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GOLDEN WEDDING GRANDLY OBSERVEDPMr. and Mrs. Andrew V. D Westerveldt Fifty Years Married.ALL DESCENDANTS PRESENT.Congratulations and Gifts in Gold Brought to Them, and a Merry Evening Enjoyed.jMr. aod Mrs. Andrew V. D. Wester-vclt, of No. 42 Railroad aventue, surround od by their children and grandchildren, other relatives and many friends, had the pleasure last night of celebrating the fiftieth or golden anniversary of their wedding. The celebration was an event whose many happy features will cause it to remain long an agreeable memory in the minds of nil who were present. The happy couple in whose honor the gathering was held were the \ ocipients of numerous congratulations, as well as of many substantial gifts.Mr. and Mrs. Westervelt were married in the old Liberty Street Methodist Church on September 24, 1853. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Dr. Van Zandl. the pastor of the church at that time, and wl|o is stillliving. Ho is now the presiding elderand resides at Ocean Grove. The only person who attended the wedding who was present last night was Richard 3Vk White, of this cityMr. and Mrs. Westervelt have had two children anti four grandchildren. During'the reception the rather remarkable fact was noted that there has not been a dedth i*mong the descendants of Mr, and Mrs. Westervelt. The children are their son, Charles E. Wes-teivell, of New York. Ho was present with his wife and their children, who are Andrew V. D. Westervelt, now of Annapolis, Md., where he is an electrical engineer, employed on the Government Naval Academy; Miss Edna H. Westervelt and Master Charles Wuslervelt. Their daughter is Mrs. W. H. Woolsov, of Jersey City. She a ad her husband and' their daughter, Miss Elsie, were also present.The house was prettily decorated with cut flowers and on the verandas were illuminations of Japanese lanterns. During fli'e evening Dr. Ajan 11 Campbell made an address of congratulation and other informal speeches were made. The relatives of the couple presented to them a purse of $60 in goid, and Mi*. Westervelt received from the employees of the Consolidated Fruit Jar Company a handsome oak Morris chair, on the back of which was gold plate suitably inscribed. Besides these gifts there w.ere many others from the friends in both gold and silver.After an hour of social Intercourse a fine collation was served.The guests at the celebration included from this city:Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. White, Mrs. Catherine A. Hunt, Mrs. Margaret Gowen, Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Slack, Mrs. H. Iredell, Mr, and Mrs. Bergen, Mr. and Mrs. William Conger, I\lr. and Mrs. Theodore Hartmann, Mr. and Mrs. J. Van Winkle. Mr. and Mrs. George Rolfe, Mr. and Mrs. Thaddcus Holman. Mrs. William Burt, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davison, Mr. and Mrs. shades Lav6re; Messrs. A. Van Duyne, A. Van Winkle, Clarence Rolfe; Miss Mary Wake-l;am, Miss Blanche Roberts, Mrs. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs, C. Pette, Miss Florence Rothy Miss Sadie Davison, Harriet White, Elsie Hyde, Mr. and Mrs. John Btaals, Mrs Margaret Van A man.The guests from other places were: Mrs. Aaron Hoffman, Readington, N. J..; Mr. and Mrs. J. Voorhees, Philadelphia; Mrs. Barealow, Mise Nellie Barealow, Tennant; Judge and Mrs. David Zabriskie, Ridgewood; Mrs. W. E. DeHart, Washington, D. €.; Mr. and Mrs. N. B. K. Honman and Master Van Nest Hoffman, Mss Stella Weart,’ New York City; West Aman, Asbury Park.
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New Brunswick Daily Times
New Brunswick, New Jersey, US
Fri, Sep 25, 1903
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