Show MR AND MRS GEORGE P. P MERLING OBSERVE THEIR ST WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 3 T 9 t. t t l lp r t p tt I p it km I m 1 a f I 4 J 1 I L' L L Mr and Mrs Ceorge P. P Cut courtesy of Grand Junction Sentinel I Mr and Mrs George P. P Merling Merling Mer Mer- Merling ling respected ted residents of or Moab for ifor the past 27 years celebrated eel cel their Gist wedding anniversary an an- Tuesday They were the honored guests at a reception given Tuesday evening at Bethany hall hail the hostesses being the following friends and neighbors Mrs Fd Rd Knight Mrs Lester Taylor Mrs Clint Sly Mrs Irs H. H B. B Evans Mrs Russell Carter Mrs Wallace Corbin Mrs William limes Mrs G. G O. O Patterson Mrs J. J W. W Cor Car bin Mrs Mary Cooley Mrs Elberta Elberta El El- berta Clark and Mrs Myrle Myrie D. D Baldwin The following program was rendered Piano duet Misses Nanette Evans and Ginger Johnson John son soni reading My Fit First Date Miss Judy Larsen dance Miss Dorothy Holyoak a accompanied by Mrs Clarence lIoI Holyoak ak vocal solo soto I Love You Truly Mrs Mennel Stewart accompanied by Mrs W. W 3 J. J Morgan Morgans vocal solo Loves Old Sweet Song Richard Parsons accompanied by Mrs Ola Walker vocal Sweetest Star Story Ever Told Mrs C. C J J. Meador accompanied by Mrs Mr-a Robert Reid vocal solo Dear Hearts Lucian accompanied by Mrs Walker two violin solos Then J en You'll R Remember Me an Serenade John Johp C Cox a acom- acom accompanied om panted by Mrs ix vocal solo The TIre Last Rose of If Summer Mrs Marvin Ol Clever eJ a f. f led by drs Morgan l The hall hail was beautifully decorated dec orated in white and yellow ca car car- nations Iris and snapdragons sent by Mr and Mrs Merling's children and friends Light refreshments were served sew servo ed at the close of the program I Mr and Mrs 1 Merling were I married at Ridgway y Colo Cola I March 4 4 1891 Mr Merling observed ob ob- served his birthday Feb 27 and Mrs Merling was 78 years old Feb 8 George P. P Merling was bornat born bornat at Poultney vt VU a son of John Johnana and ana lizabeth Elizabeth Pepper When he was nine years of I age his Iris family came west to Colorado Lila Llla Marling was born at Spencer Owen county Ind md a daughter of ot LyCurgus Hamilton and Martha Kelley Wood Her ner family family- moved to western Colo Cob Colorado rado when she was 16 years of age i Since l nee coming to Moab 27 vears apo Mr c a. a and Mrs 4 Mer Mer- a. a fi ling g gh h have b been n active in community corn com affairs Mr Merling Js is still actively engaged in gardening gardening gardening gar gar- dening and am poultry poultry raising Mrs Merling Melling has been president president dent and secretary of ot the Waman Womans Woo Wo mans man Literary Club am and is one of ot its Us most faithful members ls Th They y are the parents of five children Mrs Frank Lillian Days Biays Mrs Walter V V. V Mildred BoYle Boyle and Mrs C. C W. W Gertrude Dresser Desser all of at Son San Diego Calif John M. M Merling telling of National City Calif and Noil NoU serving with the navy somewhere some where In Korean waters One daughter Mrs J. J T. T Gladys Learning died at Moab some 15 I years ago |