Connecticut western news., 1920-03-11
MRS. BLODGETT OBSERVES
 HER Tooth ANNIVERSARY
Native of Salisbury and Oldest Suffragist and Temperance
 Worker

MES. hdEy A. DlOuReIL Ol oN South Onota street, Pittsfield obse&- we'd her Tooth birthday Saturday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, MT. and Mrs. Fred VI Kingsley. 1t was one of the storna- jest birthdays she ever had experi- enced, but there were a few callers, who brought flowers, fruit and con fectionery and Mrs. Joseph J. Umbm of PA Francis avenue, close friend for many years, sent birthday cake decorated with 100 candles. Mrs Blodgett was greatly pleased with a gift of 100 pennies from her only great-great-grandchild, Virginia Irene Brooks of Windsor, Conn. ons of her callers Sunday was Henry Robarge of 361 West street, a neighbor, for whom she posed for a picture.
 Mrs. Blodgett is the oldest suffragist and oldest member of the Woman's Christian Temperance union in western Massachusetts, She often has said she hoped to live to see national prohibition h this country and suffrage in all the states. She rejoices that her fr9t wish has come true and she expects the second will be reality within N few years. Mrs. Blodgett has rs- tained all her faculties; she takes "a keen interest in national and world events. She has been especially solicitous for the health of President Wilson, and the news that she haa read in the papers of his convales- cense has pleased her greatly.
 When Connecticut granted sutT- rage to women on school commit tees, Mrs. Blodgett was the first @ register at Canaan. She was one of the charter members of the Woua- ans Christian Temperance union in Falls Village, Conn.,, and for yeats was it's president. She also was 4t the head of the Methodist church sewing society there. Her embroi- dery is work of art. Only a fcw years ago she completed a silk "crazy" quilt for her daughter, Mr1- Frederick w. Kingsley, with who& she makes her home, in which alla had carefully worked child puttff1k on stocking, flowers, birds ana various designs, all in her harmons- ous colors. It is marvel of expeyt needlework, while the doilies th9s she has made since she was 90 hayp excited the admiration of many women friends. At 94 Mrs. Blod- gett was fitted to teeth by Dr. Earl l.. Johnson.
 There is added interest in Mrn. Blodgett's birthday anniversary ttp4 cause five generations of the family are living. They are her daughter, Mrs. Frances L. Green, 66, of Wind sor, Conn.,; her granddaughter, Mrp. John Willehen, 43, of Hartford. Conn; her great-granddaughtsaa Mrs. Arthur Brooks, 22, of Windsos. Conn.,, and her great-great-grand- daughter, Irene Virginia Brooks, orle year old. They all hoped to be fh Pittsfeld for the anniversary. Mrs Kingsley also invited local friends 0 call that day.
 Mrs. Blodgett was born in Sans- bury, Conn.,, March 6, 1920, daugh- ter of. Capt. Charles and Maria Uee) Wright. Her father, an e1s- pert marksman, who lived to be gI was at the head of the local con-. pany of militia in his town. When "a wild turkey, was wanted for a Suh- day dinner he always got it. Mrs. Blodgett was the oldest of a family of seven daughters and one son and she is the last one living. Shs taught school in Washington, Conn, in her early life, walking five miles each way every day; she also taught in Vermont. Her marriage to William H. Blodgett took place at her home in Salisbury in 1S45 and he lived to observe their golden All their married life was spent in Salisbury and Canaan
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