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T. J White. 87. who has been in Springfield since '72. got the perondi piece of birthday cake. He terounted with several other Civil war veterane. the stirring days of the BO'n. M. Whlte tas with Price In this section during the war and was in Spring- field six weeks an a prisoner of war. He laughed an he told that two Yan -. kres were given in exchange for him when he was redeemed from prison the was accompanied by lite brother Frank Wh .!... 86
seiged hy friends as she Joined the reunion group that ! MAS fu !! y in minutes before the hast shaker, hat.
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Mrs lettle Howell. 87 who moved here during the wa! !!!!! .. ... hy her son, Charles A Howri, who
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the chip, wie dieseed in a picturesque golden-tan silk which had been a part of the trainmeans of her mother, Mra. 1 John W Williams, Mra Arch Johnson, , field. When Mia Howmen Dathe WAY
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alan in eligible in the Hall. C'All! !!! ·I·th, and she was tre be a .f. group of friends
phonograph. "' There .. was hilarious cheering from sons and daughters of the southland, and A. O. Mark, T3.1 who has apent his life here and who ta a second cousin of the pioneer ot- the. John William Henry:
Fletcher Mark known as "Alphabet"! Mack. danced a jis as old- umers ap -: plandea. M.Mark'a-grand ***** ** John A. Mack, probate judge here 10! -- the 60's
Juder and Afra Turner White were At the reception greeting old Inends
Dr W E Delzel! of Rosemarille. one : of the oldest physicians In the Ozarka, ! had come up to help ptoneer חיות Springfieldians celebrale He will be 85 July 4
. "Unrie Hills " Schul:z. 85. had rome down from the soldiers' home a: HIS- sintville to meet old friends
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M.J. M. Willfimi, II. of Fort Smith weeralired Ip Springfield, but when was . I year of age his parental brought him . to Marshfield "before there was a single house there" and he felt on much interest in the cele. bretton here he couldn't stay away. 82. who has lived Drwind He was'5 year-of ge. 'had Kingsoversold umes
brother .. 'and. . he used to be old cronies," he explained.
Wiel GadezeitWilliams, who. come here from Bermour. Ind."In 1987.
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KECooper. 70, here all her life."and . D. r. Henthey, who has been here" an! real, Joined the merry group ware. -
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So Interested were the ellin men berk in meeting with each other it auditoriuni even for the delicious refreshments which were served "throughout the .
Is. Ed Merritt
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"bloned ; flower brightened the room." One of the Inblerinthe on the long table was the linen. " und. at - the. . pioneer dinners which were held by the late Martin' J. Hubble, who in 1007 celebrated thei fiftieth anniversary of his coming -to Springfield .* samual dinm
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Yandle and W. H. Hooper. min č Springfield. Yandle came here in 1844, "Just a few days " back" A -
terma it, and settled With bir privat 16 miles east of here between. Painter
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And James creeka He remembers the
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Innn. a aty sonda where and a procery store under one roof," he ameria The i town: only clalred .- inbalttale
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A, vivid, description of the first wret CHin Springfield Is given by! W. H. HOS who bas'spent more than 78 years of his life in this county." Two mules pulled the car. except on hills, and then they had three," he said. "At firat the cars only Yan to the top of Boonville hill. and a lotta folks didn't want 'em in come clear in the square. But Bob : McElhaney. he was mayor then, had . the rails land one night after the lights went out at midnight, and the I
square. just a nice to you. accal sing . to Hooper.
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Mrs Nadine Murray Hardesty. collateral descendant of Daniel Boone, will portray the part of Re- ! becca Boone, : : Daniel's daughter stolen by the Indians. In the Cen- tennial Extravaganza pageant Thursday night. 420
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WE WISH TO THANK our Neighbors And Irtends for their kindness shown in the sickness and death of nur wife and moth- er, also for the lovely flowers. J. 8 RUPE ED. WORRELL AND FAMILY.
