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I Memorable Birthday Party: With fifty friemis and relatives-from Wav-| erly, Janesville, Denver, Waterloo, *Mt. Vernon Township and the city present, and enjoying almost perfect health, Airs. Aim L. Farrington celebrated her ninetieth birthday at the home of her, daughter/Mrs. George Bosh. S02 State street,;yesterday at-1 ternoon in a mariner that 'will long! be remembered byL.® those present. Airs, Farrington, who is remarkably lactive for a woman of. her age, was {the recipient of numerous gifts, in-.! eluding many .beautiful flowers, i Sitting in a large rocker, Mrs* j Farrington recalled how she and J AD*. Farrington had come to Iowa in 1350, from New Hampshire, when towns such as Wayerly had not yet sprung, up, settting In Mount Vernon Township, where sUe lived until five years ago when she came to this city to make her home. . Shetold of the great hardships endured In those days hy the settlers. Mrs. i Farrington, has in her possession a I large flag, made by her late jiuehami forty-seven years ago. All * the cutting was dariG by the men of a ’'Grange”—a farmers’ alliance —J while the women completed the sew- . mg. At all the early .celebrations of any kind, this flag was always displayed, and is still very highly prized. „ A photograph of the entire as- . sembly yesterday was taken, / Those present included: threechildren, Delia Jacobs, Mrs. Geo. • Besh, and Ed. Farrington of Fine Bluffs, Wyoming. Grandchildren: i Cyrus 1L Jacobs, ML Vernon*. Town- j ship, In da. D. Johnson, San Francisco, and Miss Ella and Eyrum | Besh* Great grandchildren, Verna ( and Roland Kaser o£ Egbert, Wyo- j ntiug and Donald and Forrest Wat- ,V Isou of Des Moines,
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Cedar Falls Record
Cedar Falls, Iowa, US
Thu, Apr 19, 1917
Page 5
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