KUDOS, TO THE ATLANTA FAMILY.
THEY DID A MOST MARVELOUS JOB. FROM THE GREATEST TO THE SMALLEST TASK. BEGINNING AT REGISTRATION, WHERE WE WERE GREETED WARMLY BY OUR HOST, WE WERE GIVEN EVERY COURTESY AND EFFICIENTLY USHERED THROUGH THE PROCESS. FOLLOWING THE REGISRATION, THOSE OF US WHO WERE REGISTERED AT ONE OF THE FINEST HOTELS TO EVER HOST THE REUNION, PREPARED FOR THE EVENINGS ACTIVITY IN OUR PLUSH SUITES AND ROOMS. OTHERS OF US , UNFORTUNATELY, HAD TO RETIRE TO OTHER ACCOMODATIONS.
THE EVENINGS ACTIVITIES WERE CENTERED AROUND THE FAMILY BANQUET. NEARLY 190 OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS SAT TOGETHER AND REAQUAINITED OURSELVES. WE MINGELED AND FEASTED AT THE FINE BUFFET THAT WAS PREPARED FOR US. THE BANQUET WAS GREAT AND ALSO INFORMATIVE.
FOLLOWING THE SHORT MESSAGE, THE FLOORS WERE OPENED UP FOR DANCING AND DANCE WE DID.
I BELIEVE THAT WE NOW HAVE A NEW OFFICIAL FAMILY LINE DANCE THANKS TO ONE OF OUR YOUNG RELATIVES FROM ORLANDO, FLA.
A GOOD A TIME WAS HAD BY ALL.
SATURDAY WAS EVEN MORE FUN. THE DAY STARTED WITH A TOUR OF ATLANTA WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY AN OPPORTUNITY, FOR THOSE OF US WHO BROUGHT WITH US COPIES OF OUR COUSIN NORA DELOACH'S NOVELS, TO HAVE THEM SIGNED BY HER. I'LL BE SENDING MINE BACK VIA MAIL. THE FAMILY PIC-NIC HOSTED MORE THAN 250 FAMILY MEMBERS AND WE PRESENTED GIFTS AND PRIZES TO MANY FAMILY MEMBERS FOR ALL SORTS OF THINGS. SO WE SWAM AND ATE AND HAD MORE OPPORTUNITY TO REUNE WITH OUR RELATIVES. FINALLY OUR FAMILY MEETINGS WERE HELD. THERE WERE SMALLER MEETINGS HELD ALL OVER THE PLACE INCLUDING ONE HELD BY THE "SMALL MUNGIN" CLAN. THE GENERAL MEETING WAS HELD AND MANY OF US STRUGGLED WITH THE ISSUES THAT FACE US AS A FAMILY. FROM THE MEETING CAME REPORTS FROM THE SITE COMMITTE, THE CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE, AND THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.

OUR REUNION NEXT YEAR "2000" WILL BE HOSTED BY THE "HOME FAMILY". THEY ARE INVITING US TO BEAUFORT IN THE COMING YEAR FOR A HISTORIC REUNION AT THE SITE OF THE BIRTH OF AT LEAST ONE OF OUR FAMILY'S THE MUNGINS. CURRENTLY WE ARE BEING HOSTED BY THE HOLIDAY INN IN THAT BEAUTIFUL CITY. WE SHOULD ALL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT OCASSION AND RESPOND QUICKLY TO THEIR REQUEST FOR REGISTRATION FEES.

THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, REPRESENTING THE WHOLE FAMILY HAS PREPARED A SLATE FOR NATIONAL OFFICES. THIS IS PRESENTLY BEING PREPARED TO BE MAILED OUT TO EACH INDIVIDUAL FAMILY ON OUR CURRENT DIRECTORY.

SPEAKING OF DIRECTORY, WE NOW HAVE ONE. THANKS TO THE ATLANTA FAMILY, WITH PREPARATORY WORK DONE BY THE COLUMBIA, VIRGINIA, AUGUSTA AND FLORIDA FAMILIES, HAS COMPILED A VERY COMPREHENSIVE ONE. YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OVER AND SUBMIT ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE HOME FAMILY SO THAT IT CAN BE CORRECTED OR UPDATED. THOSE PERSONS WHO REGISTERED AT THE REUNION FOR THE FIRST TIME AND DID NOT FIND YOUR NAME THERE, DON'T FRET, THE LISTING IS BEING UPDATED FROM THE REUNION REGISTRATION.

DID ANYONE NOTICE THAT WE WERE BLESSED BY THE ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR BY OUR COUSINS AND FAMILY MEMBERS THE COHEN'S. ALL OF THEM ARE DIRECT BLOOD DECENDENTS OF RICHARD COHEN AND NEPHEWS AND NEICES OF WILLINGHAM COHEN SR.. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU NEXT YEAR, AND HOPE THAT YOU DIG UP MORE FAMILY AND TELL THEM ABOUT US!!!!!