The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-02-05
50TH ANNIVERSARY
MRS. FLORENCE Z. DUCkETT Gel.
EBRATES HER 5oTE BIRTH
DAY ANNIVERSARY.
The Occasion Being One of the Most
Pleasant Social Functions Held in
St. Pau! During the Present Year.

St. Pau! During the Present Year.
There are very few of the gentler
Sex who will admit to having seen
over thirty-five or at most forty sum-
mers with an equal number of
springs. So when the hostess on this
occasion issued ner invitations asking
her friends to be her guests for the
celebration of the 50th anniversary OF
her birthday some of them doubtless
were taken aback at her frankness.
This, however, did not prevent them
from accepting the invitation in large
numbers and the result was that the
spacious parlors of the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Duckett, No. 6S7
ST. Anthony avenue, were completely
filled with guests during the receiving
hours. from 8 to II p. m. last Satur-
day, Jan. 20.
The lower floor of. the house was
given up to the reception OF the
guests with the lady members of the
Mite Missionary Society of st. James
A. NJ. E. church, and the alliance in
the receiving line. The ladies were
hair powdered, presenting the appear
ance Of a regular Martha Washington
party.
The hostess wore handsome en-
pire gown of buff embroidered silk,
carried a bouquet of so pink roses.
and certainly did not look to be over
sewen-tenths of the half century which
she admits, butt wears with becoming
grace.
The house was brilliantly lighted
throughout and the air was redolent
with the perfume Of the cut flowers,
which were profusely mingled with
palms, ferns and ported plants, roses
and carnations predOminating, and all
helping to carry out the color scheme
of pink and green and white.
The refreshment room was on the
second floor, the table being hand
sonely decorated, Mr. and Mrs.
Marshall Pickett presiding, relays OF
twenty persons being served at one
time. The color scheme was carried
out in the Neapolitan cream which
was served, with the figure SO in pink
running through the center.
Beautiful crepe napkins with a gilt
border and the inscription F. l.. D.
1S50-1910 printed in one corner in pink
were furnished to each guest.
Miss Warren presided at the piano
ami Mrs. s. F.. Bond at the punch
pow1.
kilograms of congratulation were
read from Rt. Rev. c. T. Shaffer, Chi
cago; Rev. Brice U. Taylor, Clinton,
Iowa: Mrs. Queen Rideout, Youngs-
town, Ohio; Mr.. O. c. Hall, Muskegee,
Okla. Mr.. Price Houston, "a younger
brother, McAllister, Okla.
Mrs. Duckett, who is a very talent
ed and brilliant woman, and has held
a high place in intellectual, religious
and social circles and as evidence of
the esteem in which she is held, the
following list of presents she received
and their donors will testify:
White Rose Temple, S. M. T., Of
which she is secretary, handsome
combination cut glass piece, compris-
inc, compete, vase and punch bowl.
~.~Mrs.@G. Burnett, Halt dozen Japan
csc plates.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Liggins, hand
painted fruit dish.
Mrs. G. P. Boucher and Mrs. Alden
defer, brass fern dish.
Mr.. S. D. Kemp, Valenciennes lace
handkerchief.
Mr.. James Ward, cut glass olive
dish.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Robinson, hand
painted chocolate pot.
Mrs. Ann Slate, fruit basket
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Parker, hand
painted salad dish.
Mrs. Anna Jackson and son, Mime
apolis, handsome cut glass bon-bon
dish.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Moore, silk
hose.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin and Mrs.
Emma Harding, half dozen Japanese
boullion cups. E
Rev. and Mrs. M. I. Gordon, Ottum-
wa, Iowa, silver berry spoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rideout,
Youngstown Ohio, cut glass salt and
pepper cruets.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Bright, Dav-
export, Iowa, silver meat fork.
Rev. and Mrs. J. Brewer, Duluth,
Mimi, sterling silver orange spoons.
Rev. Daniel Harding, silver almond
spoon, gold bowl.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Allen, hand
painted cheese dish and plates.
Rev. and Mrs. r. E. Wilson, Chi
cago, ILL.,, gold thimble.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. . E. Bond, hand
painted vase.
Mr.. w. A. Williams, olive dish.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Strong, hand
painted plate.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. bridges, birth
day pillow.
Mr.. and Mrs. ellis, den picture.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Lindsay, cream and
sugar set.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Leavitt and
daughter, Japanese salad plates.
Mr.. and Mrs. A, Allen, colonial
cream and sugar set.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hackerney,
lunch cloth.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Turner, bread
and butter napkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 3. Lowe, water
color picture. ...
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Hughes and son,
Seattle, WASH, cluny lace center
piece. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. :Temison and Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Alexander, half dozen linen
napkins.
Mr.. and Mrs T. H. Lyles, onera bag.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jose H. Sherwood,
Ba;tenberg dresser scarf
Dr. and Mrs. Waldo Turner, 1910