Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-23

| Ltcuteuants Hutton ana rem. nv. bRnnctt
! MIR William Clarke. Mr.. George. Mr.. ictn
Mr.. Gown. Mr. Cooley Mr.. Pratt. Mr Ray.
mond. Mr.. Clark. Mr. Fonda. Mr. Mcgcalh
| Mr. Burgess MessTs. U1scwater, Mr.. Young
Mr. Gilbert. MIR. Empkie Of C5rncil Dlnffs
MIR. Msllalieu Of Lincoln and several others
| Danced nt senator Thurston's.
Misses Grace and Jean Thurston were vat
home" to their friends last Monday evening.
Dancing was the order and the programs
| served as souvenirs of the occasion.
Mr.. Clarence l.. Thurston and a number OF
| his cadet friends. including Messrs. Carl
| Connell. Kenneth Evans, James Goetz, Au-
| brey Potter, Odin Mackey. Harry Carter,
! VIII Chambers and Lee Mcshane. assisted in
entertaining the young guests. Their
| parents and grandparents were also present,
| looking after the welfare and pleasure OF the
company Palms and other potted plants
| we're scattered through the various rooms
| and cut flowers we're also used in decorating.
| In a cosy room. somewhat secluded from
| the dancers was a punch bowl. from which
| lemonade was served and. strange to say,
| this proved very attractive spot Tor the
| youthful guests. The refreshments were OF
a simple character suitable to the ages ct
| those present The table decorations were
| very pretty and we're pink hyacnths and
| ferns.
The guests we're: Misses Faith Potter,
| Jeanne Wakefield Mildred Lomax. Louise
III,
Connell. Laura and Elizabeth Congden. Car
re Goldsmith Helen Appel. Mabel Carter.
| Maybell Smith, Marguerite Pritchett, Netle
| Kitchen, Ella Cook. Annie Coad. Bessie Her
| Isabel Phoenix. Hazel and Viola Calm, Mar
| celia Mcneil Kittie and George Hobbie.
| Zerelda and Elizabeth Barriger. Julia Hig-
| gnson, Sarah Bourke Elsie Goetz, Marion
| Hughes Ethel Palmer, Carrie Purvis, JOS
| ephine Drake jeanette Crandell. Marie and
| Rose Coffman, Carmelita Chase, Bessie
| Brady Lucy Gore, Ada Kirkendall Ella May
| Brown, Jennie Orcutt, Marian Halier, susie
| and Mamie Holdrege. Mary McShane Bertha
Knight, Bessie Ford, Hope Hanchett jean
| ette Rogers. Jessie and Laura Goetz, Mary
Peattie. Mary Carroll. Alice Rogers. Messrs
John Hughes. James Godfrey, Will Galbraith,
Nathan Shiverick Arthur Hartman, Edwin
Reynolds. Earle and Glen Raymond, Lauren
Drake. Stanley Rosewater, Clement Chase
Ralph Palmer Arthur Jaynes, Glen Whar-
ton, Pheiix McShane Edwin McShane, george
and Ed Red!ck, Prico Rose, Howard Barrett
John Redick, Lewis Bradford. Barton NIL
lard. Sam Millard, Fred Higginson. Harvey
Clayton. Robert Morsman, Robert Morse
Ware Hail. Weir Coffman, Vernon Lee, Ro-
land Patterson Wilbur Van Cott, ROBERT
Burns, James and Ben Gallagher. Robert
Shiverick, Henry Phoenix.
Celebrated Their Ruby Wedding.
The celebration Of fiftieth wedding ami
versary is deemed Of sufficient note to call
for showers of gold. Hardly less deserving
Of mention is the fortieth anniversary, and
its occurrence is 80 infrequent that it may
well be chronicled.
Friday evening Rev. and Mrs. Robert
Laing celebrated their ruby wedding at their
home, 1920 Mason street. few from very
large circle of loving friends being present to
enjoy the festivities. Stme Of those present
had been witnesses at the wedding, which
occurred at the brides home in Pottawat-
tamie county. Iowa.
The greater portion of the forty years OF
wedlock of Rev. and Mrs. Laing have been
spent in this city. Their daughter, Mrs. A.
ID. Stiles, and husband received the guests
and entertained them. Mr.. o. c: CASTOR OF
Tabor, Ia, read very appropriate and well
received original poem entitled "Reverbera-
tions." and little Georgia Mitchell Of Coun
Gil Bluffs rendered two rectations. Rev.
Maxfield then called upon the bride and
groom to stand and in his pleasant mood
recalled some of the touching events con-
nected with his long acquaintance with them
and assured them, with much feeling of
the high esteem in which they are and ever
have been held by their friends He ex-
tended, in their behalf, sincere wishes for
many happy returns of the day and limited
that they would all enjoy their having such
a forteth anniversary every year. at which
they could all be present. Many beautiful
and valuable presents were received.
Those present from Omaha were: Rev.
Cyrus Rose ]. j. McCan, Rev. j. B. Priest,
w. p. Campbell Charles Garfield, George
Wilcox and Arthur Blakeley; Mesdames G.
w. Myers A. Cyphers, N. r. Wilcox. Charles
Withnel, George Hamilton A. Hyde; Misses
Stella Wilcox, Pauline and Belle Adair, Ham
ilton, Parsons; Messrs. Garfield, Clarke,
Adair Myers From outside points: Messrs.
and Mesdames o. C. CASTOR, Tabor; Henry
Rishton, Council Bluffs; James Mitchell,
Council Bluffs; DR.. Witt. Logan, Ia; Mes
danes Joseph Adair, Hclyoke, Colo; G.
Cleaver, Malvern. Ia; M. Maxheld, Nicola.
Ia; Misses Georgia Mitchell. Council Bluffs;
Grace Britt, Plattsmouth; Mary Moffat,
Guelph, Ont and Messrs. Holbrooke. Chi
cago; Ed and John Witt, Logan la.
A Leap Year Ball.
The Leap Year ball given by the women Of
Fort Omaha last Monday evening was a
success. fully 125 couples gracing the hall
with their presence. The hall was tastefully
decorated with flags Dancing began at $50
and was kept up till a late hour. The COM