The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-07-23
Celebrates Eighty-second Birthday.

Celebrates Eighty-second Birthday.
July 18th was the eighty-second birth
day of Mrs. Charles r. Green of Al
bion. Her many friends wishing to
honor her with tribute of respect and
affection planned as surprise to spend
Friday afternoon with her. 1t was in
deed surprise most happily arranged
for and most beautifully carried out by
all participating. Mrs. Green, after
moment of rather disconcerting sur
prise, rallied to the occasion and re-
ceived her unexpected guests, who
came in body, with the cordial well
come she has always accorded her
friends when they come to her home.
The afternoon was spent most pleas
antly. A quartet of ladies sang two
beautiful selections. At Mrs. Green's
request, Mrs. Myra Collins recited an
original poem written while she was
a student at Alfred university more
than half century ago. 1t was
humorous plea for education of women
along the broader lines then accorded
to men. The delivery was entirely in
keeping with the subject matter and
the whole so prophetic, amusing and
applicable to our own times that it was
greatly enjoyed.
There were friendly visits and of
course many reminiscent little stories
told, but the greatest pleasure OF the
afternoon came when Mrs. Green, who
from her childhood has had beautiful
clear soprano voice, and has for many
years sang for and with Albion people,
in times of gladness and IN times of
sadness, consented to try to lead the
ladies in one Of the old songs. Mrs.
Jesse Green played the accompaniment
and all joined in singing the song. Then
Mrs. Green, forgetting her 81 years
and the few limitations she had con-
ceded to them, sang softly ''God Be
With You Till We Meet Again. and
all joined reverently in the chorus.
Then came the supper brought by
the ladies. 1t looked and tasted like
wedding supper. No wartime or H.
C. L. limitations this time when they
were honoring the friend who had dis
pensed such generous hospitality among
them for so many years.
After supper Mrs. Green, with all
the dignity and charm of her earlier
years, told the ladies how much their
coming meant to her and thanked them
most sincerely for the good will and
friendship thus expressed. Wishing
Mrs. Green to have some souvenir of
the occasion, the ladies left the silver
for her to purchase for herself what
ever would be most suggestive to her
Of their visit, and departed wishing her
many happy returns of the day.
To the young relatives of the COM
pany the affair was just happy op-
portunity to help AUNT Frank" cele-
brate her birthday. To the older mem
bers it was that and much more. What
student of Albion academy in its first
years of usefulness fails to remember
the hospitality of Uncle Duty and Aunt
Mary Green in their pioneer home?
Not hotel-just big commodious
home with doors always ready to open
to anyone who needed shelter or food.
Into this home came young Frances
Williams, daughter of another pioneer,
Uncle Nathan Williams, when she mar
ried Charles r. Green, eldest son of
Uncle Duty and Aunt Mary, and in this
home, modernized and made to accom-
modate two other brides and their fam
lilies as they came along, Mrs. Green has
spent her happy, useful life as wife,
mother, grandmother and great-grand-
mother. There are few residents of
the town of Albion at the present time
so truly part Of its history and devel-
opment as Mrs. Green. AS young
girl in 1854 she was one of the first
students of Albion academy, of which
her brother-in-law, Prof. T. r. Will
liams, was principal. AS member of
the S. D. B. church and of the COM
munity, Mrs. Green has shared their
activities and responsibilities. Her
great gift of song has enabled her to
give more than she otherwise could to
the Joy of the community AS freely
as she has given, so freely she must
have received of the blessings prom
ised the cheerful giver, for Father
Time has softened the griefs and dis
appointments that must come in some
measure to US all, and has left only his
benediction as the crown of her happy
life of service.