Sorry, I'm getting a late start this morning -- spent more time in the shower today than I normally do. Boy, that hot shower felt good! Here's another item from the Eau Claire Daily Telegram from Saturday, 14 March 1942: Richard Ryans Celebrate Their Silver Wedding A group of friends surprised Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Ryan, 1228 Main St., Thursday evening, the occasion being their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. The guests brought with them a delicious lunch. The celebration was doubly happy as the Ryan's son, Richard E. Ryan, was home on furlough from Fort Jackson, SC, where he is attached to the Medical Corps. Congratulatory messages were received from their two other sons, Arthur, with the Marine Corps, and George, attending the University of California at Los Angeles. Their daughter, Mrs. Gordon Erickson, and her husband, of this city, were present. Others who attended were: The Messrs. and Mmes. H.M. McCluskey, Ray Forcier, Vernon Stokes, Arthur Blakeley, M.C. Mickelson, Paul Lewis, Frank Nelson, Carl Kopplin, Miss Della Forcier, Leo Gort, and Miss Mildred Johnson. A purse of silver was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Ryan. ++++++++++++++++ It's a beautiful day in northern Wisconsin! I'm hoping it is where you live too! Have a good one! -- Nance