New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
CELEBRATE THEIR
 GOLDEN WEDDING
MT. and Mrs. Charles Mercy Observe Anniversary Monday

The golden wedding anniversary of
 MT. and Mrs Charles Mercy, of 5s Lincoln street, will be observed Mon
 day at their home with a reception
 to the friends of the couple from ,
 o'clock to 5 o'clock in the afternoon
 and from ' o'clock to 10 o'clock ii1r the evening. Dinner will be served
 to the members of the immediate
 family, including several grandchir.
 dren, and a total number of twenty-
 one persons will sit at the family
 table in observance of the anniver,
 sary.
 It is an unusual coincidence that
 MT and Mrs Mercy were married ont the same day that MT. and Mrs. c. K, kempshall formerly one. of the most prominent state members of the Grand Ary of the Republic, and MT, and Mrs. l.. $. Andrews were mar rled. The three couples were united ] by Rev. w. c. Walker, pastor of a, Onionvilie church, and of the six, all 1 put MT. kempshall are still alive. Couple Still Active. a Mrs Mercy was formerly Miss El5 1 len Tyrell, a rative of Berkshire [ county. She is "A years of age, three l years MT. Morey's senior. Both are l active in every day life and in church.
 and fraternal connections and are l members of the First Baptist church., l MT. Morey's fraternal affiliations have | brought him into prominence as did l his work while a member of the cong l mon council. New Britain can thank MT. Mercy, perhaps more than any. l other member of the council, for tho l present post office site. It was while | he was a councilman that the reso- ] lution asking the government to ap-. propriate funds to build a new post
 office here was received, and that pe4 | tition was fathered by him. As sa, I result of his petition, a, committee of 1 three prominent citizens was nam ed l to take such steps as found necesss sary toward securing an appropria- | tion for a new post office buildingT 1 The result of that committees ap-
 pointnent is the present building e Faithful Republican.
 1 In Charles Mercy, the G O. P. has ! a staunch supporter who takes an ac- tive interest in every campaig g11 and 1 every movement proposed by his 1 party. He has been connected with
 that political organization since he
 cast his first vote, nearly half s cen- 1 tury ago.
 I Fraternally he is affiliated with | one of the oldest members of that d organization. He also belongs to St. Elmo lodge, Knights of Pythias and is a charter mem Der of New Britain 1 council, o. U A. M Mrs. Mercy is a l member of Martha Chapter, Order of | the Eastern Star. MT. Mercy was em- | ployed at the Stanley Rule and LeXelV 1 plant for 70 years and is now on theisi I pension rolls. At the present time he
 works in the Corbin Cabinet Lock 1 factory, and, as he expresses it, puts
 in his ten hours day with the rest of the young fellows" ' 1 Parents of Nine Children. MT. and Mrs Mercy are the parents l of nine children. five of whom are living They are: Mrs Nelson Babb of Congamond; Rupert S., of south ington; Burton C., Edwin and Gar { field Jr, all of this city. They baye 1 seven grandchildren. The mother 1 can boast that she has sent sons to two wars. Her son Burton served int the campaigns of the Spanish Ameri- | can war, and her son Garfield was | in service during the World Wan \