Happy Birthday Celebrated

CRANE, MCGUIN, BROOKER

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 12/11/2011 at 11:42:00

Grinnell (IA) Herald ( Nov. 1925)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED

A more than ordinarily gracious and beneficent life rounded its four score years of service when Saturday, November 21, 1925, Miss Emily Crane quietly celebrated her birthday at the Community Hospital where she has been for the past two years. She graduated from Grinnell College in the class of 1867. For a number of years she was a very efficient and much loved teacher in the Grinnell High School. Afterward she taught for years in the Newton High school. Her help was then needed to care for her mother and sisters as their strength failed, so many years of her later life were spent in her well known home at 920 East St. During the day she was the recipient of a postal card shower from loving friends and also received other tokens.

Mrs. McGuin, a friend who lives across the street planned a simple early supper which was held in the third floor sun parlor. It was not a surprise as Miss Crane was informed of the event Friday evening. Her physician approved of the supper, but suggested that the number present should not be many and that the time they stayed should be short. Miss Morrow and the nurses did all they could to assist. There were ten ladies besides Miss Crane present. A number of them were former pupils of Miss Crane. When supper was ready Miss Crane was brought up in her chair. The ladies brought the most of their dishes and all of the supper except a fine angel food birthday cake which Miss Morrow had planned to have made before the supper was thought of. The cake was in the center of the long table right in front of Miss Crane. Mrs. R.M Haines sat directly opposite and two beautiful golden chrysanthemums which she brought for Miss Crane were on the table. When the ice cream course was nearly over, little Jimmy Brooker ran in accompanied by his father who was carrying his little sister. Jimmy was celebrating his own birthday that day. He placed a tiny cake with a red candle in the center beside Miss Crane's plate. Soon after supper Miss Crane returned to her room and all departed carrying the overflowing good will in their hearts which her many friends feel for her.