Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-03
REPORT Of HACKETT
REUNION HELD IN
thanksgiving DAY

their thirty third annual reunion at the
M. w. A. hall at North Freedom
and goodly number were
present. A sumptuous din
ner was spread and about forty partook
of it and still there was enough left so
that later supper was served fit for
king.
During the afternoon the following
program was rendered, j. A. Hackett,
Vice president, acting as president in
place of Pres. P T. Hackett, who was
not able to attend:
Hackett's Reunion song
Prayer, Frank Hackett
Reading of Thanksgiving Proclama-
ton, Lloyd Hackett
Recitation, Jesse Hackett
Recitation, Ralph Hackett
Instrumental, Exilda White.
Recitation, Hazel Hackett
Reading selection sent by Z. T. Hack
eft, Gertrude Hackett
Recitation, Clara Hackett
Remarks made by the older brothers,
Frank and George Hackett
Song, Mrs. Walter Commit
Remarks, Arthur Hackett, North
Freedom He spoke of Montana and its
people.
Letters of writing were received from
Mrs. Mary Prentice and Mrs. Laura
Burgess, Richville, Mimi, and Harold
Hackett, Berea, Kentucky, and VIM.
Parks, Toronto, Canada.
Frank Hackett spoke of the good
feeling toward one another that had al
ways existed among the older brothers
and how sadly they missed the one
that had gone to that country from
which no traveller has yet returned and
advised the younger Hacketts to follow
there example where it was good and
keep up the reunion when the older
ones were gone as some of them were
quite feeble. this year and may possibly
not attend another reunion.
Remarks were made by George W.
Hackett in regard to collecting the old
family relics and he also read the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted:
In-as-much as it has pleased the Al
mighty God in his Providence to take to
Himself, from our beloved family circle
our aged brother and sister of Kindred
ties, John Hackett and Mary, his wife,
and recognizing therein the inevitable
change that awaits us all, that this
thirty third annual reunion of the Hack
etts make record of our deep feeling o
regret and coincidence over this dispen
sation of Providence and that while we
are yet bowed with grief, we may still
take courage and pleasure in the re-
membrance of other days when their
observation-disclosures were in our midst
and their words of good fellowship and
their devotion to our family reunions
were an inspiration to us all. Let US
then take new courage in the possession
of these sacred family ties, AMI endeav
or to emulate the most excellent char
acteristics of our dear departed and by
sterling integrity strive to make and
keep the Hackett name herita ge t.
future generations.
Be il further resolved that this mem
orial be adopted as part of the records
of this meeting to be safely lodged and
preserved in the family archives.
At the conclusion of the program the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year;
Pres.-J. A. Hackett
Vice pres-ExildA White
Sec and Treas.-G. w. Hackett
Program committee appointed by
president-Mrs. Clara Hackett, Mrs.
Ii ma Hackett and Mrs. Olive Wilkin-
SON.
The friends from away were:
Arthur Hackett, Culbertson, Mont.
Mrs. Pearl Hartrum and daughter,
Lenore, Irving Park, Ill.
Miss Hazel Hackett, Valley Junction,
Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Hackett and son,
Carol, Ableman
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Hackett, MIR. and
Mrs. Arthur Wilkinson, George and
Miss Ella Hackett, Baraboo
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Gemmill and
Mrs. Ella Gemmill, Excelsior.