The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-19
Birthday Social.

Reported for the Democratic Advocate
Monday, May IA, was an ideal day, in
which many kind recollections of the past
was brought in contact with the present and
a comparison made thereof, all of which took
place at the delightful home of Ira G. Lawyer,
in commemoration of the 18th anniversary
of the birth of Ira B. Lawyer, of lola, Kansas,
who is at present visiting friends and relatives
in the "0d Line State" II is his first visit
to Maryland for quite long time and SO his
relatives and friends resorted 10 this manner
to show their appreciation towards one who
always had kind word for every one. When
the guests had assembled on the beautiful
lawn which surrounds the delightful home of
Ira G. Lawyer. ex-State Fire Marshal, Edwin
J. LAWYER, of Westminster entertained the
invited guests for few moments III few
well chosen words, setting forth the object OF
this coming together and wishing the host
many more such happy anniversaries to be-
fall him, which was very heartily responded to
by the host. The afternoon was very pleas
antly spent in general conversation by all
About O'Clock the guests were ushered to
the dining room where a sumptuous repast,
consisting of all the delicacies of the season
imaginable awaited them, to which all did
ample justice. When the sun had passed from
view below the horizon the guests returned TO
their respective homes feeling confident that
it was good to have been there. Reunion took
place at the old Lawyer homestead. in Silver
Run Valley, this county, at which three or four
generations of the Lawyer family participated.
The ages of those present, numbering over
$780, ranged from months TO SO years. The
Lawyer family originally came from Hanover,
Germany, and were among the FIRST settlers
who mingled with the Quakers and founded
Germantown, Pa. Those present at the re-
u,ora daaandontc of Cosnar ,awyar.
Those present were Rev. aad Mrs. W. II.
Ehrhart, Edwin Lawyer and wife, John
Lawyer, Josiah Lawyer and wife, Ira b.
lawyer VIM. Lawyer and wife, Amos Bow,
man and wife, Jacob Lawyer and wife, David
Bachman, wife and son Charles, Jacob Frock
and wife, George Schaeffer, wife and children,
Carl, Will and Ralph; Jonas Lawyer, Geo. E.
Bowman, wife and children, Howard aud
Walter; A. S. Morelock, wife and children
Grace, Charles, Mary, Laura and Sterling,
Nelson Bankert, wife and children, Milo, Eva
and Elizabeth; Harvey Maus, wife and daugh-
ter Mary; Joshua Fowler, wife and children,
William and Sallie May; Levi Motter, wife
and children, Jane, Herbert, Emma and
Cora; Mrs Charles Grouse and children,
Clarence, Jane and Hobson; Wm. E. Lawyer.
wife aud son j. VI Mrs. Cora Lester and
children, Elsie, Mary, John aud Mable;
Harvey Dutterer, wife aud children, Esther,
Carroll, Howard and Grace; John Bowman,
wife and children, Calvin, Mary Laura, Sadie.
Charles aud David; Mrs. Emma Menchey,
Joseph Yinging aud wife, George Lawyer,
wife and children, Sterling and Bernard;
Archer Burgoon, wife and children, Gladys
and Norma; Misses Sallie Lawyer, Annie
Lawyer, Gertie Matthias, Carrie Warehimei
Messrs John Brown, Elmer Halter, Herbert
NJ. Lippy, Theodore Myers and Edward Devil