The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-09
BASSETT FAMILY REUNION
ONE EHUNDRED AND EYE MEMBERS
 AT COLONIAL INN.
One of the Most Successsul Ever Held-- Officers Elected and a New COnstitu- ton AdOpted-State Branches Formed to Meet tAnnuaIly-Full List of Those Present.
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 One of the largest and most success | full family reunions ever held in this state was that of the Bassett family at | Colonial Inn on the west shore yester- day afternoon. There were Bassetts | present from q great many of the east | ern states and of course relatives who
 had never heard of each other were in- 1 troduced and it was but a short while
 after they all arrived at the Inn that
 everybody knew everybody else and
 everybody was having delightful time.
 Some of the members of the old fam fly reached Colonial Inn early in the
 morning and some stayed over last
 night. They assembled together in
 groups and talked over family affairs, and many interesting events were re- called.
 A business meeting of the Bassett
 Family association was held ill the af-
 ternoon when officers were elected, re- ports read and other business was
 transacted. The association voted to adopt a new constitution, which reads
 that the association shall meet every three years instead of annually, as has been the custom. Under the new con- stitution each state will form branch of the national association and will hold reunions annually.
 The officers elected yesterday are for the national association and they will control the dongs of the association un- til the next grand reunion in 1902
 The business me eting was held in the CorDecticut building and every member of the family at the reunion yesterday attended.
 The officers were elected as folows President, Abbott Dassett of Boston; vice presidents, Samuel Bassett of New Britain and Mrs. c. A. c. Hadsell of Pittstleld, Mass. secretary, Frank c. Bassett of Seymour and treasurer, George J. Bassett of New Haven.
 The officers for the last year were: Abbott Bassett, president; Samuel Bas- sett and Newton M Bassett, vice presi- dents; Frank G. Bassett, secretary, and Charles E. F. Sanford of New Haven treasurer.
 
 and showed the association to be on very firm footing financially
 A very interesting history of the Bas- sett family was read by the secretary. Miss T. A. Pritchard, geneooglst of note and a non-Bassett, aided in the arrangement of the famly's history and traced it back to old John Bassett, who first settled in New Haven.
 The family has steadily grown and is an exceptionally harmonious one Business of importance and interest to the family only was taken up and after being in session about an hour the meet ing adjourned.
 The event of the day, of course, as is always the case in such gatherings, was the dinner held in Colonial Inn, where all the Bassetts-young and old, tall and short, fat and thin and rich and or-assembed and had joval time. Just one hundred and five members of the old family were seated around the four tables and at each place was a pretty little card with the name on it of the one who was to accupy that seat at the table.
 Abbott Bassett, the president of the association, presided over the dinner and called upon the following for brief speeches. Samuel Bassett of New Brit ain, Sheldon w Thorpe of North Ha- ven and Edward M. Bassett of New York The speeches were short ones and pertained to large degree to the Bassett family.
 Amusing stories were told about some members of the family present, and n- teresting bits of family history were brought out by the speakers. They were very interesting talks and each was heartily received
 The dinner was splendid one, every body present being greatly pleased with it and with the way it was served The large dining room was handsomely with flowers The dinner was served about 2:30 o'clock, the business meeting following, and about 5 o'clock the happy family left for their bones all over the state Those present yester- day were:
 From New Haven-Miss Julia A. Brown, Miss Helen Brown, Charles F. Bassett, Mary F. Wooster, Mrs. l.. D. C. P. Sanford, former treasurer of the association and Mrs. Sanford Mrs. W. J. Dorsey, William D. Toote, Mrs Newton J. Green, MT. and Mrs. Samuel A. Bassett, Mrs. H. Bas- sett Thatcher, Mrs. l.. c. Loomis and Edward l.. Bassett.
 From North Haven-Edwin Futile, Miss Kate Futile Sheldon B. Thorpe, | L. l.. Mansfield, Mrs. Wilson F. Good sell, Miss Katherine H. Smith, Mrs J. L. Doolittle, MT. and Mrs. Joel F.. Bas- ;ett, Mrs. J. T. Jacobs, James E. Smith, | Mrs Bassett Goodsell and Mrs c. M. | scuires.
 Those from Derby were MT. and Mrs | Dickenson, MT Bassett, Miss Lillian M | 3aesett MT. and Mrs. Charles l.. Bas- | sett, Miss Fannie B. Sawyer, Miss liar | jet F. Daley, Royal M. Bassett, Henry ! tWater and George F. Smith.
 From West Haven-Miss Julia P. Bas- 'ett, Miss Sarah Wadhams, s MT and | Mrs. M. l.. Wadhams and Marshal S. | 3assett
 Others were MT and Mrs. o. T. Hitch | ,ock of Wolcott, w. w. Clements F. | 3, Scott of Terryville, Aaron Bassett of | A. w. Chase of South Man. | 'hester, Ellis A. Bassett of Fair Haven, | Ir. and Mrs. P L. Bassett of Stratford. | Miss May Bassett, Mrs J. P. Lawler, l.. | 5. McSee and Alice McSee of Plants | lille, Lewis H. Dunbar and George l..