The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-09
TENTH ANNUAL REUNION.
OF the Veteran Association of Fulton
County.
HELD ON ASSOCIATION GROUNDS.
In Licking Creek Township last Friday. Wealth
er Perfect, and an Unusually Large
Crowd was There.

delightful, and very early IN the
day every road in the county
leading to the Veteran Associa-
tion grounds near the residence
of j. Wesley Hoop, in Licking
Creek township was alive with
men, women and children, bent
on days outing, and on giving
a day to the old soldiers.
The grove is situated about five
miles west of McConnellsburg,
on the ridge Immediately west of
Patterson S Run. 1t has an ele-
vatlon above sea level of about go
feet--about the same as that of
McConnellsburg, and directly
under the western shadow of
Scrub Ridge mountain, which
rises in lofty grandeur, almost a
thousand feet higher.
While the grove is not every
thing that might be desired, the
location is central, and easily ac-
cessible from all parts of the
county. The greatest drawback
thus far has been the limited wa.
ter supply; but the management
propose that by another year, a
reservoir will made, the under
brush removed, and the rubbish
from the grounds all taken away.
BY half past ten or eleven
O'Clock, the grove was just a
swarming mass of humanity,
there being nearly, if not alto
gether five thousand people pres
ent.
The playing of a number of pa,
triotic airs by the Oak Glen cor
net band had the effect of assem-.
bling the vast concourse about
the speakers stand, order was
called and Chaplain s. B. Hous,
ton invoked the Divine blessing
upon the days exercises.
The addresses of welcome de.
livered by George o. Sipes and
Dr.A. K. Davis, and the response
by Elder Thomas r. Palmer, held
the attention of all who could get
near enough to hear, and worthy
the speakers and the occasion.
1t was now about the middle of
the day and nearly everybody
was beginning to think about
what he was going to have for
dinner. A big table had been
erected on which was spread a
oOuntiful dinner for the veterans
and the "veteranesses," and the
boys were not hard to get into
line, and they charged on that
dinner with all the vim of thirty
eight years ago.
The pleasure of those eighty
veterans around that table was
only marred by the thought Of
those of their mum ber who had
fallen from their ranks since the
Reunion of 1902.
While the "boys" were enjoy
ing their dinner at the big table,
hundreds of little groups-some
Of single families, s,-others made
up of nelghbors and friends who
had spread together-for an hour
made the grove resonant with the
hum of merry voices, and the
good cheer that prevails on such
grand social occasions.
AS General Joshua had long
since joined the Grand Army of
the Dead, there was no one left
to stop the sun in his onward
swing toward Sideling Hill, and
the assemb blage was again called
to the speakers stand.
A trio composed of Miss Nora
Griffith, Mrs. G. r. Spangler and
Miss Olive Pittman-the last
named at the organ-rendered
the "Star Spangled Banner" very
effectively.
Mr.. Ed Relsner of McConuells
burg was now introduced and
while his boyish face would indi
cate that he did not have much to
do with worrying Bob Lee al
Gettysburg, he soon convinced
his audience that he was a wor
thy successor of the generation
of the Civil War, that his mine
was full of patriotism, and hll
heart warm with love for the bat
tie Scared veterans before him