Clackamas-Marion County OR Archives News.....Aged Couple Honored On Golden Wedding October 6, 1921
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Clackamas County News October 6, 1921
Two hundred or more relatives of Mr and Mrs Geo Seely give them reception in 
M.E.Church
Wislonville,September 28,1921
The celebration of the 50th or golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Geo B. 
Seely was held here iin the M.E Church Tuesday afternoon,Sept 21,with some two 
hundred of the relatives present
Rev Alfred Bates,pastor of the church,presided.A fine program was presented by 
Mrs Mabel Brobst and Mrs Oscar larson.Reading of the marriage ceremony by Mr 
Bates,music and singing by Vida Seely,Sherman Seely,Alfred bates,Elmer Seely 
and Dwight Seely
The wedding gifts were very beautiful and a number of them were 
presented.Following the program,a fine lunch was served in the basement of the 
church in which all participated.Following the lunch many songs,jokes and 
speeches were offered by Mrs Bates,Vida Seely,Sherman Seely and J.E Moreback.
Mrs Melinda Seely(the bride) responded by thanking all who had contributed to 
the program,which has given her husband and herself so much joy on their 
golden wedding day
Mr and Mrs Seely have made their home here all but two years of their married 
life,these two years being spent in Kansas immmediately following thier 
wedding,which was performed at the home of the bride near Newberg.Mrs Seely 
who was a Hall,is now sixty seven years of age and is as spry as can be.
George B Seely,who is now seventy five years of age,came originally from 
Springfield,Illinois,when eight years old settled near Oregeon City.From there 
the family moved to Canby,later moving to Wilsonville.They now live ona  
portion of the ols Seely homestead near here.
Mr Seely had six brothers living,and two brothers dead.there were eight boys 
and one girl in the family.Most of the children settled in this neighborhood 
and the descendats number in the hundreds.
It would be hard indeed to find a couple more devoted to each other than Mr 
and Mrs Seely.For fifty long years they struggled with the cares of life,side 
by side faithfully and cheerfully.Their friends and acquaintances are very 
numerous.
Mr Seely has not been in the best of health the past year,and although he 
enjoyed the program immensely it was quita a tax on him.
One of the guest was Frank Rogers,who has been in the employ of Mr and Mrs 
Seely for almost forty years

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