West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-09-01
THE BROWNIES
Hold Their Tenth Annual Reunion at
Gladesville Last Saturday.

We published the program for the Brown
Family Reunion ia this paper last week. II
came off at Gainesville as per announce
ment and was all that could be asked for.
The weather was perfect and there were
over 400 present, about the largest held
yet. The exercises took place in the Baptist
church, excepting the main feature of the
program which came on outside under the
trees and everyone took a prominent part.
The President Robert b. Brown, presided
and introduced the speakers The address
of welcome was delivered 10y William
Thomas Brown of Grafton. There were
several reciialionS aud songs and some
splendid music by the Newburg Brass Band
which was present in full uniform. There
was also big game of base ball in the
afternoon between Newburg and Glades.
Vile, in which the score stood about A TO {
In favor of the home club. The dinner was
the main performance of course and the
tables were worth going miles TO see and
miles more To get a seat at one for about an
hour. There was cakes, pies, spring chick
en-, jelles, jams, pickles, slaw, salads, cold
beef and ham, vegetables of all kind,
lemonade, coffee, milk, etc and other things
too numerous TO mention and 10 be seen, TO
be appreciated. Col. Gene Lanham who
was elected Grand Marshal of Ceremonies
at the first Reunion for life and good
behavior, was there to see that every thing
! went off all right lie counted the gang at
the table and reported over two hundred.
After the Feast Of the Passover-of-
Good Things, the Band discussed more
inspiring music and the program in the
church was resumed. Speeches were made
by Granville Brown Esq, of Halleck, Hon.
W. NJ. o. Dawson of Charleston, Charles
M. Brown of Newark, Ohio, James Edgar
Brown of Chicago, DIR. Ashford Brown Of
Webster, Rev. Finley b. Sapp of Indiana
and J. Slidell Brown of Kingwood. All the
speeches were interesting and the one by
Rev. Sapp very fine. In fact he is an
orator aud while his address was off hand il
was scholarly and eloquent.
Popular songs were inlerspersed among
the speeches aud at the close officers we're
elected for the ensuing year as follows:
| President Samuel b. Brown of Morgan.
town.
First Vice President-Charles NJ. Brown
of Newark, OHIO.
Second Vice President-John w. Farrell
of Gladesville
Secretary--Miss Carrie Brown of Grafton.
The Memorial Committee composed of
Rev. &. w. Bent, Miss Alkaline Brown,
Mrs. Aura Cobun aud ]. Sldell Brown, was
canunued another year.
Committee on Arrangements was APP
pointed as follows:
Peyton Brown, Dock Shackleford and
Edward Brown.
II was unanimously voted To meet next
year At the site of the old home of Col.
Thomas Brown who came to- this county
from Old Virginia in 1905 and located just
east Of the old stone house on land now
owned by the Hubers, about half way
between Browns Mill and Bethlehem. As
next year will be the one hundredth Anniver.
sary of the Browns settlement in this county, il
was thought proper to hold the Reunion on
the site of the first settlement. Ii will be
held the last Saturday in August 1905 and
will be the most interesting reunion yet
held.