POMONA MAN DIES
WEST PLAINS. June 18 -- Samuel Hiler. 59 years old, for many years a prominent· real estate dealer of .Po- mons and who was known to many friends in Went Plains, died at hia home following & short illness.
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GRAPHIC RECORD OF EARLY DAYS IS REPRODUCED
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The Museum Association's Umque Display High-hight of Our Centennial
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GLIMPSE PIONEER. LIVES
Objects of Everyday Use Now Treasured as Price- Icss Heirlooms
RY APIEN LAVERTY
... Richin historic associations.spach chirri with its tale of planner rus- loms avd. pioncer uxe. the displays of old heirlooms collected by mem- Jis of the Museum of Art associa- tion in the Holland house at 508 8t. Jours street form a graphic and dranintic recor's of early times in Springfield-In many ways perhaps !he most significant . of the ...
tion have been collection rare old nhiri's ni ter curious interest and his s.a. to make the displays as co :.. Miete as possible. Since last , Ecoa. lucy have been arranging them "od the result is an exhibition ! el lar r rharm and thrilling fasci- ' naton to the one who read into fach ait die its tale of frontier an-
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Very vividly one. may reconstruct the lives of the father and moth -! we of an early day, who made and daand med the objects here
then a part of the day-by-day If of htw families
Tha. Springfield te deeply Inter- Pater in the record of its pioneers is
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garda-comm.to view them.
"Although the exhibitor was not formally opened until 10 o'clock thia
morning. visitors, began coming be- Inte 8 and a steady kirram of them i milled through the mount all me. .. Ing and lingered, their imaginations rantice in the spell of quaint charm to the hundreds of old-time objeets.
Alluring Dining Room
As one en'ris the spaclous house. the at room to challenge atten- ·tion is the dining room on the right of the hall -- a treasure house of rare ! and precious beauty -- with hooked . rules on the floor: an old oil por- trait of ajowww. the man- lle, and a quaint sampler over an unusual old-time mdeboard -- and hali a dozen smaller tables as well as the one gicat dimine tab.r all laden with priceless treasure of china silver, glass, pewter and the
: On the mantleplace are two price -? fui alabaster rass-in a far corner fen ment old traient cupboard con- taining more oid child screen in another corner fine old paisley shawls are draped. Each of the tables in Itself is an object of collectors interest and worthy close ! attention, as well as the lovely things which they bear. A tiny high chair adds an Intimate, homely touch to the room that is delight- lul,
Virtually all the china and glass displayed here is very, very old- one whole set is said. to be. more 'than 110 years old and some of the individual pieces are much older. Mra. L. M. Sawyer was chairman in charge of collecting and arranging the dining room objects. She was assisted by Mra. R. O. Cravens, Mrs .! Dugene Phillips, Mrs. Mose Cool- bengb, Mrs. A. A. Hamel, Mrs. E. A. Barbour and others.
:: Across the hall, in the living room and in the sunroom beyond it, two Areplaces have been Atted with! antique accessories under the chair- manship of Mrs. Garrett Hogg. The one in the sunroom is the older and shor's : quite · primitive fittings-a 'crane, from which 'hangs & teaket- He: "old pots of heavy iron: split hickory chairs drawn up before it, and a great collection of objects of party household use about it, even hearth On the mantle is an old clock, and beside it an old lantern sedeatmetal,which; is. perhaps one of ' the oldest things in the hole exhibition.
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period, fitted mostly the brass. . with regular museum display of lovely old brass candlesticks and other mantle ornaments. A rare firescreen of,old French brass, which opens fabian. is here, a piece of extra- ordinary interest and beauty. Furni- ·ture . grouped around this freplace is also of a later period and includes purmoaful.old Joveseat with chairs "to match. In' this room also .1s a somewhat miscellaneous display which includes two odd little old melodeons, & spinning wheel, a great chest and the like.
