The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-08-27
FAMILY GATHERINGS.

OXToN. Fifty members of the Oxton
family were present Aug. 18th at the
18th annual reunion at Oakland Park.
The program included an address by Mrs.
Beulah S. Oxton, president of the Knox
county w. C. T. u, and songs and reci-
tations by Ruth and Frederick Sylvester.
These officers were elected: r. e. Oxton
of Rockville, president; John Oxton of
West Rockport, vice president; Mrs.
Beulah S. OXton of Rockland, secretary.
The neurology report showed three
deaths. --
.UPHAM; The annual reunion of the
Upham family at Oakland Park Aug. goth
was attended by about SO members.
The following officers were chosen; David
Upham of Rockport, president and chap
lain; Isaac Upham of Rockport, vice
president; William Paul of Rockport,
orator; Mrs. Carl E. Morse of Rockland,
secretary; Miss Theresa Paul of Rock
port, treasurer; Mrs. William Paul, Mrs
Weston Wall, Lou Upham and Mrs.
Ethel Spear, executive committee.
Speeches were delivered by Rev. J. F.
Thurston, Isaac U pham and David Up
ham.
SH1BLEs. The ShibIes family held its
18th annual reunion Aug. 18th at Oak
land Park with 70 present. Mrs: Addle
Skinner of New Rochelle, N. Y, had
charge of the entertainment, which in
cluded piano solos by Miss Theresa Paul,
vocal solos by Mrs. Skinner and Miss
Florian Wheeler, readings by Mrs. Mary
Cooper, violin solos by Miss Martha
| Gregory and suffragette speech by
Mrs. Skinner as Mrs. Pankhurst. The
following officers were elected: Gran
vile Shbles of Rockport, president;
Herbert Clough of Rockport. vice presi-
dent; Miss Theresa Shibles of Rockport,
secretary treasurer.
BURROWS. The fourth annual reunion
of the Burrows family was held Aug.
10Th at Oakland Park. The president,
Samuel Burrows, has died since the last
reunion, and L. L. Mank of Waldoboro
! presided. These officers were elected:
Rufus E. Burrows of Thomaston, presi-
dent; Henry Fitch of Rockland, vice
president; L. L. Mank, secretary-treas
urer: Mrs. S. A. Parker of Belfast, Mr..
and Mrs. o. R. Keller of Rockland, Mrs.
Frank Andrews of Wollaston, Mass,
, Jackson Burrows of Rockland, Rufus
Burrows of Thomaston, George Carter
of Rockland, Stephen Burrows OF Waldo
! boro and C. |. Burrows of Rockland, eX-
ecutive committee. Oakland was again
selected as the reunion place.
CAIDERWoOD. One hundred were
present Aug. 10Th at the 18th annual re-
union of the Calderwood family at Pen
6bscot View Grange hall, Glen Cove.
Included were three octogenarians, b. Z:
! Calderwood of Bath, E. B. Calderwood
J of Warren and John Calderwood of Union.
The following officers were elected; b.
&c. Calderwood, president; b. B. Calder
: wood, John Calderwood and Fremont
Beverage of North Haven and O. B.
Wooster of Camden, vice presidents; +.
, H. Calderwood of Vinal Heaven, secre..
! tary; O. B. Wooster, treasurer; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Beverage # North Haven,
F, executive committee. The committee
, in charge of the reunion was Mrs: Alfred
Ames and Mr.. and Mrs. O. B. Wooster
of Camden. The next annual reunion
will be held in North Haven.
STARRETT AND SPEAR. The 23rd an
nual reunion of the Starrett and Spear
families, held at Reunion Grove, War
rem, Aug. Goth, was the largest OF the
season in Knox county. nearly 20O being
present. DR.. Joseph Starrett of Bangor
presided and these officers were elected:
Ellis Spear, Jr., of Boston, president; DR.:
Joseph Starrett and L. F. Kalloch of
Warren, vice presidents; Mrs. Henry V.
Starrett of Warren, secretary-t reasurer;
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Hills, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joshua o. Starrett, Mr.. and Mrs. A. P.
starrett, Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Mcintyre,
,, Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Kaler and Mrs.
Susan Starrett, executive committee;
Gen. Ell is Spear of Washington, D. c.,
necrologist. The neurology report for
the past year noted the death Of Lewis
F. Starrett, former clerk of courts and
an ex-president of the association.
Speeches were made by Gen. Spear,
Rev. D. T. Burgh, Henry Crawford of
Florida, H. E. Edwards of Jackson,
Mich, and Sidney Vinal of Boston.