Palisadian., 1921-12-31
SURPRISE TO PALISADE MINISTER
and Wife ON THEIR WOODEN WEDDING
anniversary AT The S|BLEY HOME

Rev. and Mrs C. c.. Mackenzie of
the Palisade Union Church celebrated
their wooden wedding last Tuesday
night in most unusual manner. They
had confided their having been mar
ried five years to only few of their
Intimate friends, but said nothing
about emphasizing the event in any
manner The Ernest Sibleys had in
vited them to spend the evening at
their home, and they were on hand
about s 80 o'clock. In the meantime
something else was going on. Down
at the church the Young Peoples So
ciety had gotten wind of the facts and
had set about the task of helping the
Mackenzies celebrate. After about fif-
s 80 they marched slowly and quietly
to the Sibley home with the end in
view of giving them a surprise, and
events later proved that they were
highly successful. One of the older
members of the party went into the
Sibleys on an informal call, meeting
Mr.. and Mrs. Mackenzie in the library,
passed the compliments of the day,
then sat down to a casual talk. He
had not been long seated before the
dOorbell rang, and in came the calva-
cade from the church. They each
went up and congratulated the minis
terial couple and were invited by the
hostess to have seats, but it wasn't
long before everyone began to offer
congratulations on the wooden we'd
ding anniversary, and this let the cat
out of the bag After that there was
a great deal of merriment. The Mac
kenzies were taken completely by sur
prise. And then Mrs ibley announced
that up stairs in every room there was
something that would indicate each
month of the year. The surprise
guests were to go up there, and all
those born in the month of January
were to group themselves together,
that month, then upon a signal go
down stairs and go through in panto-
mime or dialogue and let the other
guests see how they could demonstrate
that particular month. OF course in
so large an assembly there were rep
resentatives of every month. When all
was ready the impromptu tableauX be-
gan. January was not ready, but Feb
ruary birthdayers made a hit by Civ
ing a demonstration. Then March
came in, seven strong, and asked the
question, what month goes like this?"
each one of the March group whistling
like the sound of the wind, then march
ing around the room to still further in
dicate the month All the months were
good, but a committee, consisting of
Dunbar SPOTS, Harry Clark, Jr., and
Charles I. Logan, was appointed to be
Judges to decide which set of month
imitators was best. They decided that
September won first prize. This con-
sisted of Maxine Sibley and three boys,
she in spectacles and in other ways
looking very like village schoolmarm.
She made the boys sing the "Star
Spangled Banner and declared this a
legal holiday. 1t was very clever rep
awarded to June, this being a hasty
wedding ceremony, and the third win
ners was October, of which Ernest
Sibley, Jr., was the sole member. He
was dressed like a pumpkin, all in
orange paper garb, playing a mandolin
or Sin Ui ,1o a
This part of the evenings entertain
ment was truly enjoyable and brought
forth many hearty laughs. Previous to
this there marched in about fifteen
boys and girls, each carrying some
thing made of wood for the happy
couple. There We're rolling pin, pes
ties, clothespins, mouse trap a fine
chair, a triple walnut book shelf and
numerous other useful articles. Dur
ing this presentation Mr.. Mackenzie
was going through all sorts of surpris-
ed embarrassments. He was induced
to make speech of Acknowledgement,
which he did in most engaging man
ner, filling it with much humor and
feeling, and making indeed a decided
hit for originality and wit. Mrs. Mac
kenzfe also gave her acknowledgements
in few graceful remarks. Refresh
ments were served later, and then
songs and a social time was kept up
till midnight, and it is not saying too
much to assert that no finer entertain
ment was ever given in Palisade nor
one more unique or more filled with de-
lightful purpose.
The $3.50 Club joined with the Young
Peoples Society in presenting the
gifts of the chair, book shelves and
victrola record book, filled with rec
ords.