The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-12-11
VERY PLEASANT SURPRISE
25th Wedding Anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. j. p. Hall,

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The following account of the surnrise
given to Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Hall. of
Denver, Colo, on the occasion of the
25th anniversary Of their wed.
ding, taken from the Rocky Mountain
News of Dec. 9th will be perused with
interest by their many friends in this
vicinity.
A very happy surprise was given Mr..
and Mrs. J. p. Hall at their home, lis
South Sherman avenue, last night. 1t
was the 25th anniversary of their we'd.
ding and their friends got together and
planned to celebrate it.
MIR. Hall is passenger agent of the
Santa Fe and his popularity extends
among the officials and employees of all
other roads who know him. A com.
mittee composed of Mrs. Mel, Mrs.
Emmett Edmunds, Mrs. John Morrow,
Mrs. w. 6. Greenlee, Mr.. Arthur
Cooper, Mr.. Barney Morrow, Mr.. @. H.
Adams and Mr.. George Ady, arranged
the details and about $50 guests were
present.
A box of silver. which contained
everything needed for a complete ser.
vice, was presented Mr.. and Mrs. Hall,
Rev. B. B. Tyler making one of his
witty and clever speeches in behalf of
the donors. Besides the dozen of each
article in the box, the, committee is GO
ing to give Mrs. Hail any special pieces
for which she may have a preference,
the money subscribed having been much
more than enough to furnish the box.
Everyone who was notified of the event,
having been anxious to show his ap.
probation Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hall g
friendship, contributed. Besides this
beautiful present, Mr.. and Mrs. Hall
received handsome silver service coffee
and tea urns, etc., from Mrs. Hall's
mother and other relatives, Mrs. Nc.
Clelland, Mr.. Edgar McClelland, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Clark of Leon, Ia.
The event was complete surprise,
the committee having succeeded in
keeping the affair very quiet. Refresh.
ments were served, the ladies of the
committee serving assisted by Mrs.
Adams, Mrs. w. ]. Alexander, Mrs.
Richard Parrish, Mrs. William Carne,
and Mrs. Arthur Cooper. Mrs. Hail,
mother of Mr.. Hall, Miss Maggie Hall,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Hall, Mrs. Fannie
D. w. Hardin and Mrs. Evans were
relatives present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall were married in
Leon, Ia, twenty-five years ago yester-
day, and after few years came to
Colorado. Mrs. Hall was Miss Eta
McClelland before marriage.
j. P. Hall is recognized throughout
the west as one Of the most competent
and gentlemanly passenger men con-
nected with any railroad of the country.
He has been in the service of the Santa
Fe road for twenty-one years, begin.
ming as telegraph operator and pass
ing Though the various grades until he
was made general agent of the passen.
ger department, with headquarters in
this city. During the last ten years
Mr.. Hall has received number of
fattering ofers of advancement in the
department of railroad work which he
has chosen, but as the offers required a
change of residence to lower altitude,
he has remained in this city. His uni
form courtesy and his intimate knowl.
edge of all the details of passenger
traffic have gained for him wide recog.
milton and host of friends throughout
Colorado and adjoining states. The
Santa Fe railway in Colorado owes
large portion of its popularity to the
efficient business qualifications of its
kindly passenger representative in
Denver.
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