The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-30
BANQUET AND TALK
Old Pioneers in Annual Reunion
Last Saturday

/ fASSS 80 ""Aty SiiulSIl ldSG ESdDuIudy,
and was attended by over 100 old
timers. The morning was spent in
social session, and In renewing ac-
quaintances of other years. for, be it
known, every member of the origi-
nal Union colony and every person
who came to Greeley before January
l. 1875, makes it point to get here
II possible, the last Saturday of each
recurring November, to meet and
talk over old times. Mrs. Shattuck
led in singing "Pralse God from
Whom all Blessings Flow" and sing
1t they did with vim indeed. A
hundred and twenty, all told, par
took OF the banquet. II some of
those who sat at the heavily laden
tables Saturday could have had such
feed the first or second winter
Of their residence in this then wild
erness, they would most surely have
foundered. The diners derived al
most as much pleasure in recounting
the hardships of those early days as
they did in doing justice to the good
things before them. Yet, as they
talked, oysters, turkey and trim
mings, veal loaf and accessories
melted away like May day snow
storm, until when the ice cream and
cake were served there was little to
remove but the dishes. The after
noon was spent in social session,
though somewhat more formal than
the morning. One after another be-
ing called upon for reminincenses of
those early days in Greeley's his
tory. Some real orators are among
those old fellows. How they must
have shone in the lyceum that was
feature of the social life of the
young colony. And they could make
some OF the young fellows of today
feel pretty sick in debate or a
talking contest. No more pleasant
event occurs in the lives Of the pion-
eers of Union Colony than those an
nual reunions. May they live long
to enjoy them.
Following is the complete list of
living members of Union Colony
pioneers:
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Armstrong, II.
f. Atkinson, Sharon Atkinson,
Frank Annis, NJ. A. Brownell, Rich
ard Atkinson, ]. E. Brownell, G. A.
Brockway, David Boyd, Mrs. David
Boyd, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. E. Baker.
Mrs. Alfred Baxter, Frank and
Jackman Baxter, S. j. Birdsall, L.
c. Baker. H. NJ. Baker. J. R. Brush,
Robert Boyd, Richard Burke, L. S.
Carpenter, j. Max Clark, Mrs. L S.
Carpenter. Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Car
penter. Charles Camp, E. j. Carver,
Mrs. A. X. Clark, Mrs. Arthur Clark,
II. G, Clark, Mrs. Bertha Couzens,
John Leavy, A. d. Moody, Mrs.
Mimmick, John c. Mosher, Mrs. NJ.
A. McElroy, W. X. McAllister, Fl. B.
Pollock, Mrs. Pollock, w. E. Pabor,
| LdNTellCc IOIlUSh, "A iiah lNahhooJ'
Mrs. Ramsay, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Randolph, J. C. Shattuck, j. G..
Scott, Mrs. Kate Stimson, Thomas
Stimson, A. q. Salmon, G. w. San
born, C. II. Thomas, Mrs. Thomas,
L. w. Teller, Fl. 7. West and wife,
IC. A. White, ]. A. Woodbury.,
Isaac Miller, Ralph Meeker, t. G.
Macy, Mrs. Macy, Mrs. Sarah S.
Marsh, Ovid Plumb, p. w. Putnam,
Mrs. Putnam, l. II. Paine, E. Rams
dell, Mrs. ]. Ramsdell, G. III. Rea,
Mrs. f. Ruthven, George L. Shep-
pard, Madison Smith, b. d. San
born, Mrs. j. II. Sanborn, ID. b.
Stanton, F. E. Smith, Mrs. Smith,
William Thompson, S. X. Thomp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. George III. West,
Miss Edna J.. West, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Wittsr, Miss f. M. Witter
and L. B. Willard and wife, II. G.
Watson. A. A. Woodbury., Il. w.
Wilson and wife, Fred Williams, III.
NJ. Williams, Eugene Williams and
wife, Mrs. G. II. Wheeler.
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