The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-09-03
TIE MADDOX REUNION
Largely Attended and Much En-
joyed BY All Present.

IrSn ETaUh anu melys MY anu FnIo,
Kirk Moore, Il. w Moore, Martha
Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Moore AMI
two children, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gwin,
Miss pearl Gwin, and Mr.. and Mrs.
David Gwin ana children, all Of whom
reside iii OF near Cedar, attended the
MADDOX reunion Thursday. August
20, at Fails city, Nebraska. This Is
4 reunion Of the descendants Of
Grandma Moore, whose maiden name
was Maddox, and was largely attend
ed All who went from this vicinity
were relatives and the following fc-
Count Of it is given by paper Of tnat
place:
ais city tNeb.) News: The sixth
Ne non Of the Maddox family was
he yesterday at the beautiful coun-
tty hone OF Mr.. and Airs. Henry Mey-
ers enc mic north III this city.
III re were members present from
five states and more than a hundred
PR emit entitled to wear badges pro
yiFsd. In fact, every one present be-
Ion "a to the Maddox family with
the exception Of Rev. Alexander Mr..
an MRS. Anderson Miller, ana two
rel esentatives Of the press.
r 8 hospitality Of the Maddox fam
fly is characteristic for which eV-
cry member Is noted. and this coca.
sion was a grand, informal and happy
gathering. .... &.
The morning program consisted Of
Il song in which all joined There is
sunshine;" prayer by Rev. Alexari
der; vocal solo by Miss Bianeh Mad.
dox. Of Montpelier, Ind; address Of
welcome by w, II. Maddox, Of this
city. Mr.. Maddox Welcomed the VS.
itors In the following happy manner:
Dear Relatives OF the Maddox Fam
ily:-We welcome you to our homes
and our city. This is a happy day
for us to be able to greet you here
upon our sixth reunion. we are more
than pleased with the samples sent
here as representatives Of the Mad.
dox family. we thank the Almighty
God for putting the idea Of a family
reunion in the mind Of our beloved
president. We wish for him many
more such gatherings, and trust and
pray that this reunion viii be a bless
ing to us all and may It teach us to
look forward to the great reunion
that will continue forever and ever.
we thank you each one for leaving
home and loved ones long enough to
come here and register as one OF Our
own kindred.
We MOURN the loss Of our beloved
uncle, whom we had hoped would
this day tell you Of his pioneer days
in Nebraska, how he raced with the
indians, and how surprised he was
when he saw the first white faced
bufaio, and many other things he
loved to tell. His last conversation
was about the future country, and
none viii give us a more complete
welcome when we land over there
than Wilson Maddox. Come, we beg
you, enjoy yourselves, and be happy,
for you as kindred have our love and
admiration
Now as TO this branch Of the fam
fly, we ere mostly farmers. We have
with Ms George Bietsch, the grocer,
and Simon Beachy, the fine stock
raiser, who can give you all kinds Of
Information regarding fine sheep. We
also have Oscar Maddox, VINO will
furnish ice in case Of a hot time; John
Powell, who will kindly attend TO all
the loan and real estate business, and
we beg to refer you to Henry Meyers
on al points Of law and political
economy.
we expect this reunion to bring
forth good and nothing but good toI
the world, and especially TO this not
able band, the Maddox family.
we welcome you; rejoice WITH us,
and may Gods richest blessings bel
ours until we meet again.
Then came the dinner, which was
served in a large tent stationed north
OF the house. The tables each thirty
feet long, were simply loaded down
with delicious things to eat. Mrs.
John Powell, Mrs. Geo. Deitsch,
Misses May and Grace Maddox and
Miss Francis Maddox superintendent
the serving Of the meal and, notwith-I
standing the numbers, cIock-like reg
MARTY prevailed.
After dinner a group photo was
taken Of the members. The after
noon program consisted Of a hymn
every Day and Every Hour Then
came the response to the address Of
welcome, by Francis Marion Maddox,
of otterbein, Ind. Mr.. Maddox en-
joys the distinction of being presi-
dent Of the Maddox Reunion organ
ration II was wen delivered and
most appropriate, and one of the
many enjoyable features Of the gath
erfng.
Next came the reading Of the min
utes, reading Of regrets and reports
OF deaths, by the secretary, Miss Mae
MADDOX Recitation BY WIN Maddox
and Wesley Carico. RECITATION by
Blanch Maddox. History, Mrs. T. NJ.
MADDOX, otterbein, Ind. Song by al
ma and wilma Meyers. Recftations
BY Margaret Dietsch and Maude Mad
dox.
AZ fFfs fifncttire time was given