NEWS: McCAHAN Reunion, 1948, Tipton, Blair County, PA

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McCahan Clan Holds Reunion

  The sixth annual reunion of the, McCahan clan was held Saturday at Bland park. 
The election of officers resulted as follows: General manager, Rev. Eugene 
McCahan of Port Royal; president, Mrs. J. Blair Black of Tyrone; vice president, 
Mrs. Frank McCahan of Birmingham; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Chester Smith of 
Birmingham. It was decided to hold the reunion next year at the same time and 
place.
  Interesting talks were heard from Rev. McCahan, Bruce McCahan of Amsterdam, 
N.Y., Mrs. Robert McMurray of Belle Meade, N.J., and Mrs. Ella Maloney of 
Tyrone, the latter being the oldest member of the clan. The four told of many 
historical facts of the McCahan clan and of the fact that John K. McCahan had 
printed the first newspaper in Huntingdon, Pa., the Huntingdon Gazette, in 1801. 
A copy was on exhibition. A complete family tree of the seven generations also 
was exhibited. This family tree was prepared by Rev. Eugene McCahan and Mrs. J.   
Blair Black and drawn by John McCahan, VI.  
  Members of the clan present were:
  Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McCahan of Rochester. N Y., Capt. and Mrs. Robert J. 
McMurray of Belle Meade, N. J., Rev. and Mrs. Eugene McCahan and children, 
Malcolm, David and Nancy of Port Royal, Clair Giles, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Robison. 
Mr. and Mrs. James Abaman, Mrs. Mary Bland of Altoona, Mr. and Mrs. Merle 
Huffman and daughter Donna, William Huffman of Altoona, Mr. and Mrs. Paul 
Johnson and son Robert of Dobbs Ferry. N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gillen of 
Tamaqua, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Carlson and daughter Phyllis, Mr. and Mrs. Carl 
Bulick of Buffalo, N.Y., Mrs. Fred Igou and children Connie and Freddie of 
Niagara Falls. N. Y., Mrs. Nora Struble of Grosse Point, Mich.
  Mrs. Margaret Stroup and son John, Mrs. Ella Maloney, Mrs. May Bulick, Mr. and 
Mrs. J. Blair Black, Ardienne Stroup, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Merritts, Mrs. Ralph 
Woomer, daughters Dianne and Peggy and son Ralph. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. McCahan and 
children Donna and Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly and children Joyce and Judy, 
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Drake and children Lynn, jr., and Sandra, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. 
McCahan and children Ruth and William, jr., Mrs. Jean McCally and children 
George and Roan, Cal Hommer, all of Tyrone. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Keith and 
children Bob and Tom.  Richard Egge, Mrs. Annie Pryor and son Harry, Mary 
Dorothy McCahan, Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCahan, all of Birmingham. Mr. and Mrs. 
Charles Keith and daughter Esther of Avis.

Altoona Mirror, Wednesday evening, July 14, 1948, page 5