Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-07-16
GOLDEN WEDDING
AT WILSON HOME
HAPPY AFFAIR
Loving Cup and Purses of
Gold Presented on 50th
Anniversary

Nearly two hundred guests were
present at the very happy and
chalmingly conducted celebration of
the tifticth wedding anniversary of
M and Mrs. Mrs. Henry E. Wilson
which took place at their residence at
ITO Main street last evening.
From eight until eleven guests
were arriving and departing. About
the gathering there was an air of in
Formally and grace which eminat2d
from the happy smiling faces Of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson.
The entire first floor of the home
was beautifully decorated with flow
crs and ferns. The color scheme of
the parlor was pink and green, pro-
duced by many dozen of Jack roses
and by ferns. The living rooms was
full Of the fragrance of carnations.
The buffet and table of the dining
room were massed with pansies. A
large bouquet of yellow-eyed daiso.'
had been placed at the entrance to
the home.
Mrs. G. A. Martin presented the
bridal couple with beautifully chas-
ed loving cup engraved with the fol-
lowing inscription: "a token of
gratitude and affection by members of
the Ladies' Aid Society and Grace
Unity Club of the Grace Methodist
Episcopal church of st. Johnsbury,
Vermont, to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l..
Wilson, July 9th, 1919"
A purse of fifty dollars in gold
was presented to the Wilson's by Rev.
George A. Martin from the member
and friends of the Grace Methodist
church.
In presenting the purse Mr.. Martin
by changing the names quoted Eu-
gene Fields tribute to Charles A.
Dana of the New York Sun. The
toast was as follows
God bless you Brother and Sister
Wilson!
May you live Il thousand years
And help to keep things moving
In this human vale of tears.
And may l live thousand years
No-a thousand less day
For I'd kinder hate to be on earth
And hear you'd passed away.
Mr.. Wilson responded to the toast
with fitting words.
An additional purse of fifty dollar:
IN gold was bestowed upon the couplc
with the heartfelt lest wishes Ct
ncighbors and friends. The mary
bouquets of roses were the lifts Of
friends and relatives in honor If the
occasion.
Other gifts were of cut glass ard
CHINA among which was a cat glass
cracker and cheese dist, rrcnl Savillc-
Somers and Coennany, groccrs, a frlc
with which Mr.. Wilson had been rre-
viously associated for eighteen yeals.
At the door receiving and ushcring
the guests were stationed three young
girls, Miss Katherine Brown of Bar
net, and the Misses Ruth Ruiter and
Helen Sampson of St Johnsbury.
:; Mrs. Charles Ruiter and Miss
Emily Albee of Barnet introduced
the guests.
The gifts were in charge of Miss
Tilla johnson and Mrs. james A.
lmpey and Mrs. Gertrude Fischlin
secured for the guest book the sig
natures of all present.
Refreshments of ice cream and
gold and silver cake were served in
the dining room under the direction
of Mrs. Guy Hill, Mrs. H. H. Ell
ridge, Mrs. Clarence Weeks and Miss
Elizabeth Galbraith with five nieccs
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson, the Misses
Euna and Beryl Wilson of Bradford,
Mrs. Charles Kimball and Miss Mar
jorie Albee of Barnet, and Mrs. Wal
ter Hunter of st. Johnsbury as
mattresses.
The musical program was rem
dered by Mrs. Don C. Stiles and Mr..
Mcdonnell, vocalists, and the Misses
Lola and Marjory French at the
violin and piano.