The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-16
EYENTFUL TOOTH BIRTHDAY
uIIIIlu RlNhIN. IILIiuS
81. RECEH
Auahrn> TO PRAY tn the StrcamlnE sun
shine. 10 VAIN In the woods to ESt Of
HIs IrnicnnIaI AXE and he ThrOnetl
Nmong TITS children and Their seed.

W..au Ra.k.r. Williams C"l."g". ~.
49, Awaar With the BIRDS Yesterday
q. -..r, and h" h-gNr th' hVrdr"dth
,..r nf IIe q" ~ s3'iIng Nh"ra IA" sun
- rr through his window and upen iug
Bal, o. 90. Palm, With DAVID 4
,.t B.. 'rr'd ~ ft4se o. thu Almighty
ir length dAvs nHd manifold blessings.
We r,gal tr. sru.s a.: Sinpt" fa''h With
n ...Nr vrd,,urucd eyes Then he knrlt
q thu sunlight ard oT-rpd hts morning
r-ayrr a. "a, had done each mnraing uf
many. many years through IivIr"
mercy he h,I 'l"d 10 wears m a bright
wurI and William RlHNln, IA" last 20 his
r.,. A. Williams college locked put on
r.d SIN bright Oh 'h" Sunlight as he
Ni.-,,. - ms Amen
ih"r ~gan the day - festivities over
n the house " MIR q J Bliss. down
under ne shadow Of ia" hills WHORE
Valley View avenue runs west rut of
SUMMIT. NJ Mrs. Bliss is IN" Surviving
daushur and 'hr,n Il Mr. Rankin's sons
w.-, all there unirr the aWpe roof TO
mas. = merry d1v = IL. Yes and grand
n al .d-,n too. zen - th.m from over State
Ines and acrrss upuntA'rs. IN hand To
wish the grandfather many moro wears
a. ;eare ard happiness m the world Il
sunshine.
Thar' vas = srrlv ~ nd and gold ivy
twined ahpu; Mr. Rcnkin's plato az break
Ias, tati- and a HUE secret under tina,
pate su. a little SECRET az the rnmping
youngsters 4 sixty years ago used to stow
away ~ fathers birthday. MIR. Rankin
q sr.ysr'd tho secret when he tipped M
the edge - the plate; then h. called his
thr~- srn~ and his daughter to hun and
ssed them. rafting their heads. little
- White han his own. Those children
alvavS would have their Jokes
Before the guests began TO arrive
nrshhors and those from over the
rsiovs IN New York. Mr. Rankin went
o.' g. have his morning walk. He never
rs~ tat morning walk when the sun
s-res II leads down a pleasant lane
through the woodland and the path is
b,rier'si at this season with nOdding
sr-ara ~ the goldenrnd.
When he goes out To walk Mr. Rankin
h.es 8" stop and stir the grasses to So,
re INNING things jump and skip 50
srrng With the life that is IN them.
her black and white dog down the
rad who always comes out To cut caperS
arNIi Mr. RAnkin's cane. Yesterday the
vnE~i and many footed things IN the
s.n gnt when the man who'd lived IN 4
v-ur' licked his stick and the dog fawned
hS g'ngrs tulations MIR RANKIN turned
O. ia laughter, who was walking with
IN and threw out his hands IA a broad
gesture his world. happy. life giving
s1r.t
To" reunion was complete 10y the time
ne noon tram had brought the last of
IT, ku to the station. Their. were the
ere" sons, the Rev. j. Rankin It ScrIn-
~ Pa; DIR. Walter RankIn. who IL d,
y lessor of biology IN Princeton. and .
: Rankin. an engineer for the Water
Bard III Newark Their wives were with
ne" Then of nieCes and graadnieC--
more than a bakers dozen
DR. William Ward and nl- family mad
c"n" from N"yvnrS aud DR. Joseph ward
Nlth his family VI ,ii Sr~ Eudr"y
!auvier - PEili".r..l were tner.. fu"
Misses Emily aui Caroline Ward. Tia,
Duryea's and the Hollis near uc.gn'nr-
from the Oranges Though Mr. Rank,
EAs To- think long time 90 ra,.rl tho
names ot ms many great grandchildren
uone ~ that generation was able Co at
tend the family party IN the house - 10"
valley Yesterday
Mr.. Rankin sat m the broad. eaSv char
~ the flowers ~ IN" library window
4ri held lev-a all the dhv first cam"
." near nsiEhbors. their arms full #
o." season : blossoms The aster- ami
Oh" Iahlias they brought wore starkcd
nrass and crystal all about IN" chair
''"r the neiRhbors came TIA" friends
'.T Newark and New York
f.pW The Presbyterian BOard ~ For
q. - u -sions came e delegation ~ pay
..r 10 the man who had served -
II - . A..
.fH v"ars The nuIn'"r included DR.
N."' Morgan. Dr G"Org" A.cNasd"-.
t"v Stanley White. Il " M.Nili-
--'- nd Robert spears soon many
..'. 30" Presbyterian church m newark
Which the centenarian had be.p
-H .a'"d during lorK years - his active
.'. .tt arrived TO add to the numl"-
o." library
't" rnidde 81 the afternoon m"
..t-- Ras cut Mr. RaukIn's brit dav
.t.. - did not have lOO candies on
'- '-.-tv Icing. though n circle Of littI"
.. 'r'"r, famed from the cake board
- irrlc about II On IN" white sur d
The birthday cake a def cook !
.. t''1 m raised red script Of sugar
D.. o. .r"s 1910 1910
.'.s grandpa. II you will be very .
20 may have just the littlest piec"
Dr. birthday cake -aid on" ~ the !
-.a'. lighters one who has nearly :
s-.f. .u..dron herself She slipped "A .
F"ize ~ the featal cake on Mr
o.. pla'e and tucked a napkin over )
.' ".' whit. shirt H.
v... httIe girl Mr. Rankin prom
'"t ~" been good for "A hundred
-a-. guess ! can try To be good to- =
, j." nan who tried to be good at hs !
- ~ larry got happy surprise when '
o. -' -"-nfDan % me down the road with
3. * from NIlliamstown IN Ma<sa =
'a.--'', II was little birthday t~sti- p
''.' from the youngsters Il the Will :
ans AImni Association up in the oldl :
ego own. and the card accompanying u
'." names 81 every Williams man
Z tustown and vicinity just the :
80 - MIR Rankin had received
''.'t' VhIch told him that his ami =
'r-..s 20 unique in the history Of our ,
'."f II 81 scholars and gentlemen o
bop" was another reminder that =
1'I- r"nembcred its oldest graduate. 2
i-. tom top long since I've a. =
-'..I o. Williams reunion said Mr.