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Show 50 WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IS CELEBRATED Fifty years ol married life were celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Steph-en Dallin, well known residents of this city, Saturday, when they entertained in the evening at the First ward amusement hall, for approximately 20 friends and relatives. rela-tives. A program, dancing and refreshments featured the entertainment. enter-tainment. Alma Fullmer acted as master of ceremonies. In attendance at the wedding celebration were three of the people peo-ple who attended the marriage of Mr. and Mi's. Dallin, fifty years ago. They were Mrs. Julia Dallin, Dal-lin, John Wardsworth and Wells Crandall. Joseph Shepherd was among the older guests in attendance attend-ance and furnished violin music during the evening. The guests of honor received many lovely wedding gifts. Program numbers g.'ven, included includ-ed a vocai trio, Mrs. Mary Weight, Mrs. Phiida Finley, Mrs. Helen Sanford; a dance, Miss Ruth Baxter; readings, Miss Delia Baxter; vocal solo, Frank Bjarn-son; Bjarn-son; dance and solo numbers. Miss Shirley Peterson; vocal duet, Mark Peterson, Ileen Felix; novelty dance numbers, James Curtis; instrumental in-strumental duets, James Curtis and son Elmo Curtis; vocal and instrumental selections; Roe Mc-Curdy, Mc-Curdy, Dick Conover, Almo Curtis. Cur-tis. Clarence Smith; comic stunt, Willis Weight and Harlan Boyer; readings, Mrs. Frank Sanford; 'Golden Wedding Memories," by Mrs. Mae Childs, assisted by Elmo Curtis, Willis Weight and Lola Weight; reading, Mrs. Minerva Weight; guitar and vocal numbers, num-bers, Miss Marjorie Dallin of Bear River City; vocal selections, Blake Dallin, Provo; violAi selection, Don Shepherd ; reading, Thelma Graves, Mrs. Mary Bird and Airs. Lola Weight were accompanists. Short talks were given during the evening by Mrs- Milenda Sumsion, Relief Society president; President Presi-dent J. Emmett Bird, Kolob stake-and stake-and Bl'shop A. G. Peterson of the First ward. Mr. Dallin spoke briefly in appreciation of the fine program and other phases of the entertainment given in honor of the couple. . Dr. Dallin was born in Springville, Spring-ville, March 20, 1863, a son of Tobias and Katherine Montgomery Dallin, early pioneers. He tells interesting stories of assisting his father who was an expert fisherman, fisher-man, seine trout from Utah lake by the barrels to distribute among pioneer families when food was scarce. Mr. Dallin spent the earlier earl-ier years of his life as a lumberman lumber-man employed by various industrial indust-rial enterprises in this vicinity. He later engaged in farming and at present does much of his own work, being especially active for his years. He has been a Black Hawk committeeman for many years. He has taken an active part in church work and holds the office of high priest- and home missionary. missionary. During the greater part of her life Mrs. Dallin's interests have been in her home. She was born here. March 4, 1868, a daughter of Amos and Abigal Childs Warren. War-ren. Her father was well known as an early pioneer interpreter between the Indians and white men. Mrs. Dallin has been active in various auxiliary organizations of the First ward and is at present pres-ent a Relief society teacher. The couple were married a Springville, December 18, 1887. They have five sons and a daughter, daugh-ter, Mrs. Maude Mason. Morris and Vaun Dallin, Springville, Arnold Ar-nold Dallin, Bear Rivelr City; Selby Dallin, Las Vegas, Nev.; Amos Dallin, Provo; 25 grandchildren grand-children and one great grandchild. |
