The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-06-22
ANNU AL REUNION
OF Pennsylvania Republicans Who Re-
side in Ohio.
FULTON COUNTY VISITORS PRESENT
No Other Reason for Calling Them Republicans
Except that They Live in the Vicinity of
Republic, Ohio, aud are Nice People.
Quite a colony of Fulton count

people reside IN Iue ltnmeulaVe
vicinity of Republic, Ohio, which
Is the only reason we have for call
ing them Republicans, and to
preserve their identity and do
honor to the land Of their nativity
they have a social organization,
and once a year, have reunion.
This year the reunion was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Funk near bic, and a
f, most enjoyable day was spent
During the formal exercises in
the forenoon the following pro-
gram was rendered as reported
by their secretary: 1. Address of
welcome, William Funk. 2. Sing.
ing-"Pennsylvania Hills" "3. De-
votional exercises, conducted by
James Smith. 1. Minutes Of 1903
read and approved. 3. Recitation,
Wllhe's Question, by Gilbert Gar
land. 6. Recitation "Sugaring
Of" Fred Cronninger. Z. Sing
Ing, "He Threshes His Wheat. F"
8. Address by James Smith,
9. Recita ton, ''The Inventors
Wife," by Miss Clara Powell. 10.
Officers elected as follows: Presi-
dent. George Garland; vice presi-
dent, Roy Decker; secretary,
McCauly Peck; assistant secre-
tary, D. Oliver Garland; executive
committee, VIM. Funk, Dwight
Mason, and Calvin Keefer.
After singing Crock Of Ages, "
the company repaired to a beau
tlful nearby lawn, and in the cool
ing shadow of a great overspread-
ing maple, table had been erect
ed, which was just now laden with
the most tempting viands. and il
did not take long for all to be com
fortably arranged to partake OF
the dinner. At this moment 81
lence was com mauded and only q
minute was required for Mr.
Freeman Neikirk with his camera
to get snap shot of the merry
party that will preserve IN photo
graphic form the appearance O
the group around that table.
After dinner an hour or TIVE
was spent by the older ones il
delightful social intercourse, ant
the children only enjoyed them
selves as children can on such oc
casions.
Order was again called and tn
remainder of theprogram render
ed, namely, /. Singing, "Wher
He Leadeth Me-" 2. Recitation
"Pulling the Fasting Thread,
bv John Garland. 3. Select Read
ing, by Ross Hlxson, ga 4anke
in Love-" 4. Recitation, "Ho'
Maud set Hen," by Paul Zin
norman.
Those present were Roy Decl
or aud wife, Calvin Keefer an
wife: George Garland and family
d. o. Garland and family, Ne
Keefer and family, Dwight Maso
and family, Freeman Neikirk an
family, William Funk and famil,
VIM. Weaver and wife, A. N. Pee
and daughter, Ethel; Miss Lo
Decker and Miss Gertrude Ga
land of Tiffin, Ohio; Miss Ann
Garland of Altoona, Pa, Mr.. ar
Mrs. David Powell and Mr.. K
M. Funk and daughter, Jenni
of Covalt, Pa, Miss Clara Powt
of Aurora, ILL.,, and Ross Hixso
Lewis Lanehart, John Eade
VIM. Garland, Clarence Mellot
McCauley Peck and Howard Det
er.
Outside of the "freundscbaff
we're present Fred Cronninge
Paul Zimmerman, Mrs. Alt
Miller, Miss Alto Miller and M
James Smith.
We very much appreciated t
presence of our friends from
distance, and trust that they
joyed their stay with us.
We hope many more OF O
eastern friends may ind it c'
venlent to be with us at our rel
ION next year which will be HI
at Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Keefer's
the second Saturday in June l9
McCAuLEY PECK,
Secretary