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FAMILY ANNUAL REUNIONATTRACTS MANY TO HOME SUNDAY: SEVENTY THREE PRESENT' 4 Descendants of Pleasant O’Brien - and his wife who came .to Iowa in 1848 have gathered annually since 1916; Mrs. Eliza Roller, 78, of North English, oldest descendant present Sunday.A happy event of the past week was the reunion Sunday at the hospitable country home of Mr. and Mrs. George Cotter, of the descendants of Pleasant O'Brien and wife of Ten-nesee,~ who came to Iowa in 1848.This reunion has been an annual event since 1916, and is looked for-ward to each year by the many relatives as a very. enjoyable occasion.The day,.was an ideal one wi'th the exception of a short shower, which sent every one scurrying for shelter. The oldest descendant present was Mrs. Eliza Roller of North English, a lovely and gracious lady of 78 years/ the mother of 14 children, six of whom were present on this happy occasion* The youngest was Kenneth Yenter, son of Ned and Neva Yenter.The dinner was a bounteous one, and the afternoon was spent in visiting. Before parting, Emmet Beard took several snapshots of the various groups. . V The one coming from the greatest distance was Miss Martha Roller of Seattle, Washington, a successfulteacher of that city.• A remarkable circumstance in connection with the reunion is that not one of the many relatives * have died in the past year.In the late afternoon all departed with tentative plans for a reunion next year in Cedar Rapids.. Art Miller, Edith Miller, Rowena Roller, Frank Owen, Ruth Husted, Jean Husted, Eliza Roller, Ruby Ve-Verka, Earl Ve Verka, Sylvan Ve-Verkay Marjorie Ve Verka. Mary O’Brien and Ruth O’Brien of North English; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McCleery of Columbus Junction; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McCleery of Grinnell; Clark Mahannah, Inez Mahannah, Irene Ma-hannah, Clark Mahannah, Jr., Harold Kruse, Miss Ruth Cotter and Miss Orpha Yenter of Cedar Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Pat Connell and son of Tiffin; Miss Martha Yenter and Mabel Conklin of Iowa City; Miss Martha Roller of Seattle, Washington; Edwin /Miller of Urbana, Illinois; Jessie Kennedy of Laredo, Illinois; Wilson Roller, Neva Roller, Patsy Roller and Bill Rol Ter of Dubuque; Dr. Norwood Yenter, Milo Whittington, Mae Whit tington, Otto Ogren, Hazel 0?ren, Harmon Ogren, Mary Virginia Ogren and John Wendle Ogren, Aseneth Whittington, Ben Whittington, Kathleen Whittington, Dick and Ben G. Whittington of Des Moines; Mae, Ruth, Geneva arid Grace Whittington of .Clearmont, Minri.; Mr. and-Mrs. W. J. Mahannah of Lincoln; Nebr.l Mr. and Mrs. R.-R. Speers, Mr, and Mrs. A1 Yenter and grand-; son, Elwood, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Yenter and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Rv J. Beard and Csons, Emmet and Ross, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Klenk and daughter, Beth Margaret, Mrs. Ella Saxton and Mr. and! Mirs. George Cotter, all of Oxford.F. R. BOYLES HEADS YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF JOHNSON GO.At a meeting of the young Democrats of Johnson county held Friday night, F. R. Boyles, candidate for county attorney in the June primary, was elected president of the organiza-^ tion. Pauline Kelley-was named vice president, Cora Unash, secretary, and. ..fAllen Rarick, treasurer. President Boyles appointed the following committees: rules and regulations, Louis Shulman, Mrs. Clark R. Caldwell and William Kanak; meeting, William Holland, Clark R. Caldwell and Pauline Kelley; membership, Cora Unash, Robert Koser and F. R. Boyles.A large number of young democrats were in attendance to. listen to the stirring address given by James Gaffney of Williamsburg, democratic candidate for judge of the Iowa Johnson district.“The coming elections may be the last unbloody battle in which the common man may win,” prophesied Mr. Gaffney.“The outfit that is ruling the nation must be dethroned,” he stated. “Special privilege has wormed itself .into the heart of the government.” Mr. Gaffney reviewed the history of the last campaign arid the present depression, accusing the Republicans ofadministrative waste and °f subservience to big business;He accused President Herbert Hoover of listening to party leaders instead of the protests of the 1000 economists who urged him not to sign the Smoot-Hawtey tariff, “As a result of that tariff all world ports are——i- J ’ AlAnl . A1 rt MA«I
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Johnson County Democrat and Oxford Leader

Oxford, Iowa, US

Thu, Aug 11, 1932

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