Smyrna times., 1924-05-14
Mr.. AND MRS. HARRY A.
RICHARDSON WE'D 80 YEARS
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OBSERv-
ED AT DOVER LAST TUESDAY
Recall Quietly the Scenes of Their
Marriage, Receive a Few Friends,
Some Flowers and Other Gifts

Some Flowers and Other Gifts
Senator and Mrs. Harry A. Rich
ardson observed their golden wedding
Tuesday of last week.
The happy couple who have spent
fifty years of their life together, spent
the day quietly at home and received
many handsome gifts and floral trib-
utes in honor of the occasion. Mrs.
before her marriage was
Miss Priscilla Walker and resided on
the Green in the home now occupied
by George Tebo. A newspaper re-
port published at the time of wedding
reports it as follows:
''Never before, or not for years, has !
our town been so interested in a ma
trimonial alliance as it was on We'd |
nesday last, when two of our popular
young townsfolk, Mr.. Harry Richard
son and Miss Priscilla Walker were
united in "the holy banns" by Rev.
Mr.. Harris of Woodbury., N. J. The
ceremony took place at the residence
of the brides parents, (Wm. Walker,
ESQ., on the Square, at eight
o'clock in the evening, in the presence
Of the respective families and few
invited guests. Five bridesmaids and
groomsmen attended upon the happy
couple at the ceremony as follows:
(1) Miss Sophie TomilsOn, Philadel-
phia, Will H. Walker, Dover. (2)
Miss Anna Heverin, Dover, James H.
Robbins, Dover. (3) Miss Anna
Draper, Washington, John R. Nc
Gonigal, Dover. (4) Miss Pauline
Weiner, Philadelphia, George A. Dick
son, Dover. (5) Miss Kate Davis,
Philadelphia, Mr.. Eldad L. Clark, Do
yer. The procession to the nuptials
was most brilliant one. The brides
apparel consisted of a red cameo silk,
trimmed with illusion, and wearing
the accustomed veil and orange bios
SONS. The Maids of Honor were all
clad in white tarletan, with colored
sashes. The gentlemen were all in
full evening dress. A reception was
held Immediately after the ceremony
| The refreshment table was of the
most superb and lavish character, the
magnificent array of the rarest fruits
rendering the board as beautiful to
the eye as tempting to the palate.
Wedding presents were numerous
and elegant, among them handsome
piano from the groom's father, A. B.
Richardson, Esq.
After the reception the bride and
groom went to their new home, Mr.
Robbins handsome cottage, on State
Street, where they were welcomed by
the groom's parents. The house was
furnished throughout in most elegant
style by Mr.. A. B. Richardson. Neither
the bride nor the groom had seen the
furniture before they went "home" as
everything was arranged completely
for a surprise.
Few couples start so nicely, fewe-
still deserve to. Cards were issueC
only to a few friends at a distance
and the usual wedding tour program
me will not be conformed to-"
The couple have had three childre
Alden Bradford Richardson, deceased
] Lucy Sites Richardson, deceased, an
: William w. Richardson, who is noV
head of the Richardson and Robin
Company of Dover. There are ais
two grandsons, Harry Aldan Richard
son, End, and William Parvis Richard
son, who was married during the pas
winter, to Miss Constance WOODWARD
of New York City, and now resides
Dover.
Of the five groomsmen who attend
ed the wedding, three are still livin
as follows: John R. McGonigal, Wi
liam H. Walker and Eldad L. Clark
Two of the bridesmaids are also Ii
ing, Miss Kate Davis, who is now Mr.
William Walker, of Dover, and Mi
Anna Draper, who is now Mrs. Anr
. Mcclellan, of Rehoboth.