Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1911 — Celebrate Tenth Wedding Anniversary Surrounded by Friends. [ARTICLE]

Celebrate Tenth Wedding Anniversary Surrounded by Friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kresler celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary surrounded by a party of fifty or more friends at their home on Cullen street Friday evening.

Each guest was asked to wear their wedding clothes if they had preserved them and they still fit. Only a few, however, were clad in the garments worn when they were married. Each guest was also asked to bring a bag of beans. These were used as pawns When the couples, seated beneath an arch resembling a marriage altar, told of their marriage. This feature proved very interesting. Going on the theory that the pronoun “I” was obliterated when the marriage vows were taken, the couples were requested not to use the terms “I,” "me,” or "mine,’* but to speak in the plural, saying “we," "ours," or “us.” It was plain to be seen who have become submissive during the marriage period for the wives used the personal pronouns frequently, while the husbands meekly said “we.” The couples were assailed with all sorts of questions and the women let the beans out of the bag extravagantly. The Kresler home was beautifully decorted for the occasion and little cupids with bows and arrows pointed in every'direction. A number of very nice presents were given to Mr. and Mrs. Kresler. Refreshments were served. — 1 •