Baldwin 20th Wedding Anniversary 1898

BALDWIN

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 11/1/2017 at 15:59:00

Iowa Plain Dealer February 18, 1898, FP, C5

Wedding Surprise.
The 31 th{sic} of January being the 20th anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Baldwin, their friends took them by surprise, bringing with them many presents consisting of articles of utility such as a set of china dishes, an extension table, set tea spoons, knives and forks, and a bountiful supply of things to appease the appetites of themselves and those they come to surprise. A good time was had by all and at a late hour their guests departed for their respective homes wishing Mr. and Mrs. Baldwiu many years of happiness.
Those taking part in the affair were the following gentlemen and their wives: Wm. Bloomerader, Geo. Schaefer, J. Baker, Charley Haberley, W. E. Woodward, Geo. Buchanan, A. W. Rucker, W. F. Friend, H. Smith. J. F. Slipka, F. C. Woellstein, C. Smith, J. Lewis, L. Singer, A. Wess, J. W. Woodward, J. Mintey, F. A. McPherson, C. A. L. Loomis, L. H. Thayer, V. E. Wygant, H. Boughner, T. Owens, Myron Converse, Fred Beach, J. Thompson, F. E. Glass, E. E. Coppin, J. E. Graf, J. Carroll, Stewart Wilson, J. Rastratter, P. Kratz, W. Frank, Ben Scott, W. E. Cleghorn, Ezra Cole, C. Wasson, Jesse Hayes, James Sweet, J. Ernst, I P. Bloomerader, S. Lewis, C. Erxton, and the following gentlemen alone: Frank Mowry, F. A. Ryan, J. Rastratter, C. Rastratter, A. Strawn, W.\ E. Halsted, Edward Cole, Geo. Hill, also the following ladies: Bertha Cole, Rosa Blaser, Edith White, Belle Oleson, May McCarville, Fanny Cole, Lizzie Cole.