Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-02
At The Old Home
Remschel Family Reunion Marks Re-,
>starn Of Members Of rromi-
~. 9. 8. Z, ,,.nent Old Family to Cele"
s brate in Home Of
Childhood

= eDrding to letter received IN. TINS
city and they confidently expect tc
see and talk with all their old friends
before returning to this city.
=. The Gonzales Daily Inquirer, pub.
ltshed. at Mr.. Remschel's home city
has-the following to say concerning
$ the reunion of the Remschel family
held there short time ago:
Saturday and Sunday, February
Is and 20, 1921, has been recorded
on the pages Of the family history
of the Remschel family, one of the
!. oldest and most prominent families
in Gonzales, as one of the happiest
seasons III the annals Of the present
gene.atiots, all the sons and daugh-
tiers gathering here in the old home
town for the first family reunion in
twenty five years.
For several days they had been
gathering here, the last ones to ar
rive. coming in Saturday to spend the
week end, when every son and daugh
ter and number Of their children
were assembled here the guests ct
Gonzales members of the family,
j. r. Relnschel. R. A. Remschel and
Mrs. w. NJ. Cole and families, the
day proving happy one as mem
bers of the family who had not met
in years gathered in happy inter-
change of events connected with the
past.
Sunday, the happiest day of the
reunion, the clan gathered at the
hospitablc home Of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
A.. Renschel, who entertained with o
suJnntuous dinner at / p. m. The
long table, holding covers for "a
was set out in the attractive sur
parlor, into which the conservatory
with its wealth of plants and bios
SONS open, the whole forming an
ideal background:
Forming the beautiful centerpiece
vase huge bouquet of pink roses
the kind that Gonzales can grow in
February, lending an exquisite touch
to the dainty appointments of spark,
ling cut glass, silver and SNOWY
nappery. It was one Of those old
fashioned family dinners with roast
turkey as the piece de resistance of
the FEAST, with all its accompani.
ment and menu Of all manner Of
delicious viands to supplement it, an
epicrrean. triumph. its enjoyment be-
ing heightened by the merry COM
radie, the delightful interchange of
experiences encountered since the
brothers and sisters had been gath
cred about the same board SO many
years ago, not to speak Of the dis
cussions Of the days Of "Auld Lang
Syne" when they were happy chill
dren here. ~
In the afternoon the entire party
repaired to. the residences of Mr.. and
Mrs. Us F. sRen.schal, whereS: they
passsh a Very happW2afteEnoor,
Adding to the pleasure Of the af-
ternoop we're the visits, Of numerous
ola: friends. who dropped in to,greet
them and tender their Fluctuations
upon the Joyous occasion
For the evening meal the party
again gathered at the r., A. Rem
schel residence. breaking bread to.
gether for another happy hour and
spending the evening about the
bright freside.
On Monday the reunion came to
an end, several Of the out Of town
members Of the family departing for
their homes.
Tho personnel of the party includ-
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Remschef Of
Kerrville, Mrs. Henry Kane, Of San
Antonio, formerly Miss Emma Rem
schel, and daughter, Kathleen, Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ. Cole, of this city,
Mrs. Cole before her marriage hav-
ing been Miss Lou Remschel, Mr..
and Mrs. J. F. Remschel and daugh-
ter of this city, Mr.. and Mrs. R. A.
Remschel and children of this city,
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Remschel, of Alex
andria, Va, Mr.. and Mrs. W. C.
Carpenter, Of kerrville, Mrs. Carpen-
ter having been Miss Clementine
Remschel, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F.
Remschel and daughter, of Texas
City, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Coutret,
of Charco. Mr.. Coutrct being an
adopted brother
All are the sons and daughters of
@ highly esteemed old Gonzales fam
ily, the name of Renschel having
been prominently identified with the
civic, business and social life OF
Gonzales for about forty years,
since 1882, when their father, the
late j. II. Rensschel, pioneer lumber
dealer Of Gonzales and civil war
veteran, settled here with his family,
founding the Remschel Lumber Yard,