News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-09-30
Tenth Wedding Anniversary
Rev F w. HaZen and Wife Of Johnson Pleas.
antly Surpiistd-They Receive a Handsome
Gift in Honor Of Their Tenth Wedding An
niversary-A Happy Occasion.

niversary-A Happy Occasion.
On Monday evening of this week, about
three hundred of Rev. and Mrs. Hazen's
friends united in planning pleasant sur
prise. The occasion was the teuth anui-
versary of their wedding. An informal
gathering, to which all citizens were in
vited, was held in the Congregational
vestry. The decorations were made by
the girls Of Mrs. Jones' Sunday school
class under the direction of Miss Hough-
ton. A beautiful bower OF evergreen was
placed in the front OF the room, while all
through the room were garlands of ever
green and hydranga blossoms.
At eight o'clock. a company of twenty,
armed with tin dishes. horns and other
instruments of torture to the ears, formed
in a procession at the Normal Hall and
stealthily approached the parsonage.
Suddenly it seemed as il Bedlam had
broken loose, as the party of noise-mak-
en- appeared from the tomato patch where
he had been trying to outwit Jack Frost,
and promptly capitulated. Then Mrs
Hazen appeared in the doorway and did
likewise.
After a few moments of happiness, Rev.
and Mrs. Hazen were taken captive, along
with their two little girls. and the now
triumphal procession made way to the
church vestry.
At the door they were met by party
of twelve flower girls. one of whom pre-.
sented Mrs. Hazen with a BRIDES bou-
quiet. After singing a song the party ad-
vanced through the aisles to the strains of
Mendelssohn's Wedding March and were
soon seated in the section especially re-
served for the wedding party.
At this point, Miss Jordan of the Nor
NAL School Faculty read an appropriate
poem, which had been written by Mrs.
Agnes NJ. Goozey especially for the &C.
casion, which is given below.
Then DR.. Peaks in behalf of the COM
munity in few well chosen words pre-
sented tin measure to Rev. and Mrs
Hazen which contained as a wedding gift
currency to the amount of $l61.OO.
A choice program of humor and pathos,
music and song, prepared under the d.
rection of Mrs. Peaks was given, after
which the occasional in the direction of
the lunch room was announced. At this
point Rev. Hazen took the opport unity
to express his thanks to the community
for so enjoyable and memorable an even
ing, which he assured his hearers was
total surprise to all his family.
Before The occasional, letter from
Rev. Gould of the NJ. K. Church, and
telegram of congratulations from Rev.
Hazen's Fraternity at U. V. NJ. was read
to the audience. During the refreshment
hour, the audience was entertained by
series Of the old well-loved songs.
The gift which assumed such magnif-
icent proportions, was freewill offering
from all the people of the community.
Bow Scouts, Changers, church mem oers,
and friends of high aud low degree aided
in making the gift what it was, and as
such, it is doubly priz I'd by the recipients.
About midnight the comp my slowly
departed for their homes, feeling that
such scenes of pure and unalloyed hap
piness are among the most precious
this life. 1t was a time which
will be long remembered by all present.
1t was RedLetter day for johnson.