Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1918 — HASKELLS HELD FAMILY REUNION [ARTICLE]

HASKELLS HELD FAMILY REUNION

KINFOLK CONGREGATE AT WOLCOTT ON THANKSGIVING DAY. Frank Haskell and family and Mrs. J. H. Dunlap and two dhfldren returned from Wolcott Friday afternoon, where they had enjoyed a visit with relatives and participated in a family reunion, of which the following is an account: Once a great philanthropist said he would rather have the floral tributes that grace the casket, strewn along the pathway of life, and it is a trite saying, but nevertheless a truism. On Thanksgiving day the scene at the Hotel Wolcott, at Wolcott, of whom the genial host and hostess were the leading factors, had arranged for the Haskell family reunion, the last being held some twenty years ago at the death of Father Haskell. The day was an inclement one outside, ibut wthin Mr. and Mrs. Haskell surely made it one of the bright spots m the Jives o fthose present. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Haskell, Middleborrow, N. Y., engaged in dairy business; Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Haskell, Chicago, postal service; Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Haskell and two children, Nneeland and Bernard, Winamac, Ind., agriculture; Mts. Winnie Dunlap and two children, Esther and Gardiner, of Rensselaer; Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Haskell and son, William, Jr., foreman in car shops at Blue Island, residents of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Miller, Columbia City, Ind., agriculture; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Haskell, foreman in car shops at Blue Island, residents of Chicago. There were seven brothers and two sisters present, one brother and wife, residents of Colorado, were absent. This happy family and the happy boarders sat at Mrs. Haskell’s table, loaded with the staples and luxuries of the cuisine for which the genial landlady is noted, and such joy and pleasure were manifest that the occasion will not be blotted from memory’s book. ‘ Everyone present freely enjoyed the joyful occasion,* and it is the wish that such a function may be repeated in the future. These sweet, happy affairs along ife’s pathway are as milestones, bringing us nearer the peaceful goal Of life. _ Mr. and Mrs. Haskell are citizens who are possessed of that true spirit of hospitality and kindly personality, which lingers long with their guests.