Herald: Seated under the shelter of a big tent, one hundred and four members of the Forsythe family gathered for the celebration of the eighth annual reunion of the family, enjoyed a splendid chicken dinner at the home of J. L. Jones, 1315 Ninth avenue east.  The menu embraced a list of good things that would have staggered the resources of the most famous chef in preparation and the enjoyment of the feast was unlimited.  The afternoon was spent in visiting and talking over the previous gatherings and in making plans for the gathering of next year.  The day was all that could be desired and the gathering made up one of the most successful meetings since the organization of the reunion assoication.  The hospitality was unbounded and the day one of fullest enjoyment and homely entertainment for all concerned.  Those participating in the affair were all members of the family with the exception of Rev. W. C. Rutherford, of the First Baptist church, of Oskaloosa, who invoked divine blessing upon the occasion and dinner, and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. S. Walling, representing the Herald, and Miss Edith Smith.

Members of the family present for the reunion from Oskaloosa and a distance, were: Mrs. Sarah Forsythe and daughter Viola; Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Forsyth; Mr. and Mrs. Noah Forsythe and son and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Will Stump and family; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Coffin; Mr. and Mrs. Swingle and family; Mr. and Mrs. John Ross and family; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forsythe and family; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jones and daughter Ethel; of Oskaloosa; Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Forsythe; Mr. and Mrs. Will Forsythe; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Forsythe; Mr. and Mrs. David Forsythe and two children; Mr. and Mrs. John Forsythe, son Ralph and daughter Abbie; Mr. Geo. Forsythe; Mrs. Geo. Rudig; Mrs. Jennie Proctor and daughter; Mrs. Mary Fisher; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Forsyth, Roy Grinnell, of Griswold; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Forsythe; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Waddington and baby; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Forsythe and family; Mrs. James Forsythe and family of Kirkville, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. John Forsythe; Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Millard and baby; Mr. and Mrs. F. Ross; Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Forsythe and baby; Mr. and Mrs. Lacey Morrison of Ottumwa, Iowa; Dr. Chas. Forsythe and bride; Dr. Manley Forsythe, wife and baby, from Kansas; Silas Warren; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brewer; Mrs. Mitchell, of Chillicothe, Iowa; Mr. Thomas Forsythe, of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morrison, of Drakesville, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Harley Lewis of Peoria, Illinois.

All members wore the badge of the Reunion Association, a silk ribbon of old rose, the color of the organization, bearing the wording: "Eighth Annual Repuion (sic) of the Forsythe Family, August 17, 1911; Oskaloosa, Iowa."

Greetings from absent members of the family circle were received by Miss Viola Forsythe, secretary of the 1911 reunion and these were presented.  Letters were read from Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Kidney, of Lincoln place, Pittsburgh, and Miss Nellie Forsythe, of Tacoma, Washington.  Rev. W. C. Rutherford favored the company with a brief address during the course of the afternoon.

Members of the family not present for the dinner arriving during the afternoon, making the total number in attendance 121.

Election of officers for the next annual reunion of the family resulted in choice of Thompson Forsythe of Griswold, president; Archibald Forsythe, of Oskaloosa, vice president; Miss Faye Forsythe, of Griswold, secretary-treasurer.

Upon a vote to determine the place of holding the 1912 gathering the members decided upon the home of William Forsythe at Griswold, Iowa, on the third Thursday in August.

Those in attendance at the reunion of Thursday assert the gathering this year to have been one of the most pleasurable and one of the very best yet held.  The hospitality of the home of Jacob L. Jones and his good wife Margaret, has never been excelled.  They exerted themselves to make the occasion happy and memorable.  The weather contributed to the success of the day and the gathering at the Jones residence will go down in the records of the association as establishing a new mark, an example worthy of the consideration of the reunions yet to come.

The Forsythe reunion association has for its members, descendants of the original Forsythe family to the number of about 250.  John Forsythe and his wife came to America from Ireland in 1843 and settled at Elizabeth, near Pittsburgh, Pa.  They came to Iowa in 1850 and settled at Kirkville from which place the children went to all parts of the country.  Ten children were directly descended from this original pioneer settler and of this number Archibald, of Oskaloosa, is the only child now living.  Other members of the association are grand children, great grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

The gathering of Thursday was honored by the present (sic) of Dr. Chas. Forsythe and bride, of Mildred, Kansas, who were married Tuesday, August 15, and came to Iowa to the Forsythe family reunion as a feature of their honeymoon trip.

