Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-09-30
A DELIGHTFUL
: SOCIAL AFFAIR
Senator and Mrs. A. st. CIai1
Celebrate Golden Wedding
and Throngs Visit Home and
Enjoy Festive Occasion.


nances that have grown into refined
human society there is none more
resplendent and sacred than the mar
riage institution. When God Great
ed our first parents, he then decreed
the relation that should be held by
the two sexes of the human family
that were to people the earth. And
when he sent his Son into the world
to redeem fallen humanity, that pre-.
cious son did not fail to give empha-
BIS to the sacredness of the ordl-
nance of matrimony.
In these latter days, when thu
Divorce Evil" threatens destruction
to the institution of marriage and
disintegration of our homes and FAM
lily circles, it is well for any commu-
nity to have events transpire in it's
mldts that will restore herein a yei,-
GRAFTON Tor marriage as "holy es-
tate" Such an event has Just oc-
Cured in the Town of Tazewell.
On the 26th of September, 1871,
Alexander st. Clair and Maria j.
Tiffany were united i'll marriage at
the old Tiffany homestead on Blue
stone, Tazewell county, Virginia. And
on the 26th of September, 1921, they
celebrated the fiftietth anniversary
OF their union-their "Golden We'd
ding"-at their beautiful home in tn.
Town of Tazewell. 1t was their hap
py privilege to have with them on
this rare occasion eight manly sons,
their one charming daughter, and
twelve grandchildren. only one grand
child, Charles Tiffany st. Clair in.
student ut the University of Vii
ginia, being absent
Cards had been sent out to hum
dreds of the friends of Mr.. and Mr..
st. Clair, inviting them to attend the
receptions-one for ladies from $50
to 500 p. M, and the other for gen
tlemen and their wives, from 8 to ii
p. m. The spacious halls and rooms
on the first floor were used for re-
ceeiving and serving Refreshments to
the guests.
The decorations we're not gorgeous
but beautiful. In the drawing room
they consisted of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS and autumn leaves. He,
MIR. and Mrs. st. Clair, their eight
sons, Drs. c. T. and Wade st. Clair.
of Blpefield; and Messrs. John, FranE
and Alexander. Jr., of Bluestone:
Glenn M. and Roy, of Tazewell: Otis
of Welch and Miss Marea, the
daughter, stood in the receiving line
and greeted cordially the hundreds
of friends who came to extend their
congratulations and enjoy the fes
tive occasion.
The dining room, in which refresh
ments were SERVED, was decorated
with Sweetheart" roses and smilax.
On the dining room table the bride =
cake was placed as q center peics.
and from the handsome chandelier
above streamers of yellow tullle and
smilax were suspended over and
about the table. The cake was 1,
very large one and came from an ar
lists hands. 1t was exquisite in de-
sign, and the top was decorated with
icing in the form of yellow roses
The hall was banked with roses oil
various colors. Punch, devoid of i
kick, was served in the library. the
room being decorated with golden
rod.
Six daughters-in-law, Mesdamcs
Charles T., Wade, John, Frank, Glen
and Roy st. Clair received the guests
as they entered the front hall; and
the following ladies, Mesdames E. +.
Stringfellow, of Bluefield; Bowen
Thompson, w. L. Moore, r. P. Co.
penhaver, t.. C. Bowen, P. D. john
ston, Geo. H. st. Clair, B. w. Stras.
w. A. Scott, A. j. May, ]. D. Har
risson and G. R. Brown, jr., ano
Miss Marin st. Clair. assisted in re-
ceiving and conducting the guests to
the several rooms.
Refreshments were served by Miss
es Mary Moore, Georgia Peery, Mary
Coulling, Mae Brown, Louise Jack
son, Maria st. Clair, a grand-daught-
er, and Mrs. A. P. McKenry.
Although the invitation cards re-
quested that no presents were de-
sired, quite number of handsome
gifts made of silver and gold were
sent in Among these presents We're
beautiful coffee and tea gold lined
sterling silver service, a present
from the eight soDs and handsome
sterling silver water set given by the
Bank Of Clinch Valley, of which Mr..
st. Clair is president. There were
also numerous gifts of cut flowers,
and letters and messages of congra-
ulation. But one of the most hign-
ly priced gifts was made to Mr.. ST.
Clair by the bible class which he
teaches in the Methodist Sunday
oSnooi' ~ 10 u copy OIL CiarK 8 Com
mentaries, six volumes. bound in mo-
rocco with the name "St. Clair" en-
bossed in gold on the front cover OF
each volume.
- The bride was handsomely gown
ed in a dress of black lace made ov-
er black satin and she wore co,
sage of sunburst roses, a present
from her grandson, Charles Tiffan,
st. Clair, jr. One of the most pleas.
ing features of the occasion was the
presentation of q splendid solitaire
diamond ring to the bride by. the
groom, which he placed on the finge,
where he put the wedding ring fifty
years ago. And the bride responded
to this courteous act by presentin.
the bridegroom with pretty dia.
mond stick pin.
This golden wedding. was not onl,
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