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words and smiles. These all come from Lincoln County, and have to get up lots of enthusiasm and courage to come so far and over such hills. The old-time tenters were with us, too; and it would not seem like the ?(Shoffner Reunion? without the cheering presence of Thomas Shoifner, Mrs. Trnie Davis, and (ras. Shofner. Our Flat Creek tenters were not. in evidence this time. We were glad to welcome our visiting cousins from Kansas in the persons of Mrs. Cora Carpenter and children?Alma, Mabel, and T. P>.?and hope they were so pleasantly entertained that they will make this the ? Mecca? of their pilgrimage time after time.
The 1Tth, as usual, had been devoted to the task of getting settled; so the morning of August 18 found everything in full swing. After the order of business, we had a varied programme of music, both instrumental and vocal. After dinner, we enjoyed a tine talk from Mr. Marvin Kimbro. Mrs. Armstrong, of Nashville, who was present by special invitation, played a difficult duet with Miss Mamie .Jenkins. Then followed a song by Miss Nina Shoffner and a recitation by Sadie Shofner.
The entertainment Thursday night consisted of a song, ? Meet Me in St. Louis,? by Will. Shofner, of Haley; song bv four boys?Roy, Will., and Howard Shofner and Kldridge Komar?followel by a speech from Kldridge Homar. Then came a song by Miss Ft.hel Parker and a recitation by Sadie Shofner. We were next highly entertained by a talk from Mrs. Armstrong, followed by a quartet, ?The Husband's Mistake,? or ? Muffs,? sung by Roy Shofner, tenor; Howard Shofner, bass; Miss Argie Kimbro, alto; and Miss