The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-09-07
Sunrise Party.

Last Sunday was the thirty-second 'birth
day" OF Miss Frank Swanson. On Monday
number of her lady friends prepared surpris
for her by way OF a party, to take place on Mon
day night. We did not arrive at the residence o
Mrs. Swanson-mother of Miss Frank-unti
past nine o'clock, and found the house wei
filled with happy crowd of people.
Miss Swanson remains at her dress -makins
rooms until nine o'clock and she mo
mentarily expected, Nj Teile Swanson, Mis-:
| Alice Price, and otheIs, k. pit up a grand concert
on the organ to drown out the female voices in
| the room-the men, you know, are always
quiet-so that Miss Frank, upon the arrival
| would not observe anything unusual about the
| place.
Unsuspecting, she came into the front door,
when she was confronted by a great crowd,
| lead by that prince of the social circ'e, Judge
Miller. Miss Frank attempted To re: reat, but
| here Nrr' White and II crowd at the door.
| The lady was prevailed upon 10 take 4 seat in
| the room where the presents were arranged,
when Rev. w. d. Cherington made i'm
promptu presentation speech, and it is but stat
ing the fact to say that the speech came straight
from the heart of the speaker, and went straight
to the hearrof her whom he addressed-and to
the hearts of all present. Miss Swanson re-
sponded, and we give verbatim report of her
speech:
''My friends. return my sincere thanks"
There were quite number of beautiful pres
ents. The lighted by beautiful
hanging lamp and the other presents arranged
upon stand beneath. Shortly after the pre-
sentation, Mrs. Swanson, assisted by u corps of
fair "waiters," Sormed a procession, carrying
trays laden with ice cream, cake, watermelon,
etc., and if any man or woman failed to eat, he
or she must have felt and looked, lonesome.
After the refreshments had been served, ]. NJ.
Evans, j. w. Johnson and ourself- all little
fellows, and slim eaters-started through the
rooms to see who were there. 1t was probably
our good fortune, and somebody's misfortune,
that we pulled up among pile of watermelons,
in the kitchen. Suffice it to say that there was
more of when we went out of that kitchen
than there was when we went in. In fact, the
kitchen seemed to be the most popular part of
the house. Here were w. T. Price, o. S. Miller,
DIR. Holcomb, and a score more of ladies,
each with his or her head hid behind gener-
Gus chunk of melon. Of course the gentlemen
only went into the kitchen to caution the la
dies against incorporate eating. So the enjoy
ment went on. At a late hour, near midnight
the crowd dispersed.
II was happy evening to those Assem- bled,
and must have been so to Miss Swanson. 1t
certainly must be great qualification to her
to know that she has so many and such warm
personal friends. And she deserves them ALL
The following is the list of donors:
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Hoicomb, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
H. Marshman, Mr.. and Mrs. s. p. Baldridge, Mr.
and Mrs. G. w. Rice Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Cross
land, Mr.. and Mrs ]. H. Macl1ley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lex. Foster, Mrs. Octavia Hawk, Mr.. and Mrs
T. ]. Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs D. Armst ong, Mr.
and Mrs. G. w. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam. Ste
venson, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Long, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Blagg, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Ruf, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. Shropshire, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Martin,
Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. Crumit, Mr.. and MIS-. H. Gill
T. p utherland, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Martin, Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. Martini Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Dicl1a-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. David Davis Mr.. and Mrs. A.
A. Farrar, Mr.. N. NJ. White, Harry Dascomb.
MIR. and Mrs. c. Rhodes, Miss Callie May, Mr..
and Mrs. o. 9. Miller.