Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-03-01
Mrs. Elizabeth adams cele.
brates Her 71st Birthday.

DrateS Tier SlSt DlItiiudy.
1t was the delightful privilege of
the writer to be one of a party of
ladies who were invited to dine on
last Wednesday with Mrs. E. E.
Adams, that being her birthday. ]
had almost spoken of the guests as
old ladies, but withhold the adject-
i've, for we all felt as though we had
imbibed freely of the fountain of
perpetual youth, and a passer by
would have thought from the hilar-
ious sounds proceeding from the
residence that "Mr. and Mrs. Minis
were having gay party for their
young daughter
The guests began to arrive at
noon and came by twos, threes and
fours, soon making a large and hap
py assembly. After inspecting and ad
miring the numerous and beautiful
gifts bestowed with esteem and
affection on Mrs. Adams we repair
ed to the parlor where there was
pleasure unconfned." Formality
was banished and each looked on
the others as genuine friends.
Some Of the ladies were old time
school mates, ands "reminiscences Of
school life were recalled, son
amusing, some pathetic. As our fin
gers were not quite stiff from age
and our recollection. of music quito
fresh, we were requested to plar rId
OLD melodies familiar to
all. The writer being the first to
respond gave as an appropriate Sc
lection Aud Lang Syne." Follow
ing this, our hearts being full of
thought and love of ours absent
brother DR.. G. E. Burts, we played
and sang Way down upon the
Swanee river;;" wishing as we were
singing that we might have him
back here to live and die" One of
our party who has in her home an
elegant new parlor grand piano play
ed with such skill and vivacity that
1 was carried back in memory to
the days when she and I were to-
gether at school under the instruc-
ton of the lovely and accomplished
Msis Nicolls. Others of our party
kindly contributed to this part of
the program after which we again
engaged in pleasant and profitable
conversation.
Ere long our genial host whose
kind face always brings sunshine,
entered with his lovely wife and an
nounced dinner. Arriving at the
dining room door our host being a
prudent man and knowing that
prudence is the better part of
valor," and knowing also full well
that one mans voice would be as
nothing in the midst of twenty fe-
male voices, wisey retired to distant
regions where he could enjoy his
dinner far from the madding
crowd" Ny pen stops when l reach
the subject of the dinner. 1t is fee
BILE when attempt a detailed ac-
count. Suffice it to say the richness,
variety and abundance would have
more than delighted Epicurus at the
beginning but would have rendered
him very uncomfortable at the
close of the feast.
After doing full justice to this
magnificent spread we repaired
again to the parlor feeling not quite
so sprightsy as before visiting the
dining room. We reused our energies
sufficiently however TO walk out to a
temporary stage or rostrum erected
by our host for the purpose of hold
ing the party to be taken" by the
photographer. After much posing,
arranging of ribbons and counte-
nances we were taken and with a
sigh of relief we returned to the
house, conscious that we had never
spent pleasanter day and hoping
that Mrs. Adams would have many
more birthdays with the same gor-
geous dinner and an invitation to
US all to come.
Before closing I must relate lit
tie incident that caused some alarm
unnecessary however) to one or
more of the guests. A kind hearted
Christian gentleman, one full of
good deed sent his splendid horse
the milk white steed with blue eyes
and brown spot on neck, perhaps
my readers have seen him) to con-
vey some of the ladies to the feast.
Now this grand horse behaves gen
orally with great dignity and did SO
on this particular morning until he
reached Main street when he sud-