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Family Reunion Forum
Re: The Evoloution of a Family Reunion
In Response To: Re: The Evoloution of a Family Reunion ()
Hello Felecia, Thanks...nope didn't get a picture of the box of Reunion notes, but I did transcribe the notes from the box. (1923-1965) some years missing. Here is an example of what the notes contained...from the 1954 Adams Family Reunion.
Adams Family Reunion Sept. 5th 1954 Notes are on four (4) sheets of paper (both sides). copied as written:
Sept. 5th 1954 Pd. Harold Adams $1.00
Page 2, side 1 Cousin Cory Adams made some very fine remarks in reminding us of our duty the The Creator& to our fellow man. A reading by cousin Dora Creath, that is of her own origin. Her reading was a sermon in poetry & she wrote it on her way from Sidney. ( Joan) And while they were there several boys from home visited them among whom was her brother Hugh. Cousin Laura Lancaster reported her grandson, James Jones is on his way to Germany. Stevenson is serving in the air corp with the Jet Bombers,he served in Korea. Bobby Lucas - Cousin Mack & Rowena is now servving in the U.S. Army. Manuel Lopez served in the U.S. forces for seven years. He served all through the S. Pacific.
Dean Stewart Smith, husband of Rita Ann Bynum, grandson of Cory Adams, served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Campaign, both Pacific & Atlantic. Fred Adams served in World War 2 in the S. Pacific. Cousin Ben Wilson's wife, the organizerof the Women's Aux to the Pullman Car Brotherhood & is now the International President. She gave us some very fine & interesting facts about their organization & it's part in bringing about the F.E.P.C. Emery Adams served in the U.S. force and he gave some interesting facts about the Negro in the Union's and the part that he has played in the affairs of the Negro's & Labor unions. Frederick Boles - Cousin Dora's son-in-law served in the U.S. Forces in the S. Pacific. deaths during year Ben Wilson Margaret Adams Minor Warren Boyd
No minutes to read Pro. Com. Com. on Memorial
Moment of prayer - then Lord's Prayer
Poem - A tribute to Mothers' by Cory Adams written Feb. 28 - 1948 & dedicated to Mrs. Minnie Legula Harwood now Mrs. Cory A number of relatives in the service
Joan talks of recent experience in Japan
Mrs. Helene Wilson Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
Frederick Bowles (4 years in service)
Citizens Advisory Com. Building Code. Plaster's - Lathers - Union Shop Mrs. Adams - Contractor, Bld. repair & decorating 53 years Leslie Price - Moving Margaret Adams thanks for her health. Norman Adams, Sr. motion to invest, motion carried. Vice Pres
Vivian Bynum - 4 generations Mrs. Kates
Bud Adams - son of Norman & Helen Adams spoke on his connection with his father in he contracting business of plaster's. leslie Price of chicago gave us interesting remarks. Move that Pres. appoint a committee as to the cost of having a history of the Adams family and report be returned to the reunion and that the family heads help defray the expense. Motion carried. Vice Pres. to appoint a committee. Report from the Financial Treas.
------------ 78.00 Ex 16.70 -------- Bal. 61.30 Moved that report be received and bills be paid. Motion carried.
Visitors
Men's Chorus - 2 numbers
END OF NOTES FOR SEPT 1954
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