Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-01
y Grand Occasion.
New York, Nov. u, 100,

To the MINING JOURNAL.
In response to your request that |
send you the best newspaper account of
the celebration of the 10th anniversary
of our marriage, | have to say that there
were no accOunts-"by request"
The newspaper man is especially shy
when it comes to newspaper mention of
himself or his family affairs. OF course
we are as anxious for the good opinion
of our friends as any other class or pro-
fesSiOn. But we personally invited all
our New York friends, newspaper and
otherwise, and they Were there, and con-
sequently we did not feel that the matter
was of any interest to the outside world
OF itself, the celebration was an al
most typical newspaper folk gathering.
We had a good time among ourselves
and 'by request" no account was
printed of it.
But for the benefit of our friends in
Allegany county who may be interested
to know but who found it impossible to
attend by reason of the distance, | do
not mind writing the JOURNAL Just what
a pleasant time we had
Despite the fact that the night was Il
stormy one, about $50 guests We're pres
ent to wish us well. The house was
decorated with palms and chrySanthe-
NUNS and the grounds We're illuminated
with wonderful new lamps called the
transcendental arc lights which lit up
the place as if the stormy November
night We're IL glaring July day
Newspapers friends from the editorial
departments of Puck, Tr"th, Tdcgrdph,
S"N, IjOrId, Times, M,DSrg's. Uurprr'x,
etc, We're among the invited guests and
few others dropped i'll unlimited be-
cause they knew they ID be welcome just
the same.
The evening was made ENJOYABLE by
music, song and story and although a
special car was scheduled to leave Wood
cliff at 2:30 Il. III. to take guests back to
the city, no one cared to 60 until day
break, and the car was kept sidetracked
until after the regular schedule of the
line was resumed.
Among the nOtableS present We're
Homer Davenport, the .jOu,UuFS great
cartoonist; Louis Dalrymple, of Puck;
Archie Gum, Ray Brown, J. f. Will
liams and r. O. Anthony, the celebrated
artists; Ernest Jarrold, J. w. McMiller,
H. n. Marvin, a. E. tombstone, and
many more ''tOO numerous to mention"
all accompanied by their wives, sweet
hearts, cousins and their aunts. 1t was
an assemblage to make one feel proud
Letters and kilograms of regret We're
received from those whom illness, dis
lance and previous engagements kept
away. These included Hon. B. B. Odell,
Governor-elect of New York; Capt. j.
Philip Roman and other Cumberland
friends; the MINING JOURNAL, Thomas
G.. Dillon, d. +. McMullen, Thomas P.
Heating and other Frostburg friends.
While not designed to be gift en-
terprise," the affair was turned into one
by insistent friends who would not be
denied. Although a tin wedding they
''transmOgritied' it into silver one, and
the presents numbered over 200, includ-
ing everything from parlor furniture to
kitchen tinware. Conspicuous among
even the most handsome was magniti-
cent Tiffany vase of hammered silver,
Is inches high, too beautiful to be de-
scribed-this last with the congratula-
tons of Senator Il. G. Platt, of New
York, and his wife,
There We're dancing, singing, polite
vaudeville, music, and plenty TO eat and
drink.
Thirty of the guests made ii house
party of the affair and stayed with us
until Monday afternoon, playing whist,
tramping over the Palisades and other
wise enjoying themselves.
Altogether it was an event ever to be
remembered and it would be false
modesty not to be proud to say it,
| presume an account of what the
ladies wore would be of interest to the
JOURNALS fair readers, but am il mere
man and description of gowns is be-
yond me.
But everybody Wore and looked their
best. As souvenirs the artists present
drew sketches i'll water color ink and
pencil on the dress shirts of the gentle
men and as mementO of the affair
book was handed around i'll which all
present recorded their names, together
with kindly sentiments. The artists
present came to the fore again and illus
trated the book withappropriate sketches.
1t lis intended to paste i'll the back-it is
ii big book, all the kilograms and letters
of regret and well-wishing received.
In conclusion, | may say that while we
We're successful i'll keeping accounts of
our own personal good time ont of the
papers, many preliminary notices of the
affair appeared, including comment on
the unique invitations" in the SIM,
TIcgrHph. T|IegrdW, Ucmid, Press, etc.
To show the general tenor of these | at
tach one from the ''tip-of- thc-tongue
column of last Sundays Press:
In silver-gray, deckIe edge and medieval
a combination of art that would crafty a
Norris, Hubbard and Rhead-Our old
friend, Roy l.. McCardell, announced in red
initial and black text that he and Mrs.
McCardell were going to celebrate the tenth
anniversary of their marriage last night at
their cottage IN WOodcitf-on- Hudson. This
meant a TN wedding. The invitations, which
inclosed halftones of Roy, his lovely spouse