Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duncan of Washburn were guests of honor at a 50th Wedding anniversary party at their home Monday, September 21. Hostesses for the occasion were their daughters, Mrs. Winona Stempson, Waltham, Mass., and Mrs. Marjorie Conroy, Portsmouth, N. Hampshire. For the occasion Mrs. Duncan wore a blue dress complimented with a corsage of gold mums. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan were married Sept. 9th, 1914 in Washburn by the Rev. Kirkilpatrick. They have always resided in Washburn where Mr. Duncan is now custodian and bus driver for the Washburn School Department.
Presiding at the gift table were granddaughters Miss Janet Stempson, Waltham, Mass.; Mrs. Donna Barlow, Portsmouth, N. H., Mrs. Marjorie Conroy poured coffee and tea. Punch was dipped by their nieces, Mrs. Ruby Marden, Waterville and Mrs. Sandra Marden of Ashland.
In the receiving line with Mr. and Mrs. Duncan was their daughter Mrs. Matthew Stempson and Mrs. Della Allen of Waterville, Mrs. Duncan's sister. Serving the anniversary cake was Mrs. Peggy Allen of Presque Isle and Mrs. Ruth Curtis of Waterville.
Many gifts and cards were received, also money and several telegrams including one from Cong. and Mrs. Clifford G. McIntire. Many long distance phone calls also were received. Approximately 240 guests attended.
Out of town guests attending were: Miss Nancy Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Curtis and son, Philip, Mr. and Mrs. Skip Carroll, Mr, and Mrs. Earl Langley and Cheryl, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley English. Miss Ann Chapman, E. C. Humphrey, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Allen, Mr. and Mrs. S. Wilson Allen, Mrs. Barbara Lyon, Alex Cumming, all of Presque Isle. Mrs. Della Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Curtis, Harold Marden, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Marden, all of Waterville.
Mrs. Hazel Webb, Miss Caroline Curtis, James Cumming, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Witherly and family, Mrs. Bernice Black, all of Easton. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Marden, Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. Sheriden Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Graham of Fredericton, N. B. Mr. and Mrs. Lief Bull, Springfield, Mass., Mrs. Olive Choate, Mr. and Mrs. Oden Foote, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Duncan and family, Mrs. Marion Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Vance, PFC. and Mrs. Robert Roehrig all of Caribou.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Chapman, Kilburn, N. B. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stoddard, Ft. Fairfield, Rev. and Mrs. Kingsley Strout, Mr. and Mrs. Alden Bull, Mapleton; Mr. and Mrs. Vinal Curtis, Van Buren, Mr. and Mrs. George Umphrey, Newark, N.J. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Stempson, Robert, Gail, Paul and Janet; Mr. and Mrs. David Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. Porter Archibald and Cary, Miss Cynthia Hegnite all of Waltham, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith, Worcester, Mass.; Mrs. Amy Fenderson, Mr. and Mrs. Jere Chapman, Mrs. Donna Barlow and family, Mrs. Marjorie Conroy and Allen of Portsmouth, N. H. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sewell, Island Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Arden Kinne, Frankfort; Mr. and Mrs. James Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Emile Michels, Minto, N. B. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graham, Bloomfield, N. B.; Mrs. Annie Hopper, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Allen, Portage; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Burns Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Saunders Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Graham, Centerville, N. B.
Wallace Cole, Brunswick; Mrs. Berfield Langley, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Brown and Mr. William Langley, Mars Hill, Maine.