HISTORICAL TRIVIA 1936-1940 - Fulton County Public Library

At about twelve oclock the call to dinner was heard. Mrs. Ed
Babcock of Waterman, Illinoise was called on to invoke divine
blessings and all present gathered around the table which was laden
with everything a person could desire. While the food was being
appropriated, it was very apparent that the highest degree of fellowship
and good-will prevailed.
Following the dinner officers for the ensuing year were elected as
follows: Melvidore Briney of Rochester, re-elected president; Perry
Lowman of South Bend, vice-president; Mrs. Ray Babcock of Fulton,
recording secretary and Mrs. Jessie Meek of Tiosa re-elected as
corresponding secretary and treasurer.
The Babcock family reunion was organized twenty-five years
ago on October 5th, 1911 by the late Dr. Isaac Babcock of Rochester.
Two were present, Ed Babcock and Melvidore Briney, who in all these
years have not missed attending the annual reunion meetings. Larry,
son of Mrs. Mary Ruth Meek Kanouse of Tiosa, was the youngest
present while Mrs. Ella Campbell of Hammond was the oldest. Mrs.
Campbell gave a very interestng talk concerning the Babcock pioneers,
their integrity of character, their Christian living, usefulness in life
admonished the younger generation to follow in the same foot-steps and
to keep fresh the memory of those noble ancestors to which they have
been so fortunate to be descendants of, by keeping alive these reunions
from year to year.
Little Naomi Babcock of Michigan was introduced as this was
her first visit here. She is the granddaughter of the late Andrew
Babcok. The meeting merged into the social hour and in the late
afternoon friends and relatives bid each other adieu until next year and
all felt that the day had been very well spent.
FAIRVIEW HOTEL
Gray Gordons Band
The News-Sentinel, Aug. 24, 1936
Saying that she saved the best for last, Alice McMahon, manager
of the Fairview Dance Gardens, announces the engagement of Gray
Gordon and his Orchestra, starting tonight (Monday, Aug. 24)
According to Miss McMahon, there will be little need of an
introduction to Gordon and his unit, which boasts sixteen talented
musicians and entertainers, for they have been heard countless times
from radio station WLW, and were featured on the NBC network of 72
stations four nights a week with Chicago outlets WENR, WMAQ
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