The Press., 1912-08-21
The Holmes-Cadx Reunion.

! AHO AAG00A6H annual reunion or Cne Holmes -Oady society was held at Crystal Lake, Ellington, Conn. Thursday, August 15. The weather Twas fine and contributed it's full share to the enjoyment of the occasion.
 There were over 100 present. The oldest person present was Dea. Orrin Converse of Stafford Springs, now in his 9Oth year, and the youngest was Doris. Natalie Lombard, daughter of IWyman O. and Myrtle D. Lombard of Hartford, 13 months old. Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts were each represented, while Ohio contributed a representative from Salem, in the person of Miss Mar garet Converse. At noon the presi- dent, O. P. Allen, called the meeting to order and extended hearty greet ing to all present. After doing full justice to the bountiful repast served for the occasion, the meeting was ad-
 journed to the pavilion for the trans action of the annual business. The reports of the secretary and treasurer,
 Mrs. Mary Fairbanks Holmes, were read and accepted, which showed a goodly balance in the treasury. These deaths were reported to have occurred since our last meeting, viz: Mrs.
 Sarah l.. Cady, widow of Henry Stearns Cady of New York, who died Nov. 8, 1911; Eugene Cady, died at Monson, April 10, 1912, aged 75 i; William Garner Cady, died at North Adams, July ?, 1912, aged 73; Mrs.
 Sophronia Peck Colton, died at Had
 lyme, June 1s, l9t2, aged 76; Ex- perience Gilmore Murray, died Feb.
 22y 1912. Following the reading of the reports these officers were elected for the ensuing year: President,
 Orrin F. Allen of Palmer; vice-presi- dent, Arthur w. Kingbsury of Stafford Springs; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
 Mary Fairbanks Holmes of West B1OOkfeld: executive committee,
 Arthur w. Kingsbury of Stafford Springs, Marcius A. Cady and Erskine Holmes of West Stafford, Mrs. A. w..
 Kingsbury, Mrs. Reuben Converse,
 Mrs. Augustus Holmes, Mrs. Emily A.
 Burdick and Mrs. George Kingsbury of Stafford Springs, Miss Agnes G.
 Holmes and Mrs. Hattie Pomeroy of West Stafford; reception committee,
 Arthur w. Kingsbury, Marcius A.
 Cady, Mrs. Frank Fairfield, Mrs.
 Emily A. .Burdick :; entertainment committee, MT. and Mrs. H. Fred Cady and Mrs. w. T. Jones of Staf- ford Hollow and Misses Flora and Jennie King of Somersville; the Hol- mes research committee, Mrs. Charles Thresher of Mansfield Center, Mrs. R. O. Washburn of Blandford, Mrs. D. H. Cady of Springfield, Mrs. G. T. Smith of Springfield, Edwin A. Davis of Somers, Mrs. J. Q. Adams of Hampden, Rev. o. o. Lyon of Hadlyme, F. J. Sheldon of Enfield.
 It was voted to hold the next annual meeting at Crystal Lake, as usual, on the third Thursday in August. A vote of thanks was accorded the officers and the committees of the society for acceptable services rendered. After the transaction of the official business Mrs. W. T. Jones presided at the piano and led the assembly in singing "Blest be the tie that binds. Mrs. Jones followed with reading that very amusing conception, ''How Ellen's husband bought her a hat, which elicited much merriment. H. Fred Cady followed with kindly remarks suitable for the occasion. Fred B. Cady of East Providence read some very amusing extracts from old Provi
 dence papers of 1796 and 1928, which proves they could write funny things then as we'll as at the present day, one of which was the bull perpetrated by two Boston lawyers, who inserted il la bylaw of certain society that it' annual meetings should be held or the first Tuesday of each year, pro viding that date did not occur on Sun
 day. Rev. O. O. Lyon spoke very earnestly in favor of publishing th' Holmes genealogy, for which Mrs
 Thresher has collected large amount of valuable data, and hoped tha
 means would be provided for the pur. pose. The president also expressed great interest in the subject and hoped a way would be found to accomplish so desirable an object The officia
 proceedings of the day closed with tho singing of America, led by Mrs
 Jones. -.@