, 1907-05-25
SOCIETY EVENTS
OF The WEEK !
BESSIE BAILEY COOK. Editress.


1t was Brete Hart, the inimitable.
who so tersely put it, that
For ways that are dark and Tor tricks
that are vain,
The heather Chinee are peculiar"
but In Laramie today the same 'pe-
culiar" methods are being ascribed to
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Beemer, who en-
tertained a party of friends at their
beautiful home last night and never
that it was their silver wedding to
escape until a late hour in the festivi-
ties. Such luck as that in preserving
secrecy actually verges on the %uncanny
and 1t is safe to predict that nothing
of the kind will ever happen again,
and the guests have hardly recovered
enough from the shock as yet to figure
how it was really managed so cleverly.
The ladies of the party were invited
for 4 o'clock and were served an elab-
crate course luncheon, Mrs. Beemer
being assisted by Mrs. S. H. Campbell.
The house was prettily decorated for
the occasion, the dining o being a
bower Of cream and green, a bell of
the former tint being suspended over
the table and a bouquet of brides
roses occupying the center of the
board. In the library, which was done
in cream and pale blue, another wed
ding bell was suspended from the cleo
%trolier, and still nobody dreamed of
the significance of flowers or bells! The
parlor was all in gold, masses of frag-
rant carnations supplying the contrast
ing note, and the perfumes from the
adjoining conservatory with its wealth
Of poisoning plants rivaled the frag-
rance of the cut flowers. The back
parlor was also prettily adorned, red
and green being the tints chosen for
its decoration. After a leisurely dis
c~ussion of the repast, the ladies adj
journed to the other apartments, there
to play cards or to pursue other amuse-
ments as fancy directed, and the gen.
tlemen Of the company having arrived
at 6 o'clock, they proceeded to enjoy
their dinner in the fashion dearest to
the masculine heart. Cigars, etc, were
consumed in quantities commensurate
with the Importance Of the occasion,
although the innocent victims were
still in ignorance Of what that occa-
sion was, some Of the boys" going so
far as to accuse H. D. Of having a
birthday. When all things were in
readiness, Mrs. Beemer coached MI.
Berry for the important task for which
he had been selected, and he, recover
ing in a degree from the blow, ar
rayed himself in such stray feminine
wraps as best pleased his vagrant
fancy, and offered the toast which dis
closed the secret. In substance, this
was to the friends who have been mar
ried fifty years, Mr.. and Mrs. Ivinson;
to those who have been welded TWEEN
ty-ive years, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. s. H. Campbell, Mr..
and Mrs. E. T. Beltz and Mr.. and Mrs.
H. D. Beemer; and to him who has
never been married at all, Mr.. Berry
himself, he being the mascot as well as
the POSTMASTER of the company. In
time the excitement and ~reproaches
subsidized sufficiently to allow the toast
to be drained, and that it was quaffed
with the proper spirit needs not be
said. The silver wedding cake, a mag
nificent dainty, was also cut and en-
joyed, and the entire occasion, was as
delightful a. it was novel, even in the
annals of pleasure-loving Laramie. H.
D. Beemer and Miss Mamie Ensor
were married on the Gath of May.
1882, in this city, Rev. l.. J.. Hall, then
pastor of the Methodist church, Of
floating. The wedding occurred at
the pretty home in the First ward
which the young groom had purchased
and fitted up for his bride, and the
ceremony was witnessed by about a
dozen Of their intimate friends, their
attendants being the late John De-
Lario and Miss Kittie Fir. who is now
a resident Of California. The couple
settled down at one to housekeeping
and have always been prominently
connected with the best interests of
the city. Some fifteen years ago they
removed to their present home, which
is one of the most beautiful and
picturesque. places in Laramie, Mrs.
Beemer devoting much of her time to
the care Of Its extensive lawns and
gardens and to her conservatory.
Their friends generally unite in ex-
tending hearty congratulations and in
wishing for them as enjoyable a cele-
bration of their fftieth anniversary at
least. The party of last evening includ-
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ivinson, Mr..
and Mrs, J. W. Johnson, Mr., and Mrs.
F. A Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. E, D Hiskey,
Mr.. and Mrs. c w DeKay, Mr. and Mrs.
E, J, Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Wilkin-
son. Mr.. and Mrs, F. C. Let's, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. T, Beltz, Mr.. and Mrs. C. H.
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. j. Fl. Atherly and
Doris, Mr.. and Mrs. s. H. Campbell,