Au a Pioneer Cabin
From a purely historic point of view, perhaps the most Interesting! room in the whole exhibition is an alcove back of this living room fit- ted up by Mrs. Dote Young of Tur- per. Station as a pioneer cabin. An 'old .. four-poster bed stands in the corner, with.a.trundlebed: under.it; beside & fireplacestands' an old cradle. In the corner is a table, set with the primitive utensils of pio- plate oven to the Dutch oven with an actual corn pone in it. This room has been worked out in completest detall, .even to the shelves covered with pinked newspapers. Old gourds, big as stèwpans, are on the mantle: ١١٠٠٠٢٠٠٠٠
alongside the fireplace; and a big doll is' dressed in the long and voluminous garments worn by the last child who was rocked' In the cradle. The doll even has a tiny bag of asafetida around Its neck-not the minutest detall has been over- looked, and many an old-timer peer- Ing Into the room comments on the complete naturalness of it .. All it seems to need is for the family to come In. ..
An Elegant Parlor
A very different room of equal in- terest and delightful charm is the northwest corner room upstairs, fur- nished by Mrs. A .- T. Quisenberry and Mrs. Murchison Lightfoot as an old-fashioned parior-a parior not, however, of the early pioneer period,' but of a later day when certain formality and elegance had been achieved even in the west.
.. It is the sort of parlor most of ua i can remember in old-fashioned homes of our childhood-s carpet with pattern'of pink roses is on the floor: there is a center table with a marble top, and an oil lamp and a family photograph album and family Bibie upop it. Under a glorious old mirror. another table bears a display of coral and sbells, covered with glass. In a corner is a what not with some lovely old vases and other ornament: There
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Is ab ancient old grand father's clock.
melodeon: a framed wreath of hair flowers; & framed copy of the Polk
matchatra match it; and a charming little old French ; chair. The "atmosphere" of My perfect ... it .L. the sort 8 out would be willing to_live in today .. ..
. Some Massive Beds.
4Extraordinarily interesting also ia the. . "Williams" room furnisbad by Mrs. Etta Willlams Biggs, with three monster beda, massively beautiful; a huge old dresser, and a perfectly enormous old whatnot. A quaint fea- ture is a model on which Is displayed the wedding gown of a bride married far. mora than half-a-century ago.
'The "Lincoln" room contains a ma- hogany Napoleon bed in which Lin- coin slept, with an old picture of Lincoln above it; and some very in- teresting Incidental pieces. It was furnished by Mrs. Harry P. Johns.
Other displaya are of necessity ar- ranged more in museum fashion. Two upstairs rooms ara devoted to displaya of old quilta and coverlets of amazing fine workmanship and exceptlousi beauty and sentimental charm. The elaborateness and exquisiteness much of the quitting scarceiv can be conceived by the needlewoman if 10- day. and .t speaks eloquently of the patience. rere skill, and ar's' !- :re ! Tht of our foremother. . 1 .
Marvelona Design
The designs are extremely various. from- geometric patterns to lovely floral patterns, sometimes convention- alland other times somewhat natur- "ifstle. Pouroff the most elaborate :: . ...
war. by Sarah Elizabeth Bryan Ross. whosspent . two years' on It. working in an attic for fear of the soldiers. At the other extreme is a aimple plece made by a little girl of long ago who wove the cloth, dyed her threads, and did the embroidery in a bold animal pattern that any child of inntas would I adore.
The coverlet: and quilta have been collected and fixplayed under chairmanship of Mrs. Jesse V. Bos- well ..
Armory in the Kitchen
Of primary Interest to men visitors -and especially to small boys-la the armory in the kitchen. where dozens of weapons from liny. evil pistols to huge oldtime rifler'almost .too Many to Ultr ure auplayed. " Tous torske a hunter's suit of antelope skin: comme druma and other military equipment. and some of the old fashioned pow- der borns. Mra, Glaude King -arrang- ed this exhibit. . . ..
