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Show Several Hundred " Guests Honor Mrs. Ella Reynolds Counting her birthday greeting cards, letters and telegrams by the bushels, "Aunt" Ella Reynolds seemed the happiest lady in town this week as she recalled the good time she had Sunday at an open house in her honor marking- her 80th birthday. The party was given at the home of a daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Y. Bearn-son' Bearn-son' and they were assisted by another daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Mendenhall from Las Vegas, Nevada, and a son, Dr. Earl Reynolds from Long Beach, California. Several hundred friends called during the afternoon to honor Mrs. Reynolds who at one time or another had touched their lives with her bits of philosophy, words of wisdom, or good humor. A delightful surprise to Mrs. Reynolds and her guests came when Bill Parry with his trombone trom-bone and Millie Christmas Scho-field Scho-field with accordian, started up a peppy serenade while the crowd joined in singing "Happy Birthday." Later a second surprise and thrill came when Mrs. Florence Jeperson Madsen of Provo in gracious gra-cious manner, extemporaneously seated herself at the piano and began playing old favorites and then Mrs. Eliza T. Bringhurst of Salt Lake City voluntarily sang several old-time melodies while the guests joined in the chorus. It was a happy time for the guest of honor and her many friends. Throughout the day and this week Mrs. Reynolds received messages from all parts of the state also as far east as New York City and west from California. Cali-fornia. Among the out-of-town relatives rela-tives who came especially for the party was a sister, Mrs. Matilda Sanford of Paul, Idaho. Among the many greetings to Mrs. Reynolds was one from an Hawaiian girl in Milford whom i she had met but once, but who counted Mrs. Reynolds among her dearest friends. The birthday party was one long to be remembered by her friends and never-to-be-forgotten by the guest of honor. |