Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-07-16
Matheson Reunion.

Mr.. Daniel Matheson, brother of Da-
vid and Alex Matheson of this place,
recently arrived from Dundee, leaving
his native country on the L. of June
and arriving in Salt Lake eleven days
after
Mr.. Matheson is well preserved
gentleman of seyenty-two years of age,
endowed with sound sense and good
taste His life companion and all Of
his four children have preceded him to
the eternal shores, leaving the hus-
band and father so intensely alone, he
naturally yearned for the society OF his
own people. In writing of his inteu-
tions he said, 81 only ask a welcome"
Last Friday, July s, as the gentle.
man with another brother, John Math-
eson of Salt Lake City, drove up to the
residence of Alex Matheson he was
met by the prolific, great.hearted Par
owan Matheson families bearing a ban
ner of "Welcome to Uncle Dan"
On Tuesday at p. m. banquet was
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Mr.. Matheson. Sixty.five covers were
laid, forty bearing the name of Mathe-
son, besides Mary Mathesan Marsden
and family, who with few invited CUES
is, partook of a sumptuous feast, compris-
ing the substantials and delicacies of
the season most temptingly served.
This was succeeded by one of the best
programs of entertainment we have
ever listened to. 1t is the first time in
fifty-four years that these four brothers
have all met together. The oldest
brother, David, is now about seventy
four. Each testified of the fond tics
existing between them, of the kindness
Of the younger brother, Alex, to each
of them, extending most soulful well
come to their brother from over the
sea.
Chairman Alex Mathcson read
poem of welcome composed by Daniel
Matheson OF Cedar. Could the author
have been present he and his wife
would have sang the verses to the tune
of Annie Laurie. Father David Math-
eson sang Bonnie Annie Laurie"
and his wife, seventy-eight years of
age, sang ''The old Arm Chair" Mary
Marsden followed with "Flow Gently
Sweet Alton " David Matheson, Jr.,
gave the song 1--WE Are All Tam John
son S Bairnes, and ''Thc Meeting Of
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Scottish airs were rendered by the fam
lily. Besides there were recitations,
and addresses by some of the guests,
and the songs Love at Home" and
Sunshine in Your Heart" by the ju-
venile Mathesons, intermitted by the
serving of delicious ice cream and cake
and thus the hours happily passed UNI
Ill after eleven =. m.
Although we were not privileged
''To See Ourselves as Ithers See U.s."
we could take look into the whole
sonled, warm-hearted natures of the
Matheson people as they rehearsed eu-
logies and praises OF their kinsmen,
remembering in loving terms the
absent descendants of about fifty.
The chairman in closing thanked all
for assisting to make the reunion such
a joyful affair and said he only regret
ted not being able to invite thousand
others.
Bishop Richards welcomed the new
conner; hoped conditions would be sultic-
iently satisfactory to induce him to
remain with us.
Brother VIM. G.. McGregor pro-
nounced the benediction, blessing the
assembly with patriarchal power and
thanking God for the privilege of par
taking of the holy influences manifest
ed at the Matheson reunion, and well
come to brother to the land of prom
Use.
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