The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-09-03
The Clements Family Reunion.

The reunion of the Clements family was
held at Comet Grange Hall, Swanville. Aug.
Goth. The weather was favorable and about
one hundred were present, which, however,
is only small part of the entire Clements
family These meetings grow more inter-
esting every year and great hopes are now
entertained of tracing each branch of the
family back to the three brothers who orig
lnally came from England. Hosea P. White
read the following address of welcome:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: In behalf of
Comet Grange, who have kindly thrown
| open their doors to you, bid you a cordial
welcome 1t is with pleasure that | greet
| you all as klnsmen and very many of YOU as
sister and brother patrons as we'll. Although
| White by name | will leave it to your dis
scernment whether my physog bespeaks nv
nature; yet L am proud to acknowledge the
| Clements blood flowing in my veins, trans
| United by my mother, who was daughter
OF Capt. John Clements of Monroe Ny
memory OF her is very indistinct as death
removed her in my early childhood In
due time my father gave to me a STEP
mother, whose maiden name was Clements
l have often wondered which was the
more attractive, the maiden or the name
Clements. We have met here to-day to
make stronger the tie of kinship by social
intercourse and for better knowledge of the
Clements ancestral tree, whose native soil
was old England. But branches, we learn,
found their way to American shores long
years ago, from whose blossoming the New
England States bear record of a broad and
extended lineage.
| l am truly happy to welcome this small
portion all as kinsmen assembled here of
| Whatever name you may bear, and trust
that these intercourses will give us better
knowledge of ourselves and our ancestry,
| md hnf all -, q
with worthy thoughts and noble deeds for
coming generations to revere, even as we
cherish the valor and integrity of ancestors
who have passed from this stage of exist
ence, but are yet held sacred in memory
And may this day leave pleasant spot in
the memory of you all, to be looked back to
with many happy thoughts.
Moses Clements responded in a short
speech, and was followed by Others. At
noon bountiful dinner was partaken of,
after which the meeting was again called to
order and the following program presented
Singing by the choir reading by Mrs.
Frank Clements; recitation by Lucy White
song by choir; recitation by Margie Cook :
song by George Clements; recitation by
Master Emery Clements; recitation by Miss
| Moody; recitation by Mrs. Farnham; reci-
tation by Mrs Roscoe Clements; reading by
Frank Clements; song by George Clements.
The most interesting feature of the program
was the song by George Clements, who is
so we'll known to Changers, especially
throughout Waldo county, owing to the fact
that this gentleman was eighty two years Of
age that day A collection of five dollars
was taken and presented to him to buy a
chair or such other useful article as he saw
| fit as a reminder of the Clements family. A
vote was taken to have list of the program
and the address of welcome printed. A vote
of thanks was extended to Comet Grange
for use of their hall. The next meeting will
be held at Monroe Village, Aug. 10, 1897.