Union City Times-Gazette, Monday, August 26, 1940 Rainy Weather Cuts Attendance At Annual Wayne School Reunion A fair sized crown attended the reunion of Wayne township schools in the Grimes grove west of the city Sunday afternoon. Pleasing oldtime music was provided by James Dempsey and J. B. Mason, violins, and Mrs. Alva Wolfe, piano. Letters were read from Judge A. S. Peacock, of Wakeeney, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Harshman of Glendale, Calif. Cards of regret for inability to attend were read from W. W. Fowler of this city and Clarence Higi of Muncie, Ind. Rev. J. Floyd Seelig of this city gave a short address in which he reviewed some of his early days at Lynn, Ind., and paid a tribute to W. E. Wright, a former teacher there. He stressed the necessity of more character education in these days, saying that mind without character is only a menace to society. The Rev. E. J. Wickersham of Portland, Ind., spoke briefly, saying that real life includes struggle and sacrifice. "When we begin to be in want we begin to grow," he declared. He praised the reunion idea and the value of reunions to people. Henry J. Wickersham, 83, of Muncie, spoke briefly about Judge Peacock, a former schoolmate. Rain at 3:30 cut off the remainder of the afternoon's program. The oldest person present was Howard Hart, 85, of south of this city.. Miss Frances Peacock, teacher in Camden, S. C., had come the longest distance, 1,000 miles. Mrs. Pearl Clevenger, of Shiloh, O., had come 150 miles. Tributes were paid to deceased reunion members during the past year which included Jacob Conklin, John W. Morton, Mrs. Lizzie Ingle Smith, James B. Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ohler, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Woodbury, Mrs. Howard Hart, Mrs. Ella S. Ward, Mrs. Alice Fraze, A. T. Shockeny, Forrest Sullenberger, Mrs. Elizabeth Stoneman, W. O. Stuckey, William Bruss. The following officers and committees were elected when the report of the nominating committee composed of Frank Potts, George W. Harter and J. E. Conklin, was approved; Don C. Ward, president; Harry Peacock, vice-president; Clyde Shultz, secretary-treasurer; arrangements committee, S. H. Weslin, Noah Onkst, Harry Robinson, E. L. Conklin, Ray Harshman; program committee, F. M. Potts, Agnes Carpenter, Myrtle Williamson, Fern Wasson, Frank Conklin; invitations committee, Mrs. Anna Shultz, E. O. Coates, Rev. S. F. Harter, Mrs. Alva Wolfe, Mrs. Dan Cotter. Other attendants from a distance included the following: Edward Martin, of Dayton, O.; Mrs. Ella Robbins and Mrs. Delta Roberts, of Marion, Ind.; Mrs. Alice Langen, W. D. Shultz, H. J. Wickersham, of Muncie; Lon Kemp, of Galion, O.; Mr. and Mrs. John Ridenbaugh, of Alexandria, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. George Tibbot and family, Richmond, Ind.; Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Wickersham, of Portland, Ind.; Harmon Wigger and Miss Wigger, of Anderson, Ind. In addition to these there were many in attendance from Winchester, Ind., Modoc, Ind., Lynn, Ind., Ansonia, O., and other places.