The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-13

At ST. JOHNS
Quarterly Social Held in Conjunc-
ton With Silver Wedding
Anniversary.
Couple Again Married

The quarterly social, III connection
with the silver wedding anniversary
of the pastor and his wife. Rev. and
Mrs. George w. Toms, Jr., was held
ON Thursday evening last, at st. Johns
Methodist Protestant Church. In spite
of the stormy evening, a large number
were present, and a very enjoyable
time was had by all.
All gathered first in the upper room.
to witness anew the ceremony of mar
riage between the bride and groom"
Harry f. OFT was master of ceremon-
les, and the ushers were Walter b.
Risley, r. J. Hughes, Ambrose Cad
dick Frank d. Hartman. Mrs.
Walter G.. Cheeseman was at the or
gon and played a wedding march as
the party came in. The honorary GER
emony was performed by Rev. George
w. Mathis, a local preacher of st.
Johns Church. The bride, Mrs. Toms.
came up the asile on the arm of her
Oldest son, George B. Toms, of Phila-
delphla, and was followed by the
bridesmaid, Mrs. Walter r. Risley,
who in turn were followed by Mrs.
George b. Toms, on the arm of her
brother-in-law, Virgil C. Toms. The
bride and bridesmaid carried shower
bouquets of flowers. At the altar they
We're met by the groom, Rev. Toms,
AMI his best man, Walter C. Cheese.
a The full ring ceremony was
used, after which, the happy couple
received the congratulations on their
10Th anniversary, of all present.
Adjournment was then made to the
basement of the Church, where a
splendid supper had beer arranged by
the ladies of the Church. The tables
were arranged in a very pleasing man
ner, so that all could sit down at once.
The room was very tastefully deco
rated with streamers of pink and
white, and the tables were embellish-
ed with baskets of beautiful artificial
flowers, made Inc loaned for the oc-
casion by Mrs. Fest.
When the inner man had been cared
for, there being a bountiful supply of
good things, a program of entertain
ment was rendered, with Harry f.
OFT as POSTMASTER. The mattresses
at the table were the girls from Mrs.
Toms Sunday School class, under the
supervision of Mrs. Mullen.
The entertainment rendered was
as follows--practically every one taxi
ing part had to respond to an encore.
Greetings by Harry f. OFT, who ex-
pressed the good wishes of every de-
partment of the Church, to their loved
pastor and his wife. Piano solo, Virgil
G. Toms; vocal solo, Ralph Crowder;
recitation, r. j. Hughes; vocal solo,
Mrs. George b. Toms; vocal duet,
Mrs. Willis Horton and Mrs. Peter
Horton; reading, Harry F. OFT; vocal
solo, Ralph Crowder; piano duet,
George B. and Virgil c. Toms; re-
marks by Prof. E. ID. Riley, who spoke
in a very happy vein, congratulating
the bride and groom, and speaking of
the work accomplished, not only at
st. Johns. but in the County as well,
in the short time that Rev. and Mrs.
Toms had been here. Rev. Toms
spoke briefly, as did Mrs. Toms, ex-
pressing their pleasure at the good
wishes of all, and the hope for a close
fellowship in the future. The enter
tainment closed with the choir of the
Church singing. God Be With You
Till We Meet Again." An hour OF
social intercourse followed.
Rev. and Mrs. Toms were the recip-
tents of a number of fine gifts, for
their anniversary. The Endicott Bible
Glass and the Althea Bible Glass Civ
ing them generous gifts, showing their
love and esteem, of wooden blankets,
sateen comfortable, counterpart,
throws, bureau scarfs, large turkish
towels, sheets and pillow cases. There
were numerous other gifts from
friends and relatives, of money and
silverware.
Before departing for home, all re-
ceived a piece of a large underground
wedding cake, the gift of a few
friends. Altogether, it was a very en-
joyable time for all present.