Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-07-12

For thrp.siy years did MI Garter mini,
tc, TO the spiritual need. Of his people, and
when age and in6mity began ,otell upon him,
the action NJ the society showed how deep .
hold he hal upon their affection,
The accom-, goes on 10 describe the recent
gathering as follows
" Long before len o'clock The door, NJ The
First congregational Clutch the meeting
place lot the occasion were thrown open
and the body OF the house nearly Gllrd The
interior hal bccn laNefulB decorated by the
resident members " the family the wuf, and
arrangements having been largely performed
Ivy tho ladies, And here let Us say that
much OF the impclling spirit OF the affair waa.
owing to the ladies' Much Of the historical
information which gave The proceedings in
tctc,t were uncauhrd from the old town
records by the persistent researches Of Mrs
Alfred G.. Cartel whose hand was va pro
mincuily seen In all the local preparation, for
The event
Among the elderly people present were T.
II Carter Of Iio,,on, cightyycar old. and the
venerable Jacob Garter NJ Springfield eighty
eight years old who came ON expressly tr
take part in the occasion Among those also
ptesen, was lady who illustrated The Garter
pluck by driving IS mile, in m open carriage
TO attend the exercises,
"a, ten o'clock the gathering wa, called to
order 10y Hon. H. A. T. Carter minister
plcnpolcntrary TO the United States from the
Sandwich Islands. and CARERS Band, under
the direction OF Thomas NJ. Carter, performed
In an exquisite manner the overture to Norma
by Belni Prayer followed 10y Rev. Clark
Garter Of Lawrence. Mr.. John Il. Garter Of
Wohurn then announced the officers OF the
meeting as follows
" President, Hon, H. A. +. Carter Wash
ingion, u. {. Vice presidents President
franklin Carter OF Williams Colleges James
{. Carter, New York: Scv. c, w. Carter, y.
D., New Orleans; j. T.. Carter, Trenton,
MSsouri II. SHELTON Garter, NJ. D., New
York; George K. Carter Lcomininster, Cal.
vim II. Carter, Waterbury, Connecticut; Dr.
NJ W. Carter, Bellevillc, Illinois; Hon
Scion a. Carter, Concord, \. H.: Rev.
| Abram Beach Carter, c. D., New York; Dr.
| ]. A. Carter, Boohbay, Maine; Walter S. Car
ter, New York; Hon. T. G. Carter, Chicopce;
Alfred G. Carter, Woburn; Woodward Carter,
Philadelphia; Charles II. Carter, NJ. u.
Chicago, Illinois; Rev. Charles a. Carter,
East Wareham; Hon. Henry Carter, Ilaver-
hill. Secretaries Rev Clarl, Carter, Law
rence Rev n. f Carter, Quebec, Vermont
Rev. {. Carter. Manchester, New Hampshire.
IAN address ofwelcome, in impromp,uy verse,
was read by Rev. Daniel March, the pastor
of the church, which was extremely happy in
its local illusions.
The president briefly and ft,ingly respon,
ded. lie remarked that it had sometimes
been said that il made no difference who q
mans grandfather was; it was what the mar
was himself. 1t did, however, sometimes
matter who mans great grandfather was
and those presen, had come up to testify then
admiration OF the character Of their ancestor
to thank God that they had retained
some OF his characteristics, and 10 hole
up the lives OF the fathers to their child
rem as sources Of high and holy inspiration
Referring to an allusion of Doctor March t,
Woburn weather, he said that, although
native of a Southern climate, he had ncve
found more sunlight in the eye or warmth ii
the hand there than in Noburn. lie trustee
that the presen, meeting was not the last, ano
| uSh shev cbf t,sit1
them sweet and pleasant memory OF tn
kind words and pleasant faces which has mad
the occasion so delightful.
The president then introduced Samue
Rawson Carter of Paris, Maine who Delivers
a very carefully prepared genealogical address
He spoke Of the peculiar difficulties unde
which he had labored, and gave n most in
ieresting sketch of the life and labors Of Rev
Thomas Carter, covering some of the point
we have already given. Mr.. Garter, we ar
, told is supposed to be descendant of viii
lam Carter, OF the time of James l., who wa
r granted a coat -of-arms by that monarch. III
was bred at ST. Johns College, Cambridge
and came to America, in 1895. AT tina
time there was strict law against the em
CATION, without leave, OF the representative
of the better class of people, and young CaI
ter, to evade it, shipped as the servant q
George G:.hlings. lie landed in Boston an
went TO Dedham, where he married MaD
the daughter of Timothy Dalton. A year c
two later lie removed to Waterfowl, and froi
thence was called to Woburn, where
labored for thirty-six years. He died Sept.
1854, at the ripe age OF seventy-iour, leavin
4 eight children. The speaker alluded t
several curious discoveries made in the cours
OF his Investigations, the results of which
puzzling in the extreme. One of these W;
the fact that there were four original Thom'
Carriers, all contemporary, three of thel
living in Charlestown, Besides these theI
:, were Jacob, Joseph and John Carter, all Ii
ing in different parts Of the country. One {
> these, Jacob, who was in Virginia in I6S
brough, over the Garslon coat -oi.arms. Or
thing specially notable he had found in h
researches and that was that the Carriers we
+, remarkable for their longevity and for Il
good size Of their families. One family Of thi
teen children had all grown upto men and W
men. A largeanount Of genealogical informa,i'
:, was given, in,erspersed with incidents an
], anecdotes.
The poem OF the day, which was written
Mrs. George l.. Chaney-a Leominster Cart
wife OF Rev. George l. CLANCY, formerly
this city, was then read by the presiden
The concluding lines are As follows
!. Ny friends. the time com. when shall se'
A. distant as the times whose Ways dream.
70 This life Of commonplace aud busy days,
81 Our modes Of though, and speech and all our va,
Our hns adorDn,enfs, rich, artistic homes
n The simple gown our lutte maid becomes,
WIN all seem an,iquaed, quaint and queer
y Archaic, then. the present ne.-idea,
~ And Ne, bu, shadowy forms, that. dimy seen,
q Were bonn and died and hiled some space bet~es