Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-15 | Page 16 | Many Happy Returns

MANY HAPPY RETURNS Native Salt Laker 85 Mark Marking Birthday With Open House Mrs l Lydia Page Fare Marcroft West Eighth South street celebrated celebrated cele cele- her fifth eighty birthday Saturday with open house between between between be be- tween 2 and 6 p. p m. m for friends As a feature of the days day's ob observance observance observance ob- ob servance she presented herself with a quilt she made Sewing is isher isher isher her hobby and the quilt was the third she has made this winter Most of her 16 children 32 grandchildren and 23 great grand children visited at the reception held at her home in which she has resided for 56 years V Active in L D S church affairs Mrs Marcroft is one of the oldest members of the Relief Relie society Born during the pioneer grasshopper grasshopper grasshopper grass grass- hopper plague Mrs l Marcroft tells a stor story concerned with her birth Food she said was scarce but the family had managed to put puta a little away as a celebration for her arrival After she was born bornand bornand bornand and the family had eaten one of her sisters was reported to have said It would be a good idea if we had a sister every night then we would get something good to cat The Telegram congratulates the following whose anniversaries I also are arc today Glen Forie Fogle Utah state prison turnkey Thomas W. W W. W Dee superintendent of first aid Salt Lake City police pollee department V Mrs l George Alfred Allred Chandler nurse J J. J L. L Barrow Barrows Barrow's sta sta- sta- sta V The Telegram congratulates the following whose birthday anniversaries anniversaries anniversaries anni anni- are Sunday 4 Nephi Jensen attorney Joseph L. L Lawrence theater owner ovner V laria l Mrs Maria Erickson South State street will be 79 70 years old Sunday V V V VV V V MRS LYDIA PAGE MARCROFT Presented Herself a Quilt