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The Shoffner Reunions.
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THE THIRD REUNION, 1902.
The first two days of this reunion, August 18 and 19, were taken up with the setting up of tents and the usual routine of friendly greetings and getting ready for the opening exercises.
Thursday morning, the 20th, dawned clear and bright; and by ten o?clock the grounds presented a lively appearance. The meeting was called to order by the chairman, C. II. Shofner; and a short programme was rendered, opening with music, ? Old Black Joe,? with variations, by Jim Shofner on the violin, with piano accompaniment; next was a speech by Omar Shoffner, who was introduced by 1). W. Shofner, of Mount Pleasant, Tenn; music by Miss Mamie Jenkins; reading of a letter by AV. M. Holt; vocal solo by Airs. Tommy Shofner; then a recitation by Miss Lillian Shaw, ?Don?t He Look Awfully Cute?? closed the day?s exercises.
On Friday morning we had music by Miss Mamie Jenkins. Then followed the election of officers for 1903. Chris. II. Shofner was made chairman; Milton Shofner, assistant chairman. A. M. Shofner was elected secretary, with Claude Shoffner as assistant. A motion was then made and carried that a committee of one bo appointed by the chairman to correspond with the War Department at Washington in regard to the erection of a fitting monument over the grave of Martin Shofner, our ancestor, who served in the Revolutionary AA?ar. Air. Alonroe Shofner was appointed. On a motion to hold our meeting for next year on only two days a lively discussion followed, but it was finally left to the Executive Committee. A motion was carried for the chairman to appoint a Committee on Entertainment. After