Lippert, Lippert, Lippert-Roberts---- wedding aniversary and wedding occured in a Clay county home the past week. Saturday. May 23rd was a big day in the Lippert family north of Green, Kansas. George and his wife Antonia had been married twenty-five years. All the relatives were invited to help celebrate the anniversary. Though they were married in Chicago they came immediately to Clay county and began their wedded life on a farm about eight miles north of green and after two years moved to the place where they have made their home, two and a half miles southwest all the time since. When relatives and some of the nearest neighbors were all gathered for the banquet, a neat surprise was sprung. At high noon all were inside the house and Marie, one of the daughters, began to sing "I Love You Truely". Mrs. Homer Wroten at the piano. The figures 25 were conspicious on the wall. Decorations in a beautiful color scheme of pink and white were profuse. As the sweet solo died away Mrs. Wroten began a wedding march from Medelasohn. At the proper moment, to everybody's amazement another door opened and there appeared the minister with another couple, best man and lady, ring girl and all moving under the an arch before the assembled house full. Miss Frances Lippert is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lippert and she here appeared about to become the bride of Roscoe Roberts of Exeter community, south of Clay Center. With the couple as best man and lady also came Rudolph and Anna Lippert, brother and sister of the bride. And little Phyliss Swoboda carried a lily in which was the ring. Before the large company were scarcely aware of what was taking place they were under an arch above which hung the wedding picture of the bride's parents, taken twenty -five years ago. The Rev. Homer Wroten faced them all and first congratulated the parents on their silver anniversary, and said they were to witness the second scene in a continued story. It proved to be a very happy affair, carried out in a quiet and dignified manner, according to the ritual of the Methodist Episcopal church. Both the contracting parties are Clay County products. Though the groom was born in Iowa, he has lived here all his life. The couple will continue to live in Exeter township on a farm where Mr. Roberts has been engaged in this vocation for several years. He is the youngest son of J.G. Roberts. This couple met three years ago and a casual acquaintance soon became more then friendship. Mrs. Roberts has been active and popular at Wesley Chapel and he has been Superintendent of the M.E. Sunday school for two years at the Exeter church. The bride was gowned in a rare creation of white taffeta and with her bridesmaid carried a beautiful spray of pink roses. The groom and second were attired in black with button-hole carnations. The following parties came to celebrate an anniversary and were present to see the "second chapter". Joseph Lippert, father and grandfather; and J.G. Roberts, father; Geo. Lippert and entire family; Harry Roberts and wife and children; Miss Roberts; Sam Brethour, wife and Vol Jean; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Swoboda; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Swoboda and children; Miss Ella Swoboda; A.L. Sump and wife and family;Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lippert Jr. and children; Mrs. Bertha Newell and children; Wm. Bauer and wife; Gerald Bauer and wife; Herman Lippert and family; John Lippert and family; Emil Lippert; Rev. and Mrs. Homer Wroten; Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Rigel and children. About sixty people all told were present. A splendid banquet was served after which the afternoon was spent in a delightful neighborly fashion. Two showers, one at her home and one at the home of Mrs. L.A. Newell in Clay Center had been tendered the bride. Many other gifts came on the wedding day. Felicitations for the parents and many good wishes for the young couple were said before the party finally departed for their own homes. Original scanned newspaper announcement The Times, Clay Center, Thursday, May 28, 1931