Campbells of Nelson, PA

[Undated News Clip, Perhaps from the Elkland Journal]

ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE CAMPBELL COUSINS

Reunion of the Campbell-Hazlett1 Families

The thirty-third annual reunion of the Campbell-Hazlett families was held in Nelson, August 25,2 in the High school park. There was an attendance of ninety. The day was beautiful and the dinner delicious. Then we adjourned to the hall3 where an enjoyable program was carried out as follows:
    Meeting called to order by president John H. Hazlett
    Singing by all---Campbell Reunion Song.4
    Prayer---Rev. Butler
    Song---Edith Merritt
    Address of Welcome---M. B. Seely
    Response--- Mrs. Mabel Shaw
    Duet---Ida and Elma Merritt
    Reading of Minutes---Treva Hazlett
    Song---Wilfred [sic] Shaw
    Election of officers for the coming year--- Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lugg
    A splendid talk by Roswell Young
    Remarks by---T. C. Campbell, C. H. Lugg, Harrp [sic] Kemp, E. S. Horton, E. C. Blackwell, J. E. Hazlett, Mrs. Shipman, Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Owlett, and others.
    Two piano solos---Edward Young closed with "God be with you till we meet again."
    A vote of thanks was given the retiring president and secretary.

The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred [sic] Shaw, Mrs. L. B. Shaw, Mrs. Helen Wilson, Richard Wilson, Mrs. Ann VanDusen, Mrs. Will Clark, Mrs. Stella Wilbur, Mrs. Ada Crandall, Mrs. William Boller, Mrs. Ann Owlett, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Seely, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Mourey, Florence Mourey, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Blackwell, Ruth Blackwell, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lugg, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lugg, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lugg and son, Miss Madeline Lugg, Mrs. Francis [sic] Hoyt, Miss Isabelle Hoyt, Mrs. Lena Goodrich, Mrs. E. H. Hills and son Edward, Mrs. Andrew Fisk, Vernon Fisk, Mrs. Mamie Selph, Mrs. Kate Bucher Tubbs, Mrs. Anna Crandall, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Kemp, Mrs. E. W. Close, Mrs. William Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hazlett, Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Hazlett, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hazlett, Anne [sic] Hazlett, John Hazlett, Jr., Mrs. Margaret Kresge, Jean Kresge, Lucy Hazlett, Mr. Starkey,5 Mrs. Jay Roe, Helen Jane Roe, Roswell Young, Edward Young, Miss Esther Lawrence,6 Rev. Coral Butler, Mrs. Martha Butler, Seldon Butler, Margaret Butler,7 Mary Butler, Miss Myra Campbell, Mrs. William Pepper, Mrs. Josephine Taft, Mrs. Mary Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Campbell, James Campbell, John Campbell, Mrs. Rose Jones, Miss Rena Campbell, Miss Mildred Campbell, Mrs. Jessie Leonard, Miss Wilma Owlett, Mrs. James Eaton, Harry Eaton, Mrs. Will Merritt, Mrs. Jack Brown, Merritt Brown, Ida Merritt, Elma Merritt and Edith Merritt.

1. The secretary's minutes called it "the 33rd annual reunion of the Campbell Clan."

2. The minutes say it was held Aug. 20, which makes sense. In those years, our reunions were held on Thursdays. 8/20/1925 was a Thursday --whereas the 25th was a Tuesday.

3. Nelson's Odd Fellows Hall.

4. Words written by Mable SHIPMAN Shaw.

5. Perhaps one of the brothers of Emma STARKEY Lugg.

6. Perhaps a sister-in-law of Ellen Lousise BLACKWELL Lawrence.

7. There was a Margaret Butler (Margaret O'DELL Butler), but I suspect the reference was supposed to be either for one of Seldon's sisters, either Gertrude Butler, or for Mildred Butler.

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