Show aai agreeable surprise last tuesday evening about 6 brother george meldrim and wife of the fourth avard while partaking of their evening meal were agreeably surprised to ee their sons with their wives and children enter the house with baskets filled with picnic pic nic to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the married life of their parents nothing of aliis kind was thought ofas that it was a complete surprise the smiling faces of both old and young was an indication of a good time coming and soon the young folks were engaged in merrymaking while others arranged the tables which were completely filled with the good thing of this life provided by willing and thankful hearts after all had done justice to the meal the tables were removed and the room cleared for a dance songs instrumental music and hyang was the pro gramme till a lato hour when with many congratulations to the honored couple the family dispersed to their respective homes brother and sister Mel drums family consists of seven sons and one daughter with fifteen grandchildren |