The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-28
BUT TEN PIONEERS
ATTENDED REUNION
Old Settlers of 1927 Held
Their Annual Picnic at the
Glen Yesterday.
rARE FAST PASSING AWAY
IN VIEW OF THIS, RESOLUTION
WAS INTRODUCED TO DIscoN.
TINUE MEETINGS, BUT IT DID
NOT PASS.

The pioneers Of Wayne county, who
were born in 1927, held their six.
teenth annual reunion at the Glen
yesterday. The old people assembled
in the morning and related many expe-
riences and at noon an elegant dinner
was served. In the afternoon they as
sembled in the upper room of the pa
Wilton where a short program was
given by the old members. The or.
ganization is one of the most unique
in Indiana, as no one can hold mem
bership unless he was born in 1927 or
is the direct descendant of a member
of the organization.
Only ten of thc--riginal members of
the organization perG present at the
reunion yesterdayelYhough there are
at present twentyfu ee living mem
bers. Those prese yesterday were
John S. McGraw, ,L'chmond, Eliza
beth Lupton, Richmo,,d, Anna M. Vo-
taw. Richmond, Ruth, Ann Virgins,
Richmond. Mahalah Jay, Richmond,
Ruthanna Hunt Ratcliff, Richmond Jo-
seph C. Ratliff, Richmond, Edam Pike,
Fountain City, DIR. r. e. Haughton,
Richmond and Joseph Brown of Foun-
tain City.
The organization was perfected in
1890, just sixteen years ago, and has
each year, with the exception of one.
met at the Glen for it's reunion. There
was strain of the pathetic in yester.
days meeting, for the realization that
several of the members present, prob
ably will have passed away by the
time of next years meeting, impress
ed the minds of all present. In fact
one of the members stated that he
thought 1t would be advisable to post
pone any other meeting as many
would not be able to be present at an
other gathering. owing to sickness or
death. This, however, was voted
down as the general opinion prevailed,
that the organization should continue
until the last member survived. the
death roll finally to be written by their
children.
The minutes of the meeting, which
are unique, are as follows:
Richmond, July 26. 1906.
At Glen.
The Association of 27eners. met on
this day FOR the transaction of busi-
ness. Dinner was first served and en-
joyed. Jos. Brown Pres. and DR..
Haughton, Sec. Protein, by the re-
quest of JOS. Ratliff read minutes after
the meeting had been called to order.
These were of the fourteenth meet
ing as one meeting was omitted. Roll
call and absent ones noted. John s.
Yeargan was present and was made
a member by vote. He made state
he witnessed the scene of the falling
stars in 1888. or the meteoric display
of November IL and 13. 1888. The
members were asked for an interpre-
tation of the meteoric display men-
toned. DR.. Haughton, Jos. Ratliff and
several others spoke on this subject.
Mrs. Votaw then read a poem on
"The Voyage of Life" tender refer
ence to the life we now live and the
history of the future. AT this time Jos
Ratliff mentioned the death of Mrs.
Cook who was nhember and also
Sam Meredith who have passed away
to the home from Which no traveller
returns. Mrs. Votaw presented a poem
by Miss Louisa Boys relative of DR..
Boyd of Dublin who is a member of
the organization. Mrs. jay, John Nc
Gray and Jos. Ratliff were appointed
to prepare papers for the next meet
ing. the paper of Mr.. McGraw being
on the "Histoey of Mission Ridge
The next meeting win be held the last
Friday in July, 1907. Mrs. Haughton
was to have read paper but she