The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-27
BY FAIrH HIERONYMrs.

NhCn Garrison II. Chance was
twelve years old, in 1888. he saw the
stars fall a devout student Of the
Bible, his careful study Of prophecy
has led him to believe that that
astronomical event presagcd the sec.
ond coming of Christ and ever since
then, to this day. after tho living Of
4 life that spans a century. he has
been looking for that coming This
was one OF the things that Nr
Chance discussed with tho 90 mem
bers Of his family living In and
about Tulsa and representing five
generations who helped him Cele-
| brate his one hundredth birthday
anniversary last sunday IN the home
OF his daughters, Mrs. Elisha Sexton
at 252O East Admiral
The centcnarian left Immediately
after the celebration TO visit his son
Charles Chance in the country. one
/ hundred years old ne may he, hut
minus the vigorous interest in his
surroundings that prompts him to
/ leave his daughters home, that is
also his own, for an occasional visit
! to others of his family lac Is not
/ II was that same spirit that brought
/ him to the now country of Oklahoma
/ at the opening, and 1t is that spirit
/ that has made him watch thc
growth Of Tulsd with as proud
lanXicty as though it were a child,
/ that has made him take delight in
! its achievement and one Of the most
, consistent and loyal boosters that
the city has. II was his dearest am
bition, his daughter said, when
, Hotel Tulsa, which was to be the
biggest building in the city, was un-
der construction, to live to see the
finished structure. Having done that
he turned his interest TO affairs Cf
international concern, and de-
Itermined To live until he had seen
the completion of tho Panama canal
Having done That, he still lives on,
md the man who cast his first vote
for President Zachory Taylor voted
In the last election for President
Harding.
That Mctcoric shower.
But as to his politics. ne is "a little
bit of both" his daughter said. A
prosperous farmer, a virile pioneer
in spirit. Mr.. Chance has lived a full
and active life. Born in Delaware,
he came TO Ohio with his parents IN
an OK wagon when he was eight
year sold: n few wears la;cr they
Iagain loaded the household furni-
ture and their household members
into the OK wagon, and numbered
across the prairies TO Illinois. There
It was that the first great event In
his life, the stellar Encouragement
of the heavens, took place.
There was "A shower of star fire,
lust like snow Mr. Chance tells
Everybody thought the world was
coming to an end, und rushed out
doors and fell on their Enccs and
prayed. The stars were "ight bright
like they arc in the sky, until thcy
got most down 70 the ground, theH
they went out. So while we though,
they were fire, there was no "ay OF
telling sure"
The family's next move was
migration 10 Missouri. In the halls
Of the University of Missouri there
hangs picture Of the man who
hauled the first shovelful Of dirt
made for the excavation for the firs'
of the buildings that now stand or
the campus Of the University oI
Missouri: that man was Garrison
Hardcastle Chance. This happenet
when he was n lad OF 10 years OLD
II was in Missouri that Chance, =
years old. met his first love. Martht
Roberts, whom he married and VIII
bore him nine children, seven O
whom are living, before she died
Chance and his bride took ,theil
honeymoon in a onc-hcr'e cart. ant
carried all their household goods
, dowry and belongings in one bundl'
that was slowed awaV in the back o
their cart The honeymoon hous'
, was tiny little cabin. and the furni
, ture was rudely constructed from
, boards. Mrs. Sexton is one OF 'h'
children Of this marriage. Later Mr.
, Chance married again three times
his second wife gave him four chill
drcn, three Of whom arc living. ant
. his fourth wife three, all Of whom
{ are living MIR. Chauco's Oldest sol
e is Ed Chance, IS years old who live
in St Louis. and has two children
I and three grandchildren Ills yolng
est child, n baby when her mutho
/ died. needed more care than he
Z aged father could give hor, and s
. an aunt adopted her, and II Is he
name, and not her fathers, that Fh
bears. This daughter, Alton Ame'
is 22 years old and l'ycs with he
adopted mother in Wyoming.