The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-09-16
Golden Wedding Anniversary
Went o. Week.

Went Of Week.
ON September eleventh at high
noon In the year 1872. Miss Mary
Agnes Marshall. a beautiful young
plri. and Mr.. Joseph Buckley. a stall.
wart and dashng young Kcntuck.
Ian. were married IN 81. Andrews
Episcopal church In Louisville. Ken.
tucky. by Rev. Charles II. Shields.
lsxt fify years later. on last Mon.
day evening IN the home OF their
son. W. A. Bulklcy. and wife. fii5
Kansas avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Bulk
ley. surrounded by their children.
and a vast c%oncourse Of friends
telehratcd their golden wedding Nm.
adversary and again renewed their
marriage VOWS. Tho occasion was
q notable M In the social history
OF this city and will long be re-
membered for its beauty and com
bitterness OF detail. by the many
friends present.
The charming home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Buikley was extremely
attractive with masses Of ferns,
golden glow and golden rod banking
the nantes and every available
nook. while tall baskets and vases
of ferns. gold cox-combs and purple
and white asters were placed artis-
tlvalls about the rooms. The lawn
was lighted with many colored
e9eutric lights and chairs were ar.
ranged to seat the guests during
the ceremony. which was performed
on the veranda before an lmprovised
altar. thanked on either side by i'm
inense baskets Of yellow flowers
end ferns tied with yellow tnlle.
Promptly at eight thirty o'clock.
&c the strains OF ~Lohengrin's bridal
chorus. with Miss Remington at the
piano. MIR. and Mrs. Buckley adj.
Sanced to the altar from the living
t0Om. preceded by their grand.
daughters. Misses Elizabeth and
Leona Buckley, their children. Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Buckley. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. h. Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs.
e. {. Hutchinson and the following
t<.latives. Mr.. and Mrs. William b.
Fishback, Mrs. S. S. Botkin and
Mrs. l.. c. VanName. Rev. Roach,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of this city read the Episco-
bal marriage service. preceding II
with a beautiful tribute to Mr.. and
Mrs. Buckley. and their long and
happy iife together. Mrs. Buckley,
beautiful in a dainty costume of
grey canton crepe. with blue trim
Mings and carrying an arm bout
quet of golden rod. gold tinted tube
roses and maidenhair ferns. and
Mr.. Bulkley, erect and with the
same flashing blue yes of his youth,
formed a charming picture. During
the ceremony Believe Me, If All
Those Endearing Young Charms"
was softly rendered on the piano.
After congratulations Mrs. o S.
Davidson sang very sweetly, "Sil-
YER Threads Among the Gold" and
the Linquist orchestra gave several
numbers including "Old Kentucky
Home" A particularly pleasing
feature of this impromDtu program
as the song, "Old Times" which
AIR. Buckley consented to sing at
the request of his friends. The
writer of this song. Charles Wits.
tendorf, was q personal friend of
Mr.. Buckley. Fruit punch and an
ice course, IN which the gold color
scheme was effectively carried out
was served during the evening.
Mrs. Buckley was the daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Martin William Mar
scliall and was born in South Caro-
lima. left an orphan when a small
child she was reared in Danville,
Kentucky by her uncle Major A. ID.
Meyer. Mr.. Buckley was the son OF