Parson Simpkin

Re-union Oct. 7 A Beautiful Redwood Fence

On Sunday, October 7, the lumbermen of Central California will gather {or a family picnic outing at Calaveras State Park. This annual re-union is the third since the "Parson" Simpkin Sequoia Memorial was dedicated on October 11, 1931 to the memory of Hoo-Hoo's Supreme Chaplain, the late Rev. Peter A. Simpkin. This park is located about 75 miles east of Stockton and is reached over a splendid highway via Angels Camp, the town made famous by Mark Twain's Jumping Frog. The region is replete with the romance of early days in the Mother Lode section of the Golden State. The old hotel at the Park has been remodeled and is managed by Mr. B. R. Gianelli, Postoffice Big Trees, Calif.It is open the year round. The elevation'at Calaveras Grove is about 4,000 feet. It is the most northerly of the Sequoia Gigantea Groves and the nearest to any large city. There are ample tables and benches for picnickers in the Park.

Chas. G. Bird, Mgr. of Stockton Lumber Co. is 1934 president of the Parson Simpkin Memorial Association. At 2 p.m.an informal program will be held at the "Parson" Tree. Prof. Emanuel Fritz of the Department of Forestrlr, University of California, will introduce Rodney Ellsworth of Berkeley, who rvill give a talk on the history of the discovery of Calaveras Grove. Mr. Ellsworth has made a study of the Sierra region and has served as a nature guide in National and State Parks.

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