The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-02-07
A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.
MIR. and Mrs M. e. Jones Victims Of
Delightful Invasion of Friends.

MIR. and Mrs N. e. Jones Victims of
Delightful Invasion of Friends.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. e.
Jones last Friday evening, Feb.1st the
Baptist Young People perpetrated a
very pleasant birthday surprise. The
young people met at the home of Mrs.
Dunbar. and from there went over to
the Jones residence carrying and
furnishing very delicious luncheon.
Mrs. Francis Barber. assisted by the
Misses. Barber, Craft. Marshall.
Kelly, Stevens and Hayes, had
charge of the dining room. Mrs.
Dunbar and Mrs. Woodruff assisted
by the Misses Baker and Strong had
charge of the kitchen and serving.
About ninety gathered in the dining
room. in three or four divisions. and
partook of the refreshments. The
following enjoyable program was
rendered.
Whistling solo. Miss Garrett Norman
Piano Duet. ....... ...........
49,. .Nettie Kelly. Dorothy Jones
Piano solo ....... -. Laura Pearson
Whistling solo. .Garnett Norman
Vocal solo Mrs. Lou Martin
Reading Poem Selected Myrtle Barber
Piano duet. ........... .............
Mrs. Lou Martin Miss Angie Brown.
After which the following
original lines written by one of the
party. were read.
All you people here assembled have core
out upon this eve
To co homage to birthday--it is only
make believe
Thirty fifty, forty winters. who will dare
their age express:
We don measure lives by heart-beatS what
1SOnc year more or less:
feels to-day.
hilea Woman never ages, who VIII dare to
tell me nay:
80 our host and hostess, surely, Still are young
and slid will ne
When the scythe f that grim reaper cuts
LIES thread for you and me
Mr.. Jones was once q baby, can't you see his
long white clothes!
Can't you see his round face smiling. as he
played with baby toes:
Can't you hear him shake rattle: Strange
II seems to US To night,
But the man was once an infant, if we read
LIES pages right.
Then they sought to name the youngster, just
Mother people do
they studied in the Bible, and consult
Ter N, ser to
=, makesa fuss
have been. was squaller, SO they named
see her livSreus
ua,,l,;.o sim as a pupil trudging off to
her father to-, i ior his lessons, finding
the great Wes he masters Reading and
pioneer statee he is learning lessons
things. but hereick.
to womanhood.a aS Son 81 dreaming OF the
eight dollars 'or the future, mingled
around. /" dyspepSusiness and thesound
VallulsIl were lne planning to b come a
ried a raw Germanb
sessions were grit NY NJ. ma'ueh' always
had high u Of mischief made dar-
edited a papew to capital. and it was a
Town. onlo. mt to woolng on his per-
we have yet.
IN tho d.,,e uhn delighted with this cer-l
alone policy had to hurry, the was
~, n home,
to-day. They would detain her 81 am
Ihere were Tipped the question, and he
themselves N, to ones.
were unpopula.s grown older, he is noble
They left as a bald spot where the
who was no ( she did it. far from me to
1t meantas growa thinner since she's
that was w}sss.
to face. VI and I've pondered and
although vcons all are balder, than the
first horn ' gu k seUmt Won pnt,st oe.cons
.llo. N to gain a bald spot by some
OF thoSnu mystic spell.
exnla; this was once remarking, and it
led SO they say.
HI mother il mes DER heard it and with
nrr kindly way
br:mtled so sweet and loving, and Of his
air she said,
II he hasn't much, we love it, every hair up
on his head,
Somewhere the recording angel turned an
other page tonight
Wrote ~ new year at The heading. with pen
all clean and bright.
They have turned another mile post. en- the
road we all attend.
On the path that here beginning, has at
Heavens gate its end.
All the lines that have been written were not
written to behold.
For we know some threads of sorrow. minple
with the threads of gold.
But they count their friends by dozens as
this gathering shows pnght
And as someone was remarking, What the
Jones do is right
NJ ' their children be as they are, with i'm
provements they suggest.
May they have long years for working, may
they have much time to rest.