another
"Reminiscences regarding q well-knoWn
HonoIuIan who at the time was three
or four years old and was also play.
fng around the house, but Insistent
upon wearing no clothes on account
Of the July heat. Il can see him YET
Is q littly curly-haired tot, MT. Le.
were remarked.
TO appreciate the coincidence Of the
Generalization Of Mr.. Levers by MT
Lucas. II must be remembered thai
Mr.. Lucas 10 now himself eapproacn
ing near 70 the 60th year IN life- ~
was with the late George Lucas that
M. Levers got his first start IN lie
Al Honolulu, when he came here az
4 boy less than 20 years Of age IN
1856.
Mr.. Levers is one Of the three mer.
chant princes of Honolulu who have
helped make the city grow from
village 10 the present status OF the
metropolis OF the Mid Pacific. his
surviving contemporaries are P. G.
Jones ffetired) and F. A. Schaefeis
efill IN harness like Mr.. Levers. On
FEB. q he had lived here Cor 81 years,
having arrived In the ship Raduga
from around the Horn on that GATE
m 1856, and on March Is last he had
reached the S1st anniversary OF his
Starting out here as carpenter
Ne was invited BY HIS cousin in 1850
fo enter the employ Of Levers 4
Dickson, lumber merchants. In 1877
ne and r. J. Lowrey bought into the
firm. which had changed Its title to
Levers & Cooke, the latter name rep.
1osenflng the late G. NJ. Cooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levers upon their
rolden anniversary enjoy the presence
u their children and grandchiidre
Mrs. Arthur r. Wall is their daughter.
and win Levers, lately retired from
the big constellation OF the New York
stage 20 enter business with Levers
h Cooke, their som
In giving q few local "reminiscences
"a his s0th birthday, Mr.. Levers men
toned that IN 1860 Honolulu boasted
only three carriages. Today appar.
entity there are not any more Of that
kind Of vehicle. its place having been
taken BY thousands of automobiles.
IN honor Of the golden wedding an.
nirersary OF Mr. and Mrs, LEVERS
4 reception Is 70 be held d. the family
home this afternoon between 4 and
6 o'clock. which wiz be attended by
nearly all Of the old Honolulu resi-
cents. No formal invitations have
been issued for the reception, but 9
notice Of the occasion has been pub.
IIehed 30 all old acQuaintances and
friends would know Of the celebra.
ton.
Although Tar advanced in years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levers are both enjoy
ING excellent health Mr.. Levers was
down 10 hts place Of business This
morning &c usual. but when questioned
- 70 HIS rule for . long. happy and
prosperous life. he good naturediy re-
fused 10 moralize-not even for the
younger generations.
However, IN his conversation with
Mr.. Lucas. he perhaps unintentionalIy
made apparent hi lode Of lie BY q
chance remark:
Trying TO do right, are the four
words, which prosabiy sum UP his
code. But 70 this would be added.
BY I'll ma friends mo know his
cheery disposition. two other words
keeping good-naturedr