Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-06
400 MEMBERS Of THE
EblEY FAMILY MEET
Annual Reunion. Held at Zsb'
ley's Corner. Yesterday, a
Decided Success.

Descendants Of Owen Zehley to the
number OF about 400 gathered in the
ninth annual meeting OF the Zebley
fNmily Reunion Association at Bethel
NJ. r. Church. near Zeblev's Corner.
Pa. yesterday. The meeting was at
tended by one OF the largest assem-
bfsxes OF zchlsys and ,hei- near re-
iAtions. the Talleys. Pyles. Claytons.
Carrs and others. on record.
In tpiie OF the unfavorahle aspect
Of lowering clouds. the program as ar
ranged was carried out to the smallest
detail and the reunion was Character
ised by several new features. Instead
o. merely -~meeting and eating the
"a miiy provided an excellent literary
and sports program. Three genera
tons of the Zebiey family were pres
ent from ten different states. Jona-
than Carr Of Dayton. Ohio. IS years OF
age. was the oldest visitor.
Al the business session at ! o'clock
IN the afternoon. Rev. ]. A. Hudson,
pastor of Bethel NJ. f. Church. de-
Iivered the invocation and benediction.
following the report OF the memorial
and marker committee. ii was decided
that a monument should be erected
IN honor Of the first Zebley TO land in
America. owen zebley. who came TO
This country in 1916. The monument
wifi be erected over his grave in
Bethel cemetery.
The following officers OF the asso-
citation were reelected. President
emeritus. William Zehley. acting
president, j. Chandler Pyle OF this
city; vice president. John # Y. Clay
ton OF New Castle: secretary, treas
ur~r and historian. Mrs. Florence
Warren of this city: genealogy secre-
larry. pen-ose Il Tailey. The cxecu-
tive committee consists of the oilicers.
The entertainment consisted oi
music by an orchestra composed o.
the zebley family. readings by Miss
Elizabeth Day and chlldrens drill
exercises. directed by Miss Eva Zeb-
ley.
Snor.s at $50. "A social hour az
and supper at 5 O'Clock completed the
afternoons program.
Prize winners in the various sport
ing events were as follows:
sack race-Howard Foul, hrst;
Harry Twaddeli. second
Human wheelbarrow race. Hef-
fiefinger and p. Barlow.
too-yard dash for men-Powell Bar
tow. first: Baldwin Zebley, second: II.
roulk. third.
Needle race--wnliam Twaddell and
Laura Zebley, first: Walter Clark and
Margaret Hinkson. second. and Elmer
Tslicy and Blanche Mcpaniels. third.
Girls foot race-Gladvs Clayton.
FIRST: Margaret Hinkson, second:
Elizabeth zebley. third.
spoon and egg contest-Mrs- j. S.
zehley. first; Mrs. Bertha HeffiefinSer,
second. Ethel Webster. third.
WheeIharrow race, women-Mrs-
retitdemange. nr~t: Mrs Clark, sec
ond: Estelle Webster, third.
Boys foo; race-Harry Twadden.
Corn guessing contest-Nrs. VAIN
wright.
Bel ringing. women--Mrs- Baldwin
zeblcy.
Fgfty-foot dash-H. Twadden, first;
Charles Barlow. second.
c1othespin contest-Mrs~ ]. H Bar
tow. FIRST: Mrs. Laura zebley, second;
Mrs ]. r. Clayton, third.
Potato race-Reba Clark, first; Mrs.
]. T. Clayton. second.
Three-legged race. Heff1efinger
and Powell Barlow, first: Laman Zeb-
ley and Howard Hinkson, second; h
zebley and II Mcdaniel. third.
Shoe race-Thomas Hinkson, first;
William Twadden, second; Bertha
Zeblcy. .hird.
Cake guessing contest-Wiliiam r.
Foulk, frsi: II. zebley. second.
uneatabie pie guessing contest
Mrs Hoskins.
Eatable pie guessing contest Mrs.
Reba Clark. first; Emily Talley, sec
ond. Mrs Laura Zebley, third.