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Mr. and Mrs. R. ThompsonCelebrate Golden WeddingMr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson of 902 McDonough Street, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, Wednesday, with a reception. 'On that date, fifty years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were married by the late Rev. S. G. Griftin.- then pastor of Asbury M.E. Church.Mr. Thompson has spent forty-five year* in industrial life insurance business, having begun in 1892. as an agent.He is a member, trustee and treasurer of Grace Memorial Baptist Church. Corinthian Lodge No. 62. McCulloh and Mosher Sheets also claims him as a member.Mrs. Thompson, the former Miss Annie Laurence, is also an active member of the Grace Memorial Baptist Church and a charter member of Dorcas Chapter No. 18 O.ES. which merged with Eureka chapter rccontly.Participating on a program before the*reception were: the Rev. McKinley Fields. W. W. Allen, William G. Price, Alfred Nixon, the Rev. .1. \V Morse. William H. Beckett. Floyd Neal. Miss Odessa Minor. James Williams, and Mrs. Marjorie Thompson, and Elmore Thompson.Guests includ«d:Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Nixon, Mrs. Margaret Wilson. William Price. Joseph Sewell. Miss Ada Lawrence, Mrs. Nora Portgr, Mrs.Bessie Lewis, the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. McKinley Field*, Joseph A. Bush;Elmer Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baker;Mrs. Violet Wright, the Rev. John W. Moore, Mrs. Mattie Cloud, William Barton, Miss Gertrude Jackson. Mrs. Florence Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Watson. George W. Evans. Mr. and Mrs. Carol Moore. Mrs. Alvin Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. W. Emerson Brown;Miss Odessa Minor. Miss Susie Gatewood. James S. Williams. Floyd Neal. James Brown. Mrs. Margaret Forest, the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin 7'homl)5cn,- ^rs-Clarence Beckett. William' Beckett. Mrs. Annie Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Taylor, Mrs. Viola S. Peacock;Mr and Mrs. James Morgan. Mrs. Mary Gray, Miss Ardrey Thompson. Mrs. Laura Vance Thompson. Mis* Catherine Davis, Miss Annettn Davis. Mrs. Vcola Vcncy, Miss Ida Mae Vrnoy, Montague Brackett. Miss Catherine Lawrence;Mjss Edith Thompson. Miss Florence Fields. Miss Virgic Harris. Herbert Savoy. Mrs. Mary Johnson. John Summerville. Jr..James Lawrence.Willard W. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. P. Morton Chase, Miss Catherine Lawrence. and Miss Arlene Thompson.GivenPartyVariety games featured a gay party given for Leroy Arrington by his mother. Mrs. Mary Arrington at their home, 10£5 Mvrtlc Avenue. Saturday eveningSpin the lottle. postmaster and an egg hunt were among the novelties that k(‘Pl n group of i youngsters at play through the ‘evening.Attending were: Dorothy Wolford. Olcne Rind. Sandra Shep-pcrd. Leroy Arrington. Bernard Smith. Frances Snowden. James Shepperd, Alice Williams and Sarah Rico.•SHOPOTrmTT
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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sat, Apr 10, 1937
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