"The Wedding"

I met my future wife Lila Amor when she came from Semans to nurse my ill mother Jessie after my father David was fataly injured in a farm accident.  In 1939 my mother succumbed to her illness.  The following year we eloped and were married in Saskatoon on my birthday on Saturday June 29th, 1940. I had just turned 25 and Lila turned 26 the next day. Throughout our married life, we were always the same age for one day.  We honeymooned at the Watrus lakes mineral springs where the world famous danceland is located.

Our friends at Copeland surprised us with a party on Friday July 5th. at the Copeland community hall. The following announcement was later published in the Wynyard Advance newspaper.

"A dance and shower for Mr. and Mrs. Hatton, who were recently married, was held Friday evening in Copeland hall. The shower which was attended by a large crowd of friends, was promoted by Mrs. W. Crane and Mrs. W. Thornton, and the gifts were presented by Mrs. D. H. Fish and Miss Doris Crane. The bride was formerly Miss Lila Amor of Semans. Music for the dance was provided by the Phillips Orchestra".

Alice Crane and Jean Thornton worked hard to plan the dance and we were showered by many "Gifts" by Alice's daughter Doris Crane and Amy Fish. Lila later recorded in our wedding album that 64 presents were brought by over 125 friends and relatives. The Phillips Orchestra were relatives of the Amor family from the Semans area, so Lila was pleasantly surprised with their attendance.

Of all the families that joined us for our wedding party, over 25 were mentioned in my 1933 diary which I wrote when I was 17 years old.  Wedding Certificate

With my experience with horses it was easy to procure a job with Lila's brother Cliff Amor delivering milk for Hills Dairy in Saskatoon.  We resided there for a few years while my brother Clarence stayed on at Copeland to farm our family's homestead on section ten.