Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-03
CHRISTIAN HOME JUBILATES
First Days Celebration of the Silver Ami
versary of Mr., and Mrs, Lemen,
ORPHAN CHILDREN AFFORD THE SONGS
Inmates OF the Great Institution Join
with Glce in the Simple but
BcRutifuI Ceremonies
of the Day.

the Christian home were transformed yea
terday into a veritaba fairy bower. Pyra-
midg of blooming plants, pillows and banks
Of cut nowere, groves Of palms, may wreathe
of smilax and ferns and hundreds Of white
clad, bright-faced, happy little children fit
ting like hummng birds from flower to
flower, carried out the illusion. 1t was q
gala day at the orphanage, and besides the
children, there were hundreds of friends of
the great charitable institution and Of its
managers present to extend their congratu-
lations and assis, in the celebration of the
twenty-ffth anniversary of the marriage CT
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemcn.
The grounds are always open TO the public,
but the hour OF 3 O'Clock in the afternoon
was designated as the time set Tor tho com
mencement of the ceremonies Of the day.
Long before that hour arrived the grounds
and cottages were thr0nged with visitors
Every room in the home CT Mr.. and Mrs.
Lemen was thrown open, as well as every
room in every cottage and building. The
floral decorations were all arranged and pro-
vided for by the local florists, J. f. Wilcox
and J. r. Mcpherson, and no event in the
city has ever called from them such a gen
erous donation The cut flowers alone were
valued at over $500. Every room in the resi-
dence of the manager was banked with low
ers. The dining room was bower Of beauty.
oo,,ored r,;.S ,,I VA Snomy ''tis" s enu
win ni,Iows of rod and n5ita roses -, oaoh
end. deep border of smilax was wreathed
around the sides. cut glass candelabrum
with ,h,,o and too naenh,,s p ,iuu.' i
Wv 49, n, mnL,e anu 'ea toseuuuS ~ hopes oi shl-
ia, oIn,o n .hi " tne s~insins
ers, green's and wrought into marriage
bell. The fireplaca and windows were banked
with palms, gigantic ferns and callas, with
,eu anu "h'e roses peephs throuSh. Inc
pay "iluow aih the archeu doorway were
DoIh Almost concealed with MOVERS, ferns,
palms anu snhaN'
me decorations In the other rooms were
not so elaborate, but were equally beautiful
ana arranged with artstc C originality.
III was originally designed TO hoid the open
ing services, In which the children were to
take part, ana the remarriage OF the bride
ana groom In the new chapel that has just
been completed, but the crowd was far too
large TO permit or IT. Hundreds OF camp
cAalrs were procured ana placed on the lawn
IN front OF large amphitheater prepared for
the accommodation of the children of the
Home VINO were TO take part
BEAUTIFUL PROFESSIONAL
Just before 3 o'clock a mandolin cluh com
posed Of Beulah Hoagland Lille and Mania
Noreen Earl ReardsIev VIII pardv VIII
Mcpherson. Albert Cline walter Woodward
Stella Gilbert and A. Atkins members of
the High school and Council Bluffs mandolin
clubs took their seats on the porch of the
new chanel lust opposite the raised seats IN
the lawn Visitors Quickly filed all the camp
chairs, eager to Gee the pretty ceremonies
anticipated The playInr Of the mandolins
was the signal for the children TO march from
the large central building. where they had
formed into line, through the aisle between
tbe camn chairs and I'm The raised seats The
procession was led by all the members of tine
'.Sbut-in Rand " or such of the little erin
ples as could manage to walk. When they
reached the foot of the amphitheater seats
thew halted and twenty of the older girls
dressed in white formed a double line along
the aisle Through this the remember OF
the children marched in double lines. They
took their places on the raised seats accord
ng to their size. the tallest ones in the center
on the ton row The Others were seated in
the same way, and when the four long rows
were filled the mass of juvenile humanity
presented beautiful and Symmetrical figure
After the raised neats were hiled, Mr ana
Mrs. Lemen, accompanied by their children,
marched through the aisle OF young g!ris
ana TOOK chairs IN 1tUht OF what hlisht ue
termed t9e altar, nastily erected On the ne piue I,
ing walls oi silis A. NJ nd
places on the lelt' AZ the aitar' MT anu
MRS. LeiieL zen were ile' py MY. o. a. Li.o,' ~
I0uns 9i Cnic9sgi itev, ~ M prndo,
NJ, ,I1n anu t'eI, ,,rob - H. Pam yo,,s reerad
M%ethoa'st % cnulchi heS; iIuis Uietea s1. .ha
tlnA md q
p!e,s'ns ~ 'ite yi ptaI biopsira nm
itaie o,es u "a d'H his ~ ond nTown5 tbat
tne i'anaser Hnu niaht -" M orIaroad aSS +bair
Huai va 70 rS.,oi.ios tnnra5sed mil thav
,,ia eaS anI 81 ~ ,ba bon,eiess ones Who
noadsa homes At the CONCLUSION of the
nrsyer nv RuckIev reunited in marriage
pt 81 tha monagar and his wife In his address
to them bn Maid a touchInq tribute to their
work and unseJ6sh deyotio9 TO the cause of
cbaritv As he turned and locked from them
tn the little army Of clean. bright and happy
little children he became SO affected that he
could not conceal hia emotion. His tears
were even more eloouent than his words. and
when he recovered his voice and described
the great work that was being accomplished
he grew eloouent indeed and deeply touched
his sympathetlc audience.
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