Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-23
PIERCE FAMILY
REUNION HELD
At coBBossEE
Sixteenth Yearly Gath
ering Takes Place I'm
der Favorable Condi-
tons Business Meet
ing, Sports and Men,
cries Fill the Day

The Pierces from far and near raj
lied to the call of the 18th annual re-
union of the children and descendants
of Isaiah and Eliza Pierce Wednesday
at Island Park. Cobbosseecontee. AS
early as $50 in the morning the 1olks
began to arrive and they kept on ar
irving up until the middle OF the art
ernoon, each new conner being greeted
by those before with a hearty hand
shake and chat of old times and new
at once began. Pierces We're there from
as far away as Argentine, Kansas,
New York city, st. Adams, VT, Port
land and as near as Augusta.
The forenoon was devoted largely to
an informal get-together and gen.
eral good talk by all to all and from
all. The sunny sky and the cooling
breezes greeted them for the beginning
of the day, and as the saying goes, "A
good beginning is half DONE" and the
first of Wednesdays program proved
good beginning for all, for the cloudy
skies of later in the day had no damp
ening effect upon the general spirit of
. good cheer Everyone laughed and
talked and the occasion was a most
! jolly one.
Lunch at noon was spread beneath
the trees in the grove and all partook
heartily of the good things to eat. Pic
mic lunches We're brought from many
miles around and the combination Of
! Aunt Nesta's cookies and Cousin
Mays cake and Sister Elias sand
witches and goodies from various other
| sources of cousins and aunts and sis
| ters and wives all together made one
grand feed.
! About 1.30 o'clock the business meet
ing was called and the routine business
gone through. The officers elected to
serve We're the same as those of last
years slate and are: President, Jason
L. Pierce Of Burlington, Me-; vice
president. Mrs. Nesta Barton of Wa
| terville; corresponding secretary. Mrs.
LYDIA Townsend of Portland: record
| ing secretary, Mrs. Mary W. Barton of
! Waterville; treasurer. Mrs. o. P. Rob-
| bins Of Augusta; entertainment COM
mittee. chairman. Mrs. Florence Has
kell of Augusta, Mrs. Lena Pierce and
| John w. Pierce of Augusta.
Children of the fourth generation of
| the descendants of Isaiah and Eliza
| Pierce We're present at the reunion,
and there were also several living gem
erations represented. One three-gen-
/ Grafton group was composed of Mrs
Russell Barton of Waterville, her son.
Arthur Barton of st. Adams, VT. and
Il, n,
was F. NJ. Pierce of Portland, aged So
years, who took as active an interest
in the proceedings of the day as any
of the others and the youngest repre-
sentative was little Miss Pauline
Pierce, daughter of Harold Pierce of
Augusta Miss Pauline is two years
old
The report Of the recording secretary
recalled memories of last years meeting
and also the big thunder storm which
broke UP the meeting at that time. In
years past the treasurer's report has been
simply version of accounts received and
| bills paid which have been very slight as
the expenses of the association have been
light, but this year the Pierce Assoc!a-
ton, like every other well-meaning body
of people. realizes the need of the hour
and SO each member, according to a unan-
imous vote taken, will be assessed GER
tain sum, extra of the membership dues.
and that sum will go towards Red Cross
hospital work. Mrs. Mary Barton of Wa
tervile, who is directly interested in Red
/ Cross work, suggested that such an ac-
ton be taken. which was eagerly done by
one and all
! The most entertaining part of the after
Moons program was the list of sports
which had been arranged by the enter
tainment committee. In the nail-driving
The ladies' race of 30 yards was also won
by Ida Barrows Alice Barton came in
! first in the ehildren's race of 80 yards
| and Edmund Barton was first in the
men S race of 80 yards Alice Barton was
victor in the ball-throwing contest. The
pavilion was also the scene Of sports and
games and other amusements. The sing
| irg of old-time songs and other music
also made up the program
These present at the reunion were: F.
NJ. Pierce, Portland Jason L. Pierce,
Burlington, Me; Martha T. Robbins, Az
gusta Ella ]. Clark, Burlington, Me-:
vesta Barton Waterville; Nellie NJ Gas
lin Augusta : Mabel r. Morrill,. Readfield:
Oliver p Robbins. Augusta; Alice Young,
Augusta; Carroll Young. Augusta: Flor
ence B. Haswell. Augusta; Phyllis Has
! kell, Augusta; r. 6. Barton, Waterville: