Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-16
Henry Richards and
Talented Wife Are
SO Years Married

Gardiner, Me, June 14.--On Friday
of this week there will be quietly OBJ
served in the family home in Gardin-
er the fiftieth wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Richards
Gaura E. Richards.) Surrounded by
friends, relatives, sisters, grandchil-
dren Mr.. and Mrs. Richards. who
have given so freely to the communi-
ty that which is highest and best, will
pass the golden wedding day among
the people with whom they have
| been neighbors and associates for
nearly half century.
Mr. Richards was born in Gardiner
in July, 1913. His boyhood days were
passed in England but his home has
always been in Gardiner. He gradu
ated from Harvard col eye in 1853
and from the Massac husetts Institute
OF Technology. in 1871. He is an as
sociate of the Am. rican Institute of
Architects. member of the Boston
! Society of Architects, and has served
on all the important boards of his
home city. Public Library. Water
\
sent a director of the Public Health
Association. For years Mr., Richards
was in charge Of the Richards Paper
F! Co. one of the pioneer industries of
/ the city.
Mrs. Richards as Laura f. Rich
ards, the daughter of the late Julia
| Ward Howe, is not only known for
! her mothers literary and patriotic
! accomplishments, but is loved for the
G6 books which have already found
their way to the hearts and lives of
young people. Besides biographies
of her mother, Julia Ward Howe her
father Samuel Gridley Howe. Mrs.
Richards has written four biogra-
phies for girls of Florence Nightin-
gae Elizabeth Frye, A bigail Adams
and Joan de Arc. At present she is
engaged in writing a biography of
| Dolly Madison,
| 1t would be difficult to say which
of the large number OF books was the
most popular. Captain January
story OF the Maine coast, which was
published in 1891. probably is as well
known as any. while the writer of
this sketch will never forget the
hours OF bliss passed in the pages of
the Joyous Story of Toto" and To-
to's Merry Winter, Captain January.
| Mrs. Tree. two Volumes of Fables,
Golden Windows. and Silver Crown.
! All had a wide circulation. The last
| book published by Mrs Richards,
! Honor Bright is girls story which
| has found many admirers. At pres
ent Mrs. Richards is at work on a
| novel I'm Blessed Cyrus" which she
will bring out this autumn.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Richards were mar
ried at the Church OF the Disciples
| in Boston by Rev. James Freeman
Clarke 30 years ago on Friday of this
| week For a year or two they lived
with Mr.. and Mrs. Howe at the South
! Boston homestead. coming to Gar
diner to reside in 1878 They have
, six children and - grandchildren.
! who will be with them on the we'd
! ding anniversary. 1t is rather inter
esting to note that both the sons and
the sons-in-law are all teachers in
schools of higher education.
Miss Alice Richards. the eldest in
the family, graduated from Smith
College in 1895, and since that time
has been sub principal of the Gard
liner High school. Miss Rosalind
Richards has followed the footstep s
of her talented mother and written
several stories probably the best
known being a Northern Country
Side. Henry Howe Richards gradu-
ated from Harvard College in 1893
and is master at Groton School for
Boys. Carleton Anderson Shaw. who
married Julia Richards, is a master
at Red House School at Groton,