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Sunnyside 12-2-15

expected to hold its monthly sessions at Sherwood
School for some months to come.

The Sec’y said she wished to notify the
friends of her husband and self that the 30th of
the present month would be the 50th anniversary
of their wedding day, and that they
had hoped to ask informally, all their friends
in S. S. to call to see them during the day
and evening. Owing to the serious illness
of their nephew she feared the plan would
have to be abandoned, which proved to be
the case. So far as known only one other
Golden Wedding has ever occurred in the
Asso., that of Benj. H and Sarah T Miller
in 1912 (?). see correction below
Adjourned to Norwood on 12-2-1915,
afterwards changed to Sunnyside.

Mary Bentley Thomas, Sec’y

Sunnyside 12-2-1915.

12-2-1915, the Asso. held forth at Sunnyside,
this being the 719th meeting. A reference
to the Golden Wedding of Edward P. and Mary
B. Thomas on 11-30-1915 brought out the information
that several of our members had achieved
this distinction, - Wm. H and Margaret B. Farquhar,
Samuel P. and Eliz. G. Thomas, Chas. G. and
Jane T. Porter, Charles & Sarah E. Stabler, Benj. H and Sarah T. Miller. Deborah
Lea and Sophia Peirce did not belong to the
Asso. at the time of their 50th Anniversaries.

Guests of the day were Hannah B., Mary
H., Emma T., Lillie and Alice B. Stabler, Isabel
and Janet Miller, Helen Shoemaker, Mariana S.
Miller, Emma E. Bond and Mrs. Hartridge.

Before proceeding with routine business
the Sec’y gave the society a chance to
elect someone else to the office she had
held for about 19 yrs., but again no one seemed
to crave the honor, so she will try to
perform her duties another year, with the
hope her friends may have patience with
her short-comings in future as in the past.

The sentiment of our hostess was next in order, –
“This truth comes to us more and more the