The New York herald., 1877-09-06

corclatvcs ,he following families 1gurs In
,ne com mtiee -Messrs winset. pIny Cole, Peterson.
"arTobrandt. Miner fCaiifornill Muiick, Petty MAN.
Ming Tiger. McMure and hAdden. IL was ultimately
aeeaaa al the meeting that the remainder OF the pro-
very important matter III dinner would 10 laid on the
tanle and s'ngulary enough, for the purpose or ds
graphic grouping should take place; at tao the ora
ton OF ihs dsy and then the other addresses would
fully carried Out without a single halt save IN tho
instance OF the picture and that only delayed matters
ior rev moments. IL happened a. follows:--
ACCIDENT TO rHE CAMERA
II was modest, unassurnlng camera tha, had prob
faces and figures at So when tho operutsr axed
n correct range upon the scanoding and criod out
cloth, one imagine that cameras asst onis,,ment.
It's local gaze took In about two thousand Smiths Who
front OF tho naspolc. There were every vpv va. a.
rc'y OF Smith, from the Old gray-laired mar
to tho little Smith that that cried asa'ns. belni
purpose OF having its pudsy face handed to photo.
graphic Immortality. No ~onder the babies put III
negatives at once But The camera Utterly DIS
heartencd by the enormity OF the contract. and
Iitlc dissusted at seeing -ome Browns aud Roonsons
and strangers who tried 10 sneak into It's solar
grasp II threw up the job aud tumblcd to the earth
Fortunately there was another camera on hand and
once more tho vast asscmblase properly grouped.
once the operator. standing aoit ou his
dizzy perch, shouted. ''AIl rcady. don't movc,'
was was the utmost Stiffness for moment. save where
tho Rarlian baud sonly played smith Family
Brigham The operation OF the picture was succcss
fu one this tine ana every ono in the gigantic group
has chance TO obtain copy OF picture oi which no
may well DO proud As the plate was Withdrawn and
carried away for future Developments, tho Smiths
broke into struggling groups again and surged toward
the seats IN front of the grand stand, whore the Rev.
A. ID. Woodruff, OF Summit. \. j., was about TO do
liver The GRAFTON OF the day.
MR. wooDRrfr's NAsTERLy EFroRr.
The reverend gentleman began py soyinr:-"We are
gathered together To-day under the influence OF 10
paigns in foreign domestic wars, tho history OF
exciting political revolutions but rather drawn
together by our regard Tor the living and our iniorest
In tho history of departed members OF numerous anc
prosperous family Other and larger parties havc moi
sarics OF successful battles, fought Tor na.
,,o"a, Liberty % ana It's preservation: We meet
OF single family which stands asa representative of
welfare OF tho Republic aud the pobest destiny of toe
race This injecting has signihcatlons beyond tho
social pleasures OF Tho hour beyond the friendly greet
lngs OF kindred and the mutual congratulations OF
friends beyond all the nero expressions OF family In.
,crcst aud family pride. The speaker referred 10
snudug 10 tho prescncc OF the old ancestral hcarths
that wont to under the hent OF old ancestral
nres Two important thoughts were naturally evolved
The first points To the family MS an institution OF
God Tho second points to the adherence OF the
Smith ancestors 10 the Divine design MS embodied IN
the establishment OF the family relation To be prac.
tcal, tho Smiths do the success OF their fia.
ternity TO tho integrity enterprise and industry OF
honor.d ancestry alono but primarily TO the divine
institution which fosters these qualities OF human
perpotuity and prosperity Then followed discourse
on Inc 'amy a.rG ~non orsnnS . ~sn hS "
OF Heaven. pleasing story was told or Ira stout.
young murderer. oil Rochester who stopped
blasphcnous confession Of henous crime to bcsccch
hts younger brother TO orsnke tho paths OF sin and 10
live by the prccep's of their pions mother pretty
passage occurred next. IN which Love was described
as tho spur which urged Industry to high achieve
mcnts. The farmer driving n plough. ihc mechanic
driving nn, and tho sailor IN the swayine mizzcn'
top are all sustained by remembrance Of the loved
at home This family instinct 10 possessed by
dcry protects her cuts. The tramp does not
because be has no family TO care Tor Why should he
hedge or hay rick Invites him sumber. Excellence
labor arises IRON tho family relation. How truly
LongiclOw has snu H.
