works of the director and will prove doubly fnterssting on that account.j James Ketrn. th# first chanter.I posses#** a voice of excellent quality. He is also a soloist and his appear* ance is invariably greeted with tn* thusiasm.m ♦ *A large party of neighbors and friends very pleasantly surprised Mr. John Gadient, on Wednesday even* lng, at his home, 182 Coates avenue, the occasion being the seventy-eighthbirthday of the hog, Cards and music formed the pleasures of the evening, and a tine Kpread was served. Th^se present were: Mr, and Mrs, Wm*fHumke, Mrs. laiev Galieri, JohnOaliert and Hose Gatiert. all of traha; Mr, and Mr* Andrew Gsdient.,Miss Eli yin a Oadi^nt, Jlfs i.ucil* Gadient, Miss Gladys Gadient, Mr,Dax, Mr and son,Mrs Hose a id M rs.John Gadient, Mr, Earl Gadient, Mrs. Andrew Gadient, Mr, Harold Galiert,Mr. AVI I Hard Galtert. Mr. and Mrs. Casper Galiert, Mr, and Mrs. Herman Dax, Miss Esther Dax, Mr. I^eonardfid Mrs. Andrew Steiner Andrew; Mr. -Blackburn, Kile, Mr, Arthur Kile, Mr. Will Cuttingham, Mias Mildred Cottingham, Mr, Homer Col* tingham. Miss Ado! Schneider, Miss Kthel Ri hneider, Mr. and Mrs. C.Steiner, Mr, and Mrs. t*het Steiner, Mlai Ora Steiner, Mr. Carl Steiner, Mrs. Sutter, Mr. John Gadient,Mr, Fred Gasser, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meyer and daughter. Dorothy, Mrs. Mary Steiner, Mr. John Steiner; Mr.and Mrs. T,en Steiner and son; James,* * *A rlPnnfnrtlt;» recttal hv pupil, of the Dubuque Academy of Music will