Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-11-20
GREER FAMILY
HOLDS REUNION
Ihrongs of Friends Honor Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillip Greer on their Sixtieth
Wedding Anniversary. - Other
News Notes of Interest.

The Training School celebrated No
vember 11th with appropriate songs
and talks at chapel.
Mr.. Tremain, representing the Mod
ern Woodmen, visited the school the
past week and made talk to the
students.
Rev. Seymour Taylor, the new pre-
siding Elder of the North Wilkesboro
District, preached his first sermon
at the Methodist church on Sunday
to an interested congregation, and
held the first quarterly conference
Reports by the pastor and others
show the charge in good condition
in starting off the new year Hon.
W. C. Newland of Lenoir and Judge
Harding were present as visitors.
About $50 friends and relatives of
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Greer of Zion
vile in the western part of the coun-
ty, assembled at the home of Mr..
Greer on Sunday the 10th to celebrate
the sixtieth wedding anniversary of
these excellent people. The writer had
the honor of being present. Includ-
ing those present were seven of their
children, Is grandchildren and two
great grandchildren, and large mum
Der of relatives and friends from va
J,1n ofsfc Of hn 0f
their daughters and her husband came
from Colorado to be present on this
occasion. Each of the cars brought
we'll filled boxes of dinner for the
day, which in due time was spread
on the lawn on improvised tables.
Mr. and Mrs. Greer seated with a
number of their friends in seats of
honor, and all due honor was shown
them during the day. The whole days
proceedings were entirely uneXpec-
ted and unknown to these good peo-
pie until the cars began to arrive and
their children and friends crowded
the yard and home and began their
hearty greetings. All present enjoyed
the dinner, but above enjoyed bring
ing good cheer and congratulations
to this excellent couple who attain
ed this unusual length of married
life. A number of presents were Civ
en- them also. After dinner was over
pleasant conversation was engaged
in for quite a while and then songs
and speeches were called for. Many
of the old religious songs were sung
suitable for the occasion and speech
es were made by Mr.. Wiley Sherwood
Prof W. Y. Perry and others, inclu-
ding the writer who finished his talk
with the lines to Mr.. and Mrs. Greer
given at the last of this article. Mr..
and Mrs. Greer are among the plo-
neers of the county and among the
best citizens of the county and we'll
deserve the honor that was heeped
upon them on this notable occasion.
They reared eight children and these
now all have families of their own.
One of the sons who is in the far
west was not able to be present at
this time.
After many hours of conversation
and good cheer with Mr.. and Mrs.
Greer as the center of it all, the large
crowd began to disperse with many
good wishes for these splendid people
for many more happy days, concur
ring in the following lines.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Greer:
Dear friends we bring you fullest
cheers
For happy days for sixty years,
And wish you JOY for many more,
Yes, for those coming on before.
We greet you with friends true love
And wish all days blessing prove:
We offer you our heart and hand
And with you for the highest stand.
Our Fathers hand has been your stay
And kept you thru each passing day,
And still / know His hand will keep
Even until the last sweet sleep!
And even then your joy shall be
Throughout a blest eternity,
Then sweetest peace shall fill the soul
While on the endless ages roll.
J. M. Downum
* Y
Stanley county now has a boarc
| of agriculture withtwo members from
each township appointed by the coun