, 1875-03-12
JOHN JONES.
Social Honors to Chicago's Fayorite
Colored Citizen.
Tie Tltrticth Anniversary Of Ills
Residence In the City.
A Brilliant, Fashionable and Thoroughly
Enjoyable Occasion.

Ch'cagos n1ost distinguished coored Citizen
CoHltnlshi0ner John Jones, Of lhe County
Board, celebrated Yesterday and last evoufug at
bis residence. No. ~ 1tay STRAIT, tho thirtieth
Anniversary Of Lila arrival in Chicago. Thirty
fur years ago 3[r. Jones wedded his vito. slteB
llehardson, 1T Attoo, In ths Htato. -Four
years after that importnp. event In tho
life Of the snhjoct of thss sketch ho removed TO
tl'ia city, then having only population OF 1900
souis. On reaching Chicago, tho young couple
strangers and with f}aancea rcduced TO f1.o0-
bogRn t0ilfng and striving to galu u name which
would recommend tlom to tile community m
worthy OF tho confidence Of tl,ose with
whom they had cast their fortunes. flow
well ,hoy have Huccacdcd tho standing Of Mr..
snd Mrs. Jones in their lnrsa c:rcio OF fricatla
nnd admirers Is suflcicns evidence.
Alter renting ono room iii a li!tle cottage on
tho corner OF Madison strcst and Fifth avenue
Chen WetIs Htreot), and placing his fow honso-
hold effects therein. Mr. Jones applied hlu'sc!
aahIauo'lsIy to bis trade, that Of q tailor, IN O
tnal shop on Clark street where tho Sherman
ltotlAo nov HsandH. WEoneset Mr.. Jones could
find pparn moment from his work he was atudi-
onsly boring over hls bouks, and By his own ef-
this time that he mot with Dr. Fteer and
Dr. Dyer. friends OF the colored race. Tleno
gentlemen offered him their friendship, aud 10
ti!n day have romaiued stoadfast In tIeir h1nit-
ration Tor Mr. Joncs, who uas never kaowu to
ab,,ac tho confidence placed In him.
1r. Jones devotion to his OWN orrroascd race
and their Welfare has been inferior IL nouc. lie
labofed necessarily for ycata to FREQ them
of tho slackles tint hold tuetn ju boudaga.
and his elIusts in tho nobte cauHs OF tho aboll-
ton Of slavery, by which millions Of bin dow1l-
tFodden race were At laHt rewarded. Ile has
never coased to work for their interest; the ele-
vntion of tbs colosed 1uau. morally and
fttht linz, ,SnIlF han INA~ A1,x
spring Of h's life. Ills Is Eiouae i wa. Vas
thrown wide epeu for tue reception Of
" 0saawatomo Brown, who yielded up Lis Nfo
70 behasf Of tho grcat causc, tho liberation from
10 fact. all who gcro willing 70 aid in tile aooI,-
tio!, of slavery, have been welcome gueAts there.
Sir. Jonea' SUCCESS IN life has boon slow, but
aure ho haa sa'ed his earnings. and tudiciouslr
lnsested them, and today ac ii counted man of
wealth. His integrity las neYoF been questioned,
and ls OF the hishcst order. In 1911 he was
elected q member 1f tho Board of County Com
,ns;ioners fpr tho sllo. term. III 1872 fo was
Reelected Tor three :ea.s. aud IL now eervints
out the last year os that term. Flo IL 55 yeats
Of ago.
L"i!I:rtssioieT JonhH announced hiY intention
Of entertaining Ills hosts ef !tetdA en- yesterday
| " comtuetnnration OF tho day Of Lin arrival in
| Chicago Following up that inteutiotl, Ills EcHi-
| dtnce nas open to tue reception III those who
| desired to call upon him and lin tnpAt excellent
wife. During all Of ycstt rda, Afternoon tilc.o waB
. continuous shrong Of visitors At his house by
| tloEo asauainianceA uf his earlier lavs vl,o
have ssood BY him for tho past thirty years, In
! the evening the houHe Was brilliantly illuminated
| aid given over to his younger friends. TLs
| partors presented truly beautiful picture.
The mlfrcrs wcrc entwined with wreaths OF
cycrerecns; tls ruantcls were ornamcnted with
camelliae, roHeB, aud orange b,osaoma. Uver tha
centre doors OF the douDls parioiB was tue bcAl..
| tilul inscription, artistieally worked in NIX.
" God Bless Our Homo !" over tho engraving uf
1$ nfS
tho rear Parlor. WIS tue avcr.endeating motto,
| "bwoet Home" Ou tho right OF tic frcpt
room against tho snow-white walls wero the ILL
cravings Of Mr, Liucolo, John Brown. aud T.es-
slr: Sumner. Horace Greeley, aud Joshua Il.
Glddings. Tn the left wore tho largo oil por.
traitA ot the hoat md Lis family.
| At this reception Of Alr. Jones were representa-.
ttyca q four generations; the eldest bong Mrs.
Diza Nchardsou. tho mother Of alrs. Jones. Win
| y now III her sstA year, and tho youngest was
| little Theodore Leo. the granilcAiI of tho Cou-
missioner aged 81 rcasa. Mrs. Richardson was
born in south Carolina and Is tho moltor Of nine
children, oil living, tic eldest being 85 aud tie
youngest 30 years Of age.
! i'ron,uont among tno callers during tho day
| aud evening werc the following: Washington
IIesias II. u. Miller Redmond Frinlyille, j.
i. TLo,npsor', y. Loeko. G. !; Dyer, Nat ci,sla.
Clough, Schmidt, Crawford. Bursllck AMI
Coniy, Mr. Dusbaul;, a. G. Durlsy,
lleprY DlnttneE. Fernando Jones, tho Rev.
T., D. Baptinso, tic Kcv: Arthur Edwards,
editor Northwestern Christian Adrocaie,
II. ". Wood, l.. J. Richardson, 5lrs. A. Ii.
bradford, Miss nat!io Howard, Miss Maggie
Bell. Miss Alice Hing. J. ". Wharton, G. +. To-
1'olat. Miss Flora ". Cooper, alss Laura A.
LOWS, Hugh Mclaughlin, Arclua Wai,o Dr..
Freoz, H II. Richardson, y. Henry, 4.
Johnson, J., D. Da"son. Miss Juliet
R.wsGn. E;a. Miss w ADJ ~ L. scott ,: h1s; II.
John Bates, G. v. Weston. David Datcs. Mrs
". II. fcldan, Mss. J. l.. Johnson. Capt. @. II.
jackson and wife. Capt. conpstt. Nlichsol Eva,ls,
II. Y. Blackburn, u. Il. Ogden, Thon,as Willis.
J. W. Alexander. Mis-. l.. 7. Abel. ]. ". LootniB,
3lra. Van W,nAlo, Ar. and Mrs. ". E. Hawkins,
Mrs. l.izzio Edwards Wnrrcu. and Charles Riley
Commissioner Jones' had provided for the oc-
caslon splendid quadrlo orchestra, and, while
ho with his happy hunlor entertained Ills gem
tlcmon friends, Ills daughter, Airs. Lee, NTH
case and gsace n,arsbaed tho Young peoplo who
desired to enter into tho terpschoseau Pleasures
aud, t,jcr tho sp1itod atralns OF inspiring
unatc, they trrpaa tho light fautastic till Late
hour Of the night.