Collett-McKay Picnic

     More than 200 persons enjoyed the 65th annual Collett-McKay picnic held at the family picnic grounds, near New Burlington, Saturday. Good weather prevailed and a bountiful dinner was served at the long, wood tables arranged under the trees in the sugar grove.
     Hiram Poor, colored, a familiar figure at Collett-McKay picnics as maker of coffee for the diners, was present for the 48th consecutive year.
     Besides those present from many cities in Ohio including Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton and Sidney there were, Dr. George Collett and son, Hugh, of Crawfordsville, Ind.; Daniel Collett and daughter, Phyllis, of St. Louis; Helen Genevieve Hurst, Portland, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Collett and children, Mary Jane, Maurice, Jr., and McKay, of Pelham, N. Y.; Mrs. Jennie McCune and daughter, Virginia, of Kokomo, Ind.; George E. McCune, of Charleston, W. Va., Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Collett and daughter, Elizabeth, Pittsburgh; Mrs. W. B. Wood, Greeley, Colo.

(Provided courtesy of Mary Lou Inwood.)

MANY ENJOY ANNUAL COLLETT-M'KAY PICNIC

     More than 200 persons enjoyed the 65th annual Collett-McKay picnic held at the family picnic grounds, near New Burlington, Saturday. Good weather prevailed and a bountiful dinner was served at the long, wood tables arranged under the trees in the sugar grove.
     Hiram Poor, colored, a familiar figure at Collett-McKay picnics as maker of coffee for the diners, was present for the 48th consecutive year.
     Besides those present from many cities in Ohio including Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton and Sidney there were, Dr. George Collett and son, Hugh, of Crawfordsville, Ind.; Daniel Collett and daughter, Phyllis, of St. Louis; Helen Genevieve Hurst, Portland, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Collett and children, Mary Jane, Maurice, Jr., and McKay, of Pelham, N. Y.; Mrs. Jennie McCune and daughter, Virginia, of Kokomo, Ind.; George E. McCune, of Charleston, W. Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Collett and daughter, Elizabeth, Pittsburgh; Mrs. W. B. Wood, Greeley, Colo.

(Provided courtesy of Mary Lou Inwood.)

Collett-McKay Picnic, Tomorrow

     Annually the second Saturday in August is the Collett-McKay picnic, and tomorrow the 65th picnic will be held at family picnic grounds, in a large sugar grove in Chester Township, near New Burlington. The time and place is the same each year by family agreement, there being no business transacted, no officers elected and the day's visiting is not interrupted by a program, not even a speech.
     The four-acre tract on which the picnic is held was purchased from the estate of D. M. Collett, the farm having been in the Collet family for 117 years.
     The Collett-McKay picnic is the oldest gathering in Clinton County and one of the oldest in the State. During its history, the attendance has steadily increased and hundreds of folk, connections of the two families and friends look forward to the day.
     It is a well-known fact that during the 65 years in which the picnics have been held, no rain has fallen on the picnic day to prevent the merrymaking. It is hoped the weatherman will bring fair skies for the 1931 event, that the attendance will be large; and that there will be need of a big supply of coffee and tea, that the two iron kettles, 30 and 20 gallons capacity, used since the first picnic, may be used.
     Many from a distance come for the picnic and the occasion serves as a happy reunion with with those, who make this their annual visit in Ohio.

(Provided courtesy of Mary Lou Inwood.)

COLLETT-MACKAY PICNIC TO BE HELD SATURDAY

More Than 300 Expected At Annual Gathering Of Two Pioneer County Families

     Long, wood tables laden with the choicest delicacies of the kitchen, big copper kettles filled with steamy, pungent coffee and tea, boys, girls romping and playing, men and women chatting--all this in the sugar grove on Buck Run, near New Burlington Saturday at the 65th annual picnic of the Collett and McKay families, two of the oldest in Clinton county.
     Arrangements have been completed for the annual gathering and more than 300 relatives, descendants of Jonathan Collett and Sarah McKay whose marriage combined the families in 1823, are expected to attend.
     Collett-McKay picnics are just family get-to-gethers; there are no programs, no speeches and no setting of a date for the picnic of the next year. The picnics always are held the same place each year and the same day.
     The first Collett-McKay picnic was held in 1866 and the number of persons attending them increased from year to year. Last year about 300 attended the picnic.

COLLETT-MCKAY PICNIC
     TO BE HELD AUGUST 8

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     The 65th annual Collett-McKay picnic and reunion will be held August 8 in the picnic grove on the New Burlington pike. More than 300 persons are expected to attend the reunion.

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