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Golden Wedding of Venerable Couple-Recalls DramaticProposalFiftyYears Ago When Swain Won Colleenlt;sMr. and Mrs. Edward J. Donnel*Ion Celebrate Half Century ofHappily Married Life TodayParents of 14 Children.•Dun mo reBy C’HARDES F. THEIS.y§/ars ago today in Galway, Ireland,It was fiftyCountywhere 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 amongthat Ed-|he roses fifty years agoward J. Donnellon, young scion ofthethe wealthiest household in allcolleendistrict, waited for atoJiring home breakfast buns from the village baker's.bong had he admired her secretlyand pondered on the step he wasabout to takeShecame, the village schoolmaster's daughter, her shawl clutchedtight across her breast agaipst thecold wind blowing off the lake.And then he jumped athwart herMR. AMD MRS.ELDOXpath.‘‘Here. Bridget, tak^-triis penny to the tinker’s and buy a wedding ring. We are to be married ioday!”Dramatic Proposal.* Xo blarney, no heroics, but tre-ndously dramatic in its simplicity•was young Donnellon’s proposal. ‘And dangerous, too, in a land where parents bartered off their marriageable children in matches that weremore likely to involve pigs andInvited.•pounds than love.The two were • married secretly and escaped ^he sharp tongues of their neighbors by going on their honeymoon to America, the land of youth and gold.Gold .was not there in fabulousquantities for them, but there wassufficient for comfort and they had besides the great love that they bore each other.laved Here Fifty Years.They lived a while in Brooklynand then came to Cincinnati. Here they have resided for the past fifty years. Fourteen children were bornto them. Eight are still living. They are J-imes J. Donnellon of Chicago, Thomas A., Andrew and Edward J. Donnellon, Jr., of Cincinnati; Mrs. Humbert Boar of Norwood, Mrs. Robert Glenn of Sedaihsville, Mrs. Harold J. McKenna and Miss Mary Donnellon of Cincinnati^ There are twenty-eight grand children.Mr. Donnellon is 69 years old. His wife is 66. But they are much younger than that in heart today as they celebrate their golden wedding anniversary among their children and their - children’s children attheir modest home at 636 Melish avenue, 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 andacquaintances at*their home on Melish avenue.i 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. Donnellon 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. Donnellon exchangedan understanding smile. , «saw them mar-They are Mrs. .James Donnel-COrPLE 11 EDI) TO r. s. JURY.Clifford Meese, 33, and his wife,M rs.27412 MainEdna Meese, street, 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.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sun, Sep 29, 1929
Page 10
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