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THE) RE1C0RD HERALD, WAYNE . ■■..1 - —.........BAER, SOCIETY EDITOR, Phone 396.S£’Chambers-ent of the irghnization,♦niual gather-lay at ,Red ndancc was’ her officersdents,; tie R. R. 4,1t Fairview,btirg Rv'R. Hawb'aker,ihjts, Lida;oufPers-RELICS TOCOLLECTED BYHARBADGHCLAKTo£ Green-,Jlynesboro; of Gham-lember^oftfis. Eliza-iurg,.’ Sheo jiext inents-Haw-ean The Theodoreiic6f Mr. the coini-ming thefey D„ C. WELLER The ninth annual I-Iarbaugh reunion was ushered in upon a very propitious day, as Saturday provedto be one of the most delightful days of the season; and many ofthe elan reached Pen Mar park*quite early, aft^l the forenoon was most pleasantly spent socially, friends meeting friends, and others forming new friendships and tieswhich will endure through theyears to come. Later many familygroups were seen surrounding tables, groaning .under loads of delicious fare which was being. I fquently and feelingly of the noble lives and kindjy acts sind deeds of these two distinguished members of the Ilarbaujjh family, having, in part, descended from the samp line, ex-Judge Gillan’s grandmother being a Harbaugh by bifth, and Mr. Walter being equally allied by blood. What he said of-these men will be cherished and live in the hearts of thP Harbaugh line, endearing their memories more greatly than ev.er before, for it was not known by many that they were thus related to them. ,If it were possible, we wouldgladly repeat every word of the speaker, who, by reason of his extensive business and sociul relations with these men was so well able to spealc the .more intimately of both their public and domestic lives, their noble characters, theirachievements, and their kindness ofheart, Mr. Walter, in many ways, being the compeer of ex-Judge Lilian, and a mpst successful jurist at the. bar. AS ;a judge of the court, ex-Judge Gillan was noted for his just decisions, and pt the same time for his mercy where needed. As a judge of the juvenile court,his sympathetic heart and greatkindness, and his fatherly advice saved the life of many a child from a corrupted and ruined course, toGRJ*mUm. BCrs. R. J., Robert.reunionRhodes - by v theshared with other friends ,in merry and happy mopd. ■.Two p. m. found ,tne many mem-* » r* . * % to' . 1 % t2d foriinic of}of therht by,ng at large, leavesr, I thejppredoj en-' thatmgs',eballsamp'ihers and friends of the clan wend*ing their way to the pavilion, to wmcjh place our good Rev. Dr. F. F.Bather had already; repaired andwas acting as master of ceremonies; for. let it here be said that Under'his wise leadership a« the presiding chairman, h s genial manners and kindly interest in assisting in various ways with his advice, good offices and fatherly aid intnese annual gatherings, to himmuch? of the success of these meet-.higs is due. For the many years of his gracious ministry has been spdnt as the bdloved pastor of a large number of H.irbaughs, for which reason, and rightly so, ho has been permanently adopted into theHarbaugh clan.The Services were opened by invocation by Dr. Bahnqr, followedEmanuel PrWest, philadol*bed on Frido Rev. Dr. Edw er pastor oBrethren chui .very well knPAYF1ovation agni the presider sociation oious citizensMarvjn lt;James Smi left ycstcriSpangler, s forming a Sharpsbur) Misses I Cross hnvwith;Hte; singing of Rev. Dr. Henry Havbaug'h's beautiful hymn, en-rty• attilled “Jesus, I Live to Thee.” Before the singing of thiai hymn, Dr. Baliner gave a brief history of Dr. ] xrbaijgh’s inspiration )n writing tills hymif-which was then led by A. J. Stover, the accomplished vocalist, and efficient chorister of the Waynesboro Lutheran church, tq 'whom many thanks are due for hijs kindly presence,■ The 23rd Psalm was then repeated and the Apostles’ Creed, followed yvith an appropriate prayer by. Rev. Wilmer H. Long, of the Sabillasyiile .charge of the Re-, gornjgd church.I ‘ Mrs-, .QliyOiHarbaugh, of Hagerstown^ delighted the Audience with akplendii rendition of the “Celestial Railway,” which was eroatlv an-Three yot munity wertrate Hostc and linedbecome a useful and good citizen. wlmTV’tMany thanks to Judge Davison for his eloquent and gracious memorialslddress to the.' Harbaugh l-eunion.He carried with him from Pen Mar the high esteem and warm respect of the Harbaugh clan.Miss Lillian Harbaugh made a most excellent hnd eloquent address Tiffin Ohio on the life and history of Rev. Dr. 1 c;jc|i (;ai Henry Harbaugh, whicli was listened to with closest and appreciative attention. ' ,Her address was Well prepared, and showed deep and thoughtful research and scholarly attainments, college, wl Many thanks for her scholarly ef- ing a specforts, and we1 shall bo pleased to hear from her again on similar occasion.A brief talk was made by Mr.Oiler, of Hagerstown, emphasizing some of the important things already said, and earnestly admonishing the rising generation of theclan to put into practice the good pioeopts taught, and practiced by their forebears.Wilson Hummelbaugh, of Otr-t'anna. r^ad several selected stan-zas ffrom Dr. Harbaugh’a “Home i c,Lfu rnSickness,” rendering it stanza phabout with the Pennsylvania- Ger- cjaUghtorRev. Dr. I-Ieimer nlsfi added aMiss Ms-turned • frtY. She wUp,. whilereturn bokiss TPhiladel ulty lt;jif •is visitiniat “Can-;]few suggestions with reference to!, iScoIlectionsmaking, in the future, |(couections Atlantic of Harbaugh relics. These sugges- While irLions are timely and should beleft on iHarrisbt the Fingson, maMeet, A, followedand benedict Long..JAyslqn vv Vlectod IThis, the.' nhi#Kuni''niel;ihg 1t 1
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Waynesboro Record Herald
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Aug 09, 1927
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