The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-08-13

INREADINESS
FOR REUNION
REUNION OF FERRELL's BOYS
WILL BEGIN TOMORROW
GOOD ATTENDANCE
BARBECUE AT LAKE FRIDAY
Fair Weather Is All That Is Needed
To Make the Gathering a
Big Success.
BARBECUE AT LAKE FRIDAY
FIRST MEETING SINCE AUG. 1916

Everything is in ship shape and
apple pie order for the Third Reunion
of the Ferrell's Boys tomorrow and
Friday.
Of the 625 boys who were taught
by Maj. j. 0. Ferrell from 1873 to
1908, about two-thirds are still liv-
ing. Of the 450 survivors more than
100 are expected to be on hand.
They are scattered far and wide, but
the United States" came in off the
ent. About 70 formal acceptances
have been received and many Of the
local boys have not thought it worth
while to report. 1t goes without say
ing that they will not miss it.
One sad feature came yesterday
in the report that Jake Cohn, of Law
renee, Kansas, was sick and could
not come. John T. Evans, of Guth-
rie, and Ed B. Lindsay, of Elkton,
two of the old stand-bys, are also
reported unable to attend on account
of illness.
The "early birds began to arrive
the first of the week.
Wallace Kelly blew in from New
Orleans and is with his parents.
Jim Wootton, from Somewhere in
the United SCtates" came in of the
road, having talked his house out OF
a vacation and reported ready tc
"help."
Fletcher Campbell arrived yes
terday having got himself assign
ed to duty in Hopkinsville," looking
after insurance business this week.
Chas. G. Mcdaniel writes from
Louisville, when the roll is called
that they would be on hand.
C. T. Edmundson, of Nortonville,
and W. S. Pierce and H. H. Golay,
of the county, reported yesterday
that tehy would be on hand.
Geo. W. Metcalfe wrote from Louis
vile that he was headed this way
and would bring Mrs. Metcalfe with
him. She is acting wisely in keeping
an eye on him.
Charlie Prowse, of New York
sends this eloquent reminder:
New York. AUG. 16. 1919.
My dear "Boys;"
The invitation from the "Home
Gang" bringing one of the tenderest
memories of life-that of boyhood
schooldays, received; and with deep
est regrets beg to advise my inability
to be with you in person.
The "Home Gang" as well as those
of the 'Ferrell Boys" that are scat
tered and dreaming, as l am dream
ing of the Golden days of boyhood,"
may rest assured that my thoughts
and love will be with you and them
in this annual gathering. The spirit
will be there to mix and mingle-re-
calling former meetings-doings of
boyhood days-sweethearts of old
trials and tribulations of schooldays
and lastly the departure of those that
have answered the last roll call.
1 shall read of your meetings, your
greetings and your farewells, for ]
know that the papers representa-
ives will be on the job, from the ar
,ival of the first "boy" until the dis
ant hum of the train carrying the
asst one of them to their new found
lomes-and even then, echoes of the
'eunion will be heard.
1t is hard to realize the real mean
ng of meeting of the Terrell Boys
Until one, drifting away and settling
lmong strangers in strange land,
no under the same flag-receives
IN invitation to gather again on the
lome ground-then an indescribable
that takes hold and grips
he heart strings as one dreams of
he days gone by-those happy, care
rec days of boyhood. Gone forever,
eturning only in dreamland.
In dreamland you live again
linking of the boys who were with
yonder, in the beautiful
ong ago-in its every sense. Not
neaning to take any Of the beauty
nd love from life as it is today, yet