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Shoffner History.
to partake of the feast of good things such as the Sliof-ners are famous for preparing, and the people did them ample justice. After dinner, a letter was read by W.
F.	Slater, written by one of the relatives?Enoch Ilolt, of Arkansas. It had been the intention of the secretary to have read also several other interesting letters from some new-found kinfolks?one from Robert Shofner, of Texas, giving some interesting data; another from Albert I). Shofner, of Paris, Tenn., stating that his father, Bedford Davis Shofner, is a grandson of Daniel Shofner; another, a beautiful letter of greeting from William Shofner Wells, of San Francisco, Cal., would have delighted the crowd?but the neglect was an oversight much regretted by the secretary; hence this explanation.
On Wednesday night the organization listened with rapt attention to a most eloquent address by Mr. Clarence Shoffner, of Wartrace, Tenn. It was an able production, and quite covered the young orator with glory as amid the round of applause he took his seat. Several beautiful instrumental pieces were rendered by the old favorites?Jim B. Shofner and his daughter, .Mrs. Mary Conger, and Miss Alice Shofner, piano. Good, stirring music by the Kimsey band was enjoyed, and the players were encored. Songs by Misses Cora, Alice, and Add Shofner, Miss Mary I looser, l{oy Shofner, and some of the old patriotic and plantation songs were sung by various other members.
On Thursday morning we had the honor and great pleasure of listening to an address by Hon. Edmund Cooper, of Shelbvville, Tenn. It was a reminiscence of his knowledge of the older Shofners and the first set-