Show A FAMILY REUNION A reunion of the family amily fi of wm M allred was held in the st charles meeting mc etting house oct 18 1898 there therb were present of the damn y 98 children 8 grandchildren 44 great een en 28 bishop J A hunt bishop E and wife were honored guests of the family after the meeting was T called to order the choir sang come ye th ildren of the lord prayer was offered by moslah mosiah booth E M pug mire made a short address of welcome and congratulated brother allred on the worthy example set before his family he had been a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints almost from the beginning and not one ione of at his posterity had yet denied the faith he is greatly blessed in enjoying such excellent health at his ad danced aige age 78 79 years aft after singing sini ging by frances E booth a recitation by I 1 effle effie J allred and a song by eve eva and aft ada allred bishop J A hunt made a eblet address A qui arbet bet was rendered by wm ff and others remarks were avade by wm L allred in which he be 1 expressed a celere to be true and fol f low in the footsteps of the good and I 1 great I 1 f the merkley family rendered a glee k every heart is bounding then came a reel recitation tablon by nina bishop E C keetch spoke and exhort r ed all to faithfulness W brother wm 1 M aured allred said he was pleased to meet i with so many of his posteal ty his wind blind reverted beck back to early days when he worked on the nauvoo temple with very little to eat he had endured privation for the gospel he was waa acquaint ed with the prophet joseph and had seen the altar on which he said adam S offered sacrifices in jackson county cou raty fc missouri he said he would rather fol tow bow hia big posterity to the grave than for i them to disgrace themselves he in evoked the blessings Mes aings of gold god upon all of his po posterity sterly and would uke like to tio bless bleas each of his sons son and daughters if they desired he t then en proceeded by the author authority lity of the priesthood arid the rights jofs of a father to bless each in the following order wm win L allred mary A booth marion A allred orissa ori A williamson Wllliam son edgar M allred lydia L merkley seymour LA llred nelson callied CA llred orson P allred the congregation then aang 0 ye mountains high and the benediction was pronounced by M A allred All reid the tables were then spread and a repast was partaker partaken piar par taken of by all ajl present after which the little folks enjoyed themselves for two hours in the evening ma many ny ot of the people of the ward met with the family and an enjoyable tame me was had until a late hour E M ALLRED |