Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-03-28 | Page 4 | Patriarch Celebrates Eightieth Birthday

Ill PATRIARCH CELEBRATES ; EIGHTIETH J3IRTHDAY if . Harrison Sperry. a patriarch of the f Mormon church and president of the 1.1 'Waterloo ward choir, lias reached the A eightieth year of his age. In honor of M , lie event the Waterloo ward choir gave him a -surprise party at the last regular practice. The members presented Mr. ISpcrrv u-ilh a. bo.unUet of eighty beautiful arnations.' thcrebem'p a flower to represent repre-sent each attained year of the patriarch's life. The bisliop of the ward and Conductor Lamoreaux of the choir made brief addresses ad-dresses to Mr.- Sperry 's character, and there were dancing and refreshments. As one of the Important features of the evening, the guests danced a figure or two to' music -from an old violin in the hands of Mr. Sperry. who was accustomed to furnishing music for parties In his younger days of the long ago.