The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-20
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED
FOR VENERABLE MAN
DIR. w. p. Jacobs Honored
by Loving Friends.
DAYS OF GLADNESS
WITH CLINTON FOLKS
Rev. w. p. Jacobs Seventeen Birthday
Celebrated in Clinton by Services
mt the Church, Birthday Dinner with
Close Relatives and Congregational
Reception mt Night.

Reception at Night.
Clinton, March 1S.-The most note
worthy event of the past week was
the celebration in connection with the
10th birthday of the Rev. DR.. w. p.
Jacobs Through a driving rainstorm
the Thornwell Orphanage community
and large number of townspeople
made their way to the o'clock morn
ing chapel exercises which DR.. Jacobs
always conducts.
W. en- DR.. Jacobs reached the chap
pei he SNund it we'll filled and num-
Der of oi ingushed gentlemen seat
ed on the platform. As lie entered a
storm of applause welcomed him.
His customary seat was occupied by
the Kew. T. E. Simpson of Society HI.
and the only vacant seat on the plat
form was SO placed as to bring to his
view handsome silver ioving-cup, to
witness the presentation Of which. was
the reason of the unusual gathering
The Rev. j. b. Branch, an alumnus
OF the orphanage and now DR.. Jacobs
assistant had planned this celebration
and he took charge of the exercises.
After the usual devotional service tho
pupils of the orphanage united in a
song on DR.. JACOBS birthday. Mr..
Branch then presented Mr.. Simpson
whose eloquent address was worthy of
the subject and the occasion. He
spoke of what DR.. Jacobs work had
done for him. what the orphanage
meant to him, and then at some length
on the traits of character which had
insured Dr. Jacobs success. Those he
emphasized We're: his faith in God.
MS faith in man, and his energy and
perseverance In the face of obstacles
and discouragement. He then pre-
sented the cup as a token of the love
of Thornwell boys and girls past and
present, DR.. Jacobs was greatly touch
ed and it was with difficulty that he
began to speak in reply. Among other
things he said that the cup would be
to him too precious for any other use
than to be filled with the incense of his
prayers for those who gave it.
beautiful feature of the exercises
was the act Of the children who crowd
ed about DR.. Jacobs feet and fairly
carpeted the floor with flowers. violets
Jonquils, daffodils, hyacinths and car
nations. Several gifts of carnations
were on the platform, noteworthy
among them handsome vase of pink
carnations, seventy in number, the
tribute of DR.. and Mrs. ID. M. Douglas.
The orphanage schools as usual had
holiday on Doctors birthday" and
some of the houses had parties.
Mrs. w. j. Bailey surprised DIR. ia
cobs by an elegant birthday dinner at
which all of the resident members of
his family were present, as follows:
the Rev. and Mrs. j. F. Jacobs, and
their sons, William p. Jr., j. Ferdi-
nand. Jr., and Thomas Duckett; DR..
and Mrs. j. billiard Jacobs and fheir
son. James billiard, Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
w. j. Bailey and Mr.. Cyrus w. Bailey,
Misses Mollie Monson and Clara Duck
ett
In the afternoon handsome tailored
clerical suit was presented to DR.. ia
cobs with the compliments of the Off
GERS of the First Presbyterian church.
In the evening congregational re-
ception was rendered him, the ar
rangements for which were made by
group of ladies oA the church. A
feature of this occasion was the pres
sentation to DR.. Jacobs of a leather
chair from the ladies. The recently
elected pastor, Mr.. Jones, made the
presentation in well chosen words.
DR.. Jacobs response was in an afrec-
tionate and playful strain. He said
he feared people expected him to go
back and sit down now that they had
succeeded in publishing to the whole
world the fact that he had reached,
the great age of seventy.
Rev. Frank Dudley Jones Welcomed.
Through a series Of unfortunate ac-
cidents the recent letters from Clinton
have been delayed. These letters con
tanned accounts Of several most in
tereSting events In this community
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