Other exhibits of fascinating Inte :- est and charm include some marvel - [ous old hooked rugs collected by Mrs. |
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J. O .. Fairbanks: clocks by Mra. War- ron L. White; elaborate baby clothes of impossible length by Mrs. Floyd Holland: a completely delightful dia- play of lovely old-time dolls by Mra. E. 8. Lurie: many interesting old mape and dessmer by Mr. D T Karet old books by Miss Harriett Fellows: samplers by Mrs. Rufus McVay, and a case of of'daguerreotypes and one wall of old prints collected and ar- ranged by Mrs. Charles George. and miscellaneous objects by Mra. J. G. Carr.
Hostesses in Costame
These ate as varied as Imaginable- old toys, a mollo. an old high will hat and an old-fashioned sunbonnet. an old ox yole & may wit endag machine, fans-even a rolling pin and an old \bandwrought dattrot- almost All the conceivable objects which were worm of live by the early settlers of the city.
Members of the museum amocia- thon, acting as hostesses, .many'tot. them are dressed In costumes: 'of former derides rent and banded down through the generations'in old Springfield families'
Hopewellas are selling Ice-cream cones and punch in: the benefit of their charity milk . .... ....
The exhibition will be open until 10 o'clock: this evening: and Wednes- day and Thursday will be open from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m.
DEATHS
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CLAUD M. PYLES
Claud M. Poles. 27. 01 1172 Rogers SSP
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Los Angeles, Cal. after a Hugering ness. He is survived by his mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Pyles and a brother. Ben, of the Rogers avenue ad- dress, and by a brother, Clarence, in Los
to Springfield for burial Arrangements are in charge of the Herman It meyer funeral home
JORY PROPET
Funeral services were held at the :'en- sho Methodist church this morning s: 10 O'clock for John Propst. 81. who died. at his home at Neosho Bunday. The Rev. erend H. A Wood of Springfield ~1- ficiated. Miss Katherine Propst. prin- cipal of Weaver school. Springfield. . . daughter Other children who survive are Shelton Propet of Neosho. Mrs O W Rice of Oklahoma: Mrs. T M. Rabcoke of Callfornia: and W L. Propst of Kansas City: Burial wu made In the Neosho onthetary. Teachers associated with Miss Katherine Proost at the Wearer school attended the funeral
STONE COUNTY WOMAN OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY
More than 300 kinafolk and neigh- ; Galloway and their daughter: Mr. bors of Mrs. Lottie Flood gathered at and Mrs. Joe Norris and their fam- Ily: Tom Bhohon, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bhohon, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Littrell. Mr. and Mrs. James Priest. Mr. and Mra. James White and their son, of Green Forest. Ark .: Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Littrell and their son from Oak Grove. Ark .: Aub Oor of Reeds ! Spring; Mr. and Mr, J. M. . Cox and their son. Frank Cox and bla family: Lois Dodsen, and Glenn Duncan. all of Blue Eye. Mo .: Mrs. Pearce Law- rence and a part of her children from 81ms and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Cho Flood. Ada " .. . . ..... Tea .: the home of her son. Elisha Flood, :in Stone county. Bunday, to celebrate her ninsty-fourth birthday. Mrs. Flood. and ber husband. James Flood. moved to Stone county in the early "80s, and she has lived there ever alnoe. Mrs. Flood. affectionately known throughout the region "Grandma." is widely known for her jolly and carefree disposition. It is told of her that In her younger days she took an active part in politica. ! Jasper and Barton counties: Luther and "most generally was from the op- ¡ posite to that of her husband, and ¡most generally voted her boys for ! Martin and family. all of Spring- field. the men ahe was for."
the reared 11 children. 10 of whom are living, and 9 of whom were pres- ent et Sunday's reunion. She also bas 63 grandchildren, 107 great- grandchildren, and 10 great-great- grandchildren. All are living. and most of them were present at the birthday reunion dinner.
Besides general sociability and vis- Iting. there was en informal program of speeches and music. Among those attending the . affair were Mr. and Mra. Andy Cox, Mr. and Mrs. O. T.
Mrs. Flood's children present in- cluded Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Flood. Mr. and Mrs. John Martin. Mr and Mrs. J. M. Flood. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wright. Mr. and Mra. W. I. Flood. Mr. and Mrs. R. 8. Wilson, Mrs. WIL Mar- tip. Others present were Mr. Luther 8lms, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Loo Koer json and family of Springfield, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Food and their daugther. from Carthage.
