The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-27
FIVE THOUSAND PERSONS
AT BROADWATER REUNION
Crowd Addressed By Candidates
For Congress LeGOre and Lewis

Between 5000 and 5000 members
of the Broadwater clan gathered al
Meadow Mountain Inn camp, atoI
Big Savage mountain, Sunday fol
their fifth annual reunion.
The gathering was featured by the
presence of Representative David ]
Lewis, of Cumberland and Washing
ton; and Senator Harry w. LeGore
Of Frederick county, both of whom
made short talks. The former is the
incumbent Democratic representative
who has been nominated, and the lat
ter is the Republican nominee.
Arion Band Plays
Following an old-fashioned country
basket dinner, which was served al
1890 o'clock, an interesting program
of music and talks was carried out
The music consisted of concert pieces
by the Arion band, of Frostburg, anc
community singing by all.
Colonel Nelson w. Russler,, Cum.
berIand, member of the Allegany
county board of commissioners, was
in charge of the microphone at the
opening of the program and intro
duced A. Charles Stewart, Frostburg
business man and president of the
county commissioners, as permanent
chairman.
Recites At SO
Speakers included, in addition tt
the congressional candidates, Mrs
Harriet Blocher, who recitedl poem
of her own composition entitled "They
say 1 am growing DID," in which she
demonstrated to the satisfaction Of
her listeners that she is not by any
means growing old in spirit, ever
though she is in her ninety-thiro
year. Mrs. Blocher lives with
daughter, Mrs. Enoch Robinson, al
Avilton.
William S. Jenkins, Frostburg ano
Cumberland attorney, delivered an ad-
dress in which he referred to the his,
torical high lights of the Broadwatel
family, which has played an import
ant part in the development of this
country from early pioneering days
Little Miss Betty Jane Beachy, Of
Grantsville, a member of the younger
generation of the Broadwaters, re.
cited several short pieces. William l.
Geppert, Daily News Editor, spoke
briefly.
In MemOriam
A poem of several stanzas, writer
by J. R. Vincent and dedicated tc
James S. Broadwater, who was kille(
Monday, November 80, 1885, by d
falling tree in .Greenbriar county, w
Va, was read by Colonel Russler.
The invocation and benedictior
were pronounced by the Rev. Father
Hilleary Liehr, pastor at Avilton and
Grantsville.
Arrangements Committee
The committee in charge of the re-
union comprised Marley J. Broad.
water, Avilton, president of the re.
union association; D. H. Broadwater
Salisbury; Miss Ethel Broadwatel
and N. U. Broadwater, of Grantsville
While this was the fifth annual re,
union of the Broadwater Family Re.
union Association it is not the fifth
time the family and it's connections
have gathered together for such
events, as before the general associa-
ton was organized five years age
there were reunions of its various
branches at different places on differ.
ent dates each year for many years
Many From Afar
A number of visiting members OF
the clan were on hand for this years
reunion. Among them were Mr.. anc
Mrs. Luke H. Broadwater, Whining.
ton, Del. MIR. and Mrs. jain Gennard
Tampa, Fla; Mr.. and Mrs. DAME
Enlow, Akron, o.; Attorney and Mrs
Charles 1. Bevans, Washington; Mrs
Lulu Michael Friend and daughters
Mrs. Benjamin G. Reeder and sons
Charles and Jimmy, and Mrs. Rufus
Lazelle and son, Robert, all of Nor
gantown, w. Va.
In addition there were members Of
the clan from Bittinger, Salisbury
and Garrett, Pa, Cumberland, Frost
burg, Homecoming and from Kansas
Minnesota and other western states