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Show Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Davis I Celebrate Golden Weddinf I Mr. and Mrs. U II. Dnvls of tho Lehl Second Ward colobratod tholr tiftleth wedding nnnvorsary Tuesday with a family gathering at tholr homo In tho nfternoon nnd a big dnnco In tho Smuln Acndomy In tho ovoning. Relatives nnd close friends congratulated congratu-lated them nt tholr homo whoro a luncheon nnd musical program was enjoyed from G o'clock to 8 o'clock. Following this thoy wont to tho dano-ing dano-ing nendomy whoro hundreds of local and out-of-town friends Joined In the colobratlon of tholr wedding anniversary. anniver-sary. Features of tho dancing party was threo soloctlons from tho Klrkhnm Ilrothors Orchestra which furnished music for a wedding dance tho couplo gnvo fifty years ngo In tho First Wnrd Amusement Hull. Tho first numbor was a waltz for tho old pooplo who attondod tho danco In tho oarly days. Nino couplos wero- in nttoiidanco Tuesday evening, who woro also present pres-ent at tho danco fifty years ago. Not all of thoso woro ablo to participate In tho dancing of this pnrty, howovor. Tho socond number wns for nil prosont pros-ont nnd tho third was a Virginia Itool for tho couples prosont nt tho former party. A vocal solcetlon by the children nnd grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Davis and tho reading of a pnpor by Prof. Junius Dnnks concluded conclud-ed tho special program. Tho papor was in tho naturo of a conversation between Grandpa Davis and a grand- H boii in which tho older person was H answering quostlona about his life H and tho conditions hero in tho early H K II. and Sainh Ellen Stowart H Davis woro both born lit lova; tho H termor Fobrunry 7, 18D0 and tho latter H Fobruafy 2, 18 17. Thoy crossed tho H plains with tholr parents In 18G2, tho H Davis' sottllug In Mill Crook and tho H Stowarls in Pleasant Urovo. Thoy aro H tho parents of nine chlldron, soven of whom nro living, and grandparonU of H fourteen grandchildren, Tho children H aro Ullsha, LoRoy, Miss Pearl Davis, H Mrs. O. L. Ktttlngar, Mrs. John H Stokor, Mrs, Arova Arnilstead and H Mrs, Alox Iirown. H Tho pnpor read by Prof, Backs is reproduced bolow: H When peoplo first' camo hero, H What woro thoy llko? I prlthoo say, 'H Toil mo truly Grandpa dear. H Yes, yoa, my boy, I'll tell you all About thoso early times H Thoso years of faith, nnd toll, nnd H In a desort's parching climes. H 'Twns eight and sixty years ngo H That first this vnlo I saw H Far Btrotchcd tho plains of silver sago H All noath tho lied Man's Law. -H Wo built our homo of logs and turf, H A blanket hung for door; H And under foot old Mothor Earth H Sorved very well for floor. H (Continued On pngo' 8 H |