“Mrs. Arthur K. Jenkins of 613 Hudson St., the former Marsaille VanDerHoef, observes her 90th birthday today. Born in Ithaca May 24, 1875, Mrs. Jenkins was a dressmaker here for many years. She is a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church.

Married in 1925, 40 years ago, she and her husband have raised five children, Howard, who lives in Los Angeles, Calif., Merle and Arthur, who live in Lakeland, Fla., Mrs. Ruth Schwartz and Mrs. Eloise Smith of Ithaca.”

“Mrs. Jenkins Is 90 Today,” Ithaca Journal, May 24, 1965, 9.