Tuesday, 62nd Day - 303 Days to Follow
Written by Margie Arbuthnot
Warmer today. The men took grain to Niwot to have ground.
Marjorie phoned to Don's that Mr. Lydia had passed away.
Will and Kate here this P.M.
Temp at 8 P.M. 24 degrees above.
Cooler tonight - a north wind is blowing.
Will and Kate in Grandma's entry is Fred's brother Will and his wife Kate (Doolittle). They met in Montana when Will had gone north to establish a homestead there. They returned and lived in Boulder while farming on land next to Fred's, along 63rd and Niwot Rd. Click here for an earlier post about Will and Kate.
Yesterday's Anniversary, Don and Florence (Hill) Arbuthnot
Yesterday's Anniversary, Don and Florence (Hill) Arbuthnot
Yesterday, I wrote about the family who had sent a letter home, Margie and Fred's son Ken. Neither nor I mentioned that this was Margie and Fred's youngest son's 5th wedding anniversary.
On March 2, 1937, Donald and his parents left their home on Niwot Rd and traveled to the home of Guy and Ethel (Jackson) Hill. There Don found his bride, Florence. The parents stayed at the Hill's home while Don's and Florence's sisters along with their husbands traveled with Don and Florence into Boulder to the parsonage of the First Methodist Church. In the parsonage home (now a law office), they were married by the Methodist minister. The three couples then went back to the Jay Rd farm and picked up their parents. They all went back to the Niwot Rd farm at Fred and Margie's and enjoyed a fried chicken dinner that Margie prepared. We know this because Florence wrote home about this day to her grandmother in Oklahoma, describing the day and their meal.
On March 2, 1937, Donald and his parents left their home on Niwot Rd and traveled to the home of Guy and Ethel (Jackson) Hill. There Don found his bride, Florence. The parents stayed at the Hill's home while Don's and Florence's sisters along with their husbands traveled with Don and Florence into Boulder to the parsonage of the First Methodist Church. In the parsonage home (now a law office), they were married by the Methodist minister. The three couples then went back to the Jay Rd farm and picked up their parents. They all went back to the Niwot Rd farm at Fred and Margie's and enjoyed a fried chicken dinner that Margie prepared. We know this because Florence wrote home about this day to her grandmother in Oklahoma, describing the day and their meal.
Before they were married, Florence had two bridal showers. One at the Altona Grange and one at the home of the Dehn family. Florence typed up a list of all of the gifts she received and who she received them from. In her letter to her grandmother, she wrote that she and Don got everything that they needed to set up home at the old Erickson place, west of Fred and Margie's home, except for two things. With the funds sent from her Aunt and Grandmother, Florence and Don went into Boulder and purchased these two items... a coal bucket and an ironing board.
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| Newlyweds, Florence & Don Arbuthnot, Lois & Marjorie Campion March 2, 1937 at the home of Fred & Margie Arbuthnot. Rolling pin wedding gifts from Uncle Will, (Louis Campion and Margie Arbuthnot had been married earlier in the year.) |
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| Shower gifts for Florence (Hill) and Don Arbuthnot 1937 Altona and Niwot, CO |
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| Florence and Don's wedding photo. The bride wore a blue store bought dress, the groom had a matching tie and kerchief in the same blue color. |
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