BioA: Catlin, Mr./Mrs.
William (Silver – 1915)
Transcriber:
stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Catlin, Parker, Johnson, Cole, Lewis, Murrish
----- Source: Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark Co., Wis.) 07/29/1915
Catlin, Mr./Mrs. William (Silver – 18 JUL 1915)
Mr. and Mrs. William Catlin of the town of Loyal (Clark Co., Wis.)
entertained about one hundred and twenty-five guests on Sunday, July 18th,
1915 in honor of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
A sumptuous wedding dinner was served at one o’clock. The tables were
beautifully decorated with vases well filled with variegated flowers. Two
lengthy tables were set on the lawn prepared for guests. At the head of the
table where Mr. and Mrs. Catlin were seated, the large pyramid wedding cake,
which was surrounded with a wreath of pink roses, loomed up in the distance
as a reminder of the twenty-five years that have past and gone. All did
ample justice to the excellent dinner that was served.
After all were served, Aunt Elizabeth Parker, who celebrated her
eighty-sixth birthday on the same day, rendered a lengthy and appropriate
Bible story, which she had committed to memory. All were surprised to see
the cheerfulness and activity of Aunt Elizabeth in her advanced age. This
was very much enjoyed by all.
After this, Mr. S.M. Johnson’s cousin, who is here on an extended visit from
Norway, rendered some fine music for the occasion. The young people joined
in part with singing and playing, to make the event a happy one and to be
remembered by those present.
In the afternoon, ice cream, cake and lemonade were served, and all did
justice to same.
Valuable and numerous were the gifts received, among which were, one salt
and pepper castor, one sugar shell, three butter knives, two gravy ladles,
one cream ladle, one berry spoon, one pickle fork, one olive fork, one ink
stand, one linen table spread, one carving set with buckhorn handle, one set
fruit knives, one salt, pepper and toothpick holder, one clock, on fruit
basket, two cake plates, lunch set of twelve napkins and table spread and
$24.00 in silver, also some beautiful flowers, which were presented to them.
Late in the afternoon the guests departed, all agreeing that Mr. and Mrs.
Catlin are royal entertainers, and wishing them long life and happiness in
years go come.
Those from abroad present were, Mrs. R.B. Cole and Miss Laura Cole of West
Bend, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lewis of Richland Center, and Mrs. Murrish of
Georgia.
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