The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-02-03
PLEASANT EVENT
AT MOUNTVILLE.
Birthday Dinner Given to
Mrs. Dunlap.
BY HER CHILDREN.
Attended by u Large Party
of Guests.
BY HER CHILDREN.
The Home of MIR. ana Mrs. Rufus Dun
lap the Scene Of Brilliant
Social Function.

Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus II. Dunlap are
noted all over this county for their
sumptuous hospitality, and all who are
to their comfortable home are sure of a
warm welcome and "pleasant time"
But never before have their hospitable
hearts conceived so perfect an enter
tainment as that of the 2lst ult,, given
in honor of the 63rd birthday of their
mother, who is at all times the mos
honored member of their family. They
delight to give her pleasure aad there
toro sent outiuvitations to many of her
friends for this date.
Mr.. Dunlap is one of the very few
young men of today who retain aud
live on the lands originally granted by
the King Of England to his auce ;tors
long before the Revolution, descending
to him through a long line Of Dunlaps.
He is also one of another "fsw" who
make farming pay and can give so
much pleasure in his home.
On this day Of d ,ys the 2lst, the home
was in its gala attire. The hal, ,decorat-
ed with various native evergreens, pre-
sented cheerful we come, the dates
1S4l and 1904 indicating the number OF
years that this youthful looking mstron
claimed for her own. One could HARDLY
realize that she had a right to the
claim. Parlors were gracefully draped
with ivy, darkened and lighted by un'
que candelabra and reflected by grand
old mirror, both descended from
Mrs. Dunlap's grandmother. The eff
feot was most pleasing and furnished
just the correct light for cd friends to
meet and talk of "Auld Lang Lyme"
and might account to some minds for
the kind remark Of guest: that he
had never seen SO many pretty old la
dies together
Mrs. Dunlap met us with her usual
smile of welcome conducting us into
the cloak room where we forthwith for
got "ihe silver threads among the
gold" of our heads, lost our dignity
and began to exclaim in delight at so
many faces familiar in the past, but
now scarcely recognizable after the
lapse Of so many years. We fell upon
each others necks and did not weep,
but smiled quite audibly and chatted,
not after the approved style, but ac-
cording 10 the dictates of our hearts
all aglow with pleasure.
After an hour dinner-that most i'm
portant function--was announced and
all proc aeded to the dining-room where
an ante-bellum dining took place, IS
they did when 1--WE were young" The
usual decorations were here, making
the room picture, with china, glass
and,silver ware in the glow of the 63
candles moulded by the deft hands of
Mrs. Dunlap herself, and supported on
q beautifully decorated stand, which
answered the same purpose on her
wedding table nearly forty years ago.
It goes without saying that "the table
fairly groaned under its load of good
things"
Time has dealt gently with Mrs.
Dunlap. One could easily suppose her
an older sister in this peasant homo.
She is full of life and energy with good
prospects of realizing at least part of
the many good wishes of the day, such
as ''many returns" thatshe "may live
another sixty-three years." that she
may "have another birthday in July"
etc.
Many birthday offerings were brought
to this feast of good things, both use-
full and ORNAMENTAL but all of equal
value to the appreciative recipient, be-
cause each conveys to the heart an
idea of the esteem in which che is held
by her friends.
Several were unavoidably absent and
therefore are losers. Those present
were:
Mr. and Mrs John g. Davis, Mrs En-
ma T Griffin, Mrs John Robertson,
Mrs G w Shell, Mrs b b Pyles, Mr. and
Mrs. M M league, Mr. and Mrs Ores
we'll Darlington, Mrs Orrah O Peake,
Mrs VIM A Shand, Mrs joe Phinney,
Mira T s Lhagston, Mr. b J Langston,
Mrs Eloise Shell, Miss Elizabeth Shell,
Mrs III a league, Miss Alma Shell. MIR
Allen She'll, Miss Fay Hudgens, Miss
Willie Philson, DIR A Fuller, Mr. and
Mrs w Hale Shand, Mr. and Mrs j
N Wright, Mr. and Mrs A Smith, Mr.
and Mrs Tom Bailey, Mr. and Mrs Add
Boyd, MISS Mary Doran Bolt, Mr. j j
Plu,s, Miss Bessie league, Miss Aman-
da Notes, Miss Caroline Wood.
Glancing at the list one sees that
there were several pretty and grac eful
young ladies among those present and
they gave some fine music which added
much to the pleasures of the day.
think one lady voiced tho feeling OF all
when she said tits worth fifty dollars to
be here to-day. Long live Mr., and
Mrs. Dunlap and long live the dear
mother to bless this home with her
prese nee.
A GUEST.