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                Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary

	The Christian chruch was gally festooned in golden flowers of the 
season last evening, in honor of the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. 
Wm. R. McQuoid members of the church and for long years leaders in the 
citizenry of  San Jose.  Five hundred people joined in the festivities and 
good wishes to the happy couple who have re-affirmed their vows of 50 years 
ago.  The bride was dressed simply and beautifully in black embroidered 
crepe-her snowing white hair adding a charm and grace pleasing to the eye and 
heart.  The groom was dressed in conventional black wearing the symbolic 
golden daffodil in the lapel of his coat.
	Mrs. Richard M. Bartle presided at the organ rendering as a prelude. 
 "Love's Greeting," by Elgar.  Mrs. Howard McConnell sang "I Love You Truly," 
by Carrle Jacobs Bond.  The bridal march was from "Lobengrie," by Wagner and 
Mendeissahn's Wedding March was played as the bride and groom passed to the 
lower assembly room for congratulations.
	The bride was accompined to the alter by her son and wife Mr. and 
Mrs. Emmet McQuoid, and grandson Harry Bell, and the groom by his son, Frank 
McQuoid, who came from New York to be present and (__?_) Meta McQuoid and 
Randall (_?_) grandchildren.
	Rev. Howard McConnell preceded the bride and Rev. J. W. Webb the 
groom, and there surrounded by children and grandchildren and scores of 
friends, this young-old couple testified to the sweetness of their  
companionship, re-affirming their love and devotion for each other.
	This informal program followed the cermony.  Dr. Malcolm Donald sang 
"Love's Sweet Song."  Miss Alice (_?_) read the beautiful love lyric from 
James Whitcomb Riley, "That Old Sweetheart of Mine."  As an encore she sang 
"The Sweetest Story Ever Told."  Judge P. B. Brown, with well chosen words, 
explained some of the discourgements, as well as the joys, attending such 
long years of companionship.  Miss Lucy Valpey and Miss Ida Taylor rendered 
two duets-"Silver Threads Among the Gold" and "When You and I Were Young."  
The bride was asked to express herself and responded with an original poem in 
which she described the courtship of fifty years ago.  The groom, not to be 
outdone, also read his first and only poem, written by himself at the age of 
74, the gist of it being, "When Susie Speaks I silent (_?_)."
	A great group of friend presented through a well-chosen speech by 
Mrs. McConnell, a golden purse with in which was a symbolic token of $50 in 
gold.
	After the ceremony the entire assembly passed to the lower assembly 
room where timy golden bells were pinned on each guest, and refreashments 
served by the bride and groom.  This is an event long to be remembered not 
olny by the two honored but by a host of friends who in enthusiastic and 
Joyful expression of affection wished them godspeed.