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Assisting the hosts at the re-
ception and with the serving were
Mrs Burel Shelton, Mrs Bert
Traver. ?.~.~s A.J. Clemens, Mrs
Donald G~rdner, Mrs Ray Honey-
cutt, Mrs Kenneth Youngblood,
Mr: C-,7ad Schreiner, Mrs Cecil
At:ft. ?~rs v,'ner Hemphill, Mrs
F :~,:'c:.~ He,u!'y and Mark Hall.
;~'/. hating at the guest book
..... ~ Mis~: Tudy Sloan. Miss Kath-
?-yn Clemens and Miss Sharon
Cooper.
The families of this honored
couple lived about two miles
apart in the Mammoth School
district near Meeker, where
Clarence and Stella attended sch-
ool together. Stella's parents were
Mr and Mrs Wesley H. Ward, and
Mr and Mrs Nelson P. Hall were
the parents of Clarence.
On Sept. 18, 1912, Clarence
drove to the hon~,c' of his b-,'ide-to-
oc, wi~n his horse anti buggy, and
they went to the home nearby oi
the l~ev. Beane where the wedd-
in.g ceremony took place. Witness-
es were Clarence's sister, Myrtle,
Stella'$ sister, Enloe, also his
cousin, Lena was present.
MR. AND MRS. CLARENCE HALL
Halls Are Honored On Anniversary
On Sunday afternoon, Sept. 16,
friends and relatives gathered
at *he home of Clarence and
,~ ~ia Hall in Tryon to help them
~":~ brato 50 years of married life.
~', ,' ~::~'.,3 guests, representing 22
'~, .ns were present.
Hosts for" the Golden Anniver-
:::,~ry ,vent were their daughter,
Ada Estelle Sloan, her husband,
Gerald, and their children Jerry
":i~ ,Judy.
p"~gram was presented on
"'" :a-"n, with Mrs Bert Traver
!~t~~," of corelllonies.
Invocation and congratulations
were presented by Rev. Floyd
Jones, of Tulsa, who is the pastor
of the Christian Union church,
where the Halls are members.
life of the honored couple, which
she entitled "Memories," was
presented by Mrs Rich Perrin.
"Past, Present and Future" was
given by Judge Don Powers of
Chandler, and Miss DeAnn Kirk-
9atriek gave a musical reading
entitled "Home."
The Hails granddaughter, Judy,
then sang "May the Good Lord
Bless and Keep You" and Mrs
Bert Trave, rend a poem "Jusl
Fifty Years Ag~."
Best wishes and benediction, by
Rev. H.I. Jones, concluded the
program.
The refreshment table was
covered with a linen cutwork em-
broidered cloth, and was centered
with a lovely arrangement of gold
The brides wedding dress was
ankle length, styled with the
iashion of that day,made from
all-over embroidery,with many
scallops. It imd short puffed sleev-
es and she wore long half-hands,
white slippers, and a wide leghorn
hat which crowned her long dark
hair. Her hat was decorated with
roses, covered with net and
streamers of ribbon hung down
dth back.
Their first home was on a farm
in that neighborhood and Clarence
taught school for six terms, they
also farmed.
After they moved to Tryon, a
group of TryorL citizens organized
the Tryon Trading company and
Clarence was named the manager.
In 1921 Clarence became cashier
of the Farmers and Merchants
bank, where he still works most
A vocal solo, "Always" was mums, accented with an emblem of the time. In 1937 we wer~t to
sung by Mrs Arville Clemens of of 50 in gold. Refreshments ofserve Boyd Cowden as deputy
Midwest City. golden punch and cake were ser-county treasurer and later for
M.C. S]oan, longtime friend of ved, with each serving of cake S.U. Silverthorn. He has been
the Halls spoke briefly of the topped with a yellow rose. employed in the State Insurance
"Reminiscing" years, followed by Throughout the home were fund and has served two terms in
,~ ~n~ by Mrs Elmer Hemphillof lovely bouquets of gold and yellow the "Oklahoma Legislature. Shella
Tulsa, "Whither Thou Goest." roses, carnations and pom-pom says she has been con, tent to be a
A short history of the married mums. mother and "housewife."
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