The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-10

Half Century Ago, Surrounded
by Early Friends and Young Ac-
qunintances - Among the First
of the Pioneers.
Rev. and Mrs. Moses n. Adams received
fuiy 500 people last evening in the mar
lors OF Dayton Avenue church. the occasion
being the golden wedding of the white-haired
couple who were among the earliest of the
workers IN missionary fields in Minnesota
among the guests last evening who came to
congratulate and pay their respects to Dr.
ana Mrs. Adams were many of ST Pauls old
settlers and while Gov. Ramsey gossped of
OLD times at one end of the room at the
o.ner small baby boy John Edgar, rested
quietly IN his fathers arms and with Won
qerlng eyes looked at the gathering about
MN OF which he was the youngest guest
just hfty years ago yesterday, Miss Anna
NJ. Rankin and DR.. Adams were married
at quincy: DR.. Adams was a graduate from
Lane seminary at Cincinnati. and Miss Ran
BIN was student in private school in
the president Of Ripley college and prominent
an Abolitionist.
DR.. and Mrs. Adams are both of Scottish
descent They came to Minnesota July "a
Ie-H' wedding Journey of three weeks time
was made on the Mississippi in the For
AT kaposia, where the South st. Paul stock
YARDS are now, and which was then Little
crows capital and the chief city of the
As guests of DR.. T. S. Williamson. the
young people studied the Dakotah language
and the character of the Indians. In Sep
TEMPER they went to Lac qui Parle and be-
gan their labors as missionaries. Dr. S. r.
Riggs, Mr. Adams cousin, was stationed
They were both given Indian names by
their new friends and at Lac qui Parle estab-
lished the first boarding school in Mime
sota Later they went to St. Peter and or
RanlZf6 n oh,
also at Travers de Sioux. They were at
& other agencies in Dakota and Minnesota and
in 1892 DR.. Adams resigned from work on
account OF falling health, and has since re-
sided at beautiful place at Manchester.
standing with DR.. and Mrs: Adams last
evening eve M,. were Rev and and Mrs; Edwards, Mr.;
Miss Helen Brown, of Denver, Col, and
Rey Mr.; Hancock, of Red Wing.
MIS- Adams wore steel gray corded silk
with front of liberty silk and carried a
great bunch of La France roses.
MRS Edwards wore gray silk with blue
vest. Mrs Frost was attired in fawn col
ored silk with Duchesse lace vest over rose
silk. and the Misses Brown wore gowns of
white.
The rooms were decorated with wealth OF
flowers. Black-eyed Susans lent their rich
gold coloring to the scene and great tiger
lilies with golden hearts were used every
where where In one corner was large bank of
small tables bore burdens of flowers wild
and cultivated. The tables from which re-
II SsilltlentS were served were decorated with
roses and lilies and the American flag formed
q background for the whole.
The ice cream table was laid along the
rear of the room. 1t was presided over by
Mrs Haydn Cole and Mrs. H. B. De Lano
assisted by Mrs. Sproat, Mrs. Lee Mrs Corn
man, Mrs Hill, Miss Hill. Mrs. Boyer.
At the punch table to the right were Mrs
Payne and Mrs. Highherger. Mrs. Lutz, Mrs
AXtel and Mrs. Alexander served coffee
The young women assisting were Misses
Simons, Miss Butler. Miss Sproat. Miss Pat
tee, Miss Luther, Miss Edwards Miss Fry
err Miss Lutz
An orchestra was in attendance all the
evening. Among the guests were
Alexander Ramsey, Mrs. Furness. Mrs
Robinson Mr.. and Mrs. H. Knox Taylor Mrs
Nj. Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah c. Dona-
hover, Miss Laura W. Hall, Mrs. Charles
Lowette, Mrs Joseph Vance, Mr.. and Mrs
A. L. Laprenteur. Mr.. and Mrs. J.W. Shepard,
Mrs. Mrs; Frank 1ns Il; Thorn, Mr. and Mrs. S. V.
Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hammond
Mrs. ". A. Highberger, Mr.. and Mrs Thomp,
son. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Churchill, Mr. ami
Mrs. w. L. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E Clark,
capt. and Mrs. McCardy, Mr. and Mrs ].
A. Stevenson, Col. and Mrs. Shandrew. MS;
and Mrs. Thos Montgomery. Mrs. E. W.
Shirk Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Dickson. Mi
Dickson Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Abbott, Mr..
AID Mrs. Haydn Cole, Miss Bailey Mr. and
Mrs. Alex. Walls, Mr.. and MIS-. Jesse Gregg,
Rev. Mr.. Sinclair, Capt. and Mrs. Berkev
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed. Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Fryer, Mr.. and Mrs. Tinker. Mr.. and Mrs
Rhie.daffer. Mr.. and Mrs. John Rhieldaffer
Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. Strnger, Mr. ana
Mrs. Breen,.
The ushers were: Henry Swinton David p
Frost and Charles Frost.