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Show A SOCIETY OF BACHELORS. Weddings Often Result from Reunions History of the Odd Organization Organiza-tion Which It Fourteen Years Old. Nokomls, III Tho famous bach-elors' bach-elors' picnic was held tho other day at this placo, tliu homo of tho Illinois Illi-nois Dachelora' association, Nokomls claims no other distinction than that of being tho birthplace of such a body and tho devotees of tho single llfo wero feasted and entertained from sunrlso until dark Tho bachelor's state Is regarded In this community as tho Ideal llfo Dachelora Dach-elora parade the principles ot their cult to tho world from tho mocca of tingle blessedness Hundreds camo from all surrounding places within a radius of SO miles Unmarried porsons of both sexes attended by companies and battalions to aid In tho beatification of bachelor-dotn bachelor-dotn A featuro ot tho entertainment was a wedding ceremony performed before tho assembly of skeptical celibates The history of the association dates back to Aug 10, 1S92, when a fow forlorn and hopeles bachelors of Nokomls No-komls Invited their fellow unfortunates unfortun-ates to unite with them In a grand picnic, at which time new schemes for moro successful attacks on the rapidly Increasing ranks of unmarried oung ladlea were given out to tho faithful Many marriages resulted In this reunion, re-union, and even the president ot tho order fell a lctlm to the charms ot a tolr enchantress Tho ranks bvenmo so depleted from this meeting that boforo another could bo held It beenmo necessary to reorganize tho society, which wat tlono, Tho reunions, hold on Aug 10, 1901, and on Aug 10, 1905, were most auccostful. Kully 20,000 pooplu wore In attend anco at each of tho gatherings, and unique programmes iwrtraylng tho ei Ittenco of a bachelor wero tuccess I fully carried out. I On theso occasions, as on previous ones, ovory member wore jellow badgo uon which was nscrlbod th ' motto of tho order, "Nono that I love I moro than myself" At tho last reunion tho prtzo ot the ' oldest bachelor girl was awarded to a giddy )oung woman of 92 summors, who. In splto of her advanced age, , failed to exhibit any signs ot being 1 afraid that sho would lota out In the contest for a bachelor's heart and a I happy homo. After tho last two reunions an epidemic epi-demic of weddings broko out. A mat limontal wnvo Botmod to sweep through tho rnnks ot tho society and claimed for Its victims many of Its faithful offlcors, who tendered their resignations and becamo benedicts A number ot bachelor girl clubs In central Illinois are tho outgrowth of the bachelors' reunions I'romlncnt among thorn Is tho lllllsboro liacholor Girls' club, of HlllMioro, which date Ut organization back sovorul years It Is compotod of wealthy, hand ome, nnd talented young women of idlltboro, and all aro members of Prominent families In Montgomery county. Quito a friendship exists between be-tween the two associations and seven! sev-en! weddings between Its mombors htve resulted Tho prosont officers of tho ntsocla tlon are C. 1'. Hamlin, president, (I D Scott, first vice prceldont, William w Addon, second vlco president; Fred W Brnst, secretan, and Oeorgo Hcl dtrbrandt, treasurer |