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Show EDWABD FELICITATES HAPPY DID COUPLE1 King of England Graciously Uc-, members Marriage Aimi- versa ry of .Subjects. ' i i LONDON, .luue 30. "The "Ming has' been informed that vou are celebrating 1 I the seventieth anniversary of your wed- ! ding day. His Majesty commands bio to congratulate you on this happy event and to express the hope lhat notwith- f standing you are both in your ninety third year, you may live to enjoy manv more such anniversaries. "KXOLLYS." ' This message was received bv John Brinsrnead, tho father of the' piano trade, and his -wife, who have just celebrated cele-brated the seventieth nnniversarv of their marriage called bv tho peoplo who visited them the "liadium Wed-I ding." I I The old couple were surrounded by no I fewer thau forty direct dependents, twolve belonging to the fourth genera- j tion. as they sat. amid a bower of roses i at their home at J?cgcnt 's Park. Pretty little great granddaughters ran about dispensing programmes and the youngest young-est great great . grandchild, aged six weeks, passed through the ordeal of her first ontcrtainment vith great success. "When they had -welcomed all. the IiorI and hostess shook hands with every ev-ery omploveo of the firm. The proces- , sion' was led by men who had worked for over forty'ycars for the firm and . each of these veterans was presented with a rheck for .fuO. The oldest cm I ployee was a man named Tigg, whose j service had extended ovor fJ years. |
