Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-01-28
A Birthday Party.

DittHuuS luTtg.
Last Friday morning the hearts of
forty-fve of the dearest and sweetest
little lads and lassies in Tazcwell were
made glad by receiving little cards
bearing the following lines:
PLEASE come to my Birthday Party,
On Saturday, half past one;
I'll take you first to the matinee,
And after the show is done,
You're still my guests at home, you
see,
For the merry games and fun.
Jewel Jessnmino Kendrick.
When Saturday, january %, (1916)
dawned, it was found to be gloomy and
inauspicious, raining almost contin-
uously throughout the day. Yet, while
others may have considered the after
noon II dreary and checrless one, little
Jewel Jossaminc's home on Main
Street was flooded with sunshinc-thc
sunshine that cmanates from radiant
eyes, rosy lips and happy, childish
laughter. This large assemblagc of
beautiful children in their dainty par
ty dresses, would have delighted the
eyes of an artist.
First, the small hostess examined
and admired the many charming and
desirable gifts that her little friends
brought her to repder her ninth birth
day happy and memorable one;
and then she conducted her guests to
the matinee, where they enjoyed two
long, blissful hours. A special pro-
gram had been arranged. for them by
Lieutenant Cannon, the genial and
cultured manager of the Tazewell
theatre. He also assisted Jewel Jes-
samine in entertaining her little
friends at her home later on. His ex-
tensivc travels and twenty years resi-
dencc in the mystic lands of the
Orient have endowed him with an
incxhaustiblc fund of delightful OK
periences. absorbingly interesting to
both young and old, who are so for
tunate rs to form his acquaintance.
AT home once more and all the little
ones were ready and eager for re-
freshments. Misses Margaret and
Anne Byrd Walker, Mary and Martha
Coulling served candies, cake, nuts
and fruits; and, when these were fin
ished, all eyes were centercd on the
large birthday cake with its nine lit
tie pink candles on table decorated
with II beautiful lace cover, and n
great vase of pink carnations. Oh,
how interested were they in the GER
emony of cutting this cake to find
the ring, dime and darning needle
hidden therein!
Master John Ellis Jackson secured
the ring; therefore, according to the
timc-honored belief, he will be the
first of them all to marry. Soon lit
tie Rosalind ST. Clair, tossing back
her beautiful curls joyously, exclaim-
ed: 81 have the dime Shall be rich
er than any of you some day" And
then, to her utter Consideration, Miss
Mary Coulling found the darning
reedle; so, of course (?) she will
have to be "an old mald."
But, the mosS csting feature
of the afternoons entertainment
seemed to be in the blackboard contest
quitting Coin in the Blind Mans
Hat" For half hour this created
perfect gales Of merriment. The
prizes offered in this contest, 1.-TWO
handsome boxes of candy, were won
by Miss Martha Coulling and Miss
Lena Greever
AT twilight all the children gath
cred around their little hostess to bid
her goodbye, thanking her for their
delightful afternoon and wishing her
many happy returns of the day. At
last little Miss Sammie Scott, very
prettily and gracefully voiced the
sentiments of them all by saying:
"This is certainly the most splendid
birthday party have ever known"
When all was over, little Jewel Jes-
samine said with sigh of supreme
content, "As long as live I can new
er have happier birthday than this"
d. c. X.
Tazcwell, Va, Jan. 25, 1916.
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