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HE REMEMBERS WHEN- He Fell Into the Well
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Wlillan H. Gofffried
"They say the Lord favore children . in acc'dents. Well I had an ex- pilence that would from in prove IL" SAYS WILLIAM H. Gottfried of 354 En . Walnut ,test, who is one of the active memberac! :::::: "F:' Year club "
"When I was small I played alth the other withers of the town In a grove of fires which stored where Knichten's die stufe now stands at
'in the . top: of. one " of, the trees .and
boys had thrown poles and sticks and brush Into !!. I fall to the bottom ugh all this rubbish without get- ting a scratch.
"The other boys were scared and
were in their store which stood where our furniture store now stands. My parents were terrified and came to the grove on the run. but by the time my father reached the top of the well I had climbed up the wall to within three feet of the top with the ald of the poles which had been thrown Into the well. Father reached down and pulled me the rest of the way out but I could have made it aloue emaily.
"I never did know how the well happened to be n.y. unless somebody had drilled there hoping to Pel. Water and when he didn't strike water went off without filling it up. Pro- ple didn't care but were awfully careless In Springfield in these days. That was. 00 years. ago. I was only 10 : then."
The Rat Marksman
Another experience of which Mr. Gottfried tells la when John Waddill pulled out his guus and killed six big rats under the treadwheel nt Captain :. M. Julian'a carding mill while Gottfried, then : Isa, and another lad still rode on top of the wheel These two boys doubtlesa would have ! been ahot had Mr. Waddill been less sure of hia alın.
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I told him about that tacident not long before ile died a short time ingr " Mr Gottfried said "Mr. Wad- (1111 laughed and s:id e didn't know he often stopped there while passing n A MOINS And TOOK HIM at the the rat: which would play under th+ sheel.
"The wheel .u run by horses. The mill stand at the foot of Boon-
Wasn't looking where I'was going and fall back ward into a: well, 23 feet tall weeds.
Fall Without a Hurt
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Mrs Glen A. Coward. 34. of Repubik died in a hospital here today She !x sur - alred by her husband. Genere Coward and by five children. Louise. Loret :.
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REUNIONS SEEN IN ORDER HERE
-- Family reunions-happy reminis- conses of the past and tributes to "plobser'forefathers held eway yester- day as various groups gathered for
The largest reunion was that of . the Campbell family. This was held "st Phelps Grove park late yesterday. Elet families came from Bolivar. They were descendants of Ezekiel Madison Campbell, a brother of John Polk Campbell, known an Ibe first Spring- Kdelatin; "and Juntul Campbell, who Gripe first store here.
"Campbello Are Coming"
The Honvar Campbells drove Into manara on. their .. core proclaiming. The Campbells Are Con:1.2-1829-1923"
Mus Mars Bryan. great-grand- daughter of John Polk Campbell, pre- aiden in the absence of Mis. J. P. McCammon. granddaughter of the pioneer. Mra Mi Cammon had beel. called to Plattsburg. Mo .. because of Loe Allness of her son, Owen McCam- moon. At the place of honor ast Mrs 3. W. Peacher, &l. daughter of Junius Campbell and The oldest living mem- ber of the family. To her was ac- render the honor of . "head of the cin. atts the membits of the famil. s'vod In tribute to her.
Miss Bryan spoke briefly and Mr: Fannie Campbell Doling, grand- daughter of Junius Campbell, told of the plaid worn by the Campbella of the House of Argyle, to which the Ozark family belongs in Scotland.
The delegation from Bolivar Invited the members of the Springfield cian to the !!!! tells anniversary of the founding of Campbell Grove Baptist church. elx miles monthwest of Boll-' var. July 14. l'ho land for this church was donated by Mrs. Ohpella Campbell Clark, daughter of Ezekiel :Whenhell and lt la near the . . .... .
