Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-07-19
The TRAY.
IS REUNION
A Delightful Affair, Plenty Of
Good Cheer And an Excel
lent Spread Of Dinner.

luz LAWS it'uIlioil as
grand succts SIS. although. about
500 of the best looking Travi,es
were absent.
People began gathering early.
and by ten O'Clock the large tent
was filled besides tie woods
were full Of people all around
the place.
The exercises began at ten
o'clock with singing, led by 5.
b. McNeely, followed with
prayer, by John Irwin Tray 5, of
Car sville Rev. James f Price,
in his own artful and eloquent
manner, outlined the program
for the day, and announced the
purpose Of tie meeting. There
were several historic sketches Of
the family Brought to this meet.
Ing Ly different members and
read. Your humble servant was
appointed to resd publicly these
"reminiscences. 4 partial h.st0-
ry of aunt Ricneps family, q
Tribute of Re sp,ct 20 uncle lIar-
vey, a history o! the reunion
held tFent5 Years ago. a sum
mlrized enumeration Of the cid
e't settlers IN Cri tenien county,
naming the pieces Wre.eyett'cd.
were read Iue.p reading we're
intersIe;ctd ly singing congre-
gatouai Songs appropriate for
such an occasion, also, by app:o'
pirate short talks and sermon,
,tt-s : eXp.ara ory, or cJmp.Imen,
tary TO The particular occasion
BY our inia!li,le chairman Rev
Prise.
There were yrtseot Travis
from Cr,tcnttn. henderson. Tn 90
Webster, Caldwell ard Livingston
.unto,-in al, with their relation
about two hundred Gus u. Summer
vile and uncle Billie joel Hill Wrr
both there with their usual amount o
good humor ana frcndhntss Tor ever
body Candidates galore, II all III
candidates who were there are electe
10 vilSe Va CutlvLu,n ,u.Ity ~ ~
have TO buld two more hew cOur
houses. three or four jails and an ar
other postoilice TO accommodate then
but we know this will not be the cas-,
and we rejoice 10 see them enjoy on
more good day this side Of Salt Rive
II Woodrow Wilson had been preser
and had seen and partaken Of the dir
ner that was there he surely wouI
have forgotten his entreaues to plar
and feed the hungry rad turned prais,
for n land Of plenty. Dinner gues
DIR. Frazer was there with bis usu
dead earnestness. but this time
turned to living earnes,ness, and
made Red Cross speech that brougl
more than twenty joiners to this vel
important branch Of service an OF
struggle for National freedom. unc
Billie Joel Hill read come very in,e
estiDg notes about the Travis famil
along with other things. In the afte
noon the body resolved itself into
religious assembly, and an 'old.fas
ioned testimony meeting was had.
which many took part, At 2:S0 p. n
Rev. Price was 70 have preached, u
being the regular time for the pr
tracted service which had been
progress at that place for ten day
but 4 rain came and scattered q
congregation, and We adjourned.
A big time1" | should say
Grand Reunion, but we live in a no
that We will oil be permitted to pa
ticipate in 4 grander one over yond,
Following Is n constellation Of Ira,
name and characteristics.
some "REMINISCENCES or The
TRAVIS NAME In CRlrTESDEN c
While the name Of Travis is Of I
glish origin our knowledge Of the IA
lily begins in Ireland with one Fran,
Travis. This same Frances had I,
sons, Frances and John From III,
two. | am able to trace only 4
families,
Jonn Travis had a son Franc
the father Of Cullen Travis VII,
family Is we'll known in the county
day. Mary, Of California; John q
Grant, Of Marion: and George, Of I
neighborhood. are the living childr