THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAINT), JTXY 1, 1906.
KELLYGLAN REUNION
Annual Banquet Is Held at
Kenilworth.
150 ARE IN ATTENDANCE
Descendants of Four Kentucky
Brothers Come From Near and
Far to Be at Family
Gathering.
Thus sang the Kelly Clan yesterday as
the members gathered at the annual ban
quet and reunion at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Richmond Kelly, at Kenilworth,
which stands on part of the donation
land claim acquired in 1848 for J50. worth
now more than Jl.000,000. The day was
most propitious, and each trip of the
"Woodstock car dropped its load of Kelly
descendants, big and little, at the gate
way, there to be greeted with the warm
grasp of the hand and kiss, until nearly
150 descendants of Clinton, Thomas, Gil
more and Archon Kelly, representing a
total membership of perhaps 250 on the
Pacific Coast, had arrived. There were
numerous babies that would have satis
fied President Roosevelt, red-cheeked
misses, just blossoming into womanhood,
young men, middle-aged men, young
women, the matron, the aged grand
father and grandmother, and great-grandfather
and great-grandmother, who came
to Oregon more than half a century ago,
so that the clan at its annual gathering
represents the development of the state
since 1848, when the first Kellys arrived
: in Portland from their Kentucky home.
Banquet Is Spread.
For more than a week at the homes of
the clan, the aunts, mothers, cousins and
others had been busy preparing for the
banquet. The long tables were spread in
the large barn in anticipation of wet
weather, which, however, did not come
end the forenoon was occupied with the
arrangements for this spread. A great
profusion of flowers was used to decorate
the room in which the tables were spread.
which, with the wild flowers, rendered the
! place most attractive. At the first table
.JO were seated. At the head was "Fath
er" Plympton Kelly, chieftain, and Mrs
. Vaa 3. Delashmutt, high priestess. The
euests or honor were the venerable Rev
Joseph Hoberer. of MoMinnville: Rev A
N. FJsher and wife, of Portland; James
and Adam Catlin, whose father came
across tho plains with the first Keltoa
Mrs. Van B. Delashmutt was toastmls
tress and in charge of the programme
which followed the banquet. Miss Agnes
Kelly, secretary, read the records of the
lormer reunion, and Miss Nellie Fawcett
historian, read the history of the past
year, which included the record of mar
riages, births, deaths and incidents in the
Kelly Clan.
Message From Dr. Lathrop.
A letter was received from Rev T R A
Lathrop, from Michigan, formerly pastor
-race aiemoaist Episcopal Church,
elected honorary member of the clan,
sending good wishes and saying that he
should wear the colors of the clan. Dr.
Lathrop said In his letters that the Kelly
Clan was typical of the true American
home. Its founders had been pioneers of
rugged -honesty and had transmitted that
characteristic to their numerous descend
ants on the Pacific Coast. Other letters
were read. Two letters that were writ
i ten by the great-grandmothers while
crossing the plains were read, setting
forth some of the experiences on the long
trip.
Rev. Joseph Hoberg, a pioneer Metho
dist minister, who had charge of the East
Portland circuit more than 30 years ago.
was introduced, and delivered an effective
reminiscent talk. He spoke mainly of the
characteristics of Clinton Kelly, who set
tled on the East Portland donation land
claim, and pointed out his absolute hon
esty of character. Rev. Mr. Hoberg at
tehded Clinton Kelly during his last 111
nees. and leading men of Portland at
tended the services.
Dr. Fisher's Address.
Rev. A. N. Fisher, guest ' of the clan,
spoke with great eloquence when called
on. He spoke of the march of progress
toward the great West, the subduing of
the wilderness and the wresting of the
Western country from its wild state by
the pioneers, beginning with Jason Lee.
who had preceded the founders of the
Kelly family on this Coast. He declared
that he saw In all this wonderful devel
opment the hand of Godt and the building
of the great empire on the Pacific Coast
only the working out of the divine plan.
