Show T Noted Salt Lake Woman Honored at 89 J rIL pr-k pr i Ir fr J fr 1 41 I DR IR ELLIS R R. PP I A lighted candle marked 8 89 One of Americas America's outstanding women physicians and one of Utah's most distinguished women Monday celebrated her birthday at a luncheon at the Lion house Dr Ellis R. R Shipp a small white-haired white woman was the center of ot the celebration More than relatives and friends visited her in the afternoon The room was filled with flowers She wore a black dress and was delighted with the compliments it evoked from her friends A corsage of gardenias sent by her daughter Mrs Ms Alice S. S Musser adorned the dress You know she said I fI was born somewhere in Iowa while m my parents parents par par- William Fletcher and Anna Hawley Reynolds were crossing the plains Most t. t of her education was self- self acquired but a desire to help humanity humanity humanity hu hu- hu- hu manity prompted her to enter the Women's Medical college of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania in 1872 1812 She graduated with an M. M D. D degree in 1878 Pointing to a n silver medal pinned pinne to a ribbon on her dress she explained explained ex ex- ex- ex that it It was t presented to d-to to tome me for being a practicing physician for 60 years yeara She She atten attended the gr graduation exercises ses last last las year which was featured red the by-the pr presenta presentation lion tion of oC the medal Am Am I excited on this day day my my ninth eighty-ninth birthday Dr Shipp observed as she wrapped a large green handkerchief around her finders n rs No uNo I think Ill I'll live to be bea a hundred ye years rs old S She Se e h her rules t for r what she considers a a ripe I ag I 1 K Keep ep going in the right dl di f 2 Have regular hours 3 Rise early she has risen for tor forio 30 io years at 5 a. a m. m 4 Drink plenty of water 5 Abstain from all stimulants Thirty members of the family at attended attended attended at- at tended the luncheon A public re reception reception reception re- re followed from 2 to 5 p. p m. m A similar affair will be held at 7 p. p m. m Monday night under auspices of the Daughters of the Utah Utah Utah-Pio Pio- Pio I T believe today Shipp said that womanHood womanHood-is ls on a a- higher level physically and int intellectually than it was half lf a century y yago ago She occasionally goes to to the movies b but t reading of ot good gooI literature literature litera mcra ture occupies most of ot her spare pare time she explained Her message to to women was to tolie live li prayerfully IY and nd in accordance with th the strict str Jaws of life J She rn made de her greatest J ambition Td d like t to build a free free maternity on top Ensign of-Ensign ngn 1 peak r r rr r 1 1 4 I 1 DK DR ELLIS ErLIS R. R I Her IIer daughter laughter sent gardenias |