The following appeared in The Star in late April, 1962.
Seatons Observe 50th Anniversary
Sixty people consisting of relatives and guests attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Seaton on April 15th at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Margaret Taschereau (Hank) at their home in Seaton's Grove in Coulee Dam. Sam Seaton was the first ferryman before the Coulee Dam was built from 1920-1923 at the present site of the dam. They are pioneer residents since 1920. They were married in the Congregational Church in Idaho in 1912. None of the people who attended that wedding were able to attend this anniversary. One of Mr. Seaton's favorite hobbies is his love for horses, and Mrs. Seaton's is raising flowers and especially roses.
The 50th anniversary plans and arrangements were sponsored by close relatives and friends of the Seatons. Their daughters and granddaughters helped serve refreshments and handle the guest book and gift table.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Seaton's four immediate children and 9 grandchildren who attended were daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Manchester (Charles), her husband was unable to attend) and grandchildren Julia and Barbara; (Charles Jr. and Allen were unable to attend) from Bijou, Lake Tahoe, California; daughter, Mrs. Patricia Vance (Wes) and grandchildren Paul, Vickie, and Rickie from Mansfield; son, Clair Seaton and wife Gladys, grandson, Charles from Connell; daughter, Mrs. Margaret Taschereau (Hank) and grandson, Sammy.
The anniversary table setting was admired by all. A delicious large layer home-made cake was skillfully and artistically decorated by Mrs. McClaine in Coulee City. The cake was on a large beautiful mirror with 6 white glass swan vases with flowers in them around the cake. A large cut glass bowl with orange fruit punch was served at one end of the table and coffee at the other. The service plates and silver looked elegant on the handmade batonberg table cloth of Mrs. Seaton's. She also had another smaller lace cloth on the guest register table, both cloths were over 50 years old she said. An attractive money tree made by Mrs. Whitelaw adorned the gift table, along with some yellow chrysanthemums and Scotch-broom, a bouquet of apricot blossoms were set in a vase along the wall.
Mr. and Mrs. Seaton were very pleased with the turn out of friends and the gifts. The especially want to thank all the people who came to the reception, and who sent cards and gifts. Most of the gifts carried out the gold and yellow 50th anniversary theme.
Guests came from Coulee City, Grand Coulee, Wenatchee, hartline, Connell, Koontzville, Seaton's Grove, Ephrata, Elmer City, Lone Pine and Mansfield in Washington and Bijou (Lake Tahow), California.
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Then Secretary of State Victor A. Meyers of The State of Washington sent them a Golden Wedding Anniversary certificate which reads:
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Victor A. Meyers
SECRETARY OF STATE
To all to Whom these Presents shall Come: Greeting:
Know ye that -
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Seaton
"What therefore God hath joined together,
let mot man put asunder."
Having been united in blessed wedlock for fifty years
and through constant acts of love and faith, patience and
understanding, enriched the life of each other, their family
and their friends, are now hereby honored on their
Golden Wedding
Anniversary
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed hereto the Seal of the State of
Washington. Done at the Capitol, at Olympia,
this 15th day of Apr. A.D. 1962.
By Victor A. Meyers
Secretary of State
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The house at Seaton's Grove where the reception was held has granite cliffs rising from the back yard, a rock climber's paradise. Two young grandsons, Paul and Sam, ages 10 and 11, went out to the back yard to play, being somewhat bored by the reception. They were soon sitting on a ledge about a third of the way up the cliff face, enjoying the view; and soon after, in trouble with their parents. -- Cousin Sam
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