Show mrs emma payne 88 years of age ai ox fl 45 I 1 I 1 14 t t q 04 IT A lux AN X 4 47 X zv astl aw I 1 to honor beloved and aged mother mrs emma payne of glenwood her sons and daughters with their wives and husbands met at the home of her daughter sirs mrs F H bell march 1st ast to celebrate her beigh ty eighth englith birthday anniversary grandma payne is the widow cf edward payne deceased and is the mother of thirteen children nine of whom are living and of this number seven were present at this occasion including george payne of aurora E W payne of fiovo J H payne of glenwood C B payne of vermilion mrs il H bell mrs F H bell and mrs al A foy of glenwood those who were absent were H M payne of duncan arizona and C W payne who is now on a litis mission sion in vancouver B C the oldest child george payne is seventy years of age and the youngest C B forty six the family atiee to date represents nine ru lle children seventy one grand children one hundred and fourteen great grond rond children making a total of descendant the great old lady an elaborate dinner skillfully prepared and served to tempt the appetite was further enhanced by the large and beautifully decorated birthday cake which centered the table and which held eighty eight candles in white pink and lavender denoting the mile stone sione which had been reached by the honored guest was the chief feature of the afternoon covers were laid for fourteen after all had given full assurance to the hostess that the meal had been ben thoroughly enjoyed some time was spent in social chat with compliments and congratulations an adjournment was taken to allow those who had secular duties to attend to to 1 complete their work with the understanding that all would reassemble in the caray evening to continue the celebration during which the singing cf old familiar songs I 1 in which the honored guest participated with ith all the powers at her command was a feature in the evening grandma related experiences of her early life incidental to receiving the gospel in her native land telling of how she with her children were turned into the street to find shelter as best she could wh while ile her husband preceded her to america to earn money to send for his family she also related the story of the voyage across the sea the reunion with her husband in america and how shortly after her arrival herself in delicate health and with four children to care for she and her husband started the journey by ox team across the plains while on the way her baby boy took sick and died and like many others who attempted the perilous journey was left by the wayside grandma payne can well be paid the tribute of being one who has grown old gracefully and though having known hardships and privations her indomitable spirit has remained unconquered and now at the age of eighty eight years with a clear memory and sunny disposition she entered into the spirit of rejoicing and with songs and story delighted her hearers during the evening cefres refreshments aliments were served and near the early dawn the party broke up all participants feeling that another joy and lasting pleasure had been fixed in their memories the outstanding thought of which was the fact that Grand grandma nia payne the honored guest was made happy and in the merriment of the evening had forgotten her infirmities and rejoiced in the society of her loved ones |