Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-06
MANY PBNNSYLVANIANS
and MORE KANSANS
Attend The Joint Reunion on
Saturday
HAVE BIG DAY
OF MERRYMAKlNG
rlost Successful Cat herring of Clans
that Has Ever Been Held In Rocky
Ford by These State.,

G"u1 - w shSoS oSoASsS
At the reunion in X. OF P. Hall last
Saturday there were assembled native
sons and daughters of Kansas and Penn
sylvania by the score. many others from
other states who had resided in either OF
these states until they were eligible to
vote, and still other scores who had the
good fortune to be born in Pennsylvania,
then followed Horace Greeley's famous
admon ton to go west. and stopped
long enough in Kansas to acquire resi-
dence Before coming to the garden spot
Of the west"-ths far-famed Arkansas
Valley-where they are content to re-
main and grow up with the country"
Because the reunion was held upon the
last day of the week and month OF the
year, business men in general were un-
able to attend, but notwithst anding this
the gathering was one of the largest and
the reunion one Of the most successfully
conducted and enjoyable that has ever
been held in Rocky Ford. Former citi-
zens and ci.izenesses Of the Sunfiower
and Keystone states to the number Of
over 200 were gathered together-from
Fowler. Manzsnola, La Junta and Swink,
from north of the river and from the ad-
jacent eountry-and spent one Of the
happiest days Of their lives in greeting
and minsling with old frieEds and form
ing new friendships.
When the program was made public
some days before the reunion and it was
noted that "ths dongs" would begin at
10 a. m. it was thought that President
Coffmsn's innovation in attempting any
thing in the speeeh-making line before the
basket dinner was pulled off would not
| be successful. but the wisdom Of conven-
: iLg at Inis carly hour was shown by the
large crowd assembled. and ready TO-
entertainment when the chairman ealle ]
the meeting to order and distributed en-
blematie buttons bearing the following
inscription: New Years Greeting from
the Peoples Home Bank. A miniature
Suniower graeed the Kansas button and
upon that Of Pennsylvania appeared a
keystone supporting the Liberty Bell. as
originally designed by Mr.. coffman.
10 listenin. to the splendid music fur
nished by Bailey's orchestra. the invoea-
ton. singing and welcome address by the
chairman. the forenoon was pleasantly
spent.
BY l2 o'clock the ladies had emptied
the contents from their heavily-laden
baskets and the assemblage was invited
to partake Of the feast that had been
spread-an invitation that was readily
responded to-and for an hour and half
the enjoyment OF all was at its height,
fo- the ladies had prepared a plenitude
Of good things that pleased the palates of
the veriest episure.
In addition to the lavish spread OF
vands the banquet tables were graeed
with a couple Of handsome cakes and a
huge bunch of carnations. ami as the
first were presented BY G. M. Coffman.
a Kanssn. and the latter by H. D. Gar
wood. Pennsy ylvanian. honoSs were still
eyen between the states.
= After the banquet the afternoon was
most enioyably spent in listening to the
splendid program, which was carried out
as per the printed program. Amongst
the out Of town representatives who
pleased the gathering with short talks
were Judge Wallis. who spa for La
J Inta, and Clerk Of Courts, Marshall.
who represented Fowler.
The afternoon was drawing to a close
before the closing act of electing officers
was reached and the very enjoyable re-
union was over bu. few hours before
the close OF the year 1910.
Following are the officers elected for
the ensuing year:
Prssident-W. 8. Goblin
Vice Preside nt-A. 3. Wallis
Seeretary-S S. Bailey
Treasurer-G NJ. Cotfman.