Polk county
Numed fut Mother
Interesting reminiscences and facta concerning the family dlaclosed that Polk county is named for the mother of the Campbell brothers Het maliten TITO RO. Polk. an Irish family.
7h. w ... . Polk county still i owned by the widow of his son, Min John P. Campbell, 70. who attended the reunion.
Another Interesting reunion
was In Phelps Grove park TerRight. descendants of John and Edith
nic and program in memory of their plopser ancestora.
A history of the family since RATO- lutionary times was read by Mrs, Missbeth Dalton Weespe, showing that .John Turner first came to Greene county In 1841 and returned to bie home and brought his family here in 1858 Of his 14 children, two. Mrs. Mary Dillard and Mrs. Busan Red, atill are living and were at the reunión. . . ·
Stephens Family Meets
And even unto the fourth genera- tion-descendenta of Lewis Stephens, "pioneer Greene county settler. gath- ered to celebrate Springfield's hun- dredth birthday, in a family reunion Monday ... evening in Doling park. Ms with old -time-singing. . histo- and prophealessthose.of the.old- er. as well as of the present genera- tion, barked back to the times when this city was young. In a manner be- fitting' a Centenniel commemoration.
After the picnic supper. members of the Stephens clan with their Wives and husbands, and one gueat. H. M. Smith, gathered for a program. 15 which various members of the family took part.
.D. Frank West, as .master of cere- contas" gave the "invocation, and later discussed what Springfield will be 100 yesra from now, religiously. educationally, and industrially. Group OInging interspersed the other num - Nein U .. .. n. which included
readings by Jane Ellen McKinie). Edith West, and W. B. Bell, a cornet sole by Pansy West, and \ solo dance by Dorothy Jean Smith. Mrs R W. Fugitt, Mrs. Kirk Baxter, Mrs. J. E. Marshall, Minnie Stephens, Carrie Shelton, Elizabeth Stephens, Anna Stepbens, Thad Steubens, Minnie gare reminiscence's and biographical sketches of ancesters.
Among Those Present
... Those ' in attendance at the re- 'union . were: Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank West and daughters. Lucile and Edith. Elizabeth Stephens, Allce Stephens, Thad , Etephens. Minnie Stephens, Mr and Mrs. E'K. Shel- ton. Mrs. Grace McHenry and daugh- ter: Jane Ellen. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Baxter. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Fugitt und children. Isabel. George. Jean and Hele !:. Mr and Mrs. Norvell Don- nell and daughter. Jem. Mrs. Robert Craven, Mr and Mrs. Guy Mace and daughters Marthn and Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Lowden Sawyer. Mr. and Mrs J. E. Marshall. W. R. Bell and daugh- stern, Mary Helen and Jeanette, Dor- jothy. Jean Smith, Richard Smith, Mr. and "Mrs. Curtis Williams and chil- 'dren, Doris, .Mary. Irene, Martbs. Alice and Edna.
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FULBRIGHT CLAN HOLDS REUNION
050 Members of 'First Fam- .ily'.Gather, to Celebrate Centennial·
From north, south. east and west, there gathered at the Fulbright spring northwest of Springfield today . group of more than 150 members of the Fulbright family. The celebra- tion was in the form of a reunion in honor of two brothers who came to southwest Missouri and made thetr homes here In 1829.
The clan began to assemble shortly after 9 o'clock, and by noon the plc- nic ground was filled with the old mon women and the members of
the younger generation in the family.
Plenie Dinner
The plenie' dinner was served on
Long 'tables which were arranged in order. end the Springfield membert" of the Fulbright family acted as boats.
The Reverend C. Emerson Miller, pastor of the Firr. Christian church. gave. a short prayer in which he re- minded members of the family of the deeds of their forebears and urged them to carry on with the name courageous spirit which had always moved their ancestors.
Following the dinner. members of the faintle ppert considerable time !**! Water
company's property, which now Auf - rounds the beautiful Fulbright's
Heneu Acquaintances
Old acquaintances between remote branches of the family were renewed. And many old friendships between
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