The Fulbright Family gathered in Springfield during the last weekend of June. This was the seventh reunion since the association was formed. Seventy eight people were at the Saturday night banquet. The number from each of eleven states were:

30-Missouri,
16-North Carolina,
7-Kansas,
6-Arkansas,
4-Texas,
4-Tennessee,
2-Arizona,
2-Colorado,
2-Iowa,
2-Oregon,
1 -Idaho.

The banquet entertainment was outstanding. Gary Elli son, Missouri's champion ragtime piano player, gave a rousing four-star performance that left the audience wanting more. His act was followed by the featured speaker, Dr. William Eddleman. Bill discussed some of the myths that have been a part of the family heritage.

Clara Maddox and six other black members of the Louis Fulbright family-line were special guests on Saturday.

They visited the Fulbright Family Archives Room at the Springfield History Museum. At the noon luncheon ~ara explained her family's history* and genealogy. Clara's group left immediately after lunch for their black family reunion in Kansas City.