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The same committees were appoiatA'£ ed for the next reunion that for this one. “ v$|SW. E, Redman of Parb prcsldd:Mjj and read an intensely interesting pa-^E® per, giving reminiscences of the ear*#M ly settler* of tho Rich Woods section;^ Col. H. 0. Bpyer of *Paris gave.a-tMj talk in which ho paid a glowing trilpMs! ute to the sturdy qualities and practical virtues of tho early settleriTpfg He spoke from an intimate knowl$® edge of the daily lives of tho who made up the community m'6it? of whom were personal acquaintance*^® W. 0. PInnell of Kansas also gayer1' Interesting and amusirfgpreminiscencea^of~thfc/old:f't«jlie3,.‘»r J. WK Adanft^of* Mnrshatlf^wiifc^taught the Rich Woods'school 68 jg* yrars ago, made a Bhort talk. 'He ask-Cfe rd those who were hIs pupHs to st and^ uti ‘and twenty of the class arose* He$s i old of many amusing incidents ,’ofyi^ Ihe teacher’s life of the pioneer daysS^ Mrs. Emily K. Moffett effectively^ read a poem composed by Mrs.-HarY^ iet Rogers, a former teacher of the m kich Woods school. The poem was;’written 77 years ego.R. S. Briscoe of Kansas, 111., madeSvi*i speech touching on conditions when}.^ k» was sheriff of Edgar county manyjj# pears ago. fifflAttorney Ben H. Rodman of’Parlsj^end a geneajogica! sketch of the fam^^ ifcs. compiled bv W. E. Redman.W. H. Drewell, president of' th?i3*§ Yestfield Bank made a brief ^iddress.f^ Miss Lema Davis, who has a mlisici^? itudio in Rockford, III., led the slngi^S ng, the songs boing.printed on tho!'®? »ack of fans. Rev. Fonger of KansMv^ ironounced .the benediction. Horaca-;^ fulwlder of Redman took a photo of K'l ,be crowd. * *Mrs.Joseph H. Bennett, 87, and Jo-,'3$oldest^n attendance.Those In attendance from Marshal! iverc: Mrs. N. J. Tibbs, Otho Tibbs iiid family, J. W. Adams, and Erdest :^ Vdams and family. -*%•The interesting paper about the ear V history of the Rich Woodrf neighbor* fs| mod, read by W. E. Redman, will be pjji published next week.A reporter for the Paris Beacon was m the job and Is responsible for the
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Marshall Clark County Democrat
Marshall, Illinois, US
Wed, Aug 17, 1921
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