The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-05
Sixteenth Annual StrOup Re-
union Held at Dods0nville
Last Thursday.
interesting AFFAIR Was Most Enjoy
able And q Big Success In
Every Way-Planning
For Next Year.

the Stroup family was held on last
Thursday, August 20, in the beautiful
grove near Jacksonville, where they
have been held for the past fourteen
years. The day was ideal and the
crowd was a record-breaker, being
conservatively estimated at 5000,
which is more likely under than
over.
The annual gathering OF the Stroup
family and their connection is in the
nature of an enormous basket picnic.
At noon dinner was spread all over
the woods and. everybody invited,
without reference to who they we're
or from whence they came, aud there
was not single individual but was
supplied with good meal. Every
thing good to eat was supplied In
abundance.
Hon. Calvin Stroup, president of
the association, acted as master of
ceremonies and extended hearty
welcome to everyone. he was ably
assisted by scores of others and there
was not jar in the proceedings. The
order and good conduct of the i'm
mense crowd was perfect.
At IL o'clock President Stroup call.
ed the meeting to order and in short
speech told of the organization of the
association which was then holding
tee atvtaa,tb ~a,,ctnr ,od raad n liSt
of the persons who aided in clearing
the grove In which the meetings are
held. He also spoke Of the settling
of their ancestors near New Market
over a century ago, and how the de-
scendants of Anthony, Michael and
Joseph Stroup, the original settlers,
had multiplied until they we're mum.
bered by hundreds and scattered to
all parts of the world.
The minutes of the last reunion
we're read by the secretary, Franklin
P. Stroup Abundance of good music
was furnished by the -Lynchburg
Band and Stroup-Thompson Drum
Corps.
After dinner speeches we're made
by Rev. j. D. Pierce, of the Christian
Church, of Lynchburg, Rev. Shank,
of the Lutheran Church, of Lynch.
burg, A. d. Virgins, of Hillsboro,
and others. Excellent recitations
we're rendered by the children of
Frank Stroup and Miss Viola Connor.
Mrs. Elma G. Duvall, aged 81 years,
and the oldest living member of the
Stroup family, daughter of Michael
Stroup, was present during the entire
day and apparently enjoyed the oc-
casion as much as the younger gener-
alton. Mrs. Duvall resides with her
daughter near the old homestead of
her father, erected over one hundred
years ago. This is good, substant-
ial two-story brick house one and
half miles north of Jacksonville, and
short distance from Lynchburg in
Dodson township. 1t Is on the old
Anderson road which at the time the
house was built was the main thor
oughfare between Cincinnati and the
East.
Among those present from a dis.
tance we're Mr.. and Mrs. James r.
Stroup, of Solon; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Baber, of Princeton, Ind Mr.. and
Mrs. John Stroup, of Mt. Sterling (;
Mrs. ]. B. Gibler, of Olney, Ill. Thos.
Hopkins, wife, son and daughter, of
Springfield.
The old officers of the association
were reelected and are: President,
Calvin Stroup; Secretary, Frank P.
Stroup; Treasurer, Joseph Stroup.
The next annual reunion will be
held the last Thursday in August,
1908, at the usual place. President
Stroup has promised to prepare gen.
eology of the Stroup family, which
he uni raa1 In the vunrufun ~ tho