The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-08-29
Tenth Reunion OF
Hambleton Family


County, Md, with ninety-elght
members and friends of the clan
present to enjoy the bounteous din
ner which was served under the
beautiful trees alongside of a small
stream of water. The day was ideal,
every minute of which was thor
oughly enjoyed.
Immeditely following the dinner
a meeting was called to order by the
president, Ada H. Ely, of Rising
Sum. Md, After few words of well
come the devotions were led by EN-
nett Hambleton, ST., of HOLLYWOOD,
who read the 46th Psalm and offer
ed prayer. All Joined in singing
America.
Minutes of the 1910 reunion were
read by the secretary, Mrs. Esther
H. Brown, of Peach Bottom, and APP
proved as read.
The treasurer, Calvin Hambleton,
Baltimore, reported a balance OF
$22.33. Bills to the amount of $347
were presented and ordered paid. An
offering of $40 was received. 1t was
decided to instruct the secretary to
have the notices of the 1912 reunion
printed.
1t was decided to hold the next
reunion Auguts %, 1942, at Longs
Park, Lancaster. Gerald Hambleton,
of Lancaster, was appointed OF make
ARRANGEMENTS with the Park COM
mittee for same.
Letters of regret were received
from Miss Susanna V. Hambleton,
of Roswell, New Mexico, and Mrs.
Mildred Hambleton Clark, of Trafal-
gar, Ind.
The statistician's report, given by
the president, was as follows: Mar
riages, w. Howard Hambleton and
Clair Moss; Orion Carter and Miss
Adams; Alice Hambleton and Jack
Harvey. Births: John Franklin Goss
and Mildred Juanita Sheaffer
Deaths: John Hambleton, Jessie W..
Carter, A. Clyde Hambleton and
Chas. Moore. All stood with bowed
heads i'm silence for few moments
in memory of those departed.
Gifts were presented to the old
est member present, Mrs. Ida Ham
bleton Channel, and to the young
est, John Franklin Goss.
The chairman of the program
committee, Mrs. Elizabeth H.
Keene, had arranged the following:
Hawaiian guitar solo, Emmett Ham
bleton, Jr.; redaing, Mrs. Carl Ham
bleton. The president thanked all
those who in any way helped to
make this reunion a success. The
meeting was closed with the Mizpah
benediction.
The chairman of the games COM
mittee, Mrs. Eugene Kessler, Gov
ans, Md, entertained the children
and some of the older folks with sew
eral well-planned games. The win
ners were Calvin Nelson, William
Moore, Vernon Hambleton, Billie
Moore, Helen Wilhelm, Doris Mel
son, Tohmas Wilhelm, Anna Grit
fifth and Beulah Mullen.
Those present not previously
named were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Kessler, Donald Kessler, Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Kessler, Miss Sara
Stevenson, Misses Ella and Florence
Merryman, Butler, Md; James
Hambleton, Mrs. Leila Fleagle,
Westminster, Nd; Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin Neurah, Washington, D. c.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Kessler, Glen
arm,i Md; Mrs. Calvin Nelson and
children, Ruxton, Md; ]. Eugene
Kessler, Govans, Md; Miss Eatha
Hambleton, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Sherman, Miss BaDonna Banmans,
Mr.. and Mrs. III. B. Gorrell, Arthur
w. McElroy, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Gorrell, Jr., Baltimore, Md; Walt
er F. Hambleton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence L. Hambleton, Mrs. Gerald
Hambleton and SON, Dennis; Mrs.
Harry Jones and daughter, Mary;
Miss Ruth Winner, Lancaster; Mr..
and Mrs. William Myers, Cleston R.
Moore, Mrs. Frank Goss and son,
Gap; Mr.. and Mrs. William Moore
and children, of Kinzer; Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Sheaffer, Jr., and family
of Christiana; Mrs. Carl Hambleton
and daughter, Nancy, of Refton;
William e. Hambleton, Greene;
Gyles Fl. Brown, James H. Mullen
and son, Peach Bottom; Mrs. EN-
NETT Hambleton, Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem B. Hambleton and son, Warren,
Jr., Ronks; Mrs. Annie .Hambleton
and sons, Giles and Vernon; Mrs.
Harry Keene and daughters, Janet
and Pauline; Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Gaul, Beulah, Diller Clair and Joyce
Gaul, Quarryville; Mrs. Myra B.
Rineer, Drumore; Mr.. and Mrs.
Cofiell, Reistertown, Md; Mr.. and
Mrs. George Curtiss, Sparks, Md,
and Willis l.. Ely, Rising Sun.