A SILVER WEDDING.
PRESENTATION To.__t H. R. SSHTH,
Yesterday afternoon the municipal staff presented Mr H.R. Smith, town clerk, with a solid silver ; rose-bowl to mark the anniversary-of his-silver wedding,. ■"-'. -.' _\ ;■"... '.;'".". -,; .' Mr A. D. Dobson. city surveyor, in making the presentation j said thero were n;any pit-falls in married life, but Mr Smith had avoided most.of_them. .Mr Smitji' had shown every consideration to the staff, and they all wished that he would t-each another 25 years of married lifo '
Mr Smith, in returning thanks, said that he could use the stereotyped phrase, that this was an entire surprise, awl during -the last day or two ho had'"discovered how many, friends he had. It was as food as getting married again, in the light of-the number of presents ho had received. The staff's interest was his- interest, and all that he had done for any member was partly by the help of his good, wife, who would be just as gratified as he at the beautiful present they.bad given him. The rose-bowl' is engraved with the following inscription:—'Tresented to H. R; Smith. Esq., Town Clerk, by the municipal" officers on-the occasion of bis silver' weddinc. 17th June, T9l_"
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Press, Volume L, Issue 11998, 19 June 1914, Page 8
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196A SILVER WEDDING. Press, Volume L, Issue 11998, 19 June 1914, Page 8
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