The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-05-24

In Cn6 year 1918 QV0 Iam1u6S l6IC Gar
diganshire, Wales, for the New World.
Though not their original destination,
they finally located, permanently, near the
village of Centreville. There were no ad-
ditional Welsh immigrants for about ten
years, when they began to pour in, singly,
years, until Perry and Raccoon townships,
Gallia Co., and Madison and Jefferson
townships, Jackson Co., were mainly pop
ulated by them. How well they have
done their part towards the moral and
material advancement of their adopted
homes let history tell.
As this year-1sSs-the Centennial of
the first settlement of the whites in the
State will be famous for its celebrations,
would it not be well for the Welsh of
Gallia and Jackson to steal march of
thirty years in their Centennial, and fall
in with the fashion of the year by celebra-
ting, sometime the coming summer, the
10th anniversary of their coming?
There are yet living two, and only two,
who crossed the ocean in 1918. Though
then very young they are now Septua-
genarians. The first child born in the
settlement is yet living-nOw man OF
three score and ten. 1t will surely be a
great satisfaction to have these and other
early pioneers present at the first meeting.
Their presence thirty years hence will be
doubtful,
Scores and hundreds who are now scat
tered abroad in different portions of the
United States will hail with delight the
opportunity of returning to the old settle
ment once more, and of visiting the homes
ane friends of their youth. We believe it
would be the largest and most enthusias-
tic meeting of the Welsh and their de-
scendants ever held in Gallia and Jack
son. 1t will be grand opportunity for
the young men to see and take by the
hand the old pioneers who braved the per-
lis of the sea, and whose strong arms and
strong faith subdued the native wilder
ness as they wrought for themselves and
children; and it will be an occasion to
gladden. the hearts of the pioneers as they
see their many descendants who now fill
positions of honor and trust in the indus
trial, professional and political world
Such meeting, if held, should not be
later than the last week in August or first
in September. AS there is no time to lose in
making arrangements for such meeting,
WE THE UNDERSIGNED, believing such
celebration to be exceedingly desirable,
take the liberty of suggesting it to the
Welsh citizens of Gallia and Jackson. If
it meets with your approval. we recon-
mend that each congregation, of every de-
nomination, represented among the Welsh
people of the two counties appoint one
person to represent it on Committee of
Arrangements to whom shall be entrusted
all the details of the meeting. These diff
ferent representatives are hereby request
ed to meet in Centreyille at 10 o'clock,
June 9th, then and there to de-
eide ao7teaa and aOhere the meeting shall be
held and what shall be the order of exer-
cises for the day.
In addition to the above we ask that
the descendants of the first five families,
also, appoint some one of their number to
represent them on the above mentioned
Let every neighborhood ap-
point this committeeman the very first
opportunity, so that every place may be
on the committee.
Respectfully submitted.
Baldwin B. Evans, Lot Davies, d. ].
Jenkins, Jno. A. Lloyd, Jackson; I. Ii.
Hughes, John d. Davies, John j. Jones,
John E. Jones, Oak Hill; Isaac Edwards,
David A. Lloyd. Moriah; Timothy Evans,
Edward S. Jones, Daniels S. Jones, Evan
J. Jones, D. w. Evans, John Rosser, w.
Jones, Centreville; VIM. r. Evans,
Iallia Furnace; Rowland III. Evans, Cam
,ria, Wis; ]. J. c. Evans, Columbus; j.
J. Thomas, Gallipolis; Lot Davies, Iron
on; j. M. Jones, Bethania; E. I. Jones,
Newark; T. E. Grifiths, New Vienna;
David Davis, D. I. Jones, Cincinnati