Golden Wedding Anniversary, Mr & Mrs W S PINNELL, Edgar County, Illinois

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Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Pinnell Observed Golden Wedding
 
One of the most delightful social events held in Kansas in recent
years was the celebration Monday of the golden wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Scott Pinnell.
 
A reception was held at their beautiful home on west Buena Vist
street, nearly two hundred relatives and friends calling during the
afternoon and evening.
 
The receiving parties were beautiful with gold and white as the color
scheme and a profusion of pink and yellow roses and calendulas.
 
The bride was attractively and richly attired in a gown of black silk
velvet, which was a Christmas gift brought from France recently by her
daughter, Mrs. Edward Osborne of New York.  A beautiful corsage
bouquet of orange blossoms worn by Mrs. Pinnell was sent from
California.  
 
After congratulations were extended, the bride and groom, who appeared
____ happy, the guests were served a dainty luncheon in the dining
room.  Those assisting in serving were Misses Gertude Ames and
Josephine Sublette of Mattoon, Miss Kate Hutton, Mrs. H. S. Juntger
and Mrs. F. H. Hopkins.
 
Mr. and Mrs. Pinnell were married 50 years ago last Monday in Mattoon
at the old Essex House.  Mr. Pinnell was born in Kansas township,
where he has since made his home and is known by almost every one in
the township.  He served as postmaster preceding O. E. Boyer and made
many friends during the term.  Mrs. Pinnel was born in Paris and was
the daughter of J. Foster Whitney.
 
Many out of town guests were present, among them were Mrs. M. B. Alvey
of Chicago, a sister of Mrs. Pinnel, B. F. Pierce of Mattoon, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Sublette and three children, Misses Josephine, Elizabeth
and Scott of Mattoon, E. F. Poorman and Mrs. R. E. Hagenbush and Miss
Gertrude Ames of Mattoon, Mrs. Mary Garretson of Michigan City, Ind.,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed pinnell and family and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Swicker of
Westfield, Mrs. Mansa Ballentyne and W. O. Boyer of Paris, Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Bradley, Mrs. Geo. Hefton, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haskins.
 
Mrs. Pinnell states that one of the greatest pleasure of her
anniversary was the presence at home of their four children, Mrs. J.
W. Sublette of Mattoon, Mrs. Edward Osborne of New York, O. S. Pinnell
of Topeka, Kan. and A. W. Pinnell of Chicago.
 
The couple received many beautiful and substantial tokens of
remembrance chief of which were innumerable gold coins.

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