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5th, 1936
3rd Annual Reunion
The third annual reunion of the Lewis family was held July 5th in the parlors of the Baptist Church.
At one o'clock, dinner was served to forty descendents of William and Sarah Lewis, who established a home near Western, Nebraska in the early seventies.
Seated at the head of the table were Jesse and Lincoln Lewis, sons of these pioneers.
L. L. Lewis of Western, president, was master of ceremonies. Impromptu talks were given by several of the group and greetings were read from Mrs. T. J. Hatfield, of Long Beach, California. She is a daughter of these early settlers.
An unusual feature of the occasion was that all seven brothers and sisters of the Winter family were present.
They are Will Winter, Mrs. Nellie Andereas, Fred Winter, Lewis Winter, and Mrs. Anna Armour of Western Mrs. Mary Winter Wilking, of Anadarko, Oklahoma and Charles Winter of Lincoln.
L. L. Lewis was re-elected president and Lewis Winter secretary.
Those attending from out of town were:
Mrs. Mary Winter Wilkin and son Fred of Anadarko, Oklahoma
Mrs. Naomi Wilkin Plummer of Denver, Colorado
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Winter and daughters Madge and Blanche of Lincoln
Mrs. Gerald Winter and Nola Ann and Jerry of Lincoln
Dr. Arthur Lewis of Ellsworth, Kansas
Merlin Osborne and Dennis of Talmadge, Nebraska
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Schultz of Fairbury
Rolland Winter of Lincoln
Western people attending were:
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Winter, Robert, Lois and Frederick Dale
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Winter, Elaine, Margaret and Lewis, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Armour, Betty Frances, Jean and Mary Ellen
Mrs. Nell Andreas
Will Winter and Marjorie
Mr. Jesse Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Lewis and Earl Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Hermie Wiegers, Gloria and June
The guest of the day were:
Mrs. Jessie Kaup Galloway and daughter Jean Lee of Whittier, California
Miss Dolly Fremont of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Miss Raga Harms of Firth, Nebraska
L. S. Winter, Secretary
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