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which could seat more than ninety people.
At the end of the dinner, they all went back
up to dance and those who had not had dinner
went down for the second shift. Time
passed like a flash of lightning. The families
from Manila had to return that same
evening on the train that awaited them on
the tracks in Paroba, which was located
very near the house. No, it did not stop in
the San Fernando Station since this would
be far from the house. Well, halting along
a street in Paroba meant that the many
guests could go on foot without need of a
vehicle since it was very near our house.
In effect, after eleven in the evening,
on a Special train, all those from Manila
are escorted by the Henson Orchestra until
the station and those from Pampanga
stayed on until after midnight. At this time,
everyone had gone, leaving the Torres and
Singián families to wake up early the next
day for the wedding ceremony, which would
take place at eight in the morning.
On Sunday, the 28th of April, 1912, at
eight in the morning with the splendid sun,
the resplendent, happy and smiling
spouses, Don José M. Torres and Doña
Consolación Singián in their car, followed
by their respective families, relatives and
friends leave from the house in Paroba. Two
angels who were to carry the long train on
the gown of Doña Consolación Singián were
with them. They are the children Pepita
and Lourdes Singián, daughters of Don
Anselmo and Doña Paz Soler. Many cars,
automobiles, quiles, calesas followed to the
Church of the town amidst an immense
crowd of people along the streets who insistently
ran to see the event which seldom
takes place in the provinces. Well, the
streets and the patio were bursting with
people and with the pealing of the bells,
the multitude accumulated eager to see
and hear the novelty. Inching their way
through the crowd, the newlyweds alighted
from the automobile with the two angels
behind them. Then the godparents with the
guests entered the Church. Already, the
Parish Priest Don Juan Almario was waiting
by the main door of the Church to receive
and to bring the betrothed to the main altar.
The Church was filled to the rafters. A
multitude of curious people flocked to have
a better view of the betrothed and the entourage.
During the Mass, the veil sponsors
were Señorita Rosita Torres and Señor Vic-
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tor Buencamino. At the end of the ceremony,
they returned to their residence
after taking a long ride around the town.
They passed through the government section
and the main streets of the town accompanied
by the angels who carried the
long train and by Don Anselmo Sinjián, who
sat beside the driver directing the route
sharing the smile, the joy and the happiness
of the newlyweds.
The whole Sunday, the 28th of April
1912 passed with fun and animated spirits.
There was a warm reunion of relatives and
intimate friends, the food abundantly
sumptuous. In the morning after the ride
we took, I took off my wedding gown and
put on my bottle green dress. My Pepe and
I again left in a car to visit the two only
sisters of my late father.
In the afternoon, on the last train trip
of 5 p.m., we all departed for Manila. My
brothers, cousins, sisters-in-law and many
family friends among them the Justice of
First Instance, Sr. D. Julio Llorente, his
wife, Sra. Da. Jesusa Cortabitarte, their
daughter, Jesusa Llorente, their nieces,
Flora and Remedios Orbeta, María López,
Dr. Liongson and his wife, Sra. Nunilon
Ventura, Dr. Eliseo Santos and his wife,
Sra. Belén Ventura, África Ventura, D.
Anselmo Singián and his wife, Sra. Paz
Soler, María Hizón, Trinidad Limson de
Hizón, Dr. Honorio Ventura, Aurea
Ocampo, Marcelina Limson and many others
brought us to the train station.
Those among us who left for Manila
were my Pepe and I, my parents-in-law,
Don Florentino and Doña Sabina, my sisters-in-law,
Alejandra, Pilar, Rosita, my
brother, Francisco, Gliceria Avelino
Rosario, Doña Josefa vda. de Genato.
Moreover, I brought with me two women
among my tenants to serve as maids and
Sabas de los Santos to be our cook. When
we arrived at Tutuban Station, my brothers-in-law
Manuel, Luís and Antonio were
there to meet us. From there, we went to
the house of my parents-in-law where they
had prepared a grand dinner. Rested from
the fatigue of the trip and after dinner, my
Pepe and I took an automobile with the
three household help, to our home on
Gastambide Street Number 92, Sampaloc.
On the next pages are the gifts that we
received on our wedding day. There are still
many lacking inasmuch as I have been un-
able to note down exactly all the gifts since
they are piled up in the mezzanine of my
Pepe. I will only put those that I have been
able to list and these are the following:
From the groom D. José Torres Vergara,
a set of diamonds, the entire trousseau in
white, a pink gown for after the wedding, a
beautiful closet with beveled mirror, a grand
matrimonial bed and a pair of big white pillows.
Hon. D. Florentino Torres, Justice of the Supreme
Court of the Philippines, a complete
set of black Vienna chairs with a marble table,
a sofa and four chairs.
Da. Sabina Vergara de Torres, an elegant silver
coin purse for ladies.
Srtas. Alejandra, Pilar and Rosita de Torres,
two beautiful images, one of the Sacred Heart
of Jesus and the other of the Sacred Heart of
Mary in an exquisitely and elegantly decorated
glass case.
D. Manuel Torres, a dozen black Vienna chairs.
D. Luís Torres, a dining table of narra and a
refrigerator.
Da. Soledad Gómez de Torres, a dozen embroidered
linen handkerchiefs and a pair of
waste baskets.
Dr. Gregorio Singián, a complete set of beautiful
fine European crystal glasses.
D. Joaquín Singián, a magnificently elegant
silver pitcher with a silver glass.
D. Francisco Singián, a set of a beautiful washstand
in green crystal.
Da. Encarnación Singián de Lazatín, a dozen
elegant and capricious oxidized tableware in
a beautiful case.
Srta. Gliceria Avelino Rosario, a lovely dish
of fine plaster of Paris, an embroidered silk
bedcover and a pair of pillows all in pink.
Hon. Victorino Mapa, Justice of the Supreme
Court of the Philippines, a big and beautiful
silver set of cruets, very capricious.
Hon. Manuel Araullo, Judge of Manila, a set
of elegant lacquered platters.
Hon. Simplicio del Rosario, Judge of Manila,
a silk cloth from China.
Hon. Julio Llorente, Judge of the Fourth District
of Pampanga, a pair of elegant flowerpots
on pedestals.
Hon. M. Abreu, Judge of Manila, a big candy
tray of silver and crystal.
Hon. Dr. Francisco Liongson, Governor of
Pampanga, a pair of beautiful flowerpots on
pedestals.
Dr. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera, a big silver coffee
service.
Dr. Alemani and family, a silver sugar tray with
its case.
Dr. Aristón Bautista, a beautiful tray of very