The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-03
REUNION OF THE TYLERs.
Plans for the Family Celebration I'm
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PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2.-The cele-
brated Tyler family. with branches ell
over the country, will assemble in od1
Fellows Temple on Wednesday. septem-
Der IL. This viii be the ifth of the an
nuai reunion or this family.
The headquarters of the family will he
the Hotel Hanover. The morning session
at $50 O'Clock will be presided over By
Governor J. Hoge Tyler. of Virginia: an
original poem. referring to the Tyler
family, will be read by Miss Virginia
culbertson. OF Baltimore. and an original
hymn by Julius Tyler. of Thompson. Pa.
VIII be rendered. The music will be fur
nished by Rev. Isaac Gardeli. of Fort
Worth Tex.
Al the conclusion of the session a his
torical article bearing upon the English
origin of the Tyler race will be read by
the family historian. w. I. Tyler Brigham,
OF Chicago. Ill. Mr. Brigham has lust re-
turned from a trip abroad and therefore
an article Of especial interest is antici-
pated
Dinner will be served at l O'Clock in
the Temple. Among the participants will
be Prof. John p. Brophy of New York;
CALDWELL c. Tyler, of Washington, D. c.;
David Thompson. of Albany N Y; tho
Rev John Poyntz Tyler and Coryion
Tyler, of this city, and George T. Tyler.
of Falls Church, Va. William Tyler, CT
Boston, Mass, will act as toastmaster
This reunion will be graced By the
presence of many distinguished men in
national affairs, all of whom are closely
related to the Tylers. Most of these men
we're elected officers OF the Tyler family
for 1Ss5-1g00 at the last reunion, held in
Washington, d. C., September 49, 1890.
At this meeting blue and yellow
badge. with a medallion picture OF former
President Tyler, was presented to all the
members. The following is the list Of
officers clicked: President Major J. HoSe
tyler, Governor of Virginia East Rad
ford, Va; First Vice President. Lyon G.
Tyler, President of William and Mary
College, Williamsburg. Va; Second Vice
President, Moses Colt Tyler professor in
Cornell University. Ithaca. N. Y; Third
Vice President. DR.. Samuel Waggaman,
Washington. d. c.; Fourth Vice Presi-
dent, Major Ira Tyler. Frederick,
Md. Hon. Richard Tyler, Hickman.
KY; First Patron. United States Justice
Henry B. Brown. Washington, d. c.; Sec
ond Patron, United States Senator John
Tyler Morgan Selma, Ala; Third Patron.
Benjamin F. Tyler. Boston, Mass; Fourth
Patron, William 2. Tyler, TylersdaIe Pa;
Fifth Patron, Hon. Robert Fl. Tyler, Hay
market. va. flrSL HdlrOneSs, MIS-. john
P. Brophy, New York City: Second Pa
troness. Mrs. Catherine Tyler Barnett.
Louisville. KY; Third Patroness, Mrs
Mary C. Tyler Stokes. Baltimore. Md;
Fifth Patrcness, Mrs. William W. Tyler.
Washington. d. c.; Treasurer, Major Will
liam n Tyler. Maiden. Mass; Secretary,
and Historian, W. 1. Tyler Brigham. Chi
cago, ILL.,. and Assistant Secretary. Rollen
W. Tyler TylerviIle. Conn.
This list includes members of the Tyler
family from all parts of the country. men
who have become famous through their
own efforts and it is an old saying in
Virginia that "a Tyler never fails An
other member of the Tyler family who
will be present at the reunion is Ensign
Wat Tyler Cluverigs. I. S. n, a son Of
the gallant Major Wat Tyler Cluverius, Of
civil war fame. Ensign Cluverius was on
board the battleship Maine when that YES
sci was blown up.
One of the most prominent Tylers is
an offspring Of the Viz
ginia branch of the family. He Is the 3
Rev John Poyntz Tyler. rector of the
Church of the Advent Fifth and Button-
wood Streets. He graduated from the
Seminary of Virginia in 1888.
md took up the rectorship of his church
N December. 1896.