The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-25
Remembering Mother.

thursday afternoon The cate City
gave the story Of the happy birthday
anniversary remembrance at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bird Kellogg, at S22
Morgan street, in honor of Mrs.
Caroline Biddenstadt, mother OF Mrs.
Kellogg. 1t was further said that a
more elaborate event which circum-
; stances prevented was planned but
had to be deferred. Today another
interesting and pleasant event viii
occur at the same home in the form
of family reunion. Mrs. Biddenstadt
has living five sons and daughters,
fourteen grandchildren and eight
great grandchildren who have been
invited and are expected to be pres
ent. White Sunday wac not the
choice for the occurrence Of this
event, yet 1t was time when the
presence of those desired, especially
the sons, whose weekday time is
fully occupied. could be depend
ed upon, and there was more
assurance that all could be present
on Sunday than on any other day.
er and mother" and in honoring
mothers day it is the carrying out in
generous impulse the Injunction and
is holy event because it is honoring
the day on which mother was born,
man and woman's best friend on
earth, who has done more to lead
the sons of men in the straight and
narrow way than any other beings on
earth. There is no love like mother
love and there is no honor of hoIier
import performed toward earthly OBJ
iects than that which is bestowed up-
on her, because it is recorded In holy
writ honor thy mother'-it is holy
injunction and he or she who honors
mother is obeying that God given
command. A good mother will go a
long way and makes many sacrifices to
please and bring honor and pleasure
to her children and reciprocal act
upon the part of the children is COM
mended by the children of earth and
the saints of heaven by a universal
and reciprocal touch of the soul, that
makes us more like the being In
whose image we were created, 1t ia
a pleasing anticipation in the mimi
and heart OF Mrs. Biddsnstadt tha.
she is to meet in happy reunion the
boys and girls whom she loved and
nursed away back yonder when she
was younger than she is now, whose
prattling baby talk she taught into
language. who grieved with them in
their little troubles and laughed with
them in their childish mirth. Then
there are the sons and daughters OF
her sons and daughters to the number
of fourteen, besides eight great grand
children-the representatives of four
generations in happy communion
about the festive board. and all in
honor of mother, the uncrowned queen
! of the representative guests and host
ess on this memorable occasion,
| 1t will be strictly family reunion
! at which there will be about thirty
present who will unite and be refresh
ed at the two long tables which vii
be appropriately arranged for thu
| occasion. There will be joy ant
gratitude and a due reverence for tbs
honor guest, and nobody present vii
enter more joyfully into the enjoy
ments of this reunion than Mrs. Bid
| denstadt.
For Burlington Guest.
Misses Dale and Marie Hopkins en-
4 tertained a company of young people
at their home, 11S North Seventh
street Friday evening in honor o.
Miss Hazel Mcclellan of Burlington
Music and games were the diversion.
of the evening and refreshments were
served.
| Last evening Miss Mcclellan was
the honor guest at party given bl
Miss Gladys Bell at her home. Ill
Concert street, at which twenty young
ladies were present. Miss Mcclellan
will return to her home in Burlington
this evening.
The Bridge Club.
Mrs. Johnson Haywood viii enter
r3r;Joa nl,,l~ m, TnQcday III