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Ir is the custom in this country to celebrate the anniversaries of happy marriages at certain periods. These are

The First Anniversary, called the Cotton Wedding.

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Invitations are sent to friends whose company you desire upon such occasions The following forms are used:

1876.

The Wooden Wedding.

FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

1881.

Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Palmer.

At Home

Quesday Evening, October 22d, 1881. at 8 o'clock.

No. 1828 WALNUT STREET.

This invitation is printed on a thin sheet of wood.

The Tin Wedding.

The invitation to the celebration of this anniversary should be printed on a

sheet of tin-foil paper.

1871.

The following form is used:

TENTH ANNIVERSARY.

1881.

Mr. & Mrs. William M. Davidson.
At Home

Friday Evening, October 13th, 1881.

1919 SPRUCE STREET.

The Crystal Wedding.

Cards with a fine glass finish are used for invitations to a Crystal Wedding. They present a very beautiful appearance. The form given below is used:

1866.

CRYSTAL

WEDDING.

1881.

Mr. & Mrs. George J. Harris.

At Home

Monday Evening, October 21st,
at eight o'clock.

1728 PINE STREET.

The China Wedding.

The paper used for invitations upon this occasion should have a smooth, dead-white surface, resembling the surface of China-ware. The following form is used:

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Saturday Evening, January 26th,
65 Eifth Avenue, New York.

An early answer requested.

The Silver Wedding.

Invitations to the Silver Wedding should be printed upon fine white paper, in silvered letters. The following form is used, the letters being silvered:

1859.

1884.

TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY. Mr. & Mrs. Cheodore J. Early's

Compliments,

and request the pleasure of your company Friday Evening, Jan. 4th, 1884.

at 8 o'clock.

293 Green St., San Francisco.

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An early answer requested.

The Golden Wedding.

Invitations to the Golden Wedding should be printed upon heavy white or cream-colored paper in rich gilt letters. They present a handsome appearance. The following is the form used:

1834.

Fiftieth Anniversary.

1884.

Mr. & Mrs. John R. Hill,
At Home,

Thursday Afternoon and Evening,
January 31st.

The Diamond Wedding.

But very few persons enjoy the happiness of celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of their marriage; but where this is possible, it should be observed with all the impressiveness the occasion demands. The invitations should be printed in clear letters on the heaviest and finest paper, and the envelopes should match. The following is the form used:

1809.

SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

1884.

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM T. MOORE.

At Home,

Tuesday Afternoon and Evening,

July 8th.

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WHERE it is intended to organize a society for the intellectual improvement or social enjoyment of its members, a number of persons meet together and select a name for the organization. The next step is to appoint a committee, whose duty it shall be to prepare a Constitution and code of By-Laws for the society. These must be reported to the society at its next meeting, and must be adopted by the votes of a majority of that body before they can take effect. The Constitution consists of the rules which form the foundation upon which the organization is to rest. It should be brief and explicit. It should be considered and adopted section by section; should be recorded in a book for that purpose, and should be signed by all the members of the society.

Amendments to the Constitution should be adopted in the same way, and should be signed by each member of the society.

In addition to the Constitution it is usual to adopt a series of minor rules, which should be explanatory of the principles of the Constitution. These are termed By-Laws, and should be recorded in the same book with the Constitution, and immediately after it. New by-laws may be added from time to time, as the necessity for them may arise. It is best to have as few as possible. They should be brief, and so clear that their meaning may be easily comprehended.

Constitution for a Lyceum or Debating Society.

Preamble.

A number of persons desirous of acquiring and disseminating Literary and Scientific Knowledge, having consulted together on the best means calculated to insure success to that undertaking, and being convinced of the great advantages which have been derived from associations for similar purposes; and believing that in order to fit themselves for the varied duties of life they should cultivate

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