West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-08-30
THE BROWN FAMILY
Hold Their Sixth Annual Reunion.
AZ Glades,ille Last Saturday. Abont
Two Hundred Present.

their annual reunion at Gainesville
last Saturday. They have adopted
the last Saturday in August as the
regular day every year for holding
their reunion and they hit it all
right this year as the day was fine
one for picnic, although little
warm. The meeting was held in
the Baptist church of Gainesville
and the grounds around il, splen-
did place for the purpose. The
grove being large enough tor the
horse, Iid v"h' klrs ,al tie biz
long table. THAI is such an impor-
tant par, Of the program. The ex.
ercises began about 1880 in the
church. There was music and
singing and an address OF welcome
by Granville Brown, chairman of
the committee on arrangements.
which was responded to by ]. Sill
dell Brown. Then there were
speeches by Prof. S. b. Brown. of
Morgantown, X b. Brown, of
Kingwood, and others. After music
and singing the association adj
iourned for dinner, and the long
table was sight to see, loaded
down with all the good things of the
season. There was spring chicken,
mutton, ham, squirrel, vegetables
of different kinds, iellies, Jams and
pickles, peaches, watermellons,
bread, butter, cakes and pies and
many other eatables too numerous
to mention. 1t was a feast of the
passover of good things and it was
hard TO realize that there was fam
inc anywhere. There was the finest
lot of cakes on the table, that ever
came our way. We sampled at
least six different kinds before we
passed out of the game and seven
pieces OF spring chicken. We put
in solid hours hard work with
both hands and wished for two or
three more and might have been at
the table yet, had the circus band
not come along playing a lively air.
A committee had been sent to Dor
row the stake puller from the circus
to get us away from the table, but
the band did it all right.
There were ro2 at the first table
and about as many more at the Sec
ond, so the crowd increases every
year. About O'Clock the exer-
ciseS were resumed in the church
and there was more singing and
several Rotations by young ladies:
Misses Iris Brown, of Morgantown,
Annie Brown, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
and Lemme Holmes, OF Gainesville.
The Memorial Committee made a
report which was adopted and the
committee continued to complete
the work.
Three trustees were elected to
serve until their successors are ap-
pointed. They are as follows
William Brown, of Browns Mills.
Robert Il. Brown, of Kingwood,
and Edward S. Brown, of Reeds
vile. Officers were elected for the
ensuing year as follows
Decentralization b. Brown, of
Gainesville.
First Vice President William
Cartwright, Stewartstown.
Second Vice Notwithstanding
Brown, Haleck.
Third Vice President-Thomas
Protzman, Easton.
Historian-Prof. Sam1 b. Brown.
hOi BdnlOWD.
Secretary and Treasurer-Miss
Lizzie Brown, Wheeling.
Poet-Mary Brown Bent. Ben
wood.
Chorister Frank l.. Dennison.
Grafton.
Chaplain-Rev. G. W. Bent.
Benwood.
Past Presidents-Dr. Ashford W.
Brown, of Webster, and VIM.
7. Brown, of Grafton.
1t was decided to meet at Reeds
vile next year, and the following
committee on arrangements was
appointed-Ed S. Brown and Ia.
cob Born, ReedsvilIe, and Elmer
+. Cobun, Of Masontown.
After singing "Ihe West Virginia
Hills" and "God BE With us Till
We Meet Again." the association
adjourned to meet the last Saturday
IN August 1901.
Among the about two hundred
present were members from Wheel.
ing, Grafton, Parsons, Morgantown.
Newburg, Independence, Kingwood.
Doddudge county, Masontown,
Hslleck, Easton, Stewartstown.
Charleston, Reedsville, Gainesville.
and all around that section. Then
from out Of the State we're parties