An enjoyable family reunion was held at the home of Archie (Archibald) Forsyth in Oskaloosa recently, several members of the family from Ottumwa being in attendance.  The Oskaloosa Daily Herald of August 18 has the following interesting account of the notable event -

A veritable patriarch is Archie Forsyth, of this city, the oldest living member, and the head of his family, at whose home, 1315 East Seventh avenue, yesterday, was held a reunion of the descendants of John Forsyth and Elizabeth McKinley, the youngest and only surviving of whose ten children Mr. Forsyth is.

The reunion Thursday was the second annual occasion of the sort and was attended by fully a hundred relatives and descendants of Mr. Forsyth's honored parents. Four generations of the family were present on the occasion.

The Forsyth family numbers over 250 descendants of the sturdy Irish parents, and when invitations were issued to the reunion they were sent broadcast over America, from Pennsylvania to the Philippine islands.  The family spirit is kept up by an association, formed at the first annual reunion last summer, and the entire arrangements for the reunion of the family, and the perpetuation of the family relations and traditions are in its keeping.  Oskaloosa was this year chosen as the meeting place because it is the home of the patriarchal head of the family, Archie Forsyth.

Last summer, the reunion, held at Griswold, Ia., the home of a goodly number of the family's membership, was
marked by the presence of Mr. Forsyth, of this city, and by that of his elder sister, Mrs. Fanny Hayden, who has since joined her parents and her brothers and sisters in the other life.

The gathering of the clan began Wednesday evening, when the Griswold delegation arrived.  Trains from the south brought Forsyth descendants from near Ottumwa, Kirkville and Chillicothe, and from the east came Rev. J. E. Kidney of West Bridgewater, Pa., and brother, J. E. Kidney, of Bridgeport, Ohio.

Thursday morning was spent in an informal visiting of the relatives and at noon occurred the monster family dinner, served in a big tent in front of the Forsyth home. This was preceded and followed by the formal program of the celebration of kinship, and the afternoon was devoted to the business session of the Forsyth Family association.

The family dinner was an affair to be remembered.  Fully one hundred of the descendants of John and Elizabeth Forsyth sat down to a picnic feast served in the tent.  The table, loaded with good things, was in the form of the letter "F" and was arranged with quantity subservant (sic) to good taste in an appetizing manner.  Quantity was present, and for two hours the family feasted and visited and then, after a group picture was taken by Charles Pierce, of Ottumwa, the formal program was resumed.

The program was prepared under the direction of the association and was delightful and entertaining to those cousins present.  R. G. W. Forsyth, of Griswold, the president of the association, presided.  Below is given the program:

Invocation - Rev. Kidney
Song - "America," by the family.
Recitation - Marguerite Lewis.
Solo - Madeline Stump.
Recitation - Marie Forsyth.
Recitation - Mary Forsyth.
Recitation - "The Children's Hour," Ethel Jones.
Solo - Elizabeth Ross.
Recitation - Grace Forsyth.
Recitation - Helen Forsyth.
Duet - Misses Nellie Warren and Elsie Bellman.
Recitation - Edith Forsyth.
Recitation - Edith Ross.
Family History and Remarks - Rev. Kidney.
"Reunion of '04 and the Year in the Family" - Mrs. Belle Morford.
Song - "Blessed Be the Ties That Bind" - The Family.

John Forsyth and Elizabeth McKinley were married at Kilkeel, County Down, in 1813.  Ten children were born to them, one dying in infancy.  The family was raised on the Forsyth farm of six acres, and grew up upright young people, members of the Presbyterian church.

In the revolution of 1798, William McKinley, grand- father to Archie Forsyth, had taken a part, and was a political refugee in America.  He was a progenitor of the McKinley family of this city.  To follow his footsteps in America became the desire of the oldest son, James, when he had grown to manhood, and James' reports of the wealth of America led the family to follow him to the country of the free.

Thus there settled in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, John and Elizabeth Forsyth and their children, James, Mary Jane, John, William, George, Eliza, Thompson, Fannie, and Archibald, in the order of their birth.  Later the children all married; in '45, James to Sarah Perry; in '46, Mary Jane to John Kidney; in '49, William to Polly Forsyth (sic, Forsythe); in '50, John to Elin Perry, and Eliza to John (sic, Joseph) Morrison; in '55, Fannie to Samuel Hayden and George to Rachel Edgar; and in '59, Thompson to Sarah McKinley.  In 1847, at Logan, Ohio, Archibald was married to Miss Mary Nunnimaker.

