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95th Bull Picnic Aug 1962Entry/Object ID
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Bull PicnicScope and Content
THE EVENING NEWS
Mon., Aug. 27, 1962 -1B
[Photo of attendees] Photo by Russell
OLDEST, YOUNGEST, FARTHEST - Bartow Wright Bull of Stony Ford, who
hasn't missed one of the annual picnics in all his 87 years, was the oldest member of the family present, and Russell William Smiley, two-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Smiley of Pine Bush, comfortable in the arms of Mr. Bull, was the youngest. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Nance of Houston, Tex., were farthest from home.
95th Bull Family Reunion
Draws 200 to Stone House
HAMPTONBURGH - An estimated 200 persons gathered at
Bull Stone House Saturday during a picnic for descendants of William Bull and Sarah Wells, who moved into their then-new home
in 1727 in Orange County. It was like any other family picnic, though somewhat larger. But there was this difference - few
families have been getting together every August for 95 years.
And not many more could trace their family tree well enough to
be able to summon that many descendants. Highlighting the business
meeting of the Bull Family Association was the naming of four members
to the Board of Managers, including two new faces. Robert Mac-Leod Jackson of Campbell Hall and Henry P. Bull of Middletown,
the treasurer, were re-elected for three-year terms, and joined by
Mrs. George H. Thompson of Goshen and Louis E. Brown, resident
of the Stone House. The board elected the following
officers: Earl Dickerson, president; Chester Roe, vice president;
Mr. Bull, treasurer; and Mrs. Thompson, secretary.
It was a beautiful day for the gathering of the clan, but most
persons managed to move indoors long enough to visit the room
containing historical mementoes of the family, which this year
included a small painting of Sarah Wells, depicting her trip to the
Goshen area. The painting, the work of Mrs. Esther English Bach
of Goshen, follows the lines of a sketch by Wesley Dennis for a book,
"Land 'O Goshen," written two years ago by Miss Elizabeth Sharts, town
historian. It shows an Indian leading Miss Wells' horse through the
valley in which she became the first white settler.
Thursday, August 30, 1962 Price - 10¢
In the Family Tradition
[Photo of attendees]
BULL PICNIC - More than 200 members of the Bull family attended the 95th annual family picnic at the Bull Stone House in Hamptonburgh Saturday afternoon. The oldest member of the family to attend was
Bartow Wright Bull, who will be 88 on Nov.3rd. Attending his 87th such affair, he has never missed a family reunion. The youngest family member to attend was Russell William Smiley, two-month-old son of William and Winifred Smiley and great grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thew. The
Alton A. Nances of Houston, Texas, traveled the greatest distance to attend the picnic. Mr. and Mrs. Nance flank Mr. Bull who is holding the Smiley baby.
Bulls Hold 95th Picnic Saturday
Members of the Bull Family Association from all over the
U. S., will gather at the historic home of William and
Sarah Wells Bull in Hamptonburgh Saturday for the 95th
annual picnic and association meeting.
Secretary Robert McLeod Jackson, who hopes to turn his
duties over to a new secretary this year if a suitable
replacement can be found, announced in his notice of the official
meeting that there will be elections for three managers to
succeed him, Henry P. Bull and Harriet Patterson Hunter, plus
a fourth manager to complete the unexpired term of Mrs.
John I. Brush, who resigned. Mr. Jackson, who has been
secretary since 1920, was honored last year by the
association for his long and capable service.
Earl Dickerson of Thompson Ridge is President of the
Association. Plans are for guests to picnic at noon and for
the meeting to open at 2 p.m.
Independent Republican August 23, 1962