The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-19

SEVENTH ANNUAL GATHERING
AN ENJOYABLE AFFAIR.


AN ENJOYABLE AFFAIR.
Town Handsomely Decorated-Parade,
Speeches, Bicycle Races, &C.
The seventh annual reunion of the
Northwestern Reunion Association Of
the Knights Of Golden Eagle was held
in Reynoldsville last Friday, and
although the crowd OF visitors was not
swelled to the proportion that was ex-
pected, considering the ideal day for
such a gathering, yet there was fair
sized crowd Of Knights OF Golden Eagles
and their friends in town that day aud
the reunion was a very pleasant one.
The Castle ut this place left nothing
undone to make the reunion a complete
success, and the members OF Mountain
Cliff Castle can congratulate themselves
that their efforts were not in vain
The town was handsomely bcdecked in
gala attire. Four large arches spanned
Main street at different points, large
flags were flung to the breeze across
the street and generous supply of
evergreen and small flags were used in
decorating the front of business houses.
The visitors began coming into town
early. The special train from Falls
Creek over the II. & F. G. R'y, which
arrived here about lO.45 with X. G. f.
from towns along the b., r. & p. R'y,
brought in the largest crowd that came
to town at one time during the day.
The first on the program was the
school OF instruction at 11.OO A. NJ, but
on account of Grand Chief Tobin, of
Philadelphia, not arriving until the
l.42P. NJ train, this part Of the program
was omitted.
The parade formed on Main street at
200 p. M, right resting on Third street,
marched down Main street to West
Reynoldsville, back to Main, up Main
to Tenth, Tenth to Jackson, jackson to
Fifth, and Fifth to Main in following
order:
Four police on foot.
Grand Chief and other speakers In carriage
Chief Marshall T.. NeG and stan. Sharpe
Neale, Trade City, Chas. Anderson,
Chas. Platt, Dubois, and John
| Hill, Adrian, all mounted.
Reynoldsvllle Cornet Band.
Trade City Castle, No. 3ii.
Mahoning Castle, No. 266.
Volunteer Band.
| Gustuf Adolf Castle, No. 3l1.
Jefferson Castle, No. 36s.
Mountain Gin Castle, No.3j9.
There were about 250 men in line, in
cluding the two bands.
After the parade the people assembled
In Centennial hall to hear speeches,
recitations, &c. George Harris was
chosen chairman. Rev. j. G. McEntire
delivered the address Of welcome, which
was responded TO by A. M. Armstrong
of Brockwayville. Miss Edna A. Vaux,
of Pittsburg. who is a visitor at Esq. f.
Netf's, captivated the large audience
with recitation delivered in first class
elocutionary style. The applause was
so long and loud that Miss Vaux had to
respond with second selection.
Grand Chief Tobin was introduced by
Chairman Harris and he spent half
hour in eulogizing the knights Of
Golden Eagle and telling his audience
some interesting facts about the order.
He urged all to respect their obliga-
tions, to prove themselves Of the same
usefulness to the order they desire it to
be to them.
A business meeting was held at 400
p. M. when the time and place for hold
ing the next reunion was decided upon
and new officers were elected. The
eighth reunion will be held in Dubois
Sept. 10Th, 1897. Following officers
were elected: President, G. A. Ander-
son, Dubois; vce-presidents, Edwin
Hoare, Reynoldsville, Geo. Broadbent,
Delaney, T. T. Davis, Horatio; Secre.
tary, John Simpson, Dubois; Treasurer,
Harry Eye, Dubois.
The committee on prizes, which was
composed Of Edwin Hoare, Reynolds.
vile, d. B. Robinson, Punxsutawney,
VIM. Fitzgerald, Trade City, awarded
the prizes as follows: First, $40. co.
Trade City Castle; second, 800. 90, ,Gustai
Adolf Castle, Dubois; third, $1,000
Jefferson Castle, Delaney.
There was bicycle race at 500 p. NJ.
In which there were four starters
Howard Kaucher, Newell Meeker, Jos
Mitchell and Albert Sutter The start
ing point was Tom Reynolds barn ant
the finish in front of Hotel Matson
Meeker took first prizes, $500: Kauche
second, $500, and Sutter third, $500.
The ladies Of the X. G. f. servet
dinner and supper in the G. A. r. hall
Married at Buffalo.
Harry Sykes, son OF George Sykes, Q