Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1912 — REUNION OF DONNELLY FAMILY [ARTICLE]

REUNION OF DONNELLY FAMILY

Held Sunday in Martindale Grove North of the Railroad. Sunday, in Honor of Mrs. Martha Donnelly, there gathered about seventy-five or eighty old friends and relatives on the beautiful lawn and in the grove of the John Martindale place north of the railroad. Mrs. Donnelly, although seventy-six lyears old in June, seemed as young as any of them. Of her ten children all are grown and living and enjoyed being together again, except Will of Huston, Tex., and Mrs. Martha Butler, of Chicago, who were not present. A sumptuous dinner was spread on the lawn under the beautiful old shade trees. After all had satisfied their palates the afternoon was c-pent in a social way and the younger ones participated in lawn tennis and other games. The tiny tots had a full day of it, but were reluctant to break away. Those present from out of town iwene: John Keiper and family of Piyinouth, Inn.; Mr. Clinton, of Michigan; Miss Enid Lyons, Mrs. Arthur Rockhold, and Anna Rahamacher of Chicago, and Miss Minnie Scheurich of Kewana, HL The crowd dispersed with a general good feeling of all having spent a most enjoyable day.