The Press., 1910-06-15
WEDNESDAY,, JUNE 15, 1910.
WILMINGTON.

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 day morning Rev. A. Gardner preach
 ed from Psalms 1S:.35 Topic. "Con-
 dttions of human greatness. '' |
 The down-pour of. rain prevented
 the Children's day exercises at the
 Baptist church. the few who gathered
 going over the Sunday school lesson
 with MEs Oosgrove as teacher. The
 weather permitting, next Sunday. at
 3 p. m the sOhildren's day program
 will be given.
 The surprise visit Friday evening.
 the 10th, to Dr. and Mrs. FEE. John.
 son of Mansfield, on the occasion of
 their twenty fifth wedding anniver- saryy was.a very pleasant event to the seventy Eve or eighty people who
 participated. The evening was. not fpropitious, but with all the heads of families, at least there went along through the fog and drizzle and chill and dampness the inner consciousness .-the doctor. has come to my house when he has been sent for on worse
 weather than this. and at all hours, and been most welcome. Tbe guests were made welcome in turn when they reached the handsome residence, where the lights were streaming out into the fog in a honey way and where the surprised host-really sur. prised and his charming wife had a cordial greeting for all. There was Q house party already to help receive the guests-W R. Frisbie and wife from New Haven and friends from Hartford-and the diversion also of 175 or 18O Oongratulatory post cards from all about the country side, and letters from old friends at a distance, including one from John Merriok of Minneapolis, Minn. The gathering of friends from the doctors native town was planned and carried out by Ool. w. H. Hall and his wife. There was musical program, vocal and in. strumental, which was excellent, there being much talent in the pretty village, the reading of a bit of rem iniscent rhyme. and then the pre- sentatiOn, which Ool. Hall made very effective. carrying the surprise 30 suo- cessfully along that one listener, at least, felt that she was living in a fairy story. The colonel told how the scheme started and grew, how fond every one was of the kind and faithful friend and physician, and that during his professional career he had driven about our rugged country side miles enough to carry him around the world eight times, and he won- dered what young man would be will ing to attempt to earn Q competence bys simply driving that distance, to ad nothing of the attendant pFepaFa. tion, anxiety and responsibility. He had stood talking easily, with one hand held carelessly behind him, which. when brought forward, held a beautiful silver loving cup handsome. ly engraved, as coming from appre- ciatlve Wilmington friends. The doC- tor made feeling speech of thanks, and when attention was diverted from the cup there stood the colonel with his hand behind him, and this time, after pleasant talk. Mrs. Johnson received a magnificent bunch of roses. By the time every one had exclaimed over them there was the colonel again with an appropriate incident to relate. and presently he asked the doctor to hold Q large salver, when again from behind his back came a canvas bag, from which he poured upon the salver 200 1910 silver half dollars "from Willington and South Coventry, ' the latter to include Dr. ". l.. Higgins, who began his life in Connecticut and his professional career in Willington, and so. with his wife and daughter. Miss Ruby, was invited. After the gifts had been admired and returned, cake, ice cream and Lemonade were passed by the young ladies of South Wilmington. The majority of the guests were from South Willington, although there was a delegation, in- cluding pr. Converse, wife and daughter from West Wilmington, and Rev. and Mrs. Darrow and others from the Hill. After an hour of sociability and singing of college songs the company broke up, all feel ing that 1t had been in every way a grand success.
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