Lucius L. Clarkes Observe 60th Anniversary

SYMBOL OF SIXTY YEARS OF MARRIED LIFE: Lucius L. Clarke of S. Forest Ave. replaces upon Mrs. Clarke's finger the band of gold which he placed there sixty years ago. They are recalling this and other memories of their wedding as they prepare to observe tomorrow the sixtieth anniversary of the event.
A familiar and delightful picture at many of Ann Arbor's social and cultural gatherings in the past six years, is a couple closely identified with University and business circles: Mr. and Mrs. Lucius L. Clarke of 923 S. Forest Ave. Few of the acquaintances who meet the couple frequently at these events, realize, however, that Mr. and Mrs. Clarke will celebrate tomorrow the sixtieth anniversary of their wedding.
The keen, friendly interest of youth radiates from them as they stroll arm in arm on short walks, make brief shopping expeditions, attend lectures or meetings, church affairs or social functions. There radiates also the warm understanding wrought of happy years together, which one of their granddaughters, Miss Patricia Moore of Lansing, aptly expressed: "They have been married sixty years and they're still sweethearts."
Will Receive Informally
Mr. and Mrs. Clarke will receive informally at their home tomorrow afternoon, but do not plan a family reunion for the occasion. Their son and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Soule Clarke and their children, Helen and Richard, live here on Lohr Rd., and a daughter, Mrs. N. H. Moore of Lansing, is here for the week.
The two others daughters and their husbands are Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Test of Chicago, Ill., who have three daughters and a son; and Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Berger of California who have a son. Dr. and Mrs. Moore's son is John Clarke Moore of Midland, whose marriage to Miss Martha Bragg of Ferdon Rd. took place here this spring, and their daughters are Patricia and Elizabeth, wife of Prof. Charles W. Selheimer of Wayne university who was here also a few years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke have several great grandchildren also.
The wedding of Eva Soule, daughter of Major and Mrs. Harrison Soule, and L. L. Clarke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Clarke, a pioneer family of Kalamazoo, took place at Jackson. Major Soule went into the Civil war as captain and was shortly promoted to major of the Sixth Michigan Heavy Artillery. Soon after the marriage of his daughter and Mr. Clarke when the family lived at Jackson, Major Soule was appointed treasurer of the University and he and his wife came here to live. Their home, which in their later years they gave to the University, was on the present site of the Lawyers club. They were well-known not only in University circles but also in business groups because of Major Soule's position of vice president of the First National bank.
Lived in Home 30 Years
The Clarkes, who have lived in their present home for about 30 years, were identified with the same groups in the city and campus. Mr. Clarke, who had been in the furniture business in Minneapolis, Minn., came here with his family to educate the son and daughters. For many years Mr. Clarke was buyer and manager of Mack & Co., retiring six years ago. In this position he supervised much work for the University, and many are the matron of social prominence in Ann Arbor who came here as brides and who equipped their homes with furnishings selected at Grand Rapids or some of the other furniture centers with Mr. Clarke as guide and consultant.
Mrs. Clarke is a member of the Sarah Caswell Angell chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Although both her parents were graduates of Albion college, her education was received in the girls' boarding school of The Pines, Ursuline college at Chatham, Ont. Mr. Clarke, who holds membership in the Washtenaw county chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, studied at Williston seminary at East Hampton, Mass. Of their children, two Harry and Georgia (Mrs. Test) are University graduates; Mrs. Moore studied at Pratt Institute in Boston, and Mrs. Berger at Lewis institute in Chicago.