Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-20
8 Couples Wed
so Years Feted
At Milo Observance

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Milo. Me. Dec. 1S-Eight happily
married couples. whose combined
years of welded bliss, if placed In
the well known end to- end position,
would reach from the present day to
the day when " m the Conquer
or first &C.. i, wistfuT We toward Eng
land, met today for one of the jol-
lest little dinner parties ever held
in these parts.
Anyone who is at all statistically
inclined will see at once that each
of these couples must have been
married some little time. In round
numbers. each couple has been mar
ried more than SO years. and two
couples can look back on so years of
what the more flippant younger gem
Grafton calls ''the marriage racket
And, incidentally, the younger
generation can we'll afford to pause
a minute or two in its race with
boredom, to consider the pearls of
wisdom from the lips of these 16
elderly ladies and gentlemen here
assembled today.
FOR instance True love lies at
the foundation Of happy married
life"
Or, again: "Be sure to let your
husband think he is much wiser than
you, and much better looking than
he really isl
Those are only samples to whet the
appetite for the real Tease of wisdom
which will follow in it's proper
! chronological place in the story. But,
to begin at the beginning:
The dinner party was held at the
Dillon house, which is the village
| hostelry. Its proprietors, Mr. and
| Mrs. Walter q. Dillon, rendered the
dinner in honor of their parents. Mr.
| and Mrs. John Dillon, who have lust
| ended their first 60 years of married
| life. They invited all the couples in
| the vicinity who have been married
| so years or more. And if there is
any town in these United States OF
! Milo's size population 2,S00) that
| can boast of more than eight golden
wedding couples, Milo would like to
know about it.
Anyway, when Mr.. and Mrs. Dill
| ION. (the younger) took account OF
| their guests, they found, them to be
as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon (the
| elder). go years married.; Mr.. and
| Mrs. Barton A. Ramsdell, so years
| married; Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert w
Leonard, 81 years married; Mr. and
Mrs. James l.. Martin, SO years
| married; the Rev. and Mrs. Sylvanus
| Il. Frohock, 81 years married.: Mr..
and Mrs. James A. Shaw, 81 years
married: Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Carey,
so years married, and Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. G. Bracket, so years married.
what is your rule for happiness %
/ That is the question of the hour. And
here are few of the replies:
The Rec. Mr.. Frohock--"True love
lies at the foundation of a happv mar
ried life. If that love has for its basis
love and reverence for God, the home
will have safer, surer outlook.
Work together for a worthy end.
save wisely, not misery; welcome
GODS richest gifts to the homes of
men. Be considerate, kind. thoughtful
and patient with each other and you
will have a happy married life. 1t
may not be 80 years in length, but it
will be worthwhile
John Dillon-"Help each other all
through life. Bring up the family to
love God and serve Him the best they
can. In few months / will be IS
and my wife so. We have been mar
rled 81 years and the happiest times
we have is when our grandchildren and
great-grandchildren come to see u.s."
Mr.. and Mrs. Carey-Honesty to
each other and your fellow-men is the
most important thang for happiness in
marriage.
Mrs. Leonard--Newlyweds should
first get the idea good and strong that
1T is for better or worse and eliminate
the thought that at the first misun-
Outstanding divorce will settle the
trouble.
Then there is the question of chill
dren," she said. II cannot imagine a
perfectly happy married life without
them. The place for the mother is at
home with them-not at a mothers
meeting praying for her neighbours
children"
Then Mrs. Leonard gave this bit of
counsel to young wives:
Be sure to let your husbond think
he is much wiser than you and much
better looking than he really is. This
will go a. long ways toward making
your marriage happy one"
Mrs. Ramsdell-If a person expects
marital bliss. he must first have a
contented mind, willingness to work,
disposition to forgive and forget, and
a determination to love and cherish un-
til parted by death.
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures is the
main thing for a happy married life
My advice to the young is: Live each
day so that in after years you may
look back without regret.
And Mrs. Martin, urging forbearance
as the cardinal virtue, quoted this
verse:
Angry word. Oh let them never
From the tongue unbridled slip:
May the hearts best impulse ever
Check them ere they leave the lip