Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-08-21
SMITH FAMILY
HAS BIG REUNION
RELATIVES FROM VARIOUS
STATES GUESTS OF AUDI
BON FOLKS FOR VISIT

BON FOLkS FOR VISIT
A reunion of the Smith family
was the occasion for bringing many
strangers to Audubon this week.
Some of them arrived as early as
last Saturday but the majority of
them came on Tuesday to be in at
tendance at the reunion which was
Officially" held on Wednesday. The
strangers in our city were relatives
of our fellow townsman, w. W..
Smith Not all of those here were
named Smith," but all of them
were relatives of the original Smith
family.
Mr.. Smiths parents died many
years ago, but there were ten chill
dren in the family and most all of
them have large families. AS the
years have worn by, some of the
children have crossed the divide
until at present only four remain,
three sons and one daughter. How
ever there were enough relatives
here Wednesday to bring the total
past the AS mark.
1t has been the custom of this
family to hold reunions of this nat
ure every two years. but on ac-
count of the war the reunion was
not held last year. A NUMBER OF
the younger generation have re-
turned from army service so 1t was
decided to have the reunion this
year, and it was w. W. Smiths turn
to entertain. This he did, and ev-
eryone present was unanimous in
the verdict that the entertainment
and hospitality shown was equal in
every way to any OF the reunions
held in the past. The Smiths have
a delightful home and they have a
happy faculty of making folks feel
at home.
1t was Of course impossible to
take care of all the guests in one
home, so the friends of Mr.. Smith
opened their homes and gave up
their spare bed rooms so that all
could be accommodated. The same
problem had to be met in feeding
the guests. This was nicely over
come by securing the basement OF
the Methodist church where all the
meals were served beginning Mon
day noon and lasting until noon to-
day.
The greater part of the relatives
left this morning for their respec-
tive homes, but not until they nao
given Mr.. and Mrs. Smith a sub
stantial purse with which to pur-
chase a fitting remembrance.
Included in the list of visitors
were seven doctors, and some OF
the visitors said that was none too
many for they feared their services
wouid be needed from the way
most of them were storing away the
good things that had ben provided
for them.
The gathering was one OF the
most delightful in years. II SEEM
ed as though the guests had thrown
all cares to the winds and were IN
for a good sociable time. music
and laughter, singing and dancing.
speeches and recitations were all on
the program, and not a single mum,
Der was omitted at the palatiai
Smith home. The gathering, OF
course, was not without its tinge
of sadness. Members OF the ram
ily who had attended previous re.
unions were not here this time, but
Joined the Others who had gone on
before. Others were unable to ne
here on account of sickness, but
taken all in all, 1t was a reunion
that everyone will remember for
years to come.
A big group picture was taken
which will remind all OF the happy
time spent in Audubon with Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Smith and their
happy children. Those present
were: =.
DR.. C. H. Maxwell and wife Of
Dakota City. Nebr.
P. ]. Lester and wife or Wills
ca, Iowa.
DIR. w. A. Maxwell. wife and son
Alan OF Avoca, Iowa i.
DR.. VIM. M. Smith and wife OF
Springfield, Mo.
Mrs. Elizabeth Spain, Of Miller,
South Dakota.
Frank R. Smith and wife Of Por-
tales, N. M.
Mrs. s. s. Smith of Berkeley. Cali
fornia.
Arthur w. Potter. Crystal Lake.
Iowa.
Frank F. Smith. Of ottumwa,
Iowa.
Mrs. Josephine STEERS, of Cam
bridge, Ill.
Miss Bess Hugus, of Villisca. la.
Mrs. A. H. Mansfield, of st. Louis.
Mo.
DR.. ID. d. Drake. wife and two
children. Of Des Moines, Iowa.
Mrs. Theresa s. Schultz and two
children of Silver City, New Next
CO.
J.F Maxwell. of Omaha, Nebr.
DR.. Fl. s. Lester and son, OF
Streetor, Ill.
Harold Todd, wife and child OF
villisca. Ia.
Mrs. Geo. Anderson. Of Cam
bridge, Ill.
DIR. w. F. Smith, of Little Rock,
Ark.
Mrs. Ella Hugus. villisca, Iowa.
DR.. r. B. Smith wife and child OF
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