The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-06-01
His 10th Anniversary.

The coming together on last Monday
evening of the families of Mr. l.. Roll
wage and Mr.. Otto Il. Rollwage, at
the former gentlsmens home, to do
honor TO the grey hairs and towering
character of Mr.. T. Rollwage, their
father and grandfather respectively,
and to celebrate with love feast and
feast of good things temporal. the 10Th
anniversary of the birth of the latter
gentleman, WAS indeed the most unique
occasion of mutual admiration and
love that it has ever been our good
pleasure to witness.
The entertainment was one continu.
Gus volume of mirth and giadness.
with now and then ripple OF memory
over the past which recalled scene of
sorrow. But the hour was filled with
harmony and sweet communion; bright
eyes. merry hearts and laughing faces
were there, and altogether the evening
bore charm and carried with it an in
sweet sacredness that is almost impos-
sible to describe
1t was an experience to good to tell,
and we shall never attempt to tell it as
it was. We are not selfish, and as a
general thing we like to tell everything
We know, but this reunion of happy,
congenial spirits--brothers and sisters.
mothers and daughters, fathers and
sons, cousins. sistersin-law, husbands
and wives. all giving affectionate trib.
ute to the venerable honoree, was such
an elaborate occasion of unrestrained
love and goodfellowship, that a feel.
ing of reticence arises within us and
we are 10th to part with the impress.
sions left by an evening of happy socia.
bility and pleasant companionship in
this model home. Truly the Lord has
abundantly blessed these good men
and their families.
A feature of the evening was the
making of pictures of groups of the tive
families and of both families together
Many lovely and handsome sittings
were taken, and no artist ever worked
under more catering conditions. The
weather was superb and the subjects
for the camera were all models OF
grace and gallantry. These picture:
were made at the suggestion of Mr.. f
Rollwage and for his qualification ant
pleasure.
An elegant repast was discussed witt
great relish and the menu was ample
for the most fastidious epicure. Ye
scribe reveled for a season in appetiz
ing meats and dainty sweets and deli.
cacies. Supper over, a party OF the
girls and boys repaired to the lawn
where croquet was INDUCED until dark.
ness interfered.
Then it was in the parlors that We
were RECALLED by the rich contralto oil
Miss Katie Rollwage, who sang in a
charming mood few of her sweetest
lays. Here, under the influence oil
soul-stirring melody, we passed the
most enjoyable moments OF the even
ing, and it seemed that the privilege Il
linger on indefinitely within the pale
OF such delightful sounds would have
carried with it "A joy unspeakable, but
alas, we were soon to be released from
these delightful fances. The singer
had hushed and we were mindful oil
the uncertainties of continued pleas
ures in this vale Of joy and sorrow.
All the members of the families OF
Mr.. Louis End Mr.. Otto were present
viz: Mrs. Minnie Harrison. Misses
Alice and Katie and little Allyne and
Mr.. Louis f. Rollwage; Misses Nor,
ma, Tolise. DeYelling, Madeline, AR
dale, Mr.. Otto. Jr. aud Master Her.
man and Ralph and Mss Pearl An
derson.