The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-24
CALENDER REUNION.
The Annual Question.
What means this hustle wild?
These Jolly loads Of folks
That come with bdskets piled,
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striking invitations issued to the Calender fam.
y this year, and surely can think 1t
inappropriate who has seen them arriving un an
August morning from clifford, Blakcly, Waycrly
Jackson, scott, Jcrmyn, scranton, Carbondalc and
intermediate points.
The Calender reunion differs from others IN
not being tho asscmhlagc Of one family in the
common use of the term with no more distant
relative than n first cousin included, hut in
reckoning from the ancestor. Samuel CALENDER, a
Revolutionary soldier whose monument stands in
Scott, five generations are counted, with branches
innumcrablc and hcwldcing.
In every gathering there is the charm Of new
and piTlant discovery in the line OF desirable
second and third cousins from all points Of the
compass All cSclusvcncss is laid aside. As a
poem read in recent reunion discusses 1t:
DO second cousins count
The questions quite absurd,
Yes; fourth and sixth and eighth.
And even twcnty.thirl
" she's a pretty girl and pleasant
Why, claim IT, No time like the present.
The reunion Of Wednesday Aug. q was no
exception to the rule, and great variety
Of vehicles deposited some eighty.hvc basket
laden individuals on the breezy shores of Lake
chapman, hearty greetings were universal i'm.
mediate preparations for the picnic dinner were
made and soon the long rustic tables provided
hy the hospital PhiAudcr Lee were groaning
with goodies, while laughter and CHEEKY conver.
'ation rose from either side soon after the
youth of the crowd had taken possession Of the
boats and were di,portng themselves upon the
lake. shortly, however, they were called in by
the president Of the association Alderman John
7. Howe. and, all hcing seated in the commo.
dious pavilion. the programme began.
Tho first number was tho singing u the Cal.
lender reunion hymn, written by a member Of
the family to the tune of america" 1t is as
follows, and might he equally appropriate for
any other family gathering at this time of The
year:
In lingering August days
Our grateful thanks raise
To God above,
Who grants this Kindred band
Scattered throughout the land
May grasp the friendly hand
OF those we love.
For truth and purity
That make and keep men free
In every ago.
For courage, faith and love
OF those now now gone above,
We bless thee may they prove
our heritage.
oh bless MS. Lord, We pray,
As this glad summc: day
We gather here.
Thou wort our fathers guide,
Their Helper, true and tried,
Do Thou with us alidc
From year to year.
This singing was followed hv A fcryont invo.
carton hy Roy Newell t3IIruIor nf Clarke
Green
The presidents address came next, a brief
witty and breezy Introduction to an interesting
programme. II" spoke of the clean record Of the
| family, charactcriling his mode ot entering II
az a "rlorious souo,zc" " AND ,NLortcd others to
make fine cypcrircnt lie announced os th, ncxt
number "V,caut Chairs" or an obituary article
hy Miss q VI Williams II bri,fy reviewed the
deaths since IA. frs, rcurio, in isso ,vlor tom
Grandchildren Of the man who had been a con-
tcm,urory and acuuaiut,u,, uf ,onrvr Washing.
ton was prcscr, =, m,,,v nf ,hc pn,d and truc
had been taken that the words of longfcIlow
quoted in closing were ,ppropri,tc.
O. thouyh ,rt dcur,ss,I and l,u,ly
All my fears ,rn l,iI asid,
II but rcuu,m,,r only
Suh as thc,c have lived and died,
The assembly next nincd in singing "OnIv
Remembered nv What We Il,yr bono
An address hv Melvin W Calender. secretary
of thc Railroad ynuu, Mon. christian as.o,iot;o,
of pittshnrg. was the event of the day. relating
in frank and humorous manner rcscarchcS into
family history he had made during the year lie
told oi a ,liscouraging rc,cption in Virginia
Samuel Callcndcr's birthplace, where he wa,
told in answer to inourics that there were plenty
Of Callcndcrs in the region vet. but they were
"all niugors"
As this only proved that tIlcndcrS had owned
slaves there who took their name ne was not
discouraged Int began A new line Of invc,tipa.
ton He wrnt" to the war department at Wash.
inpton rcuur,ting the facts concerning Samuel
Callcndpr's enlistment and discharge from the
army. also his rank lie received prompt rcplic,
stating that he enlisted in l-7G served sucrr.siyc.
| ly as uriy,to cnrrur,l and .cr,,aut and whom
DISCHARGED was - ven in reward for his service,
n grant Of two bun,lI,d acre, Of land in Vir.
pinia. which. however. he never claimed Later
on Mr. Callcudcr n,+ Hon. T. n CalIordcr
member Of the BOSTON branch descended ,rl,,,
John ,nI,cndcr who is mentioned in a ccrt,in
antioue histnry uf tLo Royolution os bravo In
battle From him ne CLEANED many interesting
facts ard obtained , uho.oor,pn Of fine C,llcndcr
coat Of arms which Lc had ,,riu,cd ou tho hack
n, this ycar'S in,ito,,us orousirp ,.rt int,rcs,
Mr. CALENDER stated that his grondf,thor
Gcoroc Callcul,r obtained il fro,u tbc CoIIcpr
81 Ucr,ldry in IouIon
Having told all this in rIo,.inr n,annor fine
sneaker stated th,t an c,ncrt in historical rc.