Evening journal., 1915-09-07

With about four hundred persons
present, members of the zebley fam
lily held their annual reunion in Yer
mons Grove yesterday. Those pres
ent represented descendants of the
zebley branch which first settled in
Germantown in 1850. Guests we're
present from many parts of the coun-
try. including Yonkers. New York,
Philadelphia, Chester. Boothwyn, Lin
wood, Pa, Carpenter Station, Haddon
Heights, New Jersey. Smyrna and
other places. Previous to this year,
reunions Of this family had been at
tended only by descendants of owen
Zebley, one of the early settlers of
Brandywine hundred. This year
however, the attendance was extend
ed to other branches OF the family.
Yesterdays reunion marked the
first time that many members of the
family ever met each other. while
others were present who had not
seen each other for many years. It
proved to be an especially enjoyable
day The morning was devoted prin-
cipally to sports. Dinner was served
at noon at a large table, which was
made to form ~"
Following dinner a business meet
ing was held, at which the following
officers we're elected Charles zebley,
president; William A. Talley, presi-
dent emeritus; William P. zebley,
vice-president; P. r. Talley, secretary
and treasurer; ]. Chandler Pyle,
chairman of executive committee
Other members of the executive COM
mittee are John Clayton. T. w. zeb-
ley, Albert c. zebley. John X. Turner.
Speechmaking was also enjoyed.
W. w. Knowles of this city was in
troduced as the principal speaker. He
spoke of the good work accomplished
by various members of the Zebley
family and said he hoped they would
continue always to be the backbone
and sinew of their various localities.
AT the conclusion of Mr. Knowles
speech, the report of the executive
committee was read by J. Chandler
Pyle, chairman. It was decided to
adopt the name of the Zebley Family
Reunion and to hold the meeting next
year on Labor Day.
| Miss Florence Warren, who has
spent much time tracing the geneal-
/
/ teresting paper on that subject She
was rendered vote of thanks fol-
! lowing the reading of her paper.
Among the guests present were Mrs.
Jane Curlett of this city, who is in
her ninety-first year and who is the
Oldest member of the family, and Ell
mer zebley Taylor, inventor of the
paper cover for milk bottles, who, un-
til recently, conducted his place OF
business in France. Mr.. Taylor and
his wife are survivors of the ill-fated
Titanic. His place of business in
France now is being used as a hos
pital. He is making his present home
at Newark, N. J. At one time he lived
in Smyrna.
The following received prizes for
the sports:
Rotate race-Box candy donated BY
Mrs Lydia A. Zebley, won by Mrs
John Clayton and Mrs. Albert Clay.
ton. There being a tie in this race
the candy was distributed between
the two winners.
100-yard dash for men-Box o
candy, donated by John f. 2. Clay
ton, won by Frank Pennington.
Throwing contest for ladies-Bol
of candy. donated by Collier an,
BATHS, Wilmington; won by Mrs
John F. Clayton.
Sack race for men and boys, box o
candy, donated by Powell c. Barlow
won by Charles NJ. Zebley.
Fifty-yard dash for married wo
men. silver loving cup, donated b,
Millard F. Davis, won by Mrs Alber
Clayton.
Fifty-yard dash for girls-Box o
candy. donated by John Clayton. wol
by Miss Esther Webster
Tie and cigarette race for men an,
women-Necktie, donated by Charles
NJ zebley, and box of candy, by Conl!
Brothers. The prizes were won b.
Mrs. Howard zebley and Harry Null
len.
Peanut contest for women-Box o
candy, donated by George L. Fergu
son. won by Miss Bertha G. Barlow.
Peanut race for men and women
Box of candy, donated by John Clay
ton. won by Frank Zebley.
Three-legged race for men-Tw'
boxes of candy. donated by Charles
M. Zebley and John Clayton, won b.
Powell c. Barlow and Thomas Green
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