Old Settlers' Day An Enjoyable Event
Large Attendance Recorded at This Annual Program at the Fair
Bee-Picayune, front page, 15 Oct 1931Submitted by Kay (Hall) Pacheco
Old Settlers' Day was one of the happiest days of the Bee County Fair last week. Many of the "old timers" look forward with pleasant anticipation to these reunions each year, though each year some of the familiar faces are gone. This year there were many distinguished guests present, a number from distant counties.
The program, in charge of Mrs. E. B. SHELLENBERGER, included many interesting numbers.
First was the entrance of the Queen of the Fair and the Princess, with their attendants. Miss Winona HALL as queen and Miss Almeda McKINNEY as princess wore the lovely costumes seen on the evening of the coronation. They were attended by the same pages, trumpeters, trainbearers and body guard as on that evening.
The address of welcome was given by Mrs. J. R. BEASLEY and was followed by two solos by Mrs. J. G. NEELY. There was a song by June SCHULZ and Mary Katherine WRIGHT, dances by Rachel DEWEES and Mary Pearl BURNETT, a reading by Mrs. Howard SMITH, acrobatic dance by Baby Jean PARKERSON and a solo by Ida Frances IMPSON. Short addresses were made by Miss Lida DOUGHERTY of San Patricio and J. C. BURROWS.
At noon the Fair Association was host to the old settlers at a barbecue dinner on the grounds. Mrs. W. A. GEFFERT was general chairman in charge of this important part of the entertainment, while the actual preparation of the meal was under the supervision of J. R. SCOTT. Mrs. GEFFERT and Mr., SCOTT were faithfully assisted by Mrs. S. C. MITCHELL, Mrs. J. S. HALL, Mrs. W. A. BICKFORD. Mrs. Grover HELDENFELS, Mrs. Dub ADAM, Mrs. PRYOR LUCAS and Miss Sara Grayson CHAMBLISS.
In the old fiddlers' contest Sannie LeBLEU of Normanna won first prize, Will EZELL of Beeville. second, and Lake PORTER of Falfurrias, third. These fiddlers also helped supply old-time music for round and square dances. These old-fashioned dances gain in popularity each year.
Mrs. Tom MARSDEN was in charge of registration and following are the names of those who registered. The dates indicate year of birth:
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. BLASCHKE, 1867
J. W. WILLIAMS, 1847
Allan CANADY, 1867
J. W. WRIGHT
Mrs. W. JONES, 1865
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. PORTES, 1858-1862
D. C. STROMAN, 1861
N. B. DENHAM, 1846
E. BAUMAN, 1864
Mrs. FARMER
Mrs. Maggie FITSPATRICK, 1848
Mr. and Mrs. Dan FOX, 1860-1855
.A. V. NUTT, 1870
Mr.and Mrs. Pete LAWLEY, 1870-1871
Tom SIMONS, 1866
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. MALEY,1862-1865
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. MAY, 1855-1857
Mrs. Charlott HAYNE, 1857
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. RANGE, 1856-1861
E. KINKLER, 1869
Mrs. Julia TAYLOR, 1857
C. F. LUZIE, 1864
R. R. ALSUP, 1855
R. L. EIDSON, 1854
J. T. MUCKLEROY, 1846
C. G. FRELS, 1867
Mr. and Mrs. JANSEN 1878-1866
Pat FADDEN, 1865
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. WOOD, 1869-1877
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. MIELS, 1852-1857
S. A. WOFFORD, 1866
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. BARFIELD, 1849-1853
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. JONES, 1863-1870
Mr. and Mrs. Sam YEATES, 1861-1869
Mr. and Mrs. Valentine KUBALA, 1863-1864
P. E. NUTT, 1869
S. J. BAILEY, 1856
Mrs. M. E. BRAUER, 1858
Sam PORTER, 1851
Joe THOMAS, 1868
K. F. JOHNSON, 1865
H. F. CLAIRE, 1855
0. REED, 1850
Harriet WILLIAMS, 1851
Mr. and Mrs. Walter TEAL, 1856-1853
Mrs. Amos MARTIN, 1858
D. C. RANKIN, 1867
Mrs. Julia McCULLOM, 1871
Mrs. Cora UZZELL, 1869
Bill CAPEN, 1870
John McCOLLOM, 1850
Mrs. G. W. SMITH, 1854
A. M. ROBERTSON, 1866
E. HARRISON, 1870
A. PASCHAL, 1854
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. CLARE, 1851-1867
Mrs. M. MOCK, 1869
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. PAGE, 1867-1861
W. M. PRUITT, 1853
William WEIR, 1850
J. C. BURROWS, 1858
Mrs. J. M. DOBIE, 1861
Sarah MARTIN
Charlie MARTIN
Ella WARD, 1867
Mr. and Mrs. John O'REILLY
C. E. BECKNER, 1866
Mr. and Mrs. Henry BAILEY, 1862-1868
Charlie PAGE, 1869
Mr. and Mrs. BETZ, 1867-1873
Dr. TURNER, 1871
Mrs. Joe THORNTON, 1871
Mac POWELL, 1871
W.L. REA, 1862
Mrs. Asa FOX, 1869
Mrs. R. H. BERRY, 1859
Mrs. Mary STONE
Betsy FARRIS
E. L. MELIAM, 1871
Mrs. TUTTLE, 1867
Mrs. C. A. DUGAT, 1858
Mr. and Mrs. SHIVES, 1856
Mrs. Belle LEWIS, 1871
H. P. DIEBEL, 1864
C. DUDERSTATT, 1857
L. E. MURPHY, 1867
Miss SHILAD, 1861
Mrs. MacHOLLY, age 72
Miss Mamie REAGAN, 1871
George RAY, 1857
C. F. BEGO, 1860
W. B. LEE, 1864
Sid FARRIS (colored)
Mrs. E. B. TUTTLE, 1861
Mr. and Mrs. BEEDY, 1863-1862
Richard THOMAS, 1865
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. LABINSKI, 1868
A. F. LUTTS, 1856
Dr. REAGAN, 1869
J. W. NORTON, 1868
Mrs. Mary HART, 1867
Sherman HAYES, 1866
Mr and Mrs. John McKINNEY, 1869
Miss Lottie BICKFORD, 1861
Dr. and Mrs. STEPHENS, 1861-1875
Mr. and Mrs. LeBLEU, 1869-1865
Mr. and Mrs. Lake PORTER, 1854-1857
Mrs. A. C. PARCHMAN, 1865
Jim McCAMPBELL, 1863
Mrs. J. E. MALEY, 1868
George L. BUTLER, 1866
Mrs. L. W. BELL, 1871
Mrs. Mollie THURSTON, 1867
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. HILL, 1858-1860
Mrs. MATTINGLY, 1863
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. MILLER, 1861
John ATKINS, 1845
R. E. HANDY, 1860
Mrs. M. HATCHER, 1862
Mrs. J. C. BURROWS, 1871
Bud O'REILLY, 1869
W. E. BEST, 1871
Mrs. Con MURPHY, 1856
W. B. SOUTH, 1870
J. D. PONDER, 1860
Mrs. Fritz HARTZENDORF, 1867
Mrs. DEITZER, 1869
A. C. NEUMAN, 1873
N . B . WALKER, 1861
