Show I 1 I 1 4 1 1 I 1 I 1 A joyous reunion I 1 I 1 bini bin I rich esq baa has returned from hia his visit to bear hither he be vent went to attend tho the reunion of the family of bis his father the late apostle charles C rich from a gentleman who accompanied him wo we bavo bave been able to obtain the fol lowing particulars of that interest irig event apostle rich had bad six wives thirty sons and twenty one daughters and one hundred and nin nine e gran grand R children of these there are now liy liv ipg five wives twentysix twenty six sons eleven daughters and nearly one hundred grandchildren grand children besides these lineal descendants his collateral relatives are innumerable shortly before the death of brother rich which took place on the dat day of november 1883 a family meeting took place at a paris bear lake county idaho which beun reunion ion was very gratifying to the great griat ana good man he ile was un uns able to allude to it during his brief remainder of life without shedding tears in pursuance ot hi is dear wish his eldest son hon joseph crich called this reunion for the purpose of malting making arrangements for regular annual deec meeting ing nearly all of the immediate re of apostle rich with a few invited friends assembled in the court house at paris at lo 10 a m on tho the day of august 1886 with hon joseph C rich us as chairman and landon J rich us as secretary of the meeting it was a grand gathering addresses of affection af and esteem for the departed fat fathers bers memory and for the living members of the family were delivered by all whom the time would permit to speak after the conclusion conc fusion of these services the family rep repaired afred in in a body to a convenient conven convenient ien spot where the photographer took several negatives pega tives of the group A dinner dinne of magnificent style and dimensions was then served in the be paris schoolhouse where many table tables had been so conveniently arranged that all the people old and young could be seated at once at five a business bu sineas meeting ing I 1 of the male mem bemberis beris of the family was vas held in the court house it was there th eie decided that a early reunion of the family should hereafter lake iske place at paris on the day of august the anniversary annive reary apostle richs birth it was also decided to P purchase from who hold it in the east the manu heat of the rich family g genealogy eneal 0 g ay iy tb this a la a collection of d data at 0 oi 1 in ica calculable lul value it extends back in one unbroken chaiet to the year and contains the names of about person the rich Sf amily ian kanj y year years of incessant tilt and ame thousands of df dollare were expended by a new now england englana 1 rich 2 in n the co compilation hatina of this record he also arl secured portraits 0 i ta 0 of f I 1 leading ea d i n g in men e n 0 of f t the h a f fam a in ily including apostle charlee charles 0 rich and obtained authentic copies copie a i of the coate coats of arms of their ances ton tors it was hie his intention to publish 11 shall all the matter which he had bad I 1 collated ins in a book but he died bei fore his work waa was accomplished his heirs offered to sell the manu script portraits coati coats of artis arma ac and apostle richs family on saturday urd ay I 1 last as t concluded to make the purchase the greater part of the necessary money waa was subscribed an andrene and ben E rich was empowered to complete the negotiations in the evening a grand lall ball wa was given for the family and their invited friend friends in the paris school housa and at midnight a closing prayer waa was offered |