Twenty-two descendants of the Edson and Lottie (Cope) Jewett family met July 17 at Hillsboro Memorial Park Scout House for a meal and visiting.

Those who attended from Kansas were Edith and John Darting, Lloyd Spencer, Isaac Spencer, and Shonda Ratzlaff, Hillsboro; Diana Kennedy, Larry Baxter, and Evelyn Jewett, Marion; Richard Baxter, Great Bend; Ruth and Jean Bacqkowski, Valley Center; Theresa Spencer, Hope Darting, and Chris and Damon Hays, Wichita; and Clifford and Linda Jewett, Mt. Hope.

Those who attended from out of state were Jessie (Jewett) Elliott, Madison, Tennessee; Sam Jewett and Jeff Jewett, Lincoln, Nebraska; and Carol and Dennis Thompson, Wichita Falls, Texas.

Birthdays of Jessie Jewett McCarty Elliott, 82, and Jeff Jewett, 47, were celebrated.