The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-08-09
BY PAULINE SUING BLOOM

''l3' has no terrors for Mrs. George H.
Goble, She was born October 18th. 1861, (she
doesn't mind about her age because one be-
lieves it, and August 18th. 1878 she and Mr..
Goble married at Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Monday they will celebrate their golden we'd
ding anniversary at their home 1919 Seventh
avenue. with all of their children and grand
children gathered about them. Their two daugh-
tiers and their husbands Mr. and Mrs. Ralph X.
Green Of Rochester, New York and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph p. Nader of Akron, Ohio have already
arrived and Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Tappan. the
parents of their son-in-law, Howard Tappan, will
arrive from Baldwnsvlle, New York. today. Mr..
Tappan and Mr.. Gobe were schoolmates in that
town more than so years ago. Mrs. Goble was
reared near Amherst and only last year visited
all of the scenes of her girlhood.
Their three grandchildren who will help
make the occasion merr. one are George n
Green, Harvey Tappan and Miss Frances Tappan.
Oliver p. Tappan, Mrs. Coolies nephew who at
tended the wedding three year old boy will
be here Monday.
Mrs. Goble. the daughter OF Olive c. Smith
storekeeper, doctor, lawyer, mayor of Rock
Springs and later cashier of the Rock Springs
National Bank had the grandest wedding the
mining camp had ever known. The minister,
Rev. S. Z. Thornton came 1925 miles to o!feiate.
At the golden wedding Monday Mrs. Goble will
wear her wedding gown, gorgeous creation of
light blue taireta, trimmed deliberately with plcat
ngs AMI rushings of white tafreta edged with
fringe The linen lined waist high in the
back with neck of double fringed white
about three inches of the brides neck and chest
VERY daring. but stylish" she considered il
at the time. There dozens of hand carved
mother of pearl buttons down the front of the
waist and the back of the skirt.
After the wedding service the whole town
came for a charivar. Mrs. Coolies mother had
baked % cakes with the assistance of her neigh
bors and there barrel of lemonade in readi-
ness. The inset the cover is taken from the
wedding picture of Mr. and Mrs. Goble. Mrs.
Goble is wearing her going away gown of heavy
black silk with real lace collar and cuffs. They
went to Denver Colorado for the wedding trip.
No invitations have been issued for the recep-
ton which the Coolies will hold Monday from
three to five and from 1880 to 100 o'clock. All
of their friends invited to come and wish
them well. The great heart of this Spokane
woman who attributes the happiness of her life
to the fact that she "just loves folks" would not
know where to draw the line. Her friends
legion in every walk of life.
Mrs. Gobe Spokane's first woman mem
Der of the school board. She was treasurer and
regent of Esther Reed Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. then state Regent
of the d. A. r. for Washington. She was also
treasurer and then president of the Ladies Aid
of Central Methodist church. She is serving
her sixth year the board of the Young Wo
mems Christian Association. The Coolies have
lived in Spokane for % years.
For ten years Mrs Coolies wedding anniver
sary has been the occasion of an event by the
Ladies Aid 1t the fortieth anniversary
that during the and at the time Mrs
Goble head of the churchs branch of the Red
Cross She asked the ladies to celebrate her
anniversary by sending something salable to
the Red Cross shop. Early in the morning the
gifts to the shop began to pour in and by night
they had netted the shop more than $500
When the Coolies were married Mr.. Goble
had charge of the chain of stores of Beckwith,
Quinn and Co., through Wyoming. Later he was
elected state senator from Rock Springs, serv-
ing two terms. He delegate to the nation
al Republican convention meeting at Phiadel-
phia in 900 and member of the Roose-
welt for vice president notification committee