Volume no1 of Palmer recordsProceedings, or memorial volume of the first Palmer family re-union held at Stonington, Conn., August 10 & 11, 1881, the ancestral home of Walter Palmer, the pilgrim of 1629Being also a part of the genealogical, biographical, and historical records of the family, as contained in the several addresses, etcdelivered on the occasion of the re-union . nship, and a flood of reminiscences seemedto flow from groups of Palmers. Latent talent sprang up thathad been dormant during the day services. The singing byMiss Lottie Walker, of New York City, was the finest musicalente
Volume no1 of Palmer recordsProceedings, or memorial volume of the first Palmer family re-union held at Stonington, Conn., August 10 & 11, 1881, the ancestral home of Walter Palmer, the pilgrim of 1629Being also a part of the genealogical, biographical, and historical records of the family, as contained in the several addresses, etcdelivered on the occasion of the re-union . nship, and a flood of reminiscences seemedto flow from groups of Palmers. Latent talent sprang up thathad been dormant during the day services. The singing byMiss Lottie Walker, of New York City, was the finest musicalentertainment of the whole Re-Union, and had this sweet singerappeared on the platform while the thousands could havelistened to her trained voice, the enthusiasm would have beencontagious, and well merited. By this social meeting it soon became known that many emi-nent men and women had sat meekly listening at the servicesduring the two days that ought to have been on the platform,while many on the platform would have enjoyed exchangingplaces with them. If these lines meet the eyes of many whothus humbly hid their light under the bushel, they must re-ceive the apology of the officers of the Re-Union that no slightwas intended, and that only a want of social acquaintance pre-vented their occupying their proper position. The register listreveals many of these CEO M PALMCR. ii, mm. cto m. »«lmi«. it, mm. cio h. ximm. OF THE RE-UNION. \JJ Miscellaneous Matters. [To THE Ladies.—An apology is due to the Palmer ladies,whose efforts undoubtedly made the Re-Union a success. Theinterest first created in favor of the gathering emenated mostlythrough their influence and persuasion. The social meeting of thelast evening developed this fact. Out of respect to their sex, afew allusions are made, accompanied by brief sketches and photo-graphic illustration. Had more time been given to the prepara-tion of this publication, a more extensive and appropriateshowing would have been
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