| Show I I I IF o A NOTABLE GOLDEN WEDDING I I r 1 44 1 11 I First t Event of the Kind Where the Couple i Z Were Married In Utah Wedded In 1848 1 I I 41 1 I 1 j I I f Nesilt rot MWe food ono ot the I I i mot Intortlng I times vr held III X fi NOIhl on the oocalon ot the celebration 3 It the fiftieth annlOrtOnry of the I I 41 1 I wedding 01 President Charles Sperry q i t I W andIjI3 amlabl wire 1lIy L Miller ji I tm I Ii i I I Ill I Sprry hlch occurred In tile Oorth 1 I i t merit meeting house on Monday after t I noon Ib 21at 18 There was n hallo hall-o I l py gtliering I of the family and friends i 1 f of Ilrother find Sister Sperry Such 1 1 I j can nOr be forgotten our Noxith 1i I W I I P wnrd meeting house if I n Cry handsome buildl It his just pecn Pointed and I kjT 1fI a very cred liable I man I ter 1 ii I 4 Tile 1 ca 1 crt b I fit I fur over one hun 11 rTI 1 J h At dred 1 orsons ell there was simple I J room lot the family and friends to he I to scated around prior to a taking If It t 0 hanquet 0 thnt a j1rOrrrnm coulo1 I I dlh rTh i I b glvn bro dlnnr The family and J l ol gut were beatedvhell tvto children I A > ly titilred mi Ile I their 1 may to the I n + lanttreaftuice door and II In tIrIrgrtlnd I 11 I 11 o e parents and escorted thm to tholr I oil 1i t dlllrs In t he entre or the stand amid I I t I t the hotly npplne oC the assemblag ii Then the folloming to 1 1 i gicn Brother Jame Ili proFrum j 11elcnap n 4 1 n 1 InJaw bln mnatr IoC eeremone I i 1 ChorWl beVy grisoadchudorcta mOil vourdis iq t I are ant tones 01 the heart i I IraylIlhol Thomas II G I 5 to i j A Parties Fattier Charles Sperry welcooed his I family I and friends upon this joyous I e olji r I ca 1 I to I It I TA b1lonouplolcal sketch 01 Ialhor und 11 I I J Mother Spc van rc d by their It JSnu ht tT I11 1 I I V i I granddaug Ity full it I ri Song by tile none and dallghters I F H t MyApl l u tTOUd10 represented L 4 i the rrlt Presidency reading letters i 11 t1f f e nil I telegrams from thom and also from t President James W Iaxmnn ho In I I I IIOW not on business regretting their r l Inti to ioa present 1 out Sending I r ntbN f their congrA point ions of Tefule I l1il 3 I rintinded the assembly ijIrh gath H i a o n rlng 00101 never hao token 1Iere I I but for tile coming forth 01 the Book I 11 is on 1 1 or M rmon nlld the rest rotation 01 the I 11 I l Church 01 Jesus Christ upon the earth 1 2 this bull brought a in 7 In and lie i I I f ave the reason mhy I our city was JR li 4 malled Nephl I itecitatlon tloldn Wedding hy i4lc It P Jeanette Sperr I 19 V o I r JOl original p em presenting a Book 4 I f 11 01 Doctrine and Covennnt and hymn i I book by 1ldor Langley A Bailey r R 31 IS Song Th AVPddlng lUng I I 5 i SI granddaughter Stierry IF rn R of Congratulation from Irnllk I I ff 4 i Ill r 1111arnsworth wife real 4 Y i 1 remen lotion 01 nutograph book and 11 sentiments from Sarah M11ve P4 I j I Who e Shall ng I I 1r Not t h Claddren ell h I mell grandchlldrn f I rumtunond n I I I < on Holtn nnd nllo Spore 51 Song Golden Wedding by Sister I 1 1 1 J p Sarah t 6Irr 0 I 4 1 4 Quartette Come unto me ye volva are t fl I l oi wettryhy Recitation four My granddaughters Grandmother Meml I 33jack I jif j A tr A Piing end chorus composed for the i occasion by M II Sperry voas rn I I iyq I R dered t r 1 i The program was concluded by the P T rdination of Father Sperry to the or I i lno a Patriarch limiter the bonds r il I t 01 AIIII OcorRo Toadal andPatirl I arch David Udall It Ivan an Impro I I I olvo ceremony the children grand I 1 I 0 i children and Rtgrandchlldron I 1 stand Ing In a mlclrel and the In J vited guests standing while the ordlna I 1 i 1 tIon took E producing an I n I A Shut 2 eve to It t forgotten Then Vii 1 IT l lowd the banquet some hllndrod nd IIftynl the family and Invited guI J gu-I 14 enjoying a sumptuous feast 01 the ger it I things tit I m htch the table I I it j 1i 111 J 1dorned 11Ier I ou tile blessing floort 1 to MterJhe banquet wn elided e moot enjoyable evening was Spent In dano InI11 A 4 1 r I rig songe unit recitations Ilishop it R i I I W1111am I It Witmer opening with I ltte II rn I i y pro yer th a family 1 furnishing 1 ill it 11 i mush nnd Program whhh wa a de l child succems This Is I the first golden I 1 11 I j wedding clhrutHI In ilia Rtnte whr the parties were married In Utnh Th Ill gi I were the Second couple tiolia otltuh Ing I 1111i tied In the Territory Brother and Sister Sperry came to Utah In Octoe Vl 4 1 fJ and were married Ili the 0 F rri i t tholaafter III 4 j by Apollo John Tnylor on the anr 1 I noon 01 Fbruory 21 1111 Thy han hAd eleven children Ixtyolx grnnv 1 I children end twelve ratrnndehll tll I drn and have lived In 11101 since e I ISM LANGLEY |