John Forsyth and his family came to Iowa in 1851, after having lived in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties in Pennsylvania, and settled at Kirkville in Wapello county, where the father died.

After his marriage Archie Forsyth came back to Iowa, but in '63 went to Hocking county, Ohio, where he lived for twenty-four years.  Then he came to Oskalososa, and has since resided in this city, where he has raised his family.  During his active life the head of the family followed coal mining.

Mr. and Mrs. Archie Forsyth have ten children.  They art: Noah, of Oskaloosa; Frances Adel Swingle, of Marysville; Julia Ross, of Oskaloosa; Margaret Jones, of Buxton; Ida Lewis of Oskaloosa; Laura Hartman, of Buxton, and Adeline Stump, of Oskaloosa.  Three children died in infancy; they are: Stella, Mary Jane and Katherine.

Quiet and unpretentious has been the life of Mr. Forsyth in this city.  Both the father and his estimable wife are of a retiring disposition, yet both are actively interested in the welfare of the town.  In spite of his advanced years, and the preparations for the re-union, Mr. Forsyth Wednesday braved a drenching rain and came up town to cast his ballot for the interurban.  Such is the patriarchal head of the Forsyth family, of which it was once said lightly: "Forsyths and dog fennel will take the state of Iowa."  But such families are a credit to the state.

Those who were present at the reunion were:

Rev J. E. Kidney, of West Bridgeport, Pa.

J. D. Kidney, of Bridgeport, Ohio.

From Kirkville, Iowa - Mr. and Mrs. R. G. W. Forsyth, Charles, Sarah and Mary Forsyth, Mr. and Mrs. Manley (sic, Dr. and Mrs. Manley Forsyth), Samuel McCullough (Samuel McCullough Forsyth?).

Dudley - Mr. and Mrs. Olney, Miss Alma Olney.

Frederick - Silar (sic, Silas) Warren.

Chillicothe - Dora Warren, Mrs. Jennie Warren, Nellie Forest and Harold Warren, Elsie Bellman, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Forsyth, Sam and Walter Forsyth.

Buxton - Mr. and Mrs. Hartman, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Ethel Jones and Anthony Forsyth.

Ottumwa - Mr. and Mrs. John T. Forsyth, Dora and Tillie Forsyth, Mrs. Della Lenhart, Roy and Ethel Lenhart, Mrs. W. D. Sinnamon, and Helen Sinnamon.

Griswold - Mr. and Mrs. George M. Forsyth and Glen and Marie, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Forsyth and J. C. Jr., Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Forsyth and Grace, Mr. and Mrs. John Forsyth and H. K. Forsyth, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Forsyth and Edgar, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Forsyth, Myrtle, Mildred and Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Forsyth, Mrs. Belle Morford and Miss Ollie Morford.

Oskaloosa - Mr. and Mrs. Archie Forsyth, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Forsyth and Edith, Earl and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. John Ross, Edith and Elizabeth Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Will Stump and Paul and Madeline, Mrs. Thompson Forsyth and Miss Viola, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Coffin, Miss Marguerite Lewis, and Lloyd Swingle, and Mrs. Della Swingle, of Marysville.  Also there were present other relatives not descendants of John and Elizabeth Forsyth.

At the business meeting of the association held in the afternoon, it was decided to hold the next annual meeting at the home of G. T. Forsyth near Griswold, on the third Thursday of next August.  The officers elected were: President, John K. Forsyth, of Griswold; vice president, John T. Forsyth, of Ottumwa; secretary-treasurer, Ella Forsyth, Griswold.

Following the business meeting, a trolley car was chartered and the family was taken over Oskaloosa via the electric line.  The trip was greatly enjoyed.

One of the most delightful reunions in Wapello county this year was the fourth annual reunion of the Forsythe family held at the home of James Forsythe at Kirkville.  The following interesting article was written by one of the guests:

Four years since an association of the lineal descendants of John Forsythe and Elizabeth McKinley Forsythe, his wife, was perfected.  An annual meeting was to be held the third Thursday of August each year.  Aug. 15 being the day representatives of every branch of the family including four generations assembled at the ancestral home of James Forsythe, first born son of the above named family at Kirkville, Iowa.

