The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-28

Fork, 18th District-On Saturday evening,
November 21st, about forty friends and neigh
bors of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Foard gave them
an enjoyable surprise it being the twentieth
anniversary of their wedding. Arrangements
had been previously made and those who nad
the affair in charge succeeded admirably. I'm
like the man whom we read about dying with
his s'boots 3D." Mr. Foard was caught in his
kitchen with his "boots off" and overalls on.
having just gotten through with "the chores"
for the day. 1t so upset his wife, the invasion
of these forty people. that she was more IN
nerved than on the night of her first wed
ding" as she afterwards expressed it. The
company brought along bountiful supply OF
ham, cheese and chicken sandwiches, chicken
salad coffee and cake, including large brides
cake. The latter was the production of Mrs.
Emma Halle, wife of Mr.. George w. Halle,
Foard is a sister of Mr.. Halle. Before the
edibles were served the bride and groom"
were invited into the dining-room and DR..
James +. H. Gorsuch presented to them, on
behalf of those present. as slight token OF
esteem in which they are held by their neigh
bors, a china dinner and tea set of very pretty
design. In his remarks the doctor alluded to
the fact that during the twenty years of mar
ried life no death or serious illness had visited
the family. Mr.. Foard responded by saying
that the affair was genuine surprise. Re-
marks were also made by Rev. Solomon Ger
man and poem, written by Elmer r. Halle, a
nephew of both Mr.. and Mrs. Foard, was read,
as follows
DEDICATED TO MY UNCLE ON THE TWENTIETH
ANNIVERSARY OF HIS WEDDING.
The primeval days of our uncle's history,
Especially his love affairs, are full of mystery
But on November twenty-frst twenty years
back
And stole from among the sisters and brothers
One who is now the proudest of mothers,
And changed her surname from Halle to Foard,
Asking only her love as his reward.
And tonight we come to celebrate
The anniversary of his marriage fete,
And to express our Joy with hearts elate
That Loves young dream is now consummate.
Among those who were present were Mr.and
Mrs. George w. Halle, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Foard, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Foard, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Q. B. Wright, Mr.; and Mrs. John ".
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. B. Clayton, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles E. Burton, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
A. Benson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles g. Snavely,
Mrs. D. A. Harlan, Mrs. Susan Burton, Mrs.
George W. Yellott, Misses Bertha Halle, Bes
sic Foard, Mary Foard, Grace Riddle, Emily
Yellott, Mary Morgan, Naomi Morgan, Estellle
Wright Beuah Halle, DR.. James F. H. Cor
such, Rev. Solomon German and Messrs. Ell
mer R. Halle, B. w. Gorsuch, Dulany Yellott,
w. H. Riddle, Stanley Gorsuch, Benjamin
Zuloff and Charles Halle.
Mr. and Mrs. Foard have two children, Miss
Ida who is 49, and Charles Foard, who is a
pupil of the Towson High School,
The third quarterly meeting of Long Green
Circuit, M. E. Church, Rev. Solomon German
pastor, will be held Saturday afternoon, No.
vember 18th, at the parsonage. 1t will be in
charge of Rev. Edward Hayes, who will rep
resent the Presiding Elder on this occasion.
The quarterly meeting sermon will be preach
ed by him on Sunday morning at IL o'clock,
at Salem M. E. Church. On Sunday night
Rev. Mr.. Hayes will preach at Union Chapel
and not at Wilson, as mentioned in last weeks
UNION. Protracted services will be continued
during the week at Union by Rev. Mr.. Ger
man, assisted by Miss Jennie Rigney, of White
Hall, who assisted him at Wilson'S appoint
ment this fall. During the series of meetings
at Wilson's about thirty persons were convert
ed, most of them uniting with the church.
Among these was young Emory Mumma.
After Emory was fatally shot he told his pas
tor while at the hospital that he was not afraid
to die and that he had no enmity against
anyone. X.