F. E. GOZA, 1871
J. W. DICKSON, 1864
H. M. BORLAND, 1862
John ZOWARKA, 1858
R. A. BARKER, 1871
O. S. WEST, 1862
F. W. FRELS, 1865
Jim WRIGHT, 1867
Miss Lula WILLIAMS, 1866
C. YOWARD, 1852
R. A. EZELL, 1845
B. A. O'NEILL, 1863
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie SCHURK, 1849-1856
Mrs. Rachel RAY, 1861
Mrs. Maggie RAY, 1859
B. F. MORROW, 1864
Mrs. E. E. HARRELL, 1851
Mrs. M. F. MAY, 1844
Mrs. Jessie BORROUM, 1867
W. J. PARKER, 1863
J. W. DINN, 1869
Juan ESPANOZA
Tom WELDER, 1854
Mrs. H.M. CARROLL
Mr. and Mrs. Paul BAUER, 1855-1857
J. D. TURNER, 1865
Andy CANADY, 1861
Mrs. A. L. GIVENS, 1861
Mrs. S. 1. MALEY, 1859
Mrs. Mattie WILBURN, 1858
Mrs. DAVID, 1866
S. A. DRODDY, 1861
Mr. and Mrs. Tom CRAVEN, 1862-1867
John CREADY, 1870
C. L. KIMBROUGH, 1869
Mrs. Lou Anna CHAMBLISS, 1873
Alex WALKER, 1861
Carrie McCAMPBELL, 1867
N. B. BOULINGHOUSE, 1858
Martin O'CONNOR, 1875
Juanita P. deMUNOZ
D. D. MILLER, 1862
J. W. NUTT, 1867
W. P. RICHARDSON, 1861
Mrs. B. B. HOLLINGSHEAD, 1848
Miss Lida DOUGHERTY
Miss Josephine SULLIVAN
Miss Justine BLUNTZER
Mrs. Al McFADDEN
Mrs. JUDGE
Mrs. J. C. BEASLEY
J. W. WILLIAMS, 1847
Allan CANADY, 1867
J. W. WRIGHT
Mrs. W. JONES, 1865
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. PORTES, 1858-1862
D. C. STROMAN, 1861
N. B. DENHAM, 1846
E. BAUMAN, 1864
Mrs. FARMER
Mrs. Maggie FITSPATRICK, 1848
Mr. and Mrs. Dan FOX, 1860-1855
.A. V. NUTT, 1870
Mr.and Mrs. Pete LAWLEY, 1870-1871
Tom SIMONS, 1866
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. MALEY,1862-1865
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. MAY, 1855-1857
Mrs. Charlott HAYNE, 1857
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. RANGE, 1856-1861
E. KINKLER, 1869
Mrs. Julia TAYLOR, 1857
C. F. LUZIE, 1864
R. R. ALSUP, 1855
R. L. EIDSON, 1854
J. T. MUCKLEROY, 1846
C. G. FRELS, 1867
Mr. and Mrs. JANSEN 1878-1866
Pat FADDEN, 1865
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. WOOD, 1869-1877
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. MIELS, 1852-1857
S. A. WOFFORD, 1866
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. BARFIELD, 1849-1853
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. JONES, 1863-1870
Mr. and Mrs. Sam YEATES, 1861-1869
Mr. and Mrs. Valentine KUBALA, 1863-1864
P. E. NUTT, 1869
S. J. BAILEY, 1856
Mrs. M. E. BRAUER, 1858
Sam PORTER, 1851
Joe THOMAS, 1868
K. F. JOHNSON, 1865
H. F. CLAIRE, 1855
0. REED, 1850
Harriet WILLIAMS, 1851
Mr. and Mrs. Walter TEAL, 1856-1853
Mrs. Amos MARTIN, 1858
D. C. RANKIN, 1867
Mrs. Julia McCULLOM, 1871
Mrs. Cora UZZELL, 1869
Bill CAPEN, 1870
John McCOLLOM, 1850
Mrs. G. W. SMITH, 1854
A. M. ROBERTSON, 1866
E. HARRISON, 1870
A. PASCHAL, 1854
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. CLARE, 1851-1867
Mrs. M. MOCK, 1869
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. PAGE, 1867-1861
