The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-03
SOCIETY
Reunlon Of the Hamilton Family.

Reunion Of the Hamilton Family.
A reunion OF the Hamilton family
was held at the U. B. caurch house or
"Flaggy Meadon run" Sunday, Sep.
TENDER Both, 1906, which occasion was
one of great rejoicing, pleasure and
profit to the friends and relatives pres
emit. notwithstanding the inclemency
of the weather. At eleven O'Clock the
meeting was called to order by Geo.
R. Thomas, who was chosen as master
of ceremonies. He stated the object
Of the meeting in a few we'll chosen
remarks AMI then song was sung en-
titled will You Miss Me When | Am
Gomez" by two Of Mr.. Thomas daugh.
ters, after which upon special request
Of the friends short historical sketch,
biography and obituary, which was
written by the writer at the death OF
the late Boaz Fleming Hamilton and
some remarks made on the same.
Mr.. Tbos. W. Fleming was then in.
troduced and gave complete history
Of the t2milton family, tracing them
back through "Royal Blood to the
glens and rocky crags of Scotland.
also showing when the Hamilton and
Fleming families became united by
the marriage ties pointing out ana
giving the generations on down TO this
particular family from a chart which
he and his wife have prepared by dill
gent research and az great expense,
closing his remarks with a tribute, to
these families. An adjournment was
had for dinner. Oh, what a feast OF
good things to eat, and enough to feed
an army, and those present tried to
eat it all, till they got so they could
chew but they couldn't swallow!
Well
DID you ever go to Thanksgiyin',
III declare, what oceans of cakes,
Whole heaps and fine lots of good
Twin,
What a heap sight of sugar 1t takes.
And then there was gravy and 'taters,
And chickens as bis as vat;
And puddins' they did beat all nature.
You couldn't get one in your hat
And they took up more than twelve |
baskets full Of fragments. (Sman
ones)
The meeting was called to order
again at o'clock and Thos. w. Elem
ing presented to each OF the family
Of Boaz Fleming Hamilton that we're
present chart giving their ancestry
Those present we're, James Ulysses,
Richard Francis, FIayins Newton, Jas
per Elmus, VIM. Harmon, Fielding
Madison, John Franklin, Joshua Elem /
ins, and Mrs. Ellen Guyman. -Four Of
the boys, Geo Thaddeus, Norval |
Lynch, Edward Leroy, and Marshal
PhiIetus, on account OF sickness and
other reasons, we're unable TO be pres
ent. There we're twelve boys in this
family and they every one had sis
ter en- motion of Mr., Fleming a
committee of the following named gen
t!emen, Dr.. NJ. F. Hamilton, Joshua
f. Hamilton ana VIM. b. Ice, Jr., was
chosen to secure the names OF the
children of this family of thirteen
whom they married, and the names of
their children, whom they married
and the names Of their children.
After this they sang There is Sun.
shine in My Soul To-Day" Then
short spicy heartfelt talks were given
by each Of the family present. Some
of the children and friends made earn
est and encouraging talks That aroused
enthusiasm and made one feel like it
vas good to be there. The Rev. Mr..
Gee, the Baptist minister from Man.
D!ngton, was then introduced and de.
liyeyed magnificent sermon along
the line Of families from a Bible,
moral, religious and political stand.
point, showing what great things had
been accomplished, and the influence
for good or evil Of families closing
with an appeal to this family to unite
their forces and make their influence
felt for good and always stand for
the right. Now, the time had come for
this sermon TO be broken up ana all
to separate, and the meeting was
brought to q close by singing, Good
Be With You Till We Meet Again"
and regular old fashioned handshak.
ing of relatives, friends and neighbors.
Few If any dry eyes there at the close
of this scene and certainly none went
away from there without feeling they
mad been benefited by these pleas
ant associations AMI made better. We
trust and hope that all may be blest
with health and strength and be per-
mitted to attend many more Of these
reunions is the sincere desire of your
humble servant, VIM. B. Ice, Jr.,etaoin
humble servant.