Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-22
SPECIAL Washington Letter.

| as he has been for the past forty-two years.
He took part in the tariff debate. his re-
marks being enlivened by little pleasant
ries with his opponent, Senator Vest
His return home was, as usual, at five
D. m. after a busy day. As he came in and
walked about the spacious psrlors. redo.
lent with the perfume OF flowers sent in
! by loving friends, the remembrance came
of his home coming so many years ago
with his bride from Massachusetts.
Our girls had little feeling of enmity
/ and jealousy from the thought that the
drives after the Senator's Morgan horse
second to none ia the state for fieetness
might be at an end; but one glimpse of
+ the bride as she came into church. in her
modest ashes of roses gown, with her gen.
/ tle,yet queenly bearing, made conquests OF
each and every heart and to this day they
/ have been perfectly loyal to her and hers.
+ Visions came OF the "house- warming"
or brilliant wedding reception which oc.
| Cured soon after, when we had the pleas
ure OF meeting some of the Senator's
friends from Montpelier-H T.. r..
+ Walton and Mrs. Walton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Langdon and others and the intervening
| years seem but span.
To be present at the s7th birthday an.
niversary OF Senator Morrill, was delight
/ ful, and the many kindly expressions OF
love and esteem from our whole land for
both Senator and Mrs. Morrill,, as they
stood in the front parlor TO greet each
guest, would have made glad every YER
monter's heart.
Senator and Mrs Morrill, were assisted
| In receiving their friends by their son,
James 8. Morrill,, Miss swan, Mrs. Nor.
| rill's sister, Mrs. b. B. Smalley and daugh-
ter OF Burlington, Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min Morrill, OF Orange, y. j., and Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. G.. Benedict of Burlington.
Mrs Morrill, wore an elegant rose gera-
MUM broeade with point lace and dia-
mond ornaments, Miss swans dress was
OF black and white striped taffeta covered
with dainty rosebuds. Mrs. Smalley's
dress OF gold satin, with its lace trim
mings, was rich and becoming and that OF
her daughter was dainty in the extreme
The dining room and table were decorated
with pink flowers. A large basket OF La
France roses tied with pink ribbon was in
the center Cf the table. The Senator'S
birthday cake was huge affair ornament
ed with "1Si0 and 1897" One OF the dain-
tiest gifts was q large pot OF maiden hair
ferns from Mrs. Grant. A large cluster OF
American beauty roses was sent By Wee
President and Mrs. Hobart. A tall jar OF
Jacuueminot with the large leafed south
ern ivy came from Mr and Mrs. Willard.
An immense bouquet Of roses was sent by
Mrs. Heart OF California and handsome
fora gift came from Mrs. Caroline Jarvis
Uhl of New York city, an early friend of
the Senator's whose relatives resided in I
Chelsea, VT. tall japanese vase was 4
filed with American beauties sent by Mrs. /
Carlisle, and large jar held Ia France /
and moss roses tied with pink ribbons 4
from Mr.. and Mrs. Eyarts. A huge bas- 4
ket OF Mayhowers came from Mr.. and \
Mrs. Benedict. The basket OF flowers sent /
by Mrs. Florence Baxter, widow Of Sur
geon General j. IL. Baxter, was unique.
Its shape was like that OF boat or gOn
dola and it ives filled with La France end
moss roses, carnations and lilies of the
valley, tied with olive green and eerise
ribbon.
The library was bright with beautiful
flowers, among them tall vase of
bride roses from Justice and Mrs.
Brewer. On a table was a large jar of
white azalias from Col. and Mrs. Aims
worth. He is at the head of the pension
division of the war department and was
formerly from Woodstock, VT. The fend-
er was filled with Easter lilies and ribbon
palms. In the Senator's library stands his
desk, elaborately carved, which he used in
the house of representatives and was able
to secure when the legislative hall was re
modelled.
AT nine o'clnck the guests began to ar
rive and one after another expressed their
kindly congratulations.
One an old soldier, said TO Mrs. Morrill,,
al have met you before. II was during
the war and have always wanted to see
you again to thank you for your great
kindness tn me and your words OF en-
couragement to me at that time"
Among The early arrivals were President
Mckinley and his private secretary, j. Ad.
olson Porter. The president also held
little reception after be had passed into
the parlor, cordially greeting mis- friends.
Mrs. Garfield, the wife of our late mar
tyred president, with her daughter, Mrs.
Stanley Brown, were also among the early
arrivals.
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart were
present also several mem bers of the su-
preme court, Justice and Mrs. White, JUS
tice Harlan, Justice and Mrs. Brown and
Others, and some of the foreign embassy.
Other well-knoWn people present were
Mr. Hatch, the Hawaiian minister, a ma
tive of New Hampshire and graduate Of
BoWdoin, and also Mr.. Thurston, the ex-
minister to Hawaii; Rev. Tennis 5. Ham.
lin ana Mrs. Hamlln; Rev. Mr.. Leavitt,
who preached formerly in Brattleboro,
and Mrs. Leavitt; DIR. and Mrs. Galandett
of Kendall Green; Senator and Mrs. Frye;
Senator Proctor and Miss Proctor; Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Butterworth; Gen.
and Mrs. Miles; Col. and Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Parker; Gen. Mccullough of New York
city; Mrs. Gen. Neazey and son, A. Il.
Veazey; Mrs. Florence Baxter and her
niece, Miss Janette Harris Baxter, who
graduates in June from the Misses Whit
field & Bliss school at Mt. Morris Park,
New York city; Gen. and Mrs. Russell A.
Alger, with many others.
Among the letters received was one from
Mrs. Henrietta Powers, who spends much
of her time with her brother in Island
Pond, VT, and is the wife of Preston Pow
ers of Florence, Italy. He is a son OF Hiram
Powers, native of Woodstock, VT, ceIe-
brated for his famous Greek slave.
The Senator received his customary
birthday poems. One, entitled "Growing
Old" was embossed on broad white satin
ribbon. A beautiful tribute of affection
came from DIR. Sunderland, whose custom
has been to send one OF his poems written
for these birthday occasions. Another
was from Harry E. Parker, editor of the
Bradford Opinion, expressing the thought
OF many from the Green Mountain state.
Letters and kilograms kept coming all
through the day. A letter from a friend
in Illinois began: al love everything
that's old-old friends, old times, old man
ners, old books and old wine From
GoIdsmith's She Stoops to Conquer
When read that good people never grow
old, living to be $50 years old, it gives me
encouragement to think that your term of