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Golden Wedding of Venerable CoupleRecalls DramaticProposalFiftyYears Ago When Swain Won Colleenlt;sMr. and Mrs. Edward J. Donnel-lon Celebrate Half Century of Happily Married Life Today Parents of 14 Children.By CHARLES F. THEIS.It was fifty y§/ars ago today in Ounmore, County Galway, Ireland,4- . s , .where roses cover poverty by day and at night the silver of the moon lies over the blue lakes ot theregion.. It was in the sunlight and among|he roses fifty years ago that Edward J. Donneiion, young scion ofthe wealthiest household in all the district, waited for a colleen to Jjring home breakfast buns from the village baker's.• bong had he admired her secretly and pondered on the step he wasabout to take.:c. * '.'T: V: : Epfe®# She came, the village schoolmaster's daughter, her shawl clutchedtight across her breast against the cold wind blowing off the lake.And then he jumped athwart her path. i‘‘Here. Bridget, takg-tfiis penny to the tinker’s and buy a wedding ring. \Ve are to be married today!”Dramatic Proposal.* Xo blarney, no heroics, but tre-Jrn%n dously dramatic in its simplicity*was young Donnellon’s proposal. ‘And dangerous, too. in a land whereparents bartered off their marriageable children in matches that were more likely to involve pigs and pounds than love. - ?The two were - married secretly and escaped the sharp tongues of their neighbors by going on their honeymoon to America, the land ofyouth and gold.Gold .was not there in fabulousquantities for 'them, but there wassufficient for comfort and they hadbesides the great love that they boreeach other.Lived Here Fifty Years.They lived a while in Brooklyn and then came to Cincinnati. Here they have resided for the past fifty years. Fourteen children were born to them. Eight are still living. They are Dimes J. Donneiion of Chicago, Tilomas A., Andrew and Edward J. Donneiion, .Jr., of Cincinnati; Mrs. Humbert Boar of Norwood, Mrs. Robert Glenn of Sedaihsville, Mrs. Harold J. McKenna and Miss MaryDonneiion of Cincinnati, There are twenty-eight grand children.Mr. Donneiion is 69 years old. Hiswife is 66. But thev are much* • •/younger than that in heart today as they celebrate their golden wedding anniversary among ’their children and their' children’s children atMR. AND MRS.ELLONInvited.saw them mar-They are Mrs. James Donne!-their modest home at 636 Melishavenue, Avondale.First there will be a blessing by the Rev, Father George F. Hickey, pastor of St. Andrew’s Church, Avondale. Then there will be a luncheon for the whole family group at the home of Mrs. Baer. Dinner will be served at the home of Mrs.Glenn. And. finally, in the evening,the couple will receive friends and acquaintances at'their h-ome on Melish avenue.! Old FriendsFive persons who ried will be there.Thomas Ryan, Mrs.Ion, Miss Bridget Ryan of Chicago, Mrs. ‘E. O. B. Carrier of Delmar, Cal., and Mrs. John Gallagher of 2 43Worth street.Mr. Donneiion was asked* yesterday for the secret of marital success.He called to his niece. Miss Eileen McKenna, a theatrical student of ..this city. “Sing that song for them, please,” he asked.“You Were Meant for Me,” sang the young lady. (Mr. and Mrs. Donneiion exchangedan understanding smile.-, iCOUPLE HELD TO I\ S. JURY.Clifford Meese, 33, and his wife,Mrs. Edna Meese, 27, 412 Mainstreet, were bound over to the Federal Grand Jury yesterday on liquor charges after a hearing before the United States Commissioner here. Both pleaded not guilty to possession of liquor agents charged they found in their rooming house at the Main street address. Bond was fixed at $5,000 for Meese and $1,000 for Mrs. Meese.t*1tc
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sun, Sep 29, 1929
Page 10
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