Monday July 5th 1976 gorgeous day
Got things ready for picnic and had lunch for David and Karen and Sarah when they arrived about 1. Sarah walking all over and climbed up steps to porch. Kathy and kids out and David took Davy in River. Sausage picnic at 6 with Brooks, Jordans, Ken Hecker, Mitchell’s, Schultz, Marcella Haldeman, Barb Jameson and Mike DeSantis, Mother, Mary and Rocky. 3 babies- Jonathan Schultz, 2 Christopher Mitchell, 14 months and Sarah 12 months David led a Singing School of patriotic songs Kathi read Declaration of Independence Carl recited Gettysburg address and Mary “the Cataract of Lodore”. We all weighed in like Mother’s family did in 1896 and 1924. After others left David showed all 90 minutes of the Marion 1976 movie