White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-10

tertained a gathering of friends at
their home at ~Sunnyside last Satur-
day evening In celebration of their
silver wedding anniversary. The lawn,
decorated in streamers of white crepe
paper, white bells and Japanese Ian
terms, presented a gala appearance
and was especially attractive. where
about sixty guests were received by
Mr.. and Mrs. Riordan. assisted by Mrs.
Riordan's mother, Mrs. Margaret
0'Hare, and her sisters, Mrs. j. f.
Miles, Mrs. Fred ID. Oldfeld and Miss
Margaret O'Hare. Long tables were
placed on the lawn under the trees,
ut which dainty place cards seated the
guests for a turkey dinner at z o'clock.
II. w. Edwards presided as toastmas-
ter and opened his remarks with a
toast to Mr.. and Mrs. Riordan and ex-
pressed himself as being in the same
position as a colored boy who, while
devouring a piece of watermelon was
asked il he had too much melon, re-
piled no, but there was not enough
coon. Mr.. Edwards expressed himself
as believing that there would not be
enough Edwards to deyour the guam
tity of good things set before him.
Mr.. Edwards, in complimenting Mr..
and Mrs. Riordan on a happily spent
life of twenty-five years. requested
that they inform him how they had
gotten along so well together, to which
Mr.. Riordan replied that he had kept
his mouth shut, and Mrs. Riordan when
called upon to tell the ladies present
how TO train a husband. replied that
she found 1t always a wise idea for
only one to get angry at a time and
that they would thus avoid %quarrels.
Arthur Knecht. when called Upon by
the postmaster, asked the toastmas-
ter what he should talk about, and was
told by Toastmaster Edwards TO talk
about a minute, and Mr.. Knecht in
formed those present that a minute
was plenty long enough for him. John
Whipple was asked to give a toast to
the ladies', and replied. II brought my
wife along" To which POSTMASTER
Edwards quoted the following few
lines of poetry:
IT'S all very well TO smile, when life
goes by with a song,
But the man worth while is the man
who can smile when he's got
friend wife along"
Fred Oldfeld responded by stating
that he was at the time 100 busy to
talk and never talked when he had
his wife along.
Nose Harrison, deputy sheriff at
Lund, when called upon to explain how
he preserved law and order In his "
household, replied that ii was UNI
necessary for him To consider such a
matter. that his wife did the preserv-
ing.
POSTMASTER Edwards aid that
years ago, when couples were united
in matrimony the bride and groom al.
ways responded. Il do" when asked
IL they would accept each other for
better or worse. but now they reply,
"Ill tell the world | do" He there
upon asked Dave BARLEY to inform
him what Mrs. BARLEY said at that
time. but Dave said Ii was too long ago
for him To remember, and when Mrs.
BARLEY was asked II she remembered
she classed the event as ancient his
tory and far too long ago to remember.
Alex Baird when called upon to In
Z form the guests why he was not a
married man arose and said that all
that he had to say was that he knew
IL was not his fault, asd when called
upon to state whose fault IL was seem
ed To be a little afraid to express
himself.
Charles Stephens told n story OF a
dream he had that he had gone to
heaven and st. Peter told him to write
down all the sins he had committed on
n large blackboard. While going up
the stairs he met Jim Riordan and
John Whipple coming down, and when
he asked them where they were gong
they told him they were going back TO
get more chalk.
I +. Miles was called upon TO CIV
n talk on taxation matters, n stated
that his family WAS his biggest taxa
ton and that a lack of water on the
table prevented him from making a
lengthy talk.
II. s. S%turdeyant was called upon
for a talk and responded by express
ing his appreciation of being able TO
be present at q very enloyapie Trip
TO the country.
Mrs. Miles told a story of an expires
sion made by Gertrude, the nttie
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Riordan.
Her brother came to the house whiie
his mother was making a suet pud-
ding. and he said. "Oh, we are gong
10 have some steam brown bread, n
his sister said. mo. we're not, that's
sewer pudding
Jack Oxborrow In speaking OF the
ladies' said. Half the time you didn
know whether TO kiss 'em or Kill EN-
AT the conclusion Toastmaster Ed
wards asked the gentlemen to arise 10
a most excellent gentleman. and then
the ladies' to arise to a most exceiieht
lady. Mr.. and Mrs. Riordan.
Mrs. Riordan was assisted III Tue
service of the dinner by a beVy OF
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