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KN5VEIISARIES MADE OCCASIONor Gathering of Kinfolk at Homes of Two of Ripley bounty’s Venerable and Well-Loved Women.MBS. MARGARET ROBERTSON ? ROUNDS OUT 84TH YEAR.Sunday, February 28th was Mrs. Margaret Robertson’s birthday and was remembered and quietly celebrated by her children, grand-chil-tlren and great grand-children, who . once more gathered neath the old :iroof-tree to again taste the joys of Jidme coming and to congratulate mother and grandmother on roach-Sing this her 84th year, with health Solid vigor seldom allotted to one of her years. She had not expected to ^specially observe the day, but her •Children had not failed to remember that “February 2Stli is mother's JjWrthday,” and so she was much surprised when the sound of the auto announced the arrival of children 4Srho, living farther away, can come Home only at longer intervals.Margaret Robertson is the mother twelve children, ten of whom are -still living, Charles, Baker, Smith, l§r William, Taylor, Dona, Johnie, Sam-^uel, Jesse, Ceorgo, Lizzie and Louis. llMOt* husband, John Robertson, and r'$fco sons, Taylor and Johnie, await. |g|jlOr, coming in that land of eternal 4Joys, where words of parting are IfSHever spoken C?'’ The dinner preparations were tak-in charge by “mother’s girls,” .pall of Whom are post graduates in all |vthe arts of good cooking and at the ^xtioon hour all were gathered around £§th0 table to partake of such a feast good things as, we think, are to £lie had and enjoyed only here in the Slid Robertson home, where Margaret Stobertson has presided at its well-^Spread table for a period of 67 years.’ 4A part of the afternoon was spent. igpHvpleasant converse, often partaking reminiscent memories of days .agone. Afterwards all were gather-neath the wide spreading branches the giant cedar for a group picture taken by Dr. Louis L. Robertson, 01 Westport, also a group picture ^*11 the grandchildren and great-‘ idchildreii assembled upon the foot-bridge which spans Little graham Creek just opposite the ||tiouse. It was indeed a day of lmppy SSiOurB, whose golden moments sped fefor all two swiftly bringing the ap-J^roach of eventide and with it the pr.call to the assembled clill Iren to bid pjjriother and grandmother, good-bye ||£ior a time and to go homo to the du-lllfftes they always lay aside on pitaother’s birthday.|p£v'Those present were, Charles Rob-#{ertson and wife, Mrs. Bertha Vontis p^abd children, Eavl and Sylva, George l^^jjobertfion and wife and their chil-Lester, Cecil, Uephel, Margaret, gflVaUeda, Emma, Georgia, El van and KiHra, Mrs. Lizzie Welch, of Westport £-ftnd children Gladys. Bertha and Tv ficovll, Dr. Louis I). Robertson anil j “wife, Wni. E. ltykor, Baker Robert-son and Margaret Lucy Robertson.
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The Versailles Republican
Versailles, Indiana, US
Wed, Mar 03, 1915
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