The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
SILVER WEDDING
CELEBRATION
Mr.. AND MRS. ]. S. RUFFIN PASS
QUARTER CENTURY MARK
Happy Anniversary is Celebrated at
Lovely Home on East Liberty Az
enue Friday Night, November "a
Many Friends Participate.

On November %, 1898, at Q o'clock
in the afternoon, Mr.. ]. Sterling Ruff
fin and Miss Carrie Mai Feezor were
happily married in the First Meth
odist Church of this city by DR.. G..
I. Sullivan, then pastor Of that
church. The ceremony, which was
lovely and most impressive one, took
place amidst lovely floral decora-
tions, and the church was crowded
to overlooking by friends of the pop
ular young couple, then just start
ing life's journey together.
Last Friday evening, November %,
between the hours of and II o'clock,
they celebrated their silver wedding,
the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
marriage.
The celebration occurred at their
elegant and hospitable home on East
Liberty avenue, the house being tast-
lily and deliberately decorated for the
occasion. In the reception room and
parlor the mantels were banked high
with clusters of white lilies, chrys-
anthemums and ferns, iutermixed
with bows of tulle and ropes Of ivy
In the dining room color scheme Of
pink and white was carried out. The
buffet and the cabinets were banked
with ferns and pink chrysanthemums
while in the center of the table was
mound of these same beautiful
| flowers.
The pink and green color note again
appeared in the living room. The
guests, who were the personal friends
Of this lovely couple, began 10 arrive
promptly at 8 O'clock, and in d very
short time thereafter the house was
comfortably filled with the GOOD peo-
pie Of Covington. Everyone was
happy and smiling, and seemingly
bent on having a good time, which,
judging from appearances, everyone
undoubtedly had.
Upon arrival each guest was greet
ed with a cordial handshake, and
made to feel that his or her pres
ence was not only desired but heart
lily appreciated Mrs. DobrowosISi
and Misses Feezor, Ursula Maloney,
Ruth Ruffin and Ora Wall were in
the receiving line in the hall, Wills
in the parlor were Mr. and Mrs. Ruff
fin, the latter gowned in white geor-
gette crepe. Mr. Robert Ruffin, Mrs.
J. G. Boals, in black georgette crepe,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Hamilton, the lat
ter gowned in white Georgette crepe,
and Arthur F Taylor. constituted The
group of participants who assembled
in the First Methodist Church of
Covington Just twenty-five years be-
fore to witness the marriage of Miss
Carrie Feezor to Mr. Sterling Ruffin.
The only absentees among the at-
tendants at the original wedding rs
years ago were DR. G. T. Sullivan,
who performed the ceremony, and
who has since passed to the beyond;
and Messrs. Jim Upton and Her
bert Hamilton, two Of the ushers,
who, on account of business engage
ments at their respective homes IN
Brownsville, Tenn, and Muskogee,
Okla, were denied the pleasure Of
being present.
In a short time after the guests
had been welcomed by the reception
committee, and had felicitated them
selves by congratulating Mr.. and
Mrs. Ruffin upon the suspicious pas
sage Of the twenty-fifth milestone
along the journey of their happy
and useful married life, The ladies
Of the culinary department % the
household began to serve refresh
ments The menu, which was 1elic-
ious, consisted Of delicate salad
,,,1t,peo L,.;olr ornov, o,,d abe wssJ
vas efficiently dispensed by Mes.
danes w. S. Mayes, P. H. Buford,
!. Drew n 4 alahan, Robert NJ Ills,
Willie McCullers and Ed Klingman,
assisted by Misses Mary Calhoun,
Ella B. Bell and Katherine Maloney.
Misses Marie Yarbrough and Mar
garet Lindsey, the latter niece Of
Mr.. Ruffin, both as beautiful and RAJ
diant as rosebuds in vernai spring,
presided over the punchbowl and
graciously RECALLED the inner man With
its contents.
The out-of- town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Ruffin, Lieut.. David
A. Ruffin, Miss Margaret Lindsey,
Mrs Dobrowolski and little daughter,
Frances, Mrs. Taylor Rhodes, Mrs.
Jack Gadsby end Misses lanle and
Annie Sanford, all Of Memphis.
Every guest was cordially received
courteously treated and efficiently
served; and not one left the hos
pitable home with other than feel
ing of contentment, joy and exulta-
ton in having been participant in
this elegant, pleasant and long-te-
aforementioned celebration which
marks a high tide of useful events
in the social life of Covingten.
The lives of this happy couple
have been blessed with bright and
interesting children, two Of whom
]. S., Jr., and Carolyn, were with
their parents, while their older son,
William f., was unavoidably absent
at his post of duty in the officers
training camp at Camp Zachary Tay-
Tor, Ky.
-Four tables in the living room
were filled with costly, useful and
beautiful presents. Silver in profu-
sion weighed down the tables that
supported the different articles. and
eloquently attested the popularity
Of this worthy pair and the thigh es-
TEEN in which they are held by their
considerable and devoted friends.
Among the presents was a silver
spoon presented by Mrs. S. J War;
sind Cland Wiseman, cousins of Mrs
Rnffin, that had been il the family