W. M. PRUITT, 1853
William WEIR, 1850
J. C. BURROWS, 1858
Mrs. J. M. DOBIE, 1861
Sarah MARTIN
Charlie MARTIN
Ella WARD, 1867
Mr. and Mrs. John O'REILLY
C. E. BECKNER, 1866
Mr. and Mrs. Henry BAILEY, 1862-1868
Charlie PAGE, 1869
Mr. and Mrs. BETZ, 1867-1873
Dr. TURNER, 1871
Mrs. Joe THORNTON, 1871
Mac POWELL, 1871
W.L. REA, 1862
Mrs. Asa FOX, 1869
Mrs. R. H. BERRY, 1859
Mrs. Mary STONE
Betsy FARRIS
E. L. MELIAM, 1871
Mrs. TUTTLE, 1867
Mrs. C. A. DUGAT, 1858
Mr. and Mrs. SHIVES, 1856
Mrs. Belle LEWIS, 1871
H. P. DIEBEL, 1864
C. DUDERSTATT, 1857
L. E. MURPHY, 1867
Miss SHILAD, 1861
Mrs. MacHOLLY, age 72
Miss Mamie REAGAN, 1871
George RAY, 1857
C. F. BEGO, 1860
W. B. LEE, 1864
Sid FARRIS (colored)
Mrs. E. B. TUTTLE, 1861
Mr. and Mrs. BEEDY, 1863-1862
Richard THOMAS, 1865
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. LABINSKI, 1868
A. F. LUTTS, 1856
Dr. REAGAN, 1869
J. W. NORTON, 1868
Mrs. Mary HART, 1867
Sherman HAYES, 1866
Mr and Mrs. John McKINNEY, 1869
Miss Lottie BICKFORD, 1861
Dr. and Mrs. STEPHENS, 1861-1875
Mr. and Mrs. LeBLEU, 1869-1865
Mr. and Mrs. Lake PORTER, 1854-1857
Mrs. A. C. PARCHMAN, 1865
Jim McCAMPBELL, 1863
Mrs. J. E. MALEY, 1868
George L. BUTLER, 1866
Mrs. L. W. BELL, 1871
Mrs. Mollie THURSTON, 1867
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. HILL, 1858-1860
Mrs. MATTINGLY, 1863
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. MILLER, 1861
John ATKINS, 1845
R. E. HANDY, 1860
Mrs. M. HATCHER, 1862
Mrs. J. C. BURROWS, 1871
Bud O'REILLY, 1869
W. E. BEST, 1871
Mrs. Con MURPHY, 1856
W. B. SOUTH, 1870
J. D. PONDER, 1860
Mrs. Fritz HARTZENDORF, 1867
Mrs. DEITZER, 1869
A. C. NEUMAN, 1873
N . B . WALKER, 1861
F. E. GOZA, 1871
J. W. DICKSON, 1864
H. M. BORLAND, 1862
John ZOWARKA, 1858
R. A. BARKER, 1871
O. S. WEST, 1862
F. W. FRELS, 1865
Jim WRIGHT, 1867
Miss Lula WILLIAMS, 1866
C. YOWARD, 1852
R. A. EZELL, 1845
B. A. O'NEILL, 1863
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie SCHURK, 1849-1856
Mrs. Rachel RAY, 1861
Mrs. Maggie RAY, 1859
B. F. MORROW, 1864
Mrs. E. E. HARRELL, 1851
Mrs. M. F. MAY, 1844
Mrs. Jessie BORROUM, 1867
W. J. PARKER, 1863
J. W. DINN, 1869
Juan ESPANOZA
Tom WELDER, 1854
Mrs. H.M. CARROLL
Mr. and Mrs. Paul BAUER, 1855-1857
J. D. TURNER, 1865
Andy CANADY, 1861
Mrs. A. L. GIVENS, 1861
Mrs. S. 1. MALEY, 1859
Mrs. Mattie WILBURN, 1858
Mrs. DAVID, 1866
S. A. DRODDY, 1861
Mr. and Mrs. Tom CRAVEN, 1862-1867
John CREADY, 1870
C. L. KIMBROUGH, 1869
Mrs. Lou Anna CHAMBLISS, 1873
Alex WALKER, 1861
Carrie McCAMPBELL, 1867
N. B. BOULINGHOUSE, 1858
Martin O'CONNOR, 1875
Juanita P. deMUNOZ
D. D. MILLER, 1862
J. W. NUTT, 1867
W. P. RICHARDSON, 1861
Mrs. B. B. HOLLINGSHEAD, 1848
Miss Lida DOUGHERTY
Miss Josephine SULLIVAN
Miss Justine BLUNTZER
Mrs. Al McFADDEN
Mrs. JUDGE
Mrs. J. C. BEASLEY