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Show Edwards Family Reunion Attended By Hundreds Gunnison trio entertained the huga crowd with several popular selections. Friday morning- the Castle Valley contingent of descendants entertained with a interestingi program, and dur- ' ing the early afternoon Salt Lake and Logan visitors entertained with musical musi-cal selections and readngs. Albert. Edwards, Ed-wards, historian for the association, gave an interestng report of his research re-search work, and Amanda Edwards gave a brief report of the genealogical genealogi-cal work carried out during the past year. C. M. Edwards submitted the articles of the association. Before adjournment officers for the 'ensuing year were elected, and are With the opening of the annual reunion re-union of the Caleb and Elisha Edwards Ed-wards Surname association at Palisade Pali-sade park Thursday morning of last week, marked an occasion which will long be remembered by the hundreds that attended this affair. The reunion,! which opened Thursday, was held continuously con-tinuously until Saturday. On the opening open-ing day of the annual reunion relatives rela-tives and descendants of the Edwards family began arriving from all parts and soon a tented city was established. establish-ed. Those attending from afar carried car-ried with them a full complement of housekeeping necessities1 and sleeping and eating quarters were established under the shady trees of Palisade as follews: C. M. Edwards, Gunnison, president; Lewis E. Edwards, Perron, first vice-president; Stanley Edwards, Hiawatha, second vice-president; U C. Forsey, Salt Lake, secretary; Solon Edwards, Sterling, treasurer; John Edwards, Sterling, program; ' Albeit Edwards, Myton, historian; Harrison j Edwards, Emery, chairman tem'pie I work. The festivities for Friday were ! concluded with a dancing party. ' I It is estimated that fully GtHV'at-' GtHV'at-' tended the reunion and rcpresonta-; rcpresonta-; tives were present from California. Wyoming, Oregon and Idaho, afi eleven counties from Utah.' park, Thursday morning was spent in hand-shaking and getting acquainted and at noon camp fires were built and the noon day meal enjoyed. Solon Edwards, Ed-wards, who served as president of the organization for the past year, was master of ceremonies during the three-day reunion. Sterling was the first to give a program, this being scheduled for Thursday afternoon. Special features of this program were the choruses by the Harrison Edwards family and solos by Mrs. Mabel Williamson, Wil-liamson, a former resident of Sterling but who came from her home in California Cal-ifornia to attend the reunion. Reva Dennison, 3-year-old soloist, won a hearty applause for her elever singing. sing-ing. ' Thursday evening the Gunnison contingent entertained writh a splendid splen-did and interesting program. County Attorney C. M. Edwards gave a "stump speech" on the '"Edwards' Characteristics," and he won great applause for the wit and facts brought out in his talk. Other numbers on the evening program were: Duet, Vera and Eunice Petty; talk, "Why I am proud to be an Edwards," Max Edwards; Ed-wards; piano solo, Voneal Erickson; step dance, Amelia Dennison; vocal trio, Austin and Kimbal Larsen and Lloyd Petty; vocal solo, Mrs. Edwin Larsen; talk, "The Value of Reunions," Re-unions," Mrs. M. D. Beauregard. Following the evening's program the. crowds gathered around a huge bonfire and enjoyed roasted "wcin-ers" "wcin-ers" and listened to story telling. The |