The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-27
Calls Family Holds Reunion


chard at Hoyes on Sunday, August
Is, with about one hundred and fifty
persons in attendance.
Members of the Calls family at this
reunion was composed of the descend
ants of Edward and Hannah Bullough
Calls, Joseph and Sarah Ann Bull
Tough Potter, John and Sarah Calls
Marriott and William and Jane North
Calls. None of the latter two fam
lilies was present.
Edward and Hannah Bullough Calls
were native of Middlesborough, Eng
land, and lived for many years in
Preston county, West Va, and Gar
rett county, Md. Joseph and Sarah
Ann Bullough Potter were also native
of Middlesborough, and lived for a
number of years at Johnstown, Pa,
where they together with a daughter
Nora Grace, were victims of the ter
rible Johnstown disaster of 1889.
Among the ones gathered for the &C.
casion were Frank Calls, Accident,
the last surviving child of Edward
and Hannah Calls; also Mrs. Sarah
Ann Potter Hutchinson, Philadelphia,
and Joseph F. Potter, of Johnstown,
both of whom survived the Johnstown
flood and are the last two surviv-
ing children of Joseph and Sarah Ann
Bullough Potter. All other relatives
represent the third, fourth and fifth
generations of the above mentioned.
Several present have passed the
four score mark in which is mentioned
in particular John Montague, Farm
ington, Pa, and Joseph F. Potter, of
Johnstown, now past SO, and who car
ried off the banner for being the most
elderly person present. Both of these
gentlemen felt wonderfully repaid
for their efforts in being present.
Largely the relatives present live
within the county and was comprised
of the following and their families:
Frank Calls, George Brant, William
Herring, Earl Weimer, Lester Green,
David Brant, Asa A. Calls, Joseph
Calls, Delpha Calls and Miss Grace
Calls. Persons present from without
the county being Mrs. Wilma Potter
Lewis, Detroit; Burton and DR.. Horace
C. Hutchinson, Philadelphia; George
Potter, John D. Miller and daughter
Sarah R., Johnstown; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Potter and daughters, Wilma,
Virginia and Lois, Swissvale; Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis M. Potter, son Lewis NJ,
Jr., and daughter, Suzanne, Latrobe;
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Gregg, Irwin, Pa;
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. Calls, sons
David Lincoln, Walter Benjamin, Jr.,
and daughter Betty Sue, Strong, Pa;
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Schlossnagle, son
Harry and daughter Caroline Char
name, Miss Dora Schlossnagle, Mr..
and Mrs. Ray A. Ryan and daughter
Doris Jean, Mrs. Cora Schaefer, Mr..
and Mrs. Carter Glass and daughters
Bernadine and Beverly and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Cook, Uniontown; Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Conrad, Pennington; Mr..
and Mrs. John E. Montague and their
daughter Dona Fay, and Mrs. William
Rodahaver, Somerield; Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryson Schaefer and son Larue, Char
leroi; Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Calls, of
Rowlesburg; Messrs. J. Burton and
Carl White, New Martinsville; Mrs.
Caroline Calls, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Feather, son Thomas, daughters Mary
Jane and Alice Ann, and Mrs. Alice
Feather, Kingwood; H. Clay Glover,
Mr.. and Mrs. McClelland Jeffreys, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel F. Meyers, Bruce
ton Mills; DIR. Everett 0. Jeffreys,
Philippi; Mr.. and Mrs. James McCune
and daughter Katherine, Hazelton;
Mrs. Anna Watson, Lakewood, o.;
Mrs. James Martin, Mrs. Charles Kyle,
sons Joseph Wesley and Earl Watson
and daughter Emma Mae and F. Zihl-
man Calls, Westernport; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Speicher, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Biggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Calls,
son Charles D., and daughter, M.
Carolyn, of Cumberland.
The day for the most part proved
delightful. A slight shower in the af
ternoon sent many scurrying for home
before the events were concluded. The
forenoon was taken up with registra-
ton, greeting old friends and making
new acquaintance. Many had not
seen each other for years and some
had never before had the opportunity
to meet. At 1915 dinners were spread
on one long table and all Joined in
singing "Blest Be the Tie that Binds,
then an invocation by Samuel F. Moy-
ers and all sat down to dinner as one
large family.
After dinner there were games for
the children directed by Miss M. Car
olyn Calls. All relatives were called
to the front in family groups and in
troduced. Judge and Mrs. Frank Cal
lis were jubilant at carrying off the
banner for having the largest repre-
sentation present.
There was a brief memorial service