Show surprised on ins bis rittie fiftieth tit anniversary ver sary ltv jaseph wilke of the M E church was the victim ol oi a complete surprise party monday evening he bad attained his fiftieth anniversary 1 and was happy at home with the favor of life when be heard beard the church bell ball ring nog bethought he thought perhaps so some me little boys were intruding and wanted his daughter to go over and eee what was the matter she demurred and be concluded to go b amsell antho on the way to the church le be was met by M 31 kel who said the pastor was wanted at the a church immediately on important business at vie church had bad gathered about two hundred persons mainly members of the pastors cengr congregation gation the ladies hade of the church had taken the mattelin mat matter terin in baud and conal concluded aided to surprise their pastor on his jubilee anniversary ha was completely surprised upon entering the church and hardly recovered the entire even eveline eve nine inz mr kellzi acted as aa master of cere monies and a nice little lunch of ica cream and cake was served Al addresses dresses were made by rov rev andrews of the baptist church and rev meade ot the congregational rev wilke wilka was presented with a pair of gold rimmed spectacles and made a brief speech in in response reap the sunday school gave him a bacquet oi of fifty roses the evening was one long to ba remembered by all participants |