[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 57 (Tuesday, May 6, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4035-S4036]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR AND ROENA MOSES ON THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to 
congratulate Arthur and Roena Moses from Sanbornton, NH, on the 
celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary.
  Arthur and Roena were united in marriage on March 2, 1947, in a 
double ring ceremony at the Congregational Church in South Danbury, NH. 
After a motor trip honeymoon around New England, the couple made their 
home in Sanbornton and have lived there for the past 50 years.
  Arthur and Roena raised four children, Eugene, Gail, Jeffrey, and 
Barry Moses. Roena Moses grew up in South Danbury. She attended local 
schools and graduated from Franklin High School in 1945. She worked in 
the Franklin Public Library, and then for Cormier Hosiery until she 
retired in 1985. Today she spends her time knitting garments for 
newborn babies, and enjoys doing puzzles, camping, playing games, and 
visiting with all her friends. Roena has also contributed to the arts 
and crafts program at the Shaker Village in Canterbury, NH.
  Arthur has lived his whole life in Sanbornton. He grew up at a farm 
and was a farmer for 40 years. He also worked for the New Hampshire 
Department of Transportation [DOT] in the maintenance division 3. 
Arthur retired in 1985 after working for 25 years at the same Tilton 
DOT location.
  Arthur and Roena both enjoy camping. For the last several years Roena

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has been elected president and trail boss of the North American Family 
Campers Association [NAFCA] where she and her husband are charter 
members. Their journeys have taken them all over the United States, 
making friends wherever they go.
  On March 2, 1997, Arthur and Roena celebrated their 50th wedding 
anniversary in the vestry of Sanbornton's First Baptist Church.
  Mr. President, Arthur and Roena Moses provide an inspiring example of 
the joys of marriage. I am pleased to congratulate them on the 
celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary and I wish them luck and 
happiness in the years to come.

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