Davison County, SD News.....After Fifteen years November 25 1885
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Mitchell Daily Republican
After Fifteen years
Mr. and Mrs. O.T. Letcher's crystal wedding
An occasion of rare social enjoyment
Elegant gifts

Fifteen years ago on the 23d of November, 1870, Mr. and Mrs. Orlando T. 
Letcher joined hands to pursue their matrimonial
journey together, and Monday evening their elegant home was thrown open to 
their friends in commemoration of this event. 
The invitations were for tea at seven o'clock and an informal social time 
after.  Quite a number of regrets were received,
but the parlors and dining-room were thronged, nonwithstanding.  A dazzling 
array of remembrances from the friends, 
appropriate to the occasion, was displayed, as below:
    Placque clock from Mrs. O.T. Letcher to her husband,
    Pair celery glasses, vases and cologne set, Mr. and Ms. Beuzeville and 
Miss Grace.
    Set of crackle ware on hammered brass tray, Max and Herman Weil.
    Water set, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Letcher.
    Sugar and cream set, Mr. and Mrs. Barr.
    Fruit dish, Mr. and Mrs. Knowles.
    Wine set, M. Champency
    Salt and peppers. Miss Singiser.
    Half-dozen wine glasses, Fred and Inez Letcher.
    Water set on brass tray, Misses Goodykoontz, Rowley, Barnard and Davenport.
    Crystal hanging lamp, Mr. and Mrs. Rowley, Mr. and Mrs. Silsby, Mr. and 
Mrs. Gillespie, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Johnston,
      Mr. and Mrs. Fullerton, Mr. and Mrs. Barrington, Dr. and Mrs. Bracy, Mr. 
and Mrs. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, 
      [and] Mrs. Huggins, the Misses Chandler.
    Bohemian glass vase, Mr. and Mrs. Washburn
    Fruit dish, J.K. Smith
    Custard cup, Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Weston, Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Winsor, Messrs 
Mentzer and Crow.
    Finger bowls, Mr. and Mrs. Everitt Smith.
    Berry dish, silver mounted with spoon, Rev. and Mrs. Pardee, Mr. and Mrs. 
R.N. Kratz, Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Kratz,
      Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Bowdie, E.H. Mayhew
    Fruit dish, Mr. and Mrs. Cammann, Dr. and Mrs. Parmelee, Dr. and Mrs. 
Bowes, Mr. and Mrs. Hardesty, Messrs Doolittle,
      West and Gray.
    Sugar and cream set, Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Hammer
    Half dozen glasses, Mrs. P.E. Saunders
    Perfume set, Messrs Randall and Wheelock
    Salad dish, Mr. G.H. Rathman
    Water jar, Mr. and Mrs. Metcalf
    Pickle dish, Mr. and Mrs. Gale
    Set of sauce dishes, Col. and Mrs. Davenport
    Finger bowls, Mr. and Mrs. Everitt
    Butter dish, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter
    Perfume jug, Mr. and Mrs. Shaw
    Pickle dish, Miss Wright
    Finger bowls, Mr. and Mrs. M.M. Hitchcock
    Butter dish, Mr. and Mrs. Goodykoontz
    Eugene West also presented an elegant tribute of choice cut flowers, and 
some unknown advocate of temperance
contributed a fratured flask and footless glass, filled with Old Bourbon, and 
inscribed with appropriate sentiment.

After all were gathered the wedding march was played, and Mr. and Mrs. Letcher 
conducted to the parlor, where 
Rev. Mr. Pardee, in a happy little speech bound them anew in their mutual 
covenant.  The ceremony was completed by the 
bestowal of a beautiful pearl ring on the bride of years ago by the groom who 
stood by her side that day, less an 
embarrassed and self-assured than he appeared on this occasion.

This is no place for the conventional remarks about "an enjoyable occasion for 
all present."  The evening was marked
by an absence of formality and a genial interchange of social good will, the 
guests departing at 10 o'clock with 
expressions of hearty good-will to their hosts.

The following telegram from Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Cooke, of Sandusky, Ohio, the 
latter a sister of Mrs. Letcher:
    Accept congratulations.  May you live to celebrate the full series.

To which can be added: "so say we all of us."    


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