Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-08-17
BILLIARDS ASSEMBLE
FOR 35TH REUNION
Gathering at Thompson At
tracts Many of Family From
a Distance
Miss Harriet Brown, Historian, Re.
ports Nine Births. Five Deaths


Another page in the history of the
Ballard family was recorded on We'd
nesdav, when the 35th annual reunion
vas held at the home of Miss Ella
Ballard Ht Thompson The event Is
recorded as the most successful and
enjoyable ever held and drew togeth.
er a large number Of the Ballard
family members, who trace their an
ceStry 20 William Ballard, who came
to this country IN 1885.
Perfect weather conditions pre-
vailed and the informal program pre-
pared for the occasion was carried
out 20 the letter, affording great en-
jeyment for everyone who gathered.
There wa shut one regrettable thing
about the whole affair, and this was
the lateness of the arrival of Rev.
William Chase and family of Ludlow,
VI. who motored down just 20 be
present, and arrived after everyone
had gone home.
Three Score Al Dinner
About sixty gathered about the
heavily laden tables and partook Of
the sumptuous dinner prepared for
the occasion. Afterward there was
the usual business meeting, over
which William Alton OF Worcester
presided. Mrs. Flossie Danielson of
Woodstock was elected to be historian
for the coming year, and Newton A.
Ballard was reelected secretary and
treasurer. There were the usual short
speeches by various members of the
party, all of which added zest AMI
interest Ia the meeting
Miss Harriet Brown of Putnam,
historian for last year, gave her re-
port as follows:
The history of the Ballard family
for the past year includes nine births.
one marriage, and five deaths. The
births are:
To Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Danielson
tFiossie Atom, August "a. 1922, a
daughter. Jane Alton.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Bcuoit.
a son. Robert, October ., 1922.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Clifford
pearl Atom of Quinehaug, a son,
John Parker. October 25, 1922
To MIR. and Mrs. Ralph b. Shive
tLynette Bailardl Of Philadelphia, a
daughter, Priscilla Ann. December
%, 1922
To Mr.. and Mrs. G. Stanley Shaw
(Florence GILBERT OF Putnam.
daughter. Patricia Ann, March H..
1928.
To Mr.. and Mrs. George Bonner
of Putnam. daughter, Olive Purdy
Bonner. April %, 1923.
To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Purdy
Of Putnam, a son, Fred Osbourns,
June IL. 1923. These last two are
grandchildren OF Olive Ballard Pur-
d.y, and grsatEraHiehiidren OF Oscar
Ballard.
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Walker Of
Lees Island, Conn, June II, 1923.
twin babies. Robert Aynan, and June
Evelyn.
Record One Marriage
The only marriage of which we
have heard is that OF Donald Hays,
SON Of Nettie Ballard lays, 10 Ethel
Turner, April II. 1913.
The five deaths are:
In Webster. Mass. November 2.
1922. Mrs. Nellie Alton Sternberg
Riebe.
In Worcester, mass., January ii,
1928. suddenly, Isabel Burns, widow
of Louis Salem Ballard.
In Putnam, January l3. 1923. Mrs.
Jane Spaiding Willis.
February Z, 1923, Mrs. Eva Bal
lard, wife OF Charles II. Ballard.
In Elmyille. suddenly, April II,
1923, Mrs. Anna NJ. Alton Chase,
wife of Canova Chase.
Mentions Other Events
Besides these vital statistics men
ton should be made Of few other
events of family interest, two of them
joyful and one unfortunate. On De-
tober Ia and i5,, 1922, Mr. and Mrs.
John w. Ballard of Davenport. Iowa.
celebrated their golden wedding. The
18th was the actual anniversary o.
the marriage, but since this fell on
Sunday. the public reception was held
on Saturday, the l4th, 20 which a
great many Davenport people came.
The family celebration was held on
Sunday, and all the children and
grandchildren were present. The
bride wore her original wedding
gown, which led one relative to com
ment that the styles In women's dress
have not improved any in the last
fifty years.
Sunday morning, March %. 1923,
the home Of George Ballard. not far
from here. was burned 10 the ground
the second time this family has ex-
perienced this calamity.
July 81, 1928. Mrs. Ellen Ballard
Chase. the Oldest living Ballard Of
her generation. celebrated her nine
tieth birthday at her home in Thomp-
son. Children and grandchildren
came to do her honor.