GOLDEN WEDDING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2282, 28 May 1921, Page 2

GOLDEN WEDDING.

MR, AND MRS. GEORGE WOOD-

ROOFE, SENR

“This has been the greatest and', happiest day of my life, and I am proud and overjoyed to see all my family and descendants gathered; to-gefher on this occasion.” .These remarks were addressed to a Palmerston Times reporter on Wednesday night, by Mr George Woodroofe of 50 Pahiatua Street. PahneivVy U North, on the occasion of hi? golden wedding ,which was oek'nrated on. Wednesday. Botj, Mr and Mrs. A oodroofe, wjgp wore married at St.. Peter’s Church., Dublin, in 1871, arestill halo and hearty,- and were the; recipients oi a shower of congratulations and gifts. Feu- are better known and highly respected than 1 , this happy. coup.(% who have beerresident in the Palmerston Borough’, lor 42 years, Mr Woodroofe, wlm. was i o] lowed hy his wife some IS months later, arrived at Wellington in the good ship “Queen Bee,’’ in 1872, after a journey lasting 104 days. After seven years, in the M airarapa, Mr and Mrs Woodroofe came to Palmerston North, where they have resided over since.

The nine children of fho magriageliving are:—Mr- G. T. Woodroofe: (Boxton), Mr S. Woodroofe, (Wellington), Mr R. Woodroofe (Tte Ara), Mrs Dagg (Masterton), Ife Pickering (Palmerston North), Mrs Cushing (Palmerston North)., Mr Herbert Woodroofe and Mr Walter Woodroofe (Foxtail). The grandchildren number 14,. His family presented him with it valuable gold watch, Mrs Woodroofe receiving a beautiful set of fox furs.

All the members of the family, and about 80 friends, entertained Mr and Mrs Woodroofe at their residence on Wednesday night. Music and song preceded a sumptuous repast, at which Mrs Woodroofe cut", the wedding cake amidst great,cheering and applause. .1