The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-20
THEY WERE ALL MUNS0NS
DESOENDANTS OF THE FIMILY
 H0LD 4 REUNION IN THIS CITY.

Speeches and cOngratulatory Remarks
 the Order of the Day The Family Como
 From All Parts of the Countrywide
 Visitors Delighted With the City of Films
 Address in Full of Clarence Munson
 Bushnell of Buffnlo.
 The second reunion of the Munson family (the descendants of Thomas Munson, who settled here in 16SO was held in this city yesterday. The eXer- cises were begun at Il o'clock a. m. in
 United church chapel the Rev. Fred
 erick Munson of Brooklyn, N. F., pre- siding.
 Professor Willard l.. Munson of Bran ford rendered a piano selection, after
 which the Rev, A. Monson Griffith of Sabino O., followed with the invoca- | tion. The chairman then delivered the ! address Of welcome, the Hon, Gilbert 1 D. Munson of Zanesville, O., respond | ing in behalf of the 200 descendants of | the original Thomas Munson present. | The historical address, which is given | below, was delivered by Clarence Nun
 son Bushnell Esq, of Buffalo, N Y. The balance of the session was taken up With routine business, after which the company adjourned to Harmonic
 hall to enjoy the banquet and listen to the flow of wit and nlirth which fol- lowed.
 | c. La Rue Munson of Williamsport. Pa, was master of ceremonies. His
 happy way of introducing the speakers
 made each feel as if he was talking to
 men and women he had always known
 and not to those who, though of the
 same family, were from all parts of the | country
 ! The Rev Myron A. Munson of this l city, who responded to the "Munson I Record" was the second speaker. He I told his relatives of the pleasure he had
 realized while at work tracing the his- | tory of the Munson family.
 Years ago, when he began the work, many whom he now knew were wholly
 unknown to him. During his investi- l gations he had found Munsons in for- | ty-four different states and in fifteen 1 foreign countries. The research had created new interest.
 | It had been said that Connecticut had more places where Munsons had lived | than any other state in the Union but he had found that Ohio should be cred- i tied with IA, while New York had 348. | In all he had found Munsons located in l l,59O different places in the world. l The speaker was proud to recognize | the influence for good that these de- scendants of Thomas Munson had done. l It had seemed to him that knowledge of the deeds of their ancestors had done would inspire him and his contempora- ries to become nobler men and women. | The Rev. MT Munson's remarks were heartily applauded.
 Neither the Hon. George A. Post of 1 New York nor MT. H. M. Baker was able to be present. Both sent letters l of congratulation and also of regret 1 that they were unavoidably detained. | A letter was also received from $. l.,
 Munson of Albany, N. r., and from | Mrs. Sophia Elizabeth Roberts, who is i now approaching her eightieth year,
 wishing those assembled joyful time.
 Edward S. Munson of Cohoes, N. r.,
 was the next speaker. He was follow l ed by Rowland E. Lacy of Bridgeport l who read an interesting reminiscence 1 of Basil Munsori, who is buried iii tine
 old church yard in Hamden. | Stephen Munson of Chicago was next | introduced as the Munson who had ac- 1 complished much in the manufacturing ] world. The speaker gave an interest ing account of how he and twelve as- | sociates formed the foundation of the Atheneum in Hartford.
 A. Munson Griffith followed Mir Nun
 son with a short congratulatory re- mark.
 The closing toast, "The Ladies'" was