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Bull Picnic Aug. 22, 1964 "THE TIMES HERALD RECORD"Entry/Object ID
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Bull PicnicScope and Content
Aug. 22, 1964
THE TIMES HERALD RECORD
The Bull family held its 97th annual look at a scale model of the Bull Stone picnic Saturday at the house. More than House at Hamptonburgh outside the origin- 200 relatives attended, TH-Record Photo
Dickerson Heads Bull Family Unit
HAMPTONBURGH - Earl Dickerson of Thompson Ridge,
retired Orange County highway superintendent, will head the
William Bull and Sarah Wells Family Association, Inc., as
its president for another year. Mr. Dickerson was re-elected
to the office at the 97th annual family reunion at the stone
home built by William Bull in 1727 for the family he and his
wife, Sarah Wells, founded. Henry P. Bull, Middletown
attorney who was re-elected treasurer, presided for the annual business meeting in the absence of Mr. Dickerson, who was ill.
Chester Roe, 51 Harth Dr., New Windsor, was renamed vice president. Mrs. Emma McWhorter, Highland Mills, was elected secretary to succeed
Mrs. Elise Coleman Thompson, Goshen.
Directors chosen for three years were Mr. Dickerson, Mr. Roe, Mrs. McWhorter and Andrew Wilson, Scarsdale.
Of the 220 persons attending, more than 50 were present for
their first reunion. The oldest member of the family present was Bartow W.
Bull, 89, of Stony Ford. The youngest was Colleen, eight-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rydell, Warwick Turnpike, Warwick.
Traveling the longest distance was Douglas Howell Chessen, Denver, Colo.
[Bottom Left Photo Caption]
BULL FAMILY REUNION OFFICERS at the Bull Family Reunion Saturday: Dolly Booth, Genealogist; Henry P. Bull, Treasurer and Emma McWhorter, newly elected secretary. Other officers not present when photo was taken are Earl Dickerson, President; and Chester Roe, Vice President.
[Bottom Right Photo Caption]
BULL FAMILY REUNION - Bartow W. Bull, center, took the blue ribbon for the oldest member present. He only made it by the skin of his teeth as Miss M. Nellie Bull on left almost nosed him out. His birthday is in November and Nellie's is January 3. On right is Douglass Howell Chessen, blue ribbon for coming the farthest, Denver, Colorado. Youngest member was Colleen Rydell, 8-day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rydell of Warwick. We'll have their picture next week. They had already gone home when we arrived.