The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-04
OLD Settlers PIC nc.

The annual pic mic OF the Old Settlers
Association of Rock Island County, to-day,
"Wednesday the 4th,) was grand success.
At 9 O'Clock A. M. the members, in carri-
ages, met at the court house, and were join
ed by the Old Settlers of Davenport, when
procession was formed, by Maj. F. Wilson,
acting as chief marshal, assisted by George
Simmon. The procession was very large,
extending from the court house to the Island.
1t was preceded by Jacob Norris, first vice
president of the society, and the Rev. Faith
er Pelamourges, the venerable catholic priest
from Davenport, and few others on foot,
followed by Prof. Biehrs Band
Arrived ON the ground, Maj. Wilson cal
led