The devoted, self-sacrificing men and
women who came to the great West, be
set by perils by day and by night, were
the messengers sent by God to take the
land from the Hudson's Ray Company,
which sought only to keep it a hunting
ground.
.Dr. Fisher expressed his pleasure for
the honor of the Invitation to attend the
reunion of one of the fommost pioneer
families in the state. It was a great hon
or, he said, to be present, for the rugged
elements of high character of the fathers
and mothers had been inherited by the
descendants assembled, and they were an
honor to Oregon they were essentially
homebuilders. He closed with a remark
that President Roosevelt would approve
of the Kelly Clan.
Short Responses Made.
Other remarks were made by Chieftain
Plympton Kelly, who is 7S years old. and
James and Adams Catlin. Penumbra
Kelly, in a fine talk, paid a high tribute
to the pioneer mothers of the clan, who,
he said, were entitled to as much credit
as the fathers. John Turner, late of Cali
fornia, son of Mrs. Iura-Kelly Turner,
gave a graphic account of the experiences
of himself and wife in the San Francisco
fire. Mr. Kelly is a newspaper man. and
has inherited much of the talent that
characterised the work of his mother in
Portland years ago. At last the high
priestess adjourned the clan to the lawn,
where Miss Agnes Kelly, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Penumbra Kelly, read the
prophecies, which were a clear forecast
of the destinies of the younger members.
It bubbled over with good humor.
There was not a dull moment during the
afternoon and evening. Dr. Richmond
Kelly and his charming wife were suc
cessful in making the reunion one of the
best yet held by the clan.
A Bit of History.
Clinton. Albert and Thomas Kelly start
ed from their old Kentucky homes In
1S4T. Owing to loss of cattle, Albert
turned back, but Clinton and Thomas
came on. Their first work was scoring
logs at Oregon City for Governor Aber
nethy. They moved to Portland in the
Spring, having secured S40 acres of land,
now comprising Waverly. Richmond and
Woodstock, for JS0. Here Clinton Kelly
founded his family. Thomas Kelly went
to Yakima. Wash., in 1871. where he
founded a family. Albert Kelly reached
Oregon In 1849. and Mrs. Van B. DeLaah
mutt. high priestess of the clan, and
Mrs. Dr. O. P. S. Plummer are daughters.
He founded the west side Kelly family.
Archon Kelly lived near Gresham. found
ing a branch there. All derived their
origin from the Kelly family of Kentucky,
whose home was built on Cllfty Creek. In
JSS2 Dr. Richmond Kelly and Mrs. Laura
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Volume so Great That Fourth J&X
of July Ice Cream Orders Will 'MM WWmWmW&
I Be Filled Without Interfering j
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Send in your Fourth-of July Ice Cream
orders, big- or little.
Hundred-gallon orders filled as quickly
as ten.
Picnics and celebrations anywhere fur
nished on short notice.
Country shipments north into British
Columbia, south into Northern California,
east into Idaho are larger than ever before.
Every out-going passenger train carries
ice cream in immense quantities and passes
cream coming in in greater quantities.
People who ate Hazelwood ice cream at
the Lewis and Clark fair last year are eat
ing it at home this year. But great as has
been the increase in the business, the dairy
industry has grown to the occasion. The
flow of cream into Portland this year for the
manufacture of butter is far heavier than
ever before, and the big ice cream orders can
be filled without crippling the butter industry.
Country Orders
So send in your ice cream orders. Wire or phone.
Order early if you can, but late if necessary Hazelwood
is ready for you.
City Ice Cream Specials for July 4
RED, WHITE AND BLUE BRICK.
BANANA BRICK.
FRESH STRAWBERRY.
Order any of above at the regular'
price for plain ice cream delivered.
Quart brick, GOc.
Two-quart bricks, jgl.OO.
