The Republican journal., 1899-08-31
=. Annual Reunion of the Hatch
Family Association.

-l. Hatches gathered for the tenth
..-.re time to renew friendships and
tfeevents that had TRANSFERRED from
.., u day back to the days of "Auld
-.ur Beneath this representative
.r-d and striped bunting hung in
.,-toons, while in many other places
Md home the national colors and
ines were very conspicuous.
is beautiful day as ever dawned ;
was fully equal to the poets rare
une." 1t was neither too warm
eoll The breezes played gently
fright golden ringlets and the
fresses of the young and old, while
s t'nous rustic of the leaves of the
so wing naples seemed to lul one
us dream, as memory recalled the
lays long since passed.
r-tary and his family had been at
.-1ead nearly week. They came
team more than a hundred miles to
fr preparations. Mrs. Goodwin of
also came several days previous for
rlrp0se The others began to ar
5g the day, and in few hours
-rst arrival both the house and the
rs illed with happy hearts, smiling
81 nging laughter.
..r5l reunion was by far the greatest
speCt, Just as the committee had
hat it should be. Following is a
register
Judson Hatch. Mrs. Nellie E.
-3tha Metualf Hatch and Marion
Hutrh, GrOveville, Me.
I1eOphilus S. Hatch and Martha
.=utre Montville.
edwin and Mrs. Cora A. Good
- Palermo.
White and Sarah A. White,
4st.
NJ Hatch, Liberty.
-r Ann Brown-Shuman, Waldo
uda +. Borneman, Lawrence.
Jennie Bemis, Lawrence, Mass.
.rte A. Ciough and Mrs. George
rry.
ell fateh Clarke. Castine.
Hatch Storey, Elva Maud
.. 4rold T, Shorey and Bonnie
point,
u- Brown Hatch, Islesboro.
.l, Mrs. Almira E. Hatch, ard
-t E Hatch, Citypoint.
.uNood and Mrs. Angeline Hatch
..l Centre Belmont,
- Cram, Liberty.
Hatch. Walter G. Hatch, Mrs.
n tch. Everett S. Hatch, Caroline
nd George L. Hatch, North Bel
F., owen, Mrs c. f. Owen and
owen, Belfast.
White and Mrs. Nellie F. White,
Lass
Hatch Washington.
FIJI had arrived the President, T. S,
led to order for preliminary bust
.- .u'lows: Singing. Nearer My God,
reading 23d Psalm and prayer by
alu, Walter G. Hatch; singing,
F Ages,' reading and approval Of
address of welcome, by Mrs
Hatch, as follows
Welcome you all here to-day with
e much deeper than words can ex-
NAe faithful attendants, the founders
r+unlon association, are here, so
the day and to tile memories OF the
u are glad to see new faces, and
-4r children-all of whom we well
avSt cordially. You meet and greet
lis growing family who by their
slow their increasing interest, and
Irving honor to the memory of our
ars who SO CALAMITY defended this
ai with great sacrifice bought the
Wlloh We now 50 richly enjoy. To
he great day OF all the year, and,
"r reunion days OF this association,
udants of Abel shake hands with
udauts OF jonathan. James, Jere-
-A-A4. Prince. Cakes and Solomon,
r- | would refer you to our secre-
~ leel d hIu4feo protaeI hoou.
"ie S'iio' llei uoo llIGn MOI
These Matches are of a noble race,
.- our lamented statesman are great
ugs-"true TO every trust" and
49, outlnue to be heard from III the
ngress, il not in the Presidential
tppause) Each year marks
tbs reunion ASSOCIATION. Each
history Of lis own. New ties of
rhed, other ties are broken, even
-@-St are severed. still the march is
ward and upward. Our lives
our hearts are fuller, our hopes
ouragt stronger and the ties of
nshlp are sweeter for our meet
W here as We do to-day.
r letting years roll on, one after an
~ sun continues to GO down the
Ky. These reunions seem like the
aud the old, both so near together.
memory dwells on the sad foot
time, while We also look forward to
% that will not close or end with the
May this be the happy lot of us all.
l 0-icome for those far way
" --oome all Be of good cheer,
s. Welcome for another year.
rrsponse was Inv Gardner r. Hatch as
uy. - - go
4+T be that | begin with trite re-
b Wien ! say that it gives me great
.rt to meet once more with old friends
erect new. To me it means a great
more than simply polite phrase-it