The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
A REUNION IN MACON
NATIVE CITIZENS ARE TO ASSEM-
 BLE AT TUSKEGEE.
Two Days of Pleasure Beginning on July 24, When Distinguished Men Will Gather at old
 Home.
BY ID. w. MINER.

| W.
 | There is to be a reunion of the form
 CT residents of Macon County at Tus-
 kegee July 24 to 2s. 1905. the citizens of Macon County, and it's tpurpose is to bring together. as far as possible. the natives and former resi-,
 dents of the historic and grand old 1 County into social intercourse apd to
 revive hallowed memories.
 The following invitations have been issued and are being received by form
 The citizens of Macon County, ex- tend to you and to all former residents of Macon County an invitation to a sS,s of p JuT Tufaekss iaekasve from the
 Please advise us by July 16. Q. g.. Lewis. Chairman; D; E. Laslie; II. r. Campbell. Peter Preer. Invitation Com
 Those former citizens of Macon County now resident in Birmingham Into. a club and there are near thirty of them. They have discussed the re- | union and are very enthusiastic over aTe asTe e puSc ans one Sy 's Thsre w4s are s Senator Jones' Moore. Fix Mayor O.. A. Lane, Captain son, J. B. Dryer and others which I will stop to mention. who stand high in the business and social circles or the makiC SIty anu "hO 1A o she.a siastic over the proposed gathering and who will do all in their power u make 1t success
 Here in Montgomery there have been in the past those who have won fame in politics and business and left Illus trious names and their monuments. l call to mind Judge W; F. chilton. Da- Morgan. pr. M. P. LeGrand. J. W. Hale and there are living here today quite number of those who are Macon County. Among them recall Wood, Isaac M. Heard. W. L. Cham bliss. General R. F. Ligon and there
 Macon County has furnished as many men in the public affairs of the State as almost any County, and y they nave nave good names. to do honor to the place of their nativity.
 It Is not. perhaps. remembered that the County. He was born near war rior stand and this fact Is pointed to with pride by the people of old Ma
 recall such names as Thomas s. Woodward, Robert Deugherty. Cullen A. Battle. Evadner McIver Law. VII
 s% F. RsTry N Ws,sr s GTsha% rahos Vi john Pinckard, Cicero Pinekard. William Pinckard. Samuel Henderson, O; R.
 Blue, M FostsT n Frank GamabsiI aHwayd' W H
 WaifhhSt Wa.fhSarn 'sme5 a $ seott. sat"s w, 9a%a. snh Holt can,SR 1dnSR HoSe RiseHrd paa a Charles A. Abercrombie.. T. v. Ruth erford. R. H AbeTcromhle. pa'ne J ssnta G aAIn Ap, Thoinpson. frs59Psss. iuii R. fl. Wood. Thomas $: Wm. R. cunnlngham, wylie W. Ma son. John c: Judkins. rs, ben}amrlh 1T TSmRnsn'w JUdhns. wm. ms Alley, John B: Biibro. E. W. Story. Robert A. Johnston. Thomas H. Drakeford John g. Drake James p. Cobb. Littlebery Strange, W. H. Hurt, A. D. Edwards, Sidney, La nier, P. Bascomb. J. Motley. ". A; iamented c. W. Thompson. and there were the Armstrongs, none. of whom are living. and there ar" d other ni1iay ramily names once prominent ana famliia[, ,ian for the purpose and to show what dls- tinxuished names the old County has produced. IL, ,r,or and hope to meet many former friends and classmates; and anticipate pecu
 liar pleasure in the prospect & or meeE- E Park. who is now living in LaGrange. Ga. His brother. Colonel k. E; farR, Iln, who is now Treasurer or GeorBla, also taught school at Tuskegee Tor ie" years. .. n,aasant and enjoyable occasion and It IS hopeo that there will be d large attendance, if must be understood that some may be Overlooked or their names not re, called, but that all are invited ana VII be welcomed whether they receive special invitation or not, Think of as many names as you can and send them to the Committee. and sr that way most of the names may ha nrocured. Every former resident of Macon County should feel an inter est in making the occasion success.