Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-06-20
WESTMINSTER WEST
KERR GOLDEN WEDDING.
Reception in Home Couple Has occu-
pied Past so Years.

Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo D. Kerr celebrat-
cd their golden wedding anniversary Tues
day, June II. They were "at home" from
3 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon and about
100 relatives and friends came to con-
graduate them. 1t was the most en-.
ioyabc and prettest social event held
here in long time. Their home vas
artistically decorated with quantities OF
ferns and golden buttercups, also many
other beautiful flowers, gifts to the bride
and bridegroom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr received their friends
standing beside large ported palm
banked with ferns and buttcrcups. Mrs
Kerr was a charming bride in her we'd
ding gown of so years ago. 1t was a gray
silk trimmed with fringe with a little
cape and bonnet of the same material
Their daughters were the ushers.
| There was program as follows: Sing.
ing, by Edwin T.. Gorham of Boston
reading of an original poem by Miss Bes.
sic Braley of Putney, who also read an
original poem written and sent to Mrs
Kerr by her sister, Mrs. Louise Craw-
ford of Wahpeton, North Dakota; sing
ing by Edwin +. Gorham; reading of an
original poem by Mrs. Seymour Minard
singing, Edwin +. Gorham; remarks by
Rev Walter X. Curtis.
Refreshments of cake, ice cream and
punch were served. Besides the many
gifts of flowers they received many gifts
in gold and silver, among which was a
gold piece Of money from the Woman 3
Relief corps of Putney. The women of
district No. ! sent wedding cake, made
by Mrs. Fay Hall Above the white frost
ing in pink frostng were the dates 1869
1919 Friends from district No. .. sent
a beautiful basket vase tied with a gold
en- yellow bow, in which were yellow
snapdragons. This is the way the schools
were named when Mr.. Kerr was school
director
There were many out-of-town guests,
a large number from Putney, Mrs. Kerr's
brother, George Gorham of Barton, Mr..
Kerr's niece, Mrs. John Z. Gale of Gull.
ford, and Mr.. Gale, Mr.. and and Mrs
Charles Bailey of Springfield (Vt.), for.
mer neighbors here, Edwin f. Gorham
of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Har-
low of Maiden, Mass, Mrs. Martha Mil.
Ter and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller OF
Westminster.
Mary NJ Gorham, daughter of James
Coventry, and Alonzo D. Kerr, son OF
Valentine and Rhoda (Winslow) Kerr OF
Putney, were married in Putncy June II,
1869, by Rev. Amos Foster. Mr.. Kcrr's
grandfather, Peleg Winslow, was born in
Putney in ITO.
Mr.. Kerr bought the farm where they
now live of Freeman Houghton They
began housekeeping there and have spent
the so years of their welded life at this
one place. They have had five children
One died in infancy The others, all oil
whom were present at the golden we'd
ding, are Frederick j., Mrs. May c. Hoaa
of West Springfield, Mass, Ethel G., and
Bertha, ali of whom live at home cxcep,
Mrs. Hoag.
Mr.. Kerr has served the town liste,
six years and school director three years
He enlisted in Company |, Sth Vermont
regiment, and served three and hall
years in the Civil war. During service
he was promoted to corporal and then to
sergeant. He is member and officer OF
Greenwood post. G. A. r., of Putney
Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr are an ideal couple
home loving, the highest and best type of
citizens and ncighbors, and the congratn-
lations and best wishes of the community
are extended to them on their having
reached their golden wedding day.