The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-07-29
Mr.. AND MRS. J. n. DILLINGHAM;
Are Remembered by a Number of
Their Friends on Their Seth
Wedding Anniversary.

That ut is more blessed to give than
to receive" is as true today as it was
when the above quotation was incor-
porated in the best of books" And
on that ground number of the friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Dillingham; are
entitled to enjoy the blessing.
Miss Hattie Hobbs conceived the
idea that it would be a nice thing for
the friends of the Dillinghams to ten
der them surprise party on the 36th
anniversary of their wedding last
Tuesday evening. She called upon
Mrs. J. @. Adams to assist her and
she, nothing loath, consented. AS
both of these ladies are "some" work
ers, and the object was worthy one,
they had little trouble in getting the
cooperation of number of the peo-
pie to 'chip i'm and the result was
quite satisfactory to the promoters,
the donors and the recipients.
The surprise party congregated at
the residence of Mrs. Adams and at
about 9 o'clock went in body to
the residence of the Dillinghams. 500
Rondo. Mrs. Dillingham; was at home
and was almost paralyzed with sur
prise as the crowd proceeded to fill
her house. Mr.. Dillingham;, who is
employed at night, knew nothing of
the coming of the party and was not
present, having had no opportunity to
arrange to get off.
After the crowd had extended con-
gratulations and had piled lot of
staple and fancy groceries, etc., on the
dining table, Mrs. Adams stepped for
ward and made the following speech:
Friends and neighbors: We are
gathered here this evening, to show
to couple of our friends and neigh
bors, that their life, of more than a
quarter of century among us, has not
been lived in vain. And, also, to
congratulate them upon having safely
Weathered the storms of the TEMPEST
uous sea of matrimony, for thirty
six years.
Our coming here is to give them
ocular evidence that We are interested
IN them, and that we desire they
should know it while they are still
occupants of this mundane sphere.
And while we know they are not
needy we have brought with us few
of the things that go to make life
pleasant and enjoyable, which we be-
lleve will be received in the spirit in
which they are given.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dillingham;. we
congratulate you upon your thirty-sixth
wedding anniversary and hope YOU
Will live to celebrate your fiftieth and
that we may all be present to cele-
pirate with you. May God bless and
keep you is our prayer.
At the close of her speech Mrs.
Adams presented a purse of $1,000
that had been gathered by her.
Mrs. Dillingham; made a short but
nttlng response testifying to the
pleasure and thankfulness she felt.
During the evening some piano selec-
lions were given by Miss Adina Adams
and later Mr.. and Mrs T. H. Lyles
rendered some of the vocal duets for
which they are famous The donors
OF the purse were: .Messrs. and Mes
DANES J. @. Adams, w. w. Mccoy,
c. M. Tibbs, J. G. Cox, B. G.. Archer
w. b. Alexander, w. Mills, w. T.
Echols, w. Williams, L. B. Mcconnell
J. B. Weldon, j. w. Milton, M. Nc,
AoH'' ~ II. "oudlp y, Il. w. Blair, X. j.
Mason, j. c. Black, A. Jackson, s. D.
Hall, j. E. Johnson, w. J. Aston, G.
w. James, w. G. Hood, T. H. Lvles.
). b. Johnson, w. T. Francis: DR.. and
Mrs: V. D. Turner, Rev. and Mrs. e.
II. Mcdonald, Rev. and Mrs. D. p.
Beasley; Mesdames H. Williams, Della
Pettis. Florence Henley, Katie Craw
ford, Johnson, Sparks, Rogers, Emma
Parker, Mary Barnett, J. M. Hatton,
Lula Howard; Messrs. E. w. Crancum,
Z: Walden, B. R. Durant, A. V. Hall,
w. Lyles.
The donors of the groceries, etc.,
were: Messrs. and Mesdames. ]. w,
Clark, J. S. Ashe, M. Duncan. w. R.
Bolton, J. H. Harris, R. H. Artis. N
Coins, w. Bean, w. H. Bolden. R g
Stokes, J. R. Wilson, Thos. Neal A
Payne, H. F. Mcintyre, B. A. Stepbens
M. A. Ashworth; Rev. and Mrs T p
Sims, DR.. and Mrs. O. D. Howard.
Mesdames Mary Brown, Emma Par
ker, Carrie Anderson, w. H. Parker,
Amanda Bell
The affair was very pleasant to all