River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-09-11
day of our rejoicing.

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of their desire to rejoice with US. How
they come, these happy messagengers!
On glittering wings they hasten, like
joyous homing birds, flying again to
the trusted hands that have nourished
protected and trained them. Over
mountains and plains they arrive, each
bearing token which is but drop in
itself, but altogether forming golden
shower of loving smiles, heartfelt sap-
probation and sincere affection.
We are told that while speech may
be silver which is not appropriate for
this occasion) "Silence is Golden" So,
dear Bride and Groom of fifty years,
we enjoy the silence of these flowers,
offered by little Ruth.
Please accept them! May their
golden tongues tell you much that we
cannot say and from their depths
please accept, even in the same spirit
of love with which they are offered,
some assurances of the best wishes of
your many true friends.
May God Bless You!
Warren u. Parker was born at
Bradford, Vermont, Sept, 26. 1889. AT
the age Of fifteen his family moved to
GAINESVILLE, Wis, where he completed
a high school course and at once en-
tered upon his life work with the zeal
and ambition of youth of twenty. His
forty-fve years Wisconsin career in
cluded principalship of high school
city superintendent of
state normal school (18 years)-state
Inspector Of high schools (twice)-
superintendent of schools for deaf
superintendent of state school for the
blind-member of state board of re-
gents of normal schools and secretary
ship, and state examiner of candidates
for teachers certificates. He held the
several offices of the Wisconsin Teach
ers' association, and did all of it's rail-
road negotiations during twenty years
was railway secretary of the Ma
tional Educational association for the
great meeting at Madison, and also
that at Chicago 1854 and 1887)-was
conductor of teachers Institutes, 1867
to 1898-lecturer and Inspector of
teachers Institutes many years. His
last public service was in 1904 in col
lecting and exhibiting at the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition, the educa-
tional materials of Wisconsin schools.
At the close of his service at ST. Louis
large body of the exhibitors pre-
sented him loving cup accompanied
by an autograph album.
Mr.. Parkers' father was a lawyer,
who held Vermont county judgship
and later, a Wisconsin municipal
iudgship. His mother, named Pratt
was sister of the mother of Mrs
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Justine Bernice Hewes-Parker was
born in the Empire state, on Janu-
airy 8, 1847, the youngest daughter of
family of six girls and two boys. All
the family but two daughters have
gone to their reward. The eldest
daughter resides in Chicago and suf-
fers ills Of broken thigh. The faith
er was Of Welsh descent and teach
err in early years. A wise mother sus-
tanned the discipline of the home life
until her death in 1888. Father was 9
senior deacon in the Universalist
church, while mother was a member
of the Baptist, organization. Mrs
Parker was student in Delevan high
school when Mr.. Parker untook the
principalship in 1862. The needs oil
soldiers families justified the exist
ence of beneficient society that aid
ed the needy, and in that behalf the
teacher and his pupil incidentally
formed lasting cooperative society
and they were married August ?6
1869, at the Chicago home OF, Mrs
Parker's parents.
On June 2, 1878, a son blessed the
new home life. The son Was afforded
superior educational advantages il
his preparation for mining engineer
ing, which he practiced in Dakota's
Black Hills, and in Utah, and final.
in Nicaragua where great success en-
couraged him, but malaria sent hin
to New Orleans, and to death in Sept
Der, 1907. The following year the Sur
lvivors retired to Southern California;
unmatched Pasadena, for permanent
home. The lady's health is precariou:
owing to an electric shock eightee1
years ago and to an automobile col
lision nine years since. Yet do the
veterans show a fair measure of The
animation sof the wedding day.
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