The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
ZEPP Wis., 5
PARENTSIN
FLORIDA
Local Realty Operator Attends
Golden Wedding Of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. {. Zepp

Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Zepp, former
~ of Washington. at present resid.
Ing at Apopka, Fla, celebrated the
nftieth anniversary of their mar.
rage on Saturday, December 20, at.
their home on Fourth street.
They We're informally at home"
to their friends that day from 8
to 5 p. m.
nome at Star Tannery, Frederick
w, December 20, 1874. The day
fell on Sunday that year, and on
It's fiftieth return has moved
around the cycle until it fell on
tho day before the original date.
The six children of this youth.
ful pair were all present at the
festivities, In some cases. coming
distance Of over a thousand miles
Ia order to be present on this RAE
and joyous occasion.
BEGINNING with their first born,
they are: Mrs. s. M. Miller, o.
Washington d. c.; Guy S. Zepp.
manager Of the Lewis Homes Serv.
Ice. OF Washington; Carroll S. Zepp,
OF the Metropolitan police force, OF
Washington; Mrs. r. L. Eutsler, of
Manassas, Va; Albert Zepp, of
Miami, Fla; Mrs. C. NJ. Wood, of
Opopka. Fla
Mr.. Zepp. though past seventy
four years is an active contractor
and builder, and is just now erect
ing the new school building of which
Apopka will be so. justly proud. He
came to Florida about forty. years
ago and stayed about four years,
going back to Virginia where he re.
manned until about fifteen years
ago when he returned to the same
town of Apopka, which had given
him a home at that early day. He
has been resident ever since
and though Marylander by birth,
has freely expressed himself as
wishing to live the rest Of his days
In the land of. flowers
As he has purchased a comfort
able home and owns other property
here, 1t would seem that he expects
to stay.
The many friends this couple
have made here in the land of their
adoption have been unstinting in
their warm congratulations and
good wishes to them for the un.
usual TACT that they have lived long
enough to celebrate so rare a festi-
val in their lives.
one OF the most pleasant features
or this celebration was the unex-
pected presence of three OF their
oid friends Of pver fifty years ac.
quaintance, Mr.. George Henry
Snarr OF Strasburg, Va, and his
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Josiah Snarr, formerly of Virginia,
now located at Clearmont, Fla. The
presence. of these old friends, COM
ing as they did, from old Virginia
added a browning touch to a most
delightful occasion.
The following verse was written
by Mrs. r. S. EutsIer and read at
the assemblage.
Dear father and mother and sisters and
brothers, 800
We are all gathered here on this bright
To celebrate, before God and each other,
long past and gone, bright December
At just six o'clock on a cold Sunday eve
four, ~ ']
An ancient spring wagon drew up in
h grand style
Before. an old fashioned and wide oman
door. Ne-
Then briskly alighted, a minister true,
From the Dutch Reformed Church OF
Winchester, Va
And was cordially welcomed inside the
great door,
BY the folks who had gathered so happy
and gay
To be there when my father and mother
were wed.
Twas grand great occasion all of them
said
And fifty long years. on this twentieth
day
OF December have passed since ,the
wedding that night.
In the old Ned brick house with its parlors
so bright
Next morning the preacher so kindly
and gay
Was taken back in the same rough way.
Along with our gay young father and
mother
And with many jest did they rally each
other,
Back to the town of Winchester, Va.