Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-07-20

ebrated the Goth anniversary OF thei
marriage, AT their residence In this cit,
Wednesday evening, July 18th. Am
pie preparations had been made 70
the accommodation of a very larg
party probably at least 500 persons
on the lawn in front of the mansion
Seats were abundant; plank wall
was laid around the grounds and
platform erected in the center 70
the benefit of the votaries of Terpsi
chore. One hundred, perhaps more
Chinese lanterns served not only II
light up the grounds, but to lenC
them a charm, which is indescriba
bic, but was realized by all. There
were invited guests from Bourbon
Warsaw, Goshen, Fort Wayne, Chica
go and other places. The party from
Warsaw numbering about forty, Were
accompanied by their splendid banC
OF music, which is unequalled by any
in the country. They arrived abou
half past seven o'clock and marched
directly from the railroad depot tC
Mr.. Thayer's residence. From thai
/ time on, until nine O'Clock, guest:
were constantly arriving and being
presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Thayer. in
their parlors, who received the con-
gratulations of friends, with that
grace and ease which comes from
generous souls and cheerful spirits
The parlors were decorated with
flowers, the most beautiful and rare
artistically arranged to give the most
pleasing effect. But We shall not
now attempt to describe all that was
pleasing to the eye. A notable and
charming feature OF the occasion was
the following address by Rev. j.. J.
Faude, on presenting case of beau
tiful wax flowers, the handiwork OF
Mrs. and Miss Millikan-a token OF
love from lady friends.
Ny fortunate and thrice happy friends:
In behalf OF the ladies OF your large
and appreciative circle OF friends, /
beg leave to offer this tribute of res
pect and esteem, to her who to-day
for the twentieth time looks back
with unmitigated JOY and pleasure
upon that time when you twain "leav-
ing father and mother" were made
zone flesh" You cannot otherwise
than concede double need Of ap-
probation to this mark OF your pop
ularity, since the ladies, in spite of
that generous expression OF yours
Ito the effect that your guests per-
NIT the giving OF pleasure on this
happy occasion to emanate from
yourselves solely determined to offer
this earnest of their love. They offer
it both as an endorsement of your
past career as parents, FIR lends neigh
bors and members of society, and al
so as an expression Of their wishes
for your continued unalloyed pros
perity and happiness.
AS at the base of this pyramid is
the hundred leaved rose whose lam
guage is dignity of mind" and at
the summit the forget-me-not, ex-
pressive of true love- so may your
lives be built upon that dignity which
is the emily true dignity, the dignity
of the mind, and be crowned by a
~true love" OF all that rises above the
petty WEAKNESSES of this fevered fret
full life May each flower in this pyr-
amid be to you, in coming years, a
memento OF one OF the many friends
whom by lives Of true worth and ex-
cellence you have gathered about you
and remember that
=. God might have babe the earth bring forth
Enough for great and small,
The oak tree and the cedar tree
Without flower at all.
He might have made enough, enough
For every want OF ours .,.
For luxury. medicine and toll,
And vet have made no flowers
Our outward life requires them not
Then wherefore have they BIRTH
To minister delight to man.
To beautify he earth,
To comfort man--to whisper hope
Whene'er his faith Is dim;
For whose careth for the flowers
VIII much more care for him.
Flowers have been called the smiles
OF God, and / can conceive OF 10
more fitting and appropriate gift, that
the ladies could have made you on
this eventful day, OF none you, in
your Utmost hearts, could more have
wished than this one, so expressive OF
their desire of your future-that you
might have the smiles OF God resting
upon you through life's journey. Ac-
cept therefore, this token or the
lasting regards OF your host OF
friends.
But, my prosperous friends, "in my
minds eye" there is bouquet OF
flowers, given to you not by the hand
OF mortal, but by the hand OF God. A
bouquet composed OF more varied
collection of flowers than is usually
seen. The scarlet lily, the larkspur,
the geranium, compose its center.
The scarlet lily, the representative
of the month Of July, expressing
high souled attributes, the larkspur,
the flower of the ninth day OF July,
signifying haughtiness, appropriate
ly subdued by the geranium. the flow
er Of the twelfth day Of July, ex-
pressing gentility, so that the hdu-
| tettr of rhe 9th is o'ershadOwed by
the gentility of the 18th.
Around this central triangle are
grouped five other fowers-the Car
dinal flower which like him, whom 1t
represents, is conspicuous among
hundreds OF its kind, so that its Ian
guage embodies in one word, all that
makes the paterfamilias the syno-
nym of what you, his guests know
him to be noted for viz: distinction.
Next TO this, the Camelia Japonica,
whose language is @unpretending ex-
| cellence"-of which the poet says
"The Camelias pure and spotiess
bloom, boasts no fragrance and con-
ceals no thorn" Truly, il superiori-
| ty without Boosting, excellence with
out ostentation, force OF character
with gentleness be combined in "un-
pretending excellence" then surely,
is the Camelia the fit symbol OF the
faithful wife and mother. Next, the
Moss Rose, whose language is mod
est merit" representing latent pow
ers, goodness and force OK character
it is, though less pretentious than the
mountain laurel, more serviceable to
mankind, bestowing beauty and
brightness, without thrusting Itself
upon the gaze Of man. Next, the
China aster, so varied in color that
its language has been determined
upon as "love OF variety" well repre-.
sents the last male scion, ever rest
less and never weary, promising II
ripe manhood to develop Into tireless