Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-08-28

Among the prominent visitors
present from other points were: Mr..
and Mrs. Bass Shelton, Miss Annie
Shelton, Mrs. Kate Killian and chill
dren, Misses Mamie and Ida and
Master Gadus, Woodlwan, Ala. !;
Mrs. Laura Harkins, Fayette, Ala. !;
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Rurriss and
Master VIM. and Oscar, Columbus,
Miss. MIR. and Mrs. J, Harper
Spencer, Birmingham, Ala; Rev.
V. I. Masters, Abbeville, Ala; Rev.
Bryan Sergent, Duluth, Ca; DR..
and Mrs. g! w. Burroughs. Hinge.
/. T.; J. E. Burroughs, Little Rock,
Ark; r. e. Burriss, Boaz, Ala;
Rev. Jas. N. Burroughs, Oakland,
CAL; Miss Ida Diokerson, Triton,
Ca; Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Aver,
Macon, Ca; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r.
Aver, Macon, Ga; Mr.. and Mrs. o.
l.. Martin, Masters Oscar and Will
liam, Barnesville, Ca; Mrs. Matte
Looney, Toccoa, Ca; Mr.. and Mrs.
Chamblee, Duluth, Ca; Mrs. B. Bolin
Allen, Lowndesville, 8. c.; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Keys, and Lavinia,
Greenville; Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Burriss and Morris Barton, Pied
mont, s. c.; Floyd Watson, Mrs.
Ellen Barton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
Dobbs, Fair Play, s. c.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Wood, Commerce, Ga. !;
Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. Eskew, Pendle-
ton, S. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. J. William
Burriss and son, Lowndesville, S. g.;
Master John Burriss and Miss Lu.
ollie Moore, Barnwell, s. c.; Miss
Jane Burroughs and Claude Bur-
oughs, Pickens, s. c.; Mesdames
Martha Graham and Nellie Fowler,
East Lake, Ala; Rev. Watley Hall,
Lincoln, Ala.
The exercises of the day were pre-
sided over by the Hon. J. Bolton
Watson, grandson of Jacob Burriss,
while in the pulpit sat the Revs. Jas.
N. Burroughs and V. I. Masters, son
and grandson of Bryan Burriss, and
the venerable Rev. J. r. Earle, a
long time friend of the Burriss fam.
lily. After appropriate words by the
chairman, the hymn, "Bles! be the
Tie that Binds" was sung and fer.
vent prayer offered by Rev. Jas. N.
Burroughs. Then special welcome
hymn was sung. An address of well
come was made by L. M. Glenn, a
great-grandson of Jacob Burriss.
Mr.. Glenn was happy in his remarks,
in which he gave special welcome
to the members of the fsmily who
are from other States. Miss Meta
Allen read in clear voice and at
tractive way greetings from numbers
of the kindred who were unable to
be present at the gathering. At this
juncture Rev. V. I. Masters deliv-
cred the principal address of the day.
After this address there was a recess
of two hours.
In the afternoon the program
called for an address by Rev. Jas. N.
Burroughs and other addresses by
Revs. J. r. Earle and O. l.. Martin,
J. B. Burriss, of Woodlawn, Ala. :;
Il. o. Burriss, of Columbus, Miss. :;
w. w. Keys, of Greenville, and
others. This, and much detail bust
ness looking to the permanent or
ganization of the reunion for histori-
cal purposes, was the work of the
afternoon.
The praises of Miss Lois Watson,
OF this city, were on the lips of all at
the reunion. To her, more than any
other person, has been due the great
success of the reunion, and she has
accumulated an abundance of family
history. On tho walls of the church
hung system of charts, prepared by
Miss Watson, showing history of
different branches of the family.
The next reunion will be held in
1910. Miss Watson was asked to
continue her special historical work,
and that one person from each of the
seven branches of Joshua Burriss's
descendants be re-. ested to co-ope-