An how skiliul grows tho hand,
Thn: obeyc,h loves command
Which . the highest doth attain.
And he VINO follows love IS behest
Fa. exceieth all the rest.
'Dcstroy tho family" tho speaker added 'and Ish.
mactcs would multiply
WHO THEY WE'RE.
John Henry Schmidt the speaker went on, "vas
born IN Holland IN l7ls. He was of Christian
parents. and probably belonged TO the Lutheran
lad, and Tho have OF him
Is At S,aunton, n. j.. where lie was employed by Mr.
Hassei Ono night, while sitting N the best room Of
his employers house the staut .smd boy asked tho
busng Christian daughter oi his employer 10 DO his
wlic. She said she would aud in lsij si,c was sne
Iit,lo dreamed ther Of what she about do and
OF the Peapsck picnic Personally she was very
twenty years previous to hor marriage. Tns
young couplc started IN Rcadngton, Huntcrdoa
county, n j. and IN course OF !mc had nine
remains II rs impossible to spoak accurately OF tho
next gcperaton but tbcro are now moro than twenty
grandchildren Of tho original pair living or tho chill
dren OF their sons the names Of eleven arc known
namely. Johu Peter lat whose fnrm the picnic was
heidi william, Iacharah, Mrs. Gertrude Felmly Mrs.
Ccland Logan, Henry, Samuel, Mrs. Christian Muck.
low, Mrs Elizabeth CraDmer and Mrs. Bells. This
lady, called Aunt Bells Smith,, Is tho oldest
living representative OF tho family Is ninetytwo
years OF age and lives at New brunswick. Next
order ~ her brother Henry, who rs stil young man
of eighty seven summers. he also lives ut New
brunswick. Mrs Bcilis rs now the mother OF four
generations The children OF the daughters OF john,
Henry aud Christian twelve In number. In the
GaraDrnnt family they are;-Hcnry. JACOB :, Cornc-
lius Mrs Christian Tiger and Mrs. sarah A. Cianson.
la he Cole family thcy are;-Androw So Mrs. sarah
Allen and Mrs. Mary ). Wolf tlt Will be noticed that
the Tiger and the Wolr met amicaby at tho Pcapack
icstval) In The Manning family thcy are Jacob
and Nicholas in the Demott family there ~ Richurc
In Inc sheats family Mr.. Sarah A. Hill Is the repre-
sentative The qualities Of rhc smith stock arcrst,
business tact, agriculture real estate mer
chandise and architccturc second, love OF law and
order, tho people being people OF picty' The
speaker reviewed finally tue death roll of tho
Smiths, and concluded his address by saying, Whie
Jonn Henry Schmdts body rests peace his name
goes marching on.r The Rev. Charles Woodruff, Of
Dunellcn, n. j.. followed with lew appropriate
remarks, and then tho stand WAS gwen up to i've
minute men, whose utteranccs were punctuatcd With
bursts Of melody from tho two nds and the Continental
drum CORDS There also some fine singing by the
choir OF the American Reformed church of Peapack.
1t worthy OF note that IN The mrsical programme
tho sweet BY ani By' was not forgotten AT ABOUT
four O'Clock the carriages began 10 roll away townro
the distant hcarthsoncs o the smiths, ana when the
shadows had begun To hold mystical rcvciry IN tho
gorge the busy population OF the day had vanished
INTO tho crisp evening air, leaving nothing but tho
rumble OF lar away wheels 10 suggest tho grandeur OF
tho ammoth picnic OF The period.
AN ELOPEMENT FRUS rRATED.