The independent-reporter., 1909-10-07
VIVIAN FAMILY RErsios.
Held ct " fiiew .hroek Farm Lat Sai
urda,.

A meeting VI the Nyman Family
association made up VI descendants u
Dca Joseph wyman ol old Bloomfield
with their husbands aud wives Naa
held Saturday. Oct 2. at Willow brook
Farm, the home OF Albert y JsWetl
Dea. Joseph and Polly Snow wyman
have had one hundred and fifty Dc.
scendants of whom one hundred nnd
nine are living. OF their ten chill
dren. thee only remain. Mrs. Maf}
s. King OF VIM. Me: H. p Wyf1an
of Rehoboth. Mass. and Mrs Swell
W Smith of Skowhegan Thirty-elght
members OF the association we're pres
ent on Saturday. aud after the picnic
dinner the following program was
carried out.
Organ solo, Miss Faith Harris.
Greeting" verses by Miss Lillian {.
Smith; hymn. "Blest be the Tie That
Binds" company; Lullaby. Misses
Faith and Freda Harris. Misses Mari
an and Helen Lord; hymn, Shall We
Gather at the River" company;
hymn, Keep On the Sunny Side"
Judson w Packard" song. There
Little Girl Don't Cry" Miss Helen
Lord; song, Elmer E. Harris song,
Helen Lord. There were several en-
cores and the program was varied by
letters from absent members read by
Misses Lillian c. and Margaret NJ
Smith. There were twenty-four let
ters received and one more from W.
II. Leayitt came just one day too late
to be read before the company Vari-
Gus members of the association being
called upon by the secretary, Albert
E. Jewett who presided, responded
with few words of fun or friendly
greeting. The only one of the original
ten present, Mrs. S. w. Smith. spoke
of the fact that her father, his sons
and great grandson had held the office
of deacon in the Congregational
church of Bloomfield and Skowhegan
for over sixty years. That started
the company to reckoning and they
found twelve deacons to the credit of
the Wyman family connection since
the time of the first. The business
meeting followed the speech making
and the following officers were elect
ed President, H. P. Wyman: vice
presidents. Mrs. Ellen H. Smith and
George Wyman; secretary, Albert E.
Jewett; assistant secretary. Lillian G.
Smith; historian, Sumner E. Bowman;
committee of arrangements, Mrs S. H.
Wyman, Mrs. Rachel P. Webb, Mrs
Ida Leavitt Smith, Misses Mabel E.
Packard and Margaret NJ. Smith, Les
ter H. Packard, A. A. Jewett. F. A.
Nolin, Elmer E. Harris and Harley
Wyman 1t was voted to hold the
next reunion with H. p Wyman in
Rehoboth, Mass, the date to be set
by MI Wyman as near the fifteenth
of August, 1910, as possible. The
meeting was then adjourned after a
vote of thanks and three rousing
cheers for Mr.. and Mrs Jewett whose
generous hospitality made this happy
day possible. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Jewett. George
Wyman Harley Wyman, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. O. Eaton, Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Pack
ard, Misses Mabel E., Lena M, and
Celia NJ. Packard, Joseph e. Packard,
Walter N Packard, Elwin d. Packard,
Mrs. Sarah A. Harris, MIR. and Mrs
Elmer E. Harris Misses Faith E. and
F'reda NJ. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. T. G.
Lord, Misses Marian and Helen Lord,
Harold Lord, Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Webb,
Dr. and Mrs A T. Smith, Misses Alice
l. and Annie NJ. Steward Mrs. John II.
Steward, Mrs. F. A Noln and Elmer
Nolin, Mrs. S. H. Wyman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sewell w. Smith, Misses Lillian
c.. and Margaret NJ. Smith.
Special mention should be made of
the singing of the four girls. Miss
Faith e. Harris accompanied their
songs and Miss Lena M. Packard
played for the others. By request we
quote from the letter of w. H. Leav-
lit of Sioux City. Ia, since his greet
ing was not read with the rest: Re
GREETING that we cannot be with you
this year, we extend our heartiest
congratulations and best wishes to
the many friends"