The Little River news., 1921-04-30
s. D. Phillips and Wife
 Celebrate Golden Wedding

created more real interest than tue event of Wednesday evening, April 27, when the golden wedding anniversary of MT. and Mrs. s. D. Phillips was celebrated at the home of their son. W. L. Phillips. The pro-n.nence, long residence and high esteem in which MT. and Mrs. Phillips were held made the brilliant event one to be remem- bered. The success of ;ne occasion. owes much to the efforts of the host ess, Mrs. w. L. Phillips, and Mrs D. H. Tompkins, a daughter. Something more than 200 guests were present.
 s. D. Phillips and Emma E. Dansby were married in Homer Louisiana. April 27, 1871. They have lived in Ashdown and immediate vicinity since 1879. To them were born seven sons and two daughters. Five sons and the two daughters survive, all residing in Ashdown. There are thirteen grandchildren. MT. Phillips has been for A years a stewart in the Metho- dist church. being inducted into that service in 1874 by Rev Harvey Wat son, pastor. and Rev. E. N Watson, presiding elder. He has been justice of the peace and in continuous ser vice for 34 years. He and his good wife can look back upon fifty years of happiness and useful service, a heri- tage greater than riches
 Rev. F. N. Brewer of Texarkana, their pastor twenty years ago, and special friend of the family, was here and conducted the impressive1y beau tiful golden wedding service. MT. and Mrs. Phillips entered accompanied by Mrs. D. H. Tompkins, daughter, as matron of honor, MT. l. M. Phillips, son, as best man. Grace Phillips, Janet Rowe and Billie Tompkins, the grandchildren, flower boy and girls. The wedding march was played by a granddaughter, Bertie May Phillips. The Rev. Brewer spoke the beautiful ard impressive words that the occas- i ion demanded After that the congra- tulations that came from the hearts of a host of friends, some of whom had known and loved this couple since that first wedding day fifty years ago, and others since memories began.
 Following the golden wedding ser vice came the program, which was not only beautiful but covered like panorama in chronological order the fitting events of the passing years.
 The Program.
 Grandmother old album was brought to light and the pictures in that shown to entertain the guests, but like everything else grandmoth- CTS album has been very much i'm proved. These pictures came to life, stepped out of the album and enter tained the guests with songs, read ings, etc.
 Lee phillips explained these pictures as she turned the pages of the album.
 The first picture was the picture of great at-great-grand father and great great-grand- mother who sang Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet. Great-great- grandfather and mother were imper- Lon T. Jones.
 Picture No. 2, showed how their little daughter, Priscilla, entertained herself on Sunday afternoon by read Pilgrims Progress" Emma Jane Rowe.
 When Uncle Sam drafted our 19 too young, so picture No. showed how young our grandmothers looked when they went to the Civil War. The three soldiers were Guy Graves, Jen-1 nings Russel and Joe Burlingame.
 The next picture was of the mother and children who stayed at home dur ing the Civil War, Mrs. Roy Goolsby, Emma Jane Rowe, and Phillip Martin. Mrs. Goolsby sang the most popular song of that period, "Lorena."
 Picture No 5 was of the Pickanin- nes, who stayed at home too, Will Roy Goolsby, Bill York, and Maxie Bishop, who danced the regular negro shuttle to the tune of Dixie, sung by Mrs. Goolsby.
 We were next shown picture Of two of our soldier boys of the late war, Sid Phillips and Rollo Medley.
 Then came the war brides, Misses Lucy Bell, Fife Marr Westbrook, Ursa Ringgold, Reva Bishop, Bertie May Phillips, and Madge Collins, who sang "A Perfect Day.
 The next picture answered the ques- ton, What the mothers and sweet hearts of our boys did during the war with song, Knitting" beautifully sung
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