River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-05-17
Golden Wedding

The present officers and Past Mat
rons and Patrons of the Eastern Star,
with their husbands and wives, hon.
ored THEN much esteemed Sister
Chaplain, Mrs. Arthur Symes and
her lifelong help-mate, by surprising
| them at their beautiful home on Sec
ond Street last Thursday evening,
May 10th, 1923; the occasion being
the fiftieth annivel sary of their
wedding.
The family and their immediate
relatives had celebrated with a
bountiful dinner at noon, the bride
and groom being Eat hcme" to their
neighbors and friends in the after
noon. The house was beautifully
decorated with yellow tulips, daft
fodils, and smilax.
"The Star" arrived in, a body at
eight o'clock in long procession of
automobiles laden with huge lunch
| baskets, the Sisters and brothers
| filed into the house and by Sister
| Symes' expression it was fully ap-
| parent that the surprise was COM
| plete.
After hearty congratulations
short program appropriate to the oc-
casion was given.
| Mrs. J. A. Haddow opened the
program with words of greeting in
| poetical form as follows:
| We Eastern Stars have come to
greet you,
With glad hearts to greet you here,
For to-day you've walked together,
as we count them, fifty years
Fifty years of joy and laughter
years son, etimes dimmed with
| tears.
Unto you children we've given,
Whom you taught in wisdom's way;
Now to you a crown of blessing
| And comfort and stay.
| You have seen the many changes
That the passing years have
brought
And the marvellous inventions
That the mind of man has wrought;
You have seen the nations prosper,
You have seen their power wane,
Stiffened by his hand as reapers
| Silt the chaff from on. the grain.
On life's way are pleasant p,aces
| Where one may rest and forget
| All the weary eates and burdens
That the spirit here may fret.
You have passed them all in safety,
Until now; and now, behold!
You have reached the one remember
ed,
With it's precious gifts of gold.
Fifty years for you the Springi.me
Came with song of bird and flowers;
| Fifty years for you the summer;
Passed with happy, golden hours.
Fifty times you've seen the reapcrs
Gather Autumn's golden wheat;
Fifty years you've passed together
Under days of storm and sleet.
And throughout the changing seasons
| You, kind deeds have ever wrought
That have brought golden blessing
Unto you, this day, unsought.
Better far than wealth Of India;
Better far than jeweled crown,
Is the love of friends and neighbors
| On you blessings calling down.
May the coming years be many
Bear you gently down life's stream,
Until you reach the Golden City
Where the Eastern Star will forever
CLEAN.
Mrs. Bartholomew, in pleasing
manner, gave a reading entitled,
"Devonshire Lanes of Old England
reminiscent of Mr.. and MIS-. Synes'
native country.
DR.. Ashley, the first Patron of Kin
nickinnic Chapter and . good friend
of the Symes family for many years,
was chosen TO present the gift. In a
forceful and interesting manner, he.
recalled his long association with Mr..
and Mrs. Symes throughout the
| changing years of sunshine ana Shad-
ow He said in closing: Fifty years
is a large pant of the three score and
ten allotted. Few homes remain so
long. We congratulate you on the
fftieth anniversary of your wedding.
May the closing miles of life's journ-
ey be pleasant, its end golden, and
your landing on the other shore glor-
ious. am commissioned by friends
to present this gift, Gods gold or
iginally, coined for prudential reas-
ons, entrusted to you for your pleas
ure and profit, and may God bless
you in it.
After partaking of delicious
lunch, the guests departed, leaving
hearty expressions of good wishes for
many more golden days for this dear