The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-24
The GILMAN FAMILY
REUNION
Was Held Last Week at
Lakewood
There Was a Good Attendance of
People From Various Parts of
Country.

OOuDITy.
1t was jolly crowd that left Mad
ison at 1920 a. m. last Thursday by
two special cars for Lakewood. The
occasion was the fifth annual reunion
of the Gilman family. One hundred
and twelve persons were present
from Wateryille, Washington, d. C.,
Strong, New Sharon, Skowhegan.
Dryden, East Hebron, Arson, Starks
and Madison. After headquarters
for the day were established in the
G. A. r. cottage the company as
sembled in the theatre for the pro-
gram, Pres. Asa NJ. Gilman of Arson
acting as master of ceremonies. The
order of exercises was;
Piano solo, Miss Helen Powers;
prayer, Asa NJ. Gilman; song, Grow
ing Old Miss Myrtle Graham; song,
Home Sweet Home" Mrs. Beatrice
Allen; entertainment by the famous
Sweet Family, which kept the audi
ence in gale of laughter and brought
forth rounds of applause; song, Mrs.
Allen.
The business session was then held
and officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: President,
Asa NJ. Gilman; vice president, Will
liam B. Gilman; secretary, Frank l..
Powers; treasurer, Fred A. Gilman;
executive committee, Mrs. Olive GIL
man, Mrs. Maud Sabin. Mrs. Ger
trude Gilman, Mrs. II. Augusta Hill
ton, and Mrs. Annie Hilton.
A baked bean and cold meat dinner
was served after which the afternoon
was spent in renewing old acquaint-
ances.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Asa NJ. Gilman, Mr.. and Mrs. T. G
Daggett, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Sa-
bin, Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Berry, Mrs.
Samuel Bracket, Mr.. and Mrs. F. D.
Gilman. Mrs. Ella Ingalls, and child
ren. Clyde Gilman, Doris Gilman, Mr..
and Mrs Ora Gilman, Lester Hilton,
Mrs. Hattie Moody, Mrs. Jennie
Houghton Mrs. Otis Hilton Mrs. F.
A. Dinsmore, Merle E. Tinkham, Mr..
and Mrs. E. b. Tinkham, Madison
Gilman. Myrtle Graham, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Gilman, and Mrs. Cora
Hilton, all of Arson; Mr.. and Mrs.
F. l.. Powers, Mr.. and Mrs. William
B. Gilman, Miss Maud B. Powers,
Mrs. Emily H. Look, George G.. Ben
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Savage,
Miss Helen Powers, Arthur C, Saw
age. Mrs. Alice A. Stilson, M. NJ.
Spear, Mrs. II Augusta Hilton, Dan
lei Gilman, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Head, Miss Edith Hilton, Belle Ladd.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Gilman, Mrs.
John Chandler and daughter Hide
garde, Mrs. David Gray, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albion G. Hilton, Edna Hall,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Adams and
daughter Edna. Mrs. Lila Harding.
Miss R. Daggett, Mrs. f. Gilman, j.
Gilman and Mrs. Bina Withee, all of
Madison; Miss Mabel Tinkham of
Washington, d. c.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Euos B. Gilman, Benjamin B. Smith,
Thelma Smith E. F. Rogers, Lizzie
Rogers, Katie Smith, Guy C. Rogers,
Mr.. and Mrs S. A. Gilman, Edna E.
Rogers Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Ire
frey and daughter Lillian, Lydia
Smith, Mrs. Lila Daggett, Verna NJ.
and Vera Daggett, Christina Moore
Lyndon Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Moore. II. l.. Head, Maria Head,
and Walter L. Head, all of Norridge-
woek; Mr.. and Mrs. George Childs
of New Sharon; Samuel Gilman, Faye
Mitchell, Edna Gilman and Charles b.
Gilman. all of Strong; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold l. Adams of Wilton; Reul /.
Gilman of Starks; Mrs Celia A,
Hussey of WaterYille, Mr.. and Mrs
G. A. Gilman of Dryden; Mrs Vera
Daggett of Skowhegan; Mr.. and
Mrs. George Allen and daughter
Florence of East Hebron.
Five men were in the party whose
combined ages amounted to 396 years.
The next reunion will be held al
Lakewood in August, 1912.