Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-10
Mr.. and Mrs. David Beach Celebrate
the Fiitieth Wedding Anniyer-
sary Of Their Mar.
riage.
RECEPTION AT POTTER HOME
Over Il Hundred Relatives, Friends
st.~ and NeighbOrs Offer Con.
gratulatiOns.

| occurred social a1Ialr OIL SOIue
prominence when a reception was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.sA. M. Pot
ter, on the north side, in honor OF Mrs.
Potter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. David
Beach, celebrating the tiftieth anni-
versary of their marriage.
The only invitations issued were
through the press and the pastor OF the
Methodist church, inviting interested
friends to call and greet this worthy
couple on that memorable day. Satur-
day was one of the few sunshiny days
which this season has given to Iowa,
and over hundred relatives, friends
and neighbors took occasion to call
and extend felicitous greetings and
congratulations.
| On June 8, 1858, Louise Crosley and
David Beach were united in holy we'd
lock at the home of the brides brother,
William A. Crosley. The only guests
at the wedding were relatives of both
parties, these being numerous, and
Miss Ella Beauchaine, an intimate
friend of the bride. OF these guests
there are but ten still living, only four
of whom were at the reception Satur-
day.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Copeland, pastor of the Methodist
church, assisted by Elder Harvey, the
brides pastor. Rev. Copeland insisted
that his carriage and span of black
ponies be used for the first stage of the
wedding journey, so, after wedding
breakfast, the bride and groom drove
to Iowa Falls to take train for
Dubuque. After a brief honeymoon,
these young folks encountered upon
their return trip storm which they
say was much worse than any of last
week On reaching Beaver Creek.
some distance east of Ackley, all pas
|sengers were told that they must leave
the train and get to their destinations
as best they could. Encountered with
baggage, they walked through the mud
to Ackley, where double boxed lum-
Der wagon was the only conveyance
they could secure. In this, through
sloughs, where the water often came
into the wagon box, they proceeded or
their uncomfortable, journey.
David Beach arrived in this vicinity
the day he was twenty-five years old,
and with the exception of eight years
of temporary residence in Madison,
Wis, almost every day of the sixty
four years has been spent in Webster
City, where, as he declared an his
golden wedding day, he has found the
best people in the world. During all
these years not more than fourteen
days have kept him confined to the
house by illness. Mrs. Beach also has
had very few weeks Of illness.
Like most of mankind, these people
have known both prosperity and adj
versity, but through it all, they have
kept their faith in God. The following
is copied from the Methodist church
bulletin for June 3, 1918:
"a rare privilege was ours last week.
AS church we were permitted to par
ticipate in the golden wedding ami
versary of Mr. and Mrs. David Beach.
Brother Beach was one of the charter
members of this church. He arrived
in this locality on May 16, 1854, and
has been associated with the develop
ment of Webster City from its early
history. He was a member of the
board of trustees who built the first
church erected in this county, which
was then located on the present central
school grounds. He has been an Off
cial member of this church for about
a half century. We owe much to the
faithful and sacrificing members of
those early days of our church orga-
niZation. Honor to whom honor is
uue, is the SCIlptuldl tedSuiiiS, anu
we are glad to unite in showing honor
to this distinguished couple of our fell
low members"
During the afternoon, Saturday, |
Rev. Chipperfeld, pastor of the Meth
odist church, in few very fitting
words congratulated Mr.. and Mrs. |
Beach upon reaching the fftieth mile
stone of welded life, and presented
each in behalf Of the church, with a |
ten dollar gold piece as a token of love
and good will Varick C.. Crosley fol- |
lowed with happy reference to the
many good times spent in the Beach
home in former days and presented "a
golden dollar for each golden year OF
their welded life and few more for
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