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JE. E. Jonnson, attorney ox vw, peper, vu elected president of the event, -with C. E. Johnson Jr. (Ned)' of Sperryville as vicepresident and Mrs. R. M. Johnson of Woodrille as secretary.
•E. E. Johnson in a short talk to the group, stated that the land on $he Red Oak mountain had been in the Johnson family fox 7 over ZOO years, an nnusnal fact in tide day and time. There are - . 7 few pieces of land left todays I' that have been owned by on# family for that length of time. It -1s said that the original grant of g the land from the King is still in u the possession of a member of * the family. It ia written on skin, rather than paper, and is cara' folly preserved. 1 The oldest member of the family present for the re-onion was a lady, 00 year* old. The age of the youngest was not annonneed, but his own nnnounee• meat of his presence proved hie longs were good.
A genuine good humor prevailed throughout the throng during the day. Moat of those in at, V. tendance admitted they had saten 7 toe much, but they had had a fine day. Cousins greeted eld cousins they hadn’t seen for a long time, and located new cousins they had never seen. One lady was approached with this greeting, “You must be Cousin So-and-So’s daughter, yon look eo most like her.” “No, ma’am,” was, jt the answer, “I just happened to ■t marry a man whose mother was a /•v Johnson. I got to this picnic by marriage, not by birth.” ’ ’' ' , One ox the teen age members ii. of the family was heard to rat f nark, “Give me the city life; none of this country!’’ And when one of his country cousins asked himr where be was from—thinking it i must be Philadelphia or New York ” —the “city” cousin replied, ‘KJol~ peper.” . • '
The following article was contributed by one who signed the writing as “One of the In-Laws.” The Johnson Re-anion
On September BO, 1951, automobiles were winding their way up the steep road to the top. of Red Oak mountain.
The people who occupied these s.1- cam were possessed by a mysterious and unprecedented urge to leave their homes and the feverish pursuit of business, to seek refreshing rest and fellowship with _ thorn bound by the indissoluble v tie of Family Connection. „ This connection ia like a great, strong bridge, spanning the rivers and valleys along the .highway of life, silently possessing strength || and ability to bear the heavy bur- ' dens of its Toaring traffic, because it was built by the infallible wisdom of a Divine Creator on, the « solid foundations of Faith and Love. Endowed with power to. V withstand the strain of heavy traffic of the' succeeding generations since its creation in the Garden of Eden. Despite the eontinuous attacks of its arc enemy, its clear call comes ringing down v f the ages to §Q whose lives are built on the said foundations of Faith and 'Love. v.' &
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