August 26 , 2021 The Beacon • 17
Bean dinner tradition is more than 100 years old
By Marianne Austin
The annual Grand Army of the Republic Bean Dinner is held the third Sunday in August in Newcastle ’ s McElwee Park every year in commemoration of the Charles C . Nichols Post , formed in 1867 to support widows and orphans . The first bean dinner got its start on the Nichols Farm west of Newcastle .
“ It ’ s been 154 years that we ’ ve had the bean dinner ,” Karen Allen Locke said . “ It started a year after the war in 1867 when the widows and children from the Civil War had no means to provide for themselves . There were no funds , so they all came back together and had an encampment , slept on wagons , cooked soup beans and corn bread , and took up a
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Yes we customize also – short lead times big collection for the widows and orphans . That ’ s what it was originally for , and we have kept with that theme .”
In 1907 Dr . McElwee , a very astute medical doctor , also was a legislator . He bequeathed the park to the community with the idea that they needed to have the encampment here every year .
“ It started the third Sunday in August — it ’ s in the history books — and has been continuous since then ,” Locke said . “ I think we are the only one in Ohio to continue it every year . My dad , James D . Allen , Jr ., was on the committee for as long as he lived , about 50 years , and I ’ ve been on it since I was about 16 , so I can vouch for 60-plus years . Alias Allen was my great-grandfather , and he was in the military
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The annual GAR Bean Dinner opened the day ’ s festivities with a flag-raising ceremony by Mohawk Valley 4-H Club .
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service . We have many people here that are just like that . There are names here that have been here for many generations .
“ My great-grandson will be the sixth generation on our farm , so there is a firm foundation here . We have lots of activities , and the park is open to everyone . The money goes to maintain the park , and some goes to the women who have an emergency fund that goes right to anyone in the county who is a veteran and needs help . We ’ re thrilled that we can be of help , even in this tiny community .”
The Walhonding Rube Band has been coming to the event for 60 some years . Local historian Chris Hart also came to tell the story , “ Paws for the Cause ,” about a Civil War soldier and his dog ,
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and Dave Snyder came from the Walhonding Valley Museum .
“ Many of us are getting older , so if anyone would like to volunteer , we are always the third Sunday in August ,” Locke said .
Martha Young remembers past years being an active volunteer , giving her time preparing food and getting together making potato salad .
“ We still honor our soldiers ,” she said . “ We don ’ t want them to be forgotten , and so we still have this . It has turned out to be a family affair where everybody comes , and it ’ s more like a reunion . I ’ m getting older , and it ’ s always nice to come back . I enjoy all the people that come . I ’ ve worked at the event for many years , and I enjoyed every minute of it , and I enjoy the community .”
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