Show golden I 1 wedding held at durocher home br dr haiti Y johnson 1 1 we traveled 2000 miles to at tend a golden wedding and felt very much repaid for the lour jour ncy ney the occasion wag was the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage at of clarence 1 I and ada M rich johnson my mother sarah D young and mi I 1 accompanied mr and mr mrs eugene harmston of roosevelt at heber our party was joined by mr mrs essie essle rich HIML february ru ary with my brother irvin R young and wife of aa los s angeles and mrs J W young I 1 of f san bernardino calif we drove to santa monica to t the canyon y on home of movie actress far loraane alne day and her husband leo durocher where her father and mother were being honor I ed As we entered the door we were ere erected greeted by the bride and I j bromn room of yesteryear and their I 1 family lamar johnson mr and mrs norval johnson mr and i mrs dearmon johnson therma johnson petty and husband clell petty and loraine day and her husband husto and from the group a stranger would have had difficulty determining which wa wag th the bride except for her lovely blue gown and golden corsage the spacious living room with chartreuse cai carpets lighted toy by green wall lamps ant anti dotted with varied colored divans gave the feeling of restfulness and friendliness among the many strange faces we found friends and relatives Mrs babble rich sabey of san francico Francl co arthur A rich of price and his son clyde and daugh daughter shirley gladys rich fon formerly of ogden now of los angeles andrew and sara E H belcher and son som nile BrIg harn christen ten sen and daughter daught tr rouvoe alger and her husband J G alger all former tes but now of long bach beach beautiful virginia petty presented the be favors gold broaches for the ladles ladies gold pen and pencil sets for the gentlemen mey As we entered the den we knew at once this was the favored room of the master of th the e home mr durocher above the large round table surrounded on three sides by a leather upholstered circular seat hung pictures of bis his friends men fam ous in baseball history A bright fire burned in the fireplace and near this a bar made entirely of baseball bats each with a story of big league games the stools at the bar were topped with mitts that had served baseball heroes in world series games here punch in lare large cut class glas i bowls were served the guests lovely gifts were displayed in the guest room also done in chartreuse with a massive bed and chairs covered in dark yeen greem we were thoroughly en loyong the display of gifts and cards when we were ushered thru the french doors of the living room onto a rose bordered patio where loraine day was busily engaged taking pictures of all guests in one minute the camera had developed the pic pie ture in colors next we found ours ourselves e ives back in the den where thenna therma petty was placing the pictures in a book of memories and we were requested to write our message beside our pictures on the large table in the dining room was a lace table cloth made by Lo raines mother the center of attraction here was the wedding cake made in the form of a an opened book the pages were decorated with roses and bore the inscription C 1 I and ada 1900 1950 here refreshments were served buffet style the ladies ladles who poured were mrs delia DON williams and mrs annabell rhodes mrs williams in the mother of myrna loy it seemed every minute was ali filled led with enjoyment for all even the brand grand children were having a holiday all too soon the hours passed and after everyone invited everyone else to all the golden weddings in the fu 1 ture the honored couple was sincerely wished many more happy anniversaries ll 11 |