The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-10
OUR EDITORS SILVER WEDDING

Mrs. John +. Hobbs were married
twenty-five years. They and their
friends celebrated the passing Of this
silver milestone with appropriate
feeds and ceremonies, covering a pc
liod of three days On Friday night,
December 30th. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
johnson. Of 100 West l19th street,
rendered the bride and groom a
delightful dinner. For this the nom
or guests were very grateful and they
greatly enjoyed the genuine hospital
ity of so delightful host and hos
tess. Col. Hobbs and Mr.. Johnson
are close friends. The Colonel puts
their friendship this way: Charlie
and pal together and he is my fellow
criminal"
The big squeeze" took place on
Saturday and began at the silver twl-
light Of the evening at Col. Hobbs
residence, All Manhattan avenue.
The kitchen and cuisine were placed
IN the hands Of Richard Hartman, q
chef of deserved reputation. When
he entered the kitchen he found am
pie stores, among them fifteen large
chickens, many pounds of lobster and
shrimp and big salmon and huge red
snapper and other stuff that made a
sumptuous dinner worthy of a gour-
met and more than ample for house
ful of gourmands.
The seafood came from the big
warehouses OF J. II. Michaels & Com
nany, and Blackfords. The forty odd
guests about the boUntiful table had
been told that they were bidden to a
buffet supper and not to the excep-
tionally sumptuous feast at hand.
Yet, il was, in a sense a bucet sup
per. There were huge boiled hams,
lobster Ncwburg, chicken a Ia King
and chicken salad, fish Ia several
enticing ways and other things which
tease the appetite on and on. The
meal began with real Mulligatawney
soup. None better could be made in
this city.
Five years ago Colonel Hobbs set
aside the extra dry, the Martini
Rossi," the "Cordon,' the "Old Over
bolt" and "Old Grand-dad," and the
necessary fluid adjunct which, before
Prohibition, made the perfect dinner.
Speeches in the form Of toasts paid
the compliments Of the evening and
tided the dining party along to nearly
low twelve.
Colonel HOBBS presented his
"bride'' with a beautiful silver ser
vice, which, with the other lovely
ppresents, made a much to be desired
collection. In responding to the call
for few words, he said: Il wish
some one would sing, Silver Threads
Among the Goldp This was done.
Then he remarked: ''In that growth
of luxuriant golden hiar at my side
are a few silver threads, produced by
the loving cares Of the past twenty
five years, or, what we feel, has been
a happy life. The golden locks typ
fv the next twenty-five years leading
Us up to our golden wedding. | pre-
sent my sterling silver wife. | am
the silver-plated husband
Someone interj jected and read what
was written upon the card accompany
ing the present. 1t said: "To NY dear
wife, from her husband, with the
love that has lasted twenty-five years
and has enough strength Ieft for an
other twenty-five.
q wish,' continued thc Gpsonel:
'and hope that all of this p2rty may
gather around our festive AHard a
Quarter of century hence. That does
rot seem unreasonable TO expect,
when you look at the :eal:h al! the
vigor in the faces present. It all OF
US, except the one I shall name
should live for twenty-five years
more, not ore would then be as old
as my beloved father-in-law. Peter
Collin. who sits at my side with
eighty-;ivc years Of time resting light
ly on his head. The house is yours
tonight. Use it as you wish for youl
greatest pleasure
Al o'clock n the morning the
card games and the terpischorean
pleasures stopped for the New Year
Sore2d. The chef called the guests
back to the table with as tempting ar
array of good things as the table
bore for The wedding dinner.
Some guests left at 3 a. m, some
at i. some at ) and some just stayed