The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-09-21
Family Reunions.

Family Reunions.
GAY. The Gay family reunion will be
held Sept. 28th at Richie Grange Hall,
Waldo. If stormy, the next fair day. [Sec'y.
HADLEY. The sixth annual reunion of
the Hadley family met with Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Hadley, Sept. 4th, at the old Hadley
homestead in Waldo. The morning dawued
beautifully and at eleven o'clock all had ar
rived. After the usual shaking hands, and
the meeting with Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Had
ley of Somerville, Mass, who had not met
with us for long time, all sat down to
partake of the good things with which the
tables were loaded, and they looked very in
viting, especially to those who had come
FROM long distance. After dinner the fol-
lowing program was rendered: Song, The
Red River Valley, by Mrs. Susan Barnes
and G. W. Barnes recitation, A Story in
Rhyme, by Miss Inez Hadley; song, Love
You in That Same Old Way, by Miss Alder
ia Smith; song, Mother is Dead and Gone,
by Mrs Susan Barnes; recitation, A Vision,
by Miss 1nez Hadley; song. P. o. Hopkins
remarks; song, just One Girl, by Miss AL
| berta Smith. After this the business meeting
followed, and it was voted the same officers
| should preside the coming year. They are :
President, S. P. Hadley, Waldo; vice presi-
dent, c. 81. Hadley, jackson treasurer, Mrs.
A. E. Bagley, Thorndike; secretary, Mrs.
A W. Hopkins, Frankfort.
| 1t was voted that the next meeting should
be held with Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Bagley of
Thorndike. Ice cream and cake were then
served and the meeting adjourned, all feel.
| ing well pleased with the results of the day
and in the hope that these yearly occasions
might be kept up indefinitely.
MIXER. Once again comes old Sept en- Der
! with her autumnal tints, her early frosts.
and the Mixer reunion at Silver Harvest
| Hall. Old Sol has smiled and frowned upon
the sturdy Mixers, but upon the seventh of
| September, 1899, the day of their tenth reun-
ion, he came out with hearty welcoming
smile, reflection of that seen upon the faces
OF all the Mixers. At an early hour teams
/ began to come and at ten o'clock goodly
number had arrived. The meeting was call
ed !to order and the following officers were
elected: President, Isaac Mixer; vice pres-
dents, Sanford Mixer, John Mixer; Secre-
tary, Della Sanborn; treasurer, W B. Cam
NETT committee on arrangements, Sarah
Rogers, Phebe Frasier, Isaac Sanborn; COM
mittee on program, Esther Shehean, Hattie
Linekin, Manley Hartman.
After attending to other business of the
meeting there was a call from the dining
hall, to which all quickly repaired, The
| tables fairly smiled beneath the load of
goodies. At any other place the tables would
have groaned with the weight Of eatables but
| there was no grooming at the Mixer reunion.
After dinner the meeting was again called
to order and the following program was
| given Poem written by Fred Mixer and
read by Mae Whitcomb; recitation Ivy Eben
Whitcomb; song by Josephine MiAec; reci-
, tation by Zylpha Whitcomb: recitation by
Esther Ellis; recitation by Merle Whitcomb
song, Alrleda and Carrie Whitcomb read
ing by Sarah Rogers; recitation by Ned
Ellis, recitation by Lulu Cammett; vioIi U
solo by Omar Clark; accompanist Maud
Cooper; reading by Media Whitcomb recit2-
| ton by Margie Cook; recitation by Harry
Richards; song by G. f. Mixer; paper on
the Mixer Family by Ruth Cammett and
| Media Whitcomb.
| After the program the remainder of the
day was spent with music, dancing. and a
good time generally. At late hour the
participants were obliged to depart. each
| saying they should surely come to the next
reunion on the frstiThursday of Sept, 1900,
i at Silver Harvest Grange Hall, Waldo.