Smith, Mr. & Mrs. R. G. (Celebrate 50 Yrs)

SMITH, EVARTS

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 7/14/2012 at 09:59:33

LeMars Globe-Post
January 15, 1923

LeMars Citizens Have Been Married For Fifty Years

New Year’s Day was the occasion for the celebration of the golden wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Smith, who have been residents of LeMars
and vicinity since grasshopper days. All the living children and
grandchildren, to the number of twenty, gathered at the home on First Avenue
South East and enjoyed the bountiful wedding dinner, after which an
impressive program was rendered, including the following original lines by
H. L. Smith, the eldest son:
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
On the thirty-first of December
Just fifty years today,
With rites they well remember
Our parents began their way.
This trip to the golden milestone
Began with hope and cheer,
Was at times a toilsome journey
With many a smile and a tear.

With keenest satisfaction
We took o’er the journey past
And see the lives united
Have stood each gale and blast.
They watched their children’s cradles,
As with faith they conquered fears;
They lived for those who loved them
For fifty long, long years.

They honored God who gave them
Their need of strength and health;
To Him they gave their service,
Their consecrated wealth.
Their work shall be rewarded,
The golden day appears—
“Well done” their Master’s tribute,
“Well done for fifty years.”

On Dec. 31, 1872, R. G. Smith and Emma L. Evarts drove to Wyocena, Wis., in
a sleigh instead of a chaise and were united in marriage, the Rev. Charles
Richards officiating. Seven years of their married life were spent in
Wisconsin and the remaining forty-three years in LeMars and vicinity, where
their influence has always been felt for good in home, church and community
life.

The gifts chosen by the immediate family and relatives to perpetuate the
spirit of the occasion were fittingly presented by a daughter, Mrs. H. G.
Melke, of Gordon, Neb. The responses by the recipients were very touching
and will long be remembered and cherished by the children and grandchildren.

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