The Valley Falls New Era Thursday July 14, 1910 Wednesday, July 6th, 1910, was the occasion of a happy gathering at the home of Jack BATES when all of his children packed up their dinner and went in to spend the day and have a family reunion--a thing which occured for the first time in nineteen years, it being that long since they had all been together at one time. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Al. WHITE and daughter, Zella, and sons, Harold and Ralph; Mr. and Mrs. Will PREECE and daughters, Ellen and Edith; Mr. and Mrs. O.G. SLAWSON and son, Bryon; Mrs. Walter METZGER and son, Edson; Mr. and Mrs. Ted BATES and daughters, Leila and Floy, and son, Donald; Mr. and Mrs. Walter BATES; George PREECE and son, Charlie; Jack ROBINSON and Miss Rosie BELL.