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Show Couple Observe 70th Wedding Anniversary The Community of Fairview joined with Patriarch and Mrs. Jordan Brady in celebrating their seventieth wadding anniversary, Thursday December 10th. A splendid program and dinner was given at the Fairview Amusement hall. Dinner was served to over Six hundred people, under the direction di-rection of the Relief Society committees. com-mittees. John iR. Graham acted as master of ceremonies. He gave congratulations to Mi', and Mrs. Brady, and greetings and. welcome to the guests. The following program was ren-Idered: ren-Idered: community singing "When Ycu and Iwere Young Maggie;" prayer and the blessing on the food was given by Peter Peterson. During the dinner toasts and tributes trib-utes were given to the worthy couple by E. H. Anderson, Amasa Rasmussen, Maitland Graham, A. L. Carlston, Chancey Howell, Peter Pet-er Sundwall and J. P. Jordan. Acccrdian music was given by Lawerence Allred; comic song, E. A. Day; tribute, Stake President S. M. Neilson; music, Harmonica Eand; violin duet, Randall and Al-vin Al-vin Brady; vocal duet, Eva and Era Cox; solo, Mr. Frank Brady; reading, "Mothers Memories," by Mrs. Horatio Cox; song, Mrs. J. P. Jordan; a dramatization under the direction of Glenda Rigby; a dramatization of Noah's Ark by Mrs. Frank Cox. At the close of the program the wedding cake was cut and served. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Jor-dan Brady and Mr. and Mi's. J. P. Jordan entertained with some old time dances. A public dance in the Amusement hall concluded the days activities. Mr. Brady was born June 7, 1843, in Nauvoo, 111., son of Lindsay A. and Elizabeth Ann Hendrick-son Hendrick-son Brady. He came to Salt Lake valley with his parents in the Captain Cap-tain William Walker company in 1850. His family was one of the first to settle in Fairview, coming here in 1859. Mr. Brady has made his home here since with the exception of 12 years of pioneering in San Luis valley, Colorado, and one year in Arizona. He fought in the Black Hawk Indian war, serving as a home guard. At one time he was a reserve policeman in Fairview. Mr. Brady was active in the United Uni-ted Order at Fairview in the 7C,s and was one of the officials who helped distribute the property among the people when it was dissolved. He served in the bishopric bishop-ric for a number of years and is now a patriarch in the L. D. S. church. Mrs. Brady, who, before her marriage, mar-riage, was Mary L. Howell, was born in New York City, November 27, 1844, the daughter of Edmund W. and Sarah Vale Terry Howell. She is an active L. D. S. church worker and was one of the first Relief society teachers at Fairview. Mr. and Mrs. Brady were married mar-ried December 10, 1861 in Fariview by John Cox Sr. and have had the ups and downs of married life for seventy years. This worthy couple are still with us in good health, and heartily thank the people for this honor and respect shown them. They are the only living couple who first settled Fairview. Mr. and Mrs. Brady have the following children: Jordan H. and Willis A. Brady. Mrs. Radna A. Clement, Fairview; Mrs. Martha E. Rasmussen and Mrs. Mary E. Cornum, Stanford. Colo.; Mrs. Sarah Sar-ah M. Clement, Fort Duchesne; Lindsay E. Brady, Arimo. Idaho: Mrs. Ophelia S. Cox, Buhl, Idaho: Mrs. Ada C. Cruser and Warren A. Brady, Salt Lake; Mrs. Millie Rebecca Re-becca Stewart, Provo; 82 grandchildren, grand-children, 183 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Brady ha3 a sister, Mrs. Justice Jus-tice P. Jordon, living here. Four families from Buhl, Idaho, and vicinity attended the celebration. celebra-tion. The families were: Mr. and Mrs. H. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Nile Cox Mr. and Mrs. Dick Cox of the Deep Creek district; Mr. and Mrs. R.isencrantz of Superior, with their chiidren. |
