Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1901 — Reunion in Honor of Kansas Visitors. [ARTICLE]

Reunion in Honor of Kansas Visitors.

One of the most enjoyable days in the history of J asper County, in which a large number of Its oldest and best citizens took part, was the reception and basket dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Crocket in their beautiful grove on the lawn yesterday, in honor cf William Hammond and family, Charles Pierson and family, and J. W. Laing and family of Coates, Kansas. After a social meeting of relatives, friends and old neighbors, we suddenly found ourselves surrounding a table, with 100 seated guests, loaded with all those good things which in after years as memory again allows us to view the scene, we suddenly awake to the fact, “our mouth is waterin,” After doing the dinner justice, as we were abundently able to do Bev. B. F. Ferguson, gave an address in which he showed our great advancement as a people, he spoke very touchingly of the early days and strugles of Jasper County’s old settlers, we saw many weeping as the incidents of years ago were related. He was followed by Rev. W. Ed. Meads, who spoke of the reunion in that other world, which was listened to and appreciated by all present. Also addresses by Mr. Barney Comer, trustee of Union Towhship, which was to the point and well received. Mr. Charles Pierson then spoke of Kansas, its Carrie Nation and big wheat crop, to the pleasure of all present, we then were treated to recitations by Mrs. W. W. Wishard and Mrs. Rubie Barcus, both were enjoyed by all present. Rev- Meads sang a beautiful solo, “The Light Be’ yond.” It was a day of happiness and after the day so pleasantly spent we were loth to say “good bye.” Those present were as follows: Ella Kressler, Rachel Yeoman, Jennie Wishard, George Daugherty, H. W. Wood, S. C. Hammond, M. A. Porter, Adline Thornton, T. R. Daugherty, Elizabeth Daugherty, J. F. Nelson, Bertha Nelson, H. L. Nelson, Joseph Yeoman, Green Thornton, Vinnie Thornton, George Thornton, Ada Laing, I. J. Porter, Allie Porter, Rubie Barcus, Irene Barcus, Orth Barcus, Chauncy Wood, Thomas Irwin, Sadie Irwin, Floyd Irwin, Clyde Irwin, Vernon Irwin, Carrie Irwin, Mary E. Welsh, Candice Bruce, Harvey Pierson, William Hammond, Laura B. Hammond, Guy Hammond, Susie Brown, Dora Thornton, Mary Sparling, Joseph Sparling, Glen Sparling, Pauline Catt, Ora Wood, Frank Wood, Gertrude Robinson, Mattie Yeoman, Sarah Watson, Anna L. Pierson, Henry Pierson, Harvey Pierson, Belle Wood, Elizabeth J. McCord, Nettie Hoover, J. C. H. Thornton, Della Thornton, Harvey Thornton, Albert Thornton, Hattie Phegly, B. D. Comer, Adda Comer, Earnest Comer, Marie Comer, Mary C. Wood, A. Pierson, Lizzie Gwin, E. J. Murray, John Murray, A. L. Griswold, Ora Griswold, Lettie Wood, Haze Gwin, Elsie Pierson, J. W. Laing, 'Henry Wood, Mary E. Wood, Aaron Wood, Ollie Wood, H. R. Wood, Pearl Wood, Buth Wood, Edward Catt, Thomas A, Crocket, Mary J. Crocket, Marion Stoner, Caddie McCord, Cecil Randle, Belle Hammond, Charley Phegley, Elva Gwin, George Crocket, Mrs. Phelix Parker, Carl Parker, Paul Parker, B, F. Ferguson, W. Ed. Mead, Jennie Irwin, Frank, McCord and Elizabeth McCord. By One Present.

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