Four-quart bricks, $1.50-
Our eight city delivery wagons will
leave the creamery at 10 A. M. with re
tail orders again at 2 P. M.
Phone your order to Exchange 40 or
order at The Cream Store, 384 Washing
ton street, or at the Hazelwood Plant,
Fifth and Oak streets. Hazelwood is
ready for the rush.
HAZELWOOD CREAM CO.
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Turner visited the old home, and, finding
it intact, obtained photographs of the
building and grounds, which are preserved
In the archives of the clan. The names
of Clinton, Thomas, Albert and Archon
are still well known. As the family has
scattered, the exact number of descend
ants is not known, but probably it is
nearly 250, in Oregon, Washington and
California. The Kelly connections In
Kentucky are Interested, and some have
become corresponding members. The old
est descendant Is Chieftain Plympton. a
thrifty farmer on the Section Line road.
Mrs. Van B. DeLaphmutt is a well
known Portland woman of high character.
ENTRANCE FEE DROPPED.
To all who join the Y. IC C. A. be
fore July 13 the entrance ree of $2
Will be remitted.
HEAVY BOND FOR WILLIAMS
ALLEGED COUNTERFEITER
BACK TO JAIL.
Government Introduces Evidence
Show That Defendant Plotted
to Make Bogiia Money.
United States Commissioner Sladen held
John H. Williams, the alleged counter
feiter, to answer at the preliminary hear
ing yesterday morning and fixed his bail
at 510,000. The prisoner was remanded to
the custody of the Federal authorities in
default of this bond and returned to the
Multnomah County Jail along with the
fiTe others who are incarcerated there.
His case will come up before the next
grand jury.
At the morning hearing Frank Dayton,
of the Dayton Hardware Company, iden
tified Williams as an individual who had
called at his establishment January 2 last
and purchased a Rose chucking reamer,
in addition to ordering a peculiar pattern
of press, at the same time exhibiting a
letter from Elsa R. Coon, of Huntington,
Or., enclosing a cut of the press that had
been taken from a trade catalogue of
Charles A. Strelinger & Co., of Detroit,
Mich. This catalogue was afterward
found on the Armstrong ranch, adjoining
the Bastian ranch, by Secret Service
Operative Foster, one of the pages of
which showed mutilation from the effects
of removing the picture of the press.
The Government sought to prove that
the reamer and press were part of a
counterfeiting equipment, although wit
ness Dayton testified that after sending
East in an endeavor to secure the type
of press ordered by Coon through Wil
liams, and being unable to do so, he had
afterward returned to the latter the $23
check that had been deposited in Coon's
name to cover the expense of the trans
action. A telegram from Williams to Coon was
also introduced In evidence by District
Attorney Bristol, representing the Gov
ernment, dated last Tuesday, and signify
ing his intention to start that night to
meet Coon at Huntington. The dispatch
was sent and received while Coon was
under arrest at the latter place
Secret Service Operative T. B. Foster
Identified the reamer as one he had found
in an upper room of the Bastian ranch
house, and said it was the exact size or a
$5 piece. Although it was the first tool
of the kind he ever saw in a counter
feiter's outfit, Foster declared that It
could be used as a die sinker in making
the planchette, which is the coin minus
the impression.
Some of the correspondence that passed
between Coon and Williams was also in
troduced in evidence, and in one letter
Williams made frequent use of a term
applicable to some "placer mine." and
referred to the fact that he "was tired
of hard labor and wanted a change soon."
The secret service officers construe this
as relating to some counterfeiting code of
correspondence agreed upon between the
two men.
Williams was represented by ex-As-slstant
District Attorney W. W. Banks,
while District Attorney Bristol appeared
for the Government.
New Washington Postoffice.
CENTRALIA, Wash., June 30. the
Postoffice petitioned for by the Wilson
Coal Company and others to be estab-
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Company's road out of Centralia, has
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pointed as Postmaster. The office will
be called Kopian.
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