This beautiful country residence is now owned and occupiedby R. G. W. Forsythe, son of James Forsythe, who nearly a quarter of a century ago, with his gentle wife, Sarah, passed into the Great Beyond.  Many of those present remember the kindly hospitality enjoyed during the life time of the father of mother and rejoice in the cordial welcome and genial smile of the present owner, George, their son.

The day was a perfect one, replete with pleasant experience.  Every hill and valley, cloud and sunshine, bird lent aid to make this a glad good day for the Forsythes.

The family tree grows broad and strong, the family spirit true and kindly, the family love deep and sympathetic as the years roll on.  They rightly claim the nobility of high aim and earnest purpose.  They are good, average people, much given to minding their own affairs and moving strongly in any chosen direction..

Invitatiions reached over two hundred and fifty descendants and go from the central west to states from the Atlantic to the Pacific seaboard.

Over one hundred and ten persons were present in response to these invitations.  The gathering began early in the week and are to be continued through a period of several days.

A wonderful abundance and splendid variety of good things were served by George and his wife assisted by a number of friends and helpers.  The annual banquet at one o'clock and a lunch of cake and ises at six in the evening was given.

Ottumwa Directs Program.

Using the wide pillared porch as a rostrum, after the established custom a fine musical and literary program was rendered under the direction of President John T. Forsythe of Ottumwa and Secretary Della Forsythe of Griswold, Iowa.

The following is a partial list of those in attendance: Griswold, Iowa.

John Forsythe and daughter, Helen.

Wm. M. Forsythe and daughters Faye and Valley.

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Forsythe.

Mr. and Mrs. George Rudig.

Mrs. Jennie Proctor and daughter, Ruth.

Mrs. Mary Fisher and Archie Forsythe, Knoxville, Iowa.

Misses Belle and Alice Parker, Buxton, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hartman.

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Forsythe and son Thomas, E. Q. Forsythe, Everist.

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Parker and sons Lysle and Leo.

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse T. Parker and daughters, Melilah and Allie Grace, Pella, Iowa.

Forrest E. Warren, Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. Archie Forsythe.

Mr. and Mrs. John Ross and daughters, Edith and Elizabeth.

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jones and Ethel.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Stump, Paul and Madolin.

Mr. and Mrs. Al Coffin.

Mrs. Sarah Forsythe and daughter, Viola.  Miss Edith and her brother, Earl Forsythe.  Miss Marguerite Lewis, Marysville, Ia.

Archie Swingle, Peoria, Ill.

Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lewis and son, Birmingham, Ala.

Parker Wilson, Pittsburg, Pa.

Mrs. A. W. Moorehead, Tacoma, Wash.

Miss Mell Forsythe, Ottumwa, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Forsythe and Ruth.

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Forsythe and daughters, Tillie and Dora.

Mrs. Della Lenhart, Roy and Ethel.

Miss Hellene Sinnamon.

Mack Forsythe.

Mrs. Minnie Forsythe, Jimmie and Willie and May, Chillicothe, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Warren, Nellie and Harold.

Silas Warren and daughter, Dora.

Miss Sarah Forsythe, Dudley, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Olney and daughter, Alma, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Forsythe, Samuel and Walter, Kirkville, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. R. G. W. Forsythe, Charles and Mary, Keokuk, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. Manly Forsythe.

At a business session the retiring president, John T. Forsythe of Ottumwa, Iowa, was succeeded by W. M. Forsythe of Griswold, Iowa.  The next meeting is to be held at the home of George M. Forsythe, near Griswold, Iowa.

At the close of this long to be remembered day some score of carriages bore the assembled multitude to their homes or the railway statioin each heart filled with kindly recollections of another milestone in the history of the family.

For a number of years the Forsythe family have held an annual reunion and one year it is in Wapello county and the next year it is in Cass county.  This year it was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Forsythe, in Griswold, Cass county.  It was a grand reunion of 150 of the Forsythe family.  A sumptuous dinner was served on the lawn at noon and the afternoon was spent in a ball game, foot races and other amusements.  The oldest person present was Mrs. Mary Fisher, who was seventy-six years old.  The youngest was little Geraldine Waddington, eight months old.  Those present outside of Cass county were J. T. Forsythe, Messrs. and Mesdames Anthony Forsythe, Ben Forsythe, R. G. W. Forsythe, George Waddington and Silas and Dora Warren of Wapello county; Dr. Charles Forsythe of Lone Elm, Kas., Mell Forsythe of Tacoma, Wash., Ellsworth and William Forsythe of Peru, Neb.; Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Kidney of Pittsburg, Penn.; and Jennie Warren of Indianola.  The Forsythe family first came to Iowa in 1851 from Pennsylvania.

