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Show Whiting Reunion Set Saturday At Mapleton Hall A reunion of the Edwin Whiting Whit-ing family will be held at theTMa-pleton theTMa-pleton church Saturday, Mar. 1, beginning at 6:30 with Verl Whiting, Whit-ing, president of the family organization, organ-ization, in charge. A family dinner in family groups and a program will conclude the entertainment. A feature of the program will be a tribute by Wm. T. Tew to John C. Whiting, the only living child of Edwin Whiting who was born April 7, 1868 here. He later married Elizabeth McCoard and they now reside in Charleston. Edwin Whiting was the early pioneer born September 9, 1809 at Lee, Mass. He died in Mapleton Ma-pleton in 1890. He had five wives: Elizabeth Tillitson, Almira M. Meecham, Mary Elizabeth Cox, Hannah Haines Brown and Mary Ann Washburn. He was the father of 34 children, which accounts for the near 2,000 descendents eligible to attend the reunion. Various committees have been set up to handle the reunion and Bob Dalton will act as master of ceremonies. All family members are given a special invitation to attend. ' |