Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-31
4 WoRrHY zRIBUrE.
Or. Marks Given a Reception and
Presented With GiSIs.

WIEN
The Rev. Lafayette Marks, d. D., was
given reception Thursday in oelebra-
tion OF the 20th anniversary Of his pas
torate at Hanover Church. IL was de-
IiRhtful affair and was attended by fully
400 people.
The reception was held in the Sunday
school room in the basement OF the
church, which had been changed in sp-
pearance to resemble parlor. Hand
some curtains adorned the windows and
doorways, chairs and BOfas were scattered
about the room, evergreens decorated the
chandeliers and columns and bank OF
fragrant and pretty flowers, beneath the
figures 1869 and 1889, in evergreen, rep
resenting the beginning and the present
year of DIR. Marks' pastctats, rose against
the east wall. Dining rooms adjoined the
reception room.
Beginning at 8 O'Clock the reception
continued Tor three hours. At all times
during the evening happy and brilliant
throng vas present. DR.. Marks, assisted
by Mrs. Marks, Miss Belle Marks, Edie
and .. Nevin Msrks, Mr. and Mrs. d. W.
Harlan, Mr. and Mrs. William N. Pyle,
Mrs. Martha Oulbert Mrs. q, B. Floyd,
Thomas X. Porter and Miss Porter, pleas
antly reosivsd the guests.
During the evening DIR. Marks was pre-
sentad with any elegant tes service Of
seven pieces, ia Hilysr, and purse Of
money. These eitts were presented on
behalf CT the members aud congregation
Of the church by Mr. Harlan. To the
presentation speech DR.. Marks made On
appropriate response. DR.. and Mrs.
Marks were recipients Of basket of rare
flowers, n gift from Miss Lizzie Mehaffy,
which was presented on behalf OF the
donor by Mr. Pyle. Refreshments, in
| cluding cake. ice cream, coffee and lem-
onade were served TO all.
Among those who accepted invitations
TO attend were: MIR. and Mrs. II. Town
send; Mrs. John Fl. Adams and Miss
Lizzie Bryan OF Germantown; Robert and
James Elliott and John l. Hoddon of
Philadelphia; the Rev. and MIs. George
Porter Of Newark; the Rev. John Ewing,
ID. D., of Daretown, N. j.; James Evans
OF Oxford, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh O.
Mearns of Oxford, Md; the Reys. A. N.
Keigwin, George E. Hickman, w. L.
McE,wan and w. P. Swartz and wives,
the Revs. II. B. Cook, d. D., and Thomas
&. Mcdowell, Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Tay-
lor, Mr.. and Mrs. W. X. Crosby, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Baird, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Morrow, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bellville,
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher r. Evans. Mr..
and Mrs. N. B. Culbert, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Il. Price, Edward Belts, Mr.. and
Mrs. ii. p. McHepry, Mr.. and
Mrs. a. P. Rumford, Mr.. and AIRS. A.
j. Rumford, DR.. aud Mrs. Jacob
Deriekson, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Barr, Misses Narv, Maggie and Anna
Barr, Robert Jones, Misses Lizzie and
Kate Jones, e. B. Frazer, Robert Cham
bsrlain, George Byron, Mrs. j. B. Parker,
Misses Nellie, Jennie and Mabel Parker,
II. Porter. Mrs. Z Bucher, Miss Louise
Bucher, Sydney Rumford. Mrs. Anna
Hickman, James Mearns, Mfr. and Mrs.
John Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Marks, Misa
Annie Rnudnitzky, Misses Bessie and
Lena Moore, Mrs. General BOotes, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas MoComb, Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Sisler, Charles and William Griffith,
Miss Mary Springer, Mrs. DR.. JOHNSON,
Miss May Cloud, Miss Nellie johnson,
MISC Lizzie Mehaffy and Charles and
William Griffith.
The committee which received the
guests in the auditorium before they were
escorted to the reception room was oom-
posed Of Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Lawson,
Mr. and Mrs. II. p. Rumford, Thomas
NcComb, HRS, General Bootes. Mr. and
Mrs. j. D. Sisler, Charles and William
Griffith and Miss Mary Springer.
Miss Mary Barr, Mrs. j. ID. Sislsr, Mrs.
z. B. Floyd, Mrs. II. P. Rumford, Mrs
Alfred Rumford, Mrs. Thomas MoOomb,
Mrs. ID. W. Harlan and hrs. DR.. johnson
constituted the executive committee.
The decorating committee was COM
posed Of Miss Ella Porter, Miss MOy
Cloud, Miss Jennie Parker, Miss Nellie
johnson, Miss Nellie Parker, Miss Lizzie
Msnafy,, Charles Griffith and II. P. Rum
ford.