Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-11
DESCENDANTS OF PIONEER OF
COUNTY IN ANNUAL FAMILY
GATHERING.
SAMUEL WINERY, THIS
CITY, REELECTED PRESIDENT
Close TO 100 Direct Descendants and
Friends Of Members Of the Family
Attend Reunion Which is Held in
Town Park-offieers Chosen, Pro-
gram Given.

Descendants or Zlmrl w nlneTy. one
Of the pioneers of central Iowa gath
cred Thursday at Eldora for the an
nual reunion Ordinarily these annual
gatherings of the family have been
held at Bangor but the association this
year accepted the invitation of Mr.. n,
p. Wilson. to meet in Eldora. Mr.. VIII
son made every effort to make the
| gathering Thursday success, and
those who attended declare it to be one
of the best reunions the family has
ever held.
/ Many Members Attend.
| Members of the family from this
county, Hardin and other nearby coun-
| ties and from distant states attended
| the reunion, which began i'll the morn
! ing at Riverside park and continued all
day. The following tells of the re-
! union:
Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. Aug. IL The seventeenth
annual reunion of the Zimri WINERY
Association, which comprises in Its
mem bership one of the largest families
| in central Iowa, was held here Thurs
day and closed in the evening with
the election Of officers for the ensuing
wear. There were eghty-two direct
descendants present at the gathering.
besides a number OF friends of the
association members and families rep
resented. Possibly one of the most
pleasing features Of the day was the
big family dinner. which was spread
beneath the oaks in Riverside park. AT
the tables there wasl plenty and to
spare Good cheer rang out from every
nook and corner Of the old park. Men
and women, gray and weary. forgot
that age had made inroads on their
physical powers and remembered only
that they were at nome beneath
fathers house and at TIE family table
once again
Officers Reelected.
At the business meeting held during
the day the following officers for the
ensuing year was chosen: President.
Samuel Winery. Marshalltown; vice
president, F. T. WINERY, Union: sec
rotary, Vera Winery, Bangor; treas
urer, Nathan Kirk Bangor.
Tho Days Program.
The following program was carried
out during the day:
Invocation-Rev. N. NJ Hodgin. Ban
gor.
Music-Bessie Wilson, Eldora.
Address of welcome-Samuel Whin
cry. Marshalltown.
Reading-Herma Galloway. Mar
shalltown.
Recitation - Milford Hollingsworth,
Bangor.
,Music-Lyle Wilson, Eldora.
Address-Calvin Winery, Union.
Recitation-Mary Winery, Ida
Grove.
Solo>-Frances Winery, Oskaloosa.
Recitation-Leona Kirk. Clemens.
Reading-William Willets. Des
Moines.
Music-Wanda Hollingsworth, Ban
gor.
Northumberland Norman. Ban
gor.
>Reading-Zilla Willets. Des Moines.
Paper-A B. Hollingsworth, Ban
gor.
Paper-W. p. Winery, Bangor
Music-Audience.
Eldora Wants Next Meeting.
The Eldora people made the request
that the next meeting of the associa
ton be held in that place, but the
place and date for the 1912 reunion
were left IL the hands of the entertain
ment committee. The committee that
had charge OF the reunion Thursday
was composed Of Mrs. Wilmer Hol-
lingsworth and Mrs. w. p. WINERY, Of
Bangor. and Mrs. c. ]. Wilson. of I'm
ion. To their efforts is due much of the
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