Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1915 — GUESTS OF HONOR WERE 108 YEARS OLD [ARTICLE]

GUESTS OF HONOR WERE 108 YEARS OLD

Not Individually But Collectively— Delightful Dinner Served at Makeever Hotel. Mrs. E. D. Rhoades and John H. Holden were the guests of honor and the husband of the former and the wife of the latter were the host and hostess at a most delightful 7 o’clock dinner party given at the Makeever hotel Tuesday evening. The invitations read that the guests of honor were 108 years of age and the fortyfour guests were somewhat in the dark as to the meaning until they learned that the aggregate ages were 108 years. Just how this is divided is not generally known, whether Mrs. Rhoades and Mr. Holden are 54 years each or whether there is some disparity in their ages is not known, but each is old enough not to be very sensitive and young enough to have a splendid time and the party was one of the most pleasant qf the season. Mrs. Fate served it in a manner to win much praise and it is probable that hotel dinner parties will to some extent supplant the home dinner parties in the future. After the dinner was over all repaired to the Rhoades home on Front street, where the evening was spent playing six-handed seven-up, the women against the men. The women proved much the best players and some of the men seemed glued to their chairs. Even the adept E. P. Honon, won only one game during the evening. Some of the men pleaded that they did not understand it was progressive seven-up at all. The evening proved in keeping with the dinner and all had a charming evening and the past-century guests of honor shared in the departing compliments with the hostess and host. We have the largest and most complete lineof smoking and chewing tobacco in the city, and at prices that will save you money. JOHN EGER.

Miss Helen Leatherman has not been getting along very well for the past few days and Dr. Washburn, the attending physician, called an Indianapolis specialist who was here in another case Tuesday, into consultation. She has been suffering some from rheumatism and also from a scall abscess which had formed on the left side of the abdomen. This was reached through the incision made for the appendicitis operation and drainage was established and today she is somewhat easier again.