Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-25 | Page 12 | Birthday of Oldest Woman

BIRTHDAY OF OLDEST WOMAN Great Arrangements l for Brilliant Banquet Banquer Completed Plans tor for r observance of ot the twenty twenty- third birthday r o of Aunt Emmeline B B. Wells ells oldest woman In Utah were completed yesterday at a meeting of th the committee on arrangements arran Mrs Wells ens will be 92 HZ years cars old February 23 J Although tho the real birthday conies on Sunday it will be celebrated on Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day with Ith a no public reception at the Hotel Utah to which the friends of or Mrs Wells Vella from all over the state and aud tho the country have havo been Invited For Jor several years tho the celebrations celebrations celebrations of this noted woman have hao l l ecna a u. public affair They The have been malj marked d dby by receptions banquets and the be bestowal he- he of public h At it one o of the recent anniversaries she was Aas given iven tho the degree of oC doctor of literature by the state university This year car tho the celebration will not bo be elaborate tsi as' some of the previous ones due to lo the limo recent Illness of or Mrs Wells Yells However the reception Is planned to be one ono of or the most brilliant ever eer staged at the Hotel Utah Tho mezzanine floor loor including the time room and supper room will be bo turned Into a bower of QC f flowers lower for Mrs Wells VeIls and nd her guests while It Is expected that man many prominent people not only from Utah but from all parts of the countr country coun coun- tr try will Ill attend Since she sho counts among her many of tho the most noted characters In present- present da day history It Is lIkel likely the reception will sill be unique In time the number of or promInent prominent prom prom- merit people present The Tho receiving line hue will include only tho the members of or the General Relief Helle J society society so- so o- o board of or which Mrs Irs Wells ells Is the president Other church and amid state of officials or- or will wm assist In entertaining The Tho pro program will ivill be ho arran arranged ed tolla today at a meeting of or the on ar ar- ar- ar Mrs EJ Elizabeth C. C Crismon Cris- Cris mon irion chairman nn 1 that tho the music would be a special feature of or the thc pre amIn am In Iii the thu receiving line Uno will bo bc C Mrs Clarl ClarI Clarissa a S. S Williams Mrs Julina I. I L. L Smith Mrs Mis Amy Brown Bown Lyman Iman Mrs Susa Young Young- Gates Gales Mrs Anna nna A A. Emit Emit- pey Mrs l Sarah Sarahi J J. Cannon Mrs Irs Roma noma- Romania ala nia Penrose Mrs I S S. S Richards Mrs 1 Phoebe Phocbe Leatie Beatie Mrs Julia M. M Farnsworth Mrs Irs Ida S. S Mrs lr Elizabeth S. S Mrs Irs Rebecca X N. Nibley Sibley Mrs Carrie S S. Thomas Thoma Mrs l Elizabeth C. C Crimson Mrs Irs Sarah Mc- Mc Mrs Hyde Mrs Irs Sa Sarah Sarah Sn- Sn rah rali J Mrs ln Lillian Cameron Mrs frs Donnette S. S Kessler