The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-06-21
By Pauline Suina Bloom


, though modern science helps make us believe
tiiat the decoration of the golden wedding ami
versary will not be an unusual event and that
the 18th or diamond anniversary will enjoy the
same vogue that the golden wedding anniyersarv
does now, we have not progressed far enough not
TO register surprise at the announcement of the
goiden wedding anniversary of Judge and Mrs.
George Turner, which was celebrated at their
beautiful home with dinner for q, all relatives
June 18th.
People who have looked at Mrs. Turner-at
her perfect blond hair, her still slender lines
ner NVaeity and charm of manner have called
Judge Turner "cradle-snatcher," but Mrs
turner insists that she was a full fledged Young
lady enjoying her second season when she be-
came Judge Turner's BRIDE She attributes her
knowledge of the secret of eternal youth to the
TACT that Il have always deferred to Mr. Turner
and have always agreed with him.
The judge is mildly surprised at this statement,
and he won't swear that it is true.
81 have had very happy life,' Mrs. Turner
said There! When one begins to reminisce IL is
sign one is getting old" she continued
The Turner'S came to Spokane in July of 1884
made territorial judge for Washington by Presi-
dent Arthur and they came out from Washington
d. Z: Mrs Turner accompanied the Judge on
his first circuit going to Yakima on flat car
and to Olympia by stage. That they were
showed in for five weeks is one of the things
that the southern girl form Montgomery Ala
pama, sun remembers.
The Turner's lived on what is now Fifth avenue
and they acquired bath-tub in their house,
one of those zinc lined affairs that remind one of
the proverbal poor relation considered along
side of the modern luxurious bath of the
present Turner home, 525 Seventh avenue, long
one of the show places of the city. Mrs. Turner
was not a bit stingy with her tub and many of
her friends were permitted the of it back
there in 1885 when there was not much of a town
here, though the pioneer spirit laughed at hard
ships and friendships were made that stand the
test of half century.
As the wife of a United States senator and
with her husband member of the Alaska
Boundary Commission all of the honors which
Washington and London had to bestow upon
lady came to Mrs. Turner, Only one disappoint-
ment came and that the cancellation of the
court at which she to have been presented
owing to the death of the father of Queen Alex
andra.
At state dinner at the White house when our
beloved Theodore Roosevelt was at the helm, Mrs.
Turner had the honor of going in to dinner II.
the arm of the president with Secretary John
Hay seated on her left She and Senator Turner
were houseguests at the Whtehouse and Mrs.
Turner thought it strange coincidence that The
living room of their suite the same in which
they had been received by President Arthur
years before.
Mrs. Turner went to London with her husband
at the time of the meeting of the Alaska Boundary
Commission there at one state dinner Ambassa-
dor Choate her pardner and at another she
had the attention Of Lord Stratcoma and Lord
Berested, then Lord mayor of London.
Back in Washington the Turner'S were guests
at a state dinner given by the President and Mrs.
Taft and Mrs. Turner was the honor guest at
l..raLaan ri,to, hu Mrs Iosenhus Daniels and