Oskaloosa, Aug 9. - Members of the Forsythe family, whose annual reunion has become a big event in (sic) are preparing to hold their tenth annual meeting at the home of B. O. Forsythe near Ottumwa Aug. 21.

The family has a regular association, of which G. R. Forsythe of Kirksville (sic) is the president, James E. Forsythe of Peru, Neb., is the vice president and Mrs. Jennie Warren of Indianola is the secretary and treasurer.  Several hundred people attend the annual reunions.

In Illinois and Wisconsin there are two other Forsythe reunions held every year, each one having several hundred people who attend, and there has been talk of sending representatives from the Forsythe association here.

Oskaloosa, Aug. 31. - The twelfth annual Forsyth reunion was held at the home of William A. Stump Thursday with guests from the north, east, south and west, in all one hundred and three members of the Forsyth family and some of the very immediate friends.

A mammoth tent had been erected for the occasion just east of the old Forsyth home and placed in it were two long tables with seating capacity for about one hundred people.  The Stump home and grounds presented the appearance of a carnival in all its glory and a happier, more contented group of people would be hard to find.

The guests began to arrive early in the morning and it was well near the noon hour before all the family members had made their appearance.  A pleasant surprise had been planned for the occasion about which none of the company were aware, until just at 12:15 o'clock.  Mr. Stump drove up to the home in the car and seated in the back seat were Miss Sadie Bolin and Paul Stump, who immediately took their places in the tent before the guests, and the Rev. Alexander McFerran of the First Presbyterian church pronounced the ceremony which made them Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stump.  The surprise of the company was complete, as this is the first time since the reunions have been held that a wedding ceremony has been a part of the program.  Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Forsyth, grandparents of the groom, were the only attendants of the couple.  The bride was handsomely gowned in a white chiffon gown with pink rose bud trimmings and she carried a beautiful bride's bouquet of roses.

Following the wedding ceremony the company were seated at the two long tables and Rev. McFerran asked the divine blessing, and then came the most sumptuous feed ever placed o tables.

Immediately following the serving of the last table the annual business meeting of the reunion was held, and Arthur Forsyth announced the reading of the minutes of the last reunion after the meeting was called to order.  The last minutes were read by Miss Viola Forsyth.  Miss Nell Forsyth then read a message of greeting from one member of the family who was unable to be present, J. L. Jones of Round Up, Mont.  A letter of greeting from another member of the family at Wanachee, Wash., was read to the company, after which the election of officers for the coming year were elected.  Arthur Forsyth, the 82 year old grandfather Forsyth, was unanimously elected president of the association for the next ten years.  J. C. Forsyth of Griswold, was elected vice president, and Mrs. J. T.

The Oskaloosa Commercial club generously furnished twenty-five automobiles at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and the whole company was taken for a ride over the city.   It was one of the best reunions ever held since the commencement of the custom and the happiness of the company knew no bounds.  Supper was also served in the tent which was lighted with electric lights and presented a pretty picture when all the company were seated therein.   Following is a list of the guests who were present.

