The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. James, of this city, was celebrated at their home on Twelfth and Monroe
streets on Friday, November 26, when their children and grandchildren assisted in making the event a most enjoyable one. The
affair, which was a complete surprise to Mr. and Mrs. James, was planned and successfully carried out by the children, several of
whom came from a long distance to assist in celebrating.

Those attending were: Mrs. J. M. Hayden, of Cadillac, Mich. (who incidentally is celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary
with them) and children, W., Elenor, Myron, Evelyn and Justin; Mr. and Mrs. Henry James and daughter, of Tacoma, Wash.; Mrs. Inez
M. Gulick, of Oregon City; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Colby, of Bellingham, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. D. W. James and son, Neil, of Oregon
City; H. M. James, principal of the Estacada schools; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kellogg, of Portland; Mr. and Mrs. George Frost, of
Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Archie Kellogg, of Portland; George James, of Sedro-Wooley, Wash., brother of Mr. James, and Theodore
Kellogg, of Portland, brother of Mrs. James.

David A. James was born in New York in 1833, and was married near Milwaukee, Wis., November 29, 1859, to Ellen D. Kellogg, who
was born in Vermont in 1836. Mr. and Mrs. James came to Oregon three years ago, locating in Oregon City, where they have made
many friends. Mr. James is a veteran of the Civil War, being for four years a member of Company K, First Wisconsin Cavalry.