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Show REVIVE MEMDR1S OF PIOEER CHOIR Friends of Mrs. Annie L. Folsom Surprise Her at Home on Anniversary. Mr-,. Annie f,. Folaom, MS South Third Kast lr!t, wifo of Jlyrum h'ol-Bom, h'ol-Bom, was surprised by friends of long standing Friday evening, tho clay having hav-ing been the sixty-r'irst anniversary of her birth. The pioneer woman was honored by members of the old-time 1'niirtoiiilh ward choir, in which Mrs. Folsnm wa.H an alto binder. Mr. l-'olsom mid tlio nous and daughter daugh-ter filanneil and earned out tho preliminaries pre-liminaries to a complete, surprise, which proved pleasurable to all who participated partici-pated and which served as a reunion for meiulern of an organization whub enjoved a splendid reputation among church musical organizations in this eity from J 875 to Milt. I, ate, in the afternoon Dr. Deo D. Kolsoiu ami his sisters notified their mother that some friends of the family were at the doctor's home and desired to seo nor, as they were going to leave nu the next train. Mrs. Folsom hurried to her son's bouse and was told that the .Denver friends had pone uptown, but would return soon. The minutes of tho wait lengthened into throe hours, and meantinio the home of Hynim P. Kolsom was prepared for the party and the old Fourteenth ward choir members, mem-bers, to the number of fiftoon, gathered. gath-ered. When Mrs. Folsom was told by her husband that, through some misunderstanding, misun-derstanding, hor Denver t friends had gotio to her own home, instead of returning re-turning to her son's residence, she hurried hur-ried bai'k to greet them. When Mrs. Folsom entered her home MRS. ANNIE L. FOLSOM, who was honored by friends last Fridav evening. - . . 'I l tiii , .... ' ' r-: ': -. j . it sho was amazed to find her singer associates as-sociates of forty years ago joyous and energetic as of yore occupying her bonne, b'he quicklv realized what was mcunt bv tho Rutherin-r and entered with spirit into the celebration of the evening, which might be no better do-arribed do-arribed than in the words of Mr. Folsom Fol-som to the guests: "You may do what vou like break up the furniture and all that just so yon don't set firo to the house.' The friends of old times heeded tho admonition and joy reigned supreme until the last cars carried the guests to their homes after a most pleasant reunion. re-union. A feature of the occasion was the fact that a picture which was presented to Mrs. Folsom thirty-seven years ago was , decorated with sixty-oue rosea, one for j each year of her life to tbe present time. |