C. Hartman of Buxton, R. G. W. Forsyth of Kirkville, W. J. B. Forsyth of Kirkville, Rev. Alexander McFerrin, Oskaloosa; H. T. White, Oskaloosa; Dorothy Stump, Oskaloosa; Mary Mae Forsyth, Oskaloosa; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Kyle, Omaha, Neb.; Miss Alice Parker, Seattle, Wash.; Florence Alice Gibson, Hamilton; Mrs. E. S. Warren, Indianola; Dr. F. E. Warren, Alton; Jennie Forsyth, Griswold; Harold Warren, Indianola; Edith Ross, Oskaloosa; Gladys Stump, Oskaloosa; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Coffin, Oskaloosa; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ross and two children, Ottumwa; Miss Eliza Carnes, Kirkville; Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Lewis and daughter, Miss Marguerite, Oskaloosa; Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Forsyth, Griswold; Mr. and Mrs. John Forsyth, Griswold; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McQuen, Ottumwa; Miss Mae Forsyth, Kirkville; Miss Nell Forsyth, Tacoma, Wash.; H. K. Forsyth, Griswold; Miss Leota Bolin, Oskaloosa; Mr. and Mrs. Will Stump, Oskaloosa; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stump, Oskaloosa, Mrs. M. Belle Bolin, Oskaloosa; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Forsyth, Oskaloosa; Glen Crowe, Ottumwa; Mrs. H. E. Lewis and daughter Dorothy, Peoria, Ill.; Edith Moon, Peoria, Ill.; Marion Forsyth, Griswold; Charlotte Stump, Oskaloosa; Elizabeth Ross, Oskaloosa; Ruth Forsyth, Ottumwa; Dr. and Mrs. Forsyth and son Dale of Kinkade, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Waddington and daughter Geraldine, Kirkville; Manley Forsyth and son Raymond, Lone Elm, Kan.; Samuel Forsyth, Kirkville; Mr. and Mrs. Noah Forsyth, Oskaloosa; Geo. (sic) Miss Vallie Forsyth, Griswold; Geo. Forsyth, Griswold; W. E. Young, Oskaloosa; Miss Nellie Warren, Indianola; Hazel Gibson, Hamilton; Madelin Stump, Oskaloosa; Piercy Forsyth, Griswold; Miss Eleanor Forsyth, Griswold; E. J. Forsyth, Oskaloosa; Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Anderson, Oskaloosa; Joseph Forsyth, Kirkville; Robert Forsyth, Oskaloosa; Walter Forsyth, Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa (sic); Walter Forsyth, Kirkville; Philip Gibson, Hamilton; Paul Gibson, Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. John Gibson, Hamilton; T. C. Taylor, Jolly; Miss Viola Forsyth, Oskaloosa; A. Warren, Chillicothe; Miss Lena Chandler, Des Moines; G. T. Forsyth, Griswold; Tommy Forsyth, Buxton; Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Forsyth, Ottumwa; T. M. Forsyth, Kirkville; Mrs. M. E. Courtney, Kirkville; Minnie Forsyth, Kirkville; Alice Lent, Kirkville: Mrs. E. G. Brewer, Ottumwa; Mr. and Mrs. C. Hartman, Buxton; Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Forsyth, Buxton; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Johnston, Oskaloosa, and C. W. Stump of Oskaloosa.

The ensuing in regard to a family gathering from the Griswold American of Thursday, August 24, will be of interest to many here:

On August 17, 1916, at Griswold, occurred the thirteenth annual reunion of the Forsythe family, lineal descendants of John and Mary (sic) Forsythe, who came to American (sic) in the year 1844, whose descendants now number several hundred persons and are scattered up and down the breadth of this land.

For several days the relatives began to assemble at the home of Mrs. Jennie Proctor, the appointed place for this gathering.  By trains from the north and south, and by carriages and automobiles they came in great numbers.

After loving greetings, warm hand clasps and not a little conversation, shortly after the noon hour, they were assembled under the large tent erected for that purpose on Mrs. Proctor's lawn.  Here they partook of a most bounteous dinner, more than one hundred and twenty being served at the table.  Many have been added to their numbers by marriage and birth and some have been called from their midst by death.

After dinner was over they were called together for a short time to attend to the business part of the day's program.  J. C. Forsythe, vice-president, acting as president in the absence of Archibald Forsythe of Oskaloosa, who was last year elected as president for the remainder of his life, and who, with his wife, are the only living representatives of the second generation of  

Two of the very pleasant features of the day were: First, the presence and exhibition of a family tree of the Forsythe family, constructed for the association by Miss Gladys Corbett, an artist of promise and ability.  This work was last year placed in the hands of the committee, J. T. Forsythe of Ottumwa, Miss Viola Forsythe of Oskaloosa and Mrs. William Forsythe of Griswold.  They are all justly proud of this tree on which there are more than five hundred names of the living and dead of the family and which will serve as a record for reference.

The other object of interest introduced was the enlarged picture of the maternal head of this great family, Mary (sic) McKinley Forsythe.

It was presented to Archibald Forsythe, her only living son, by one of the next generation who was thoughtful enough to remember to extend this courtesy to the only representative of the second generation.

Among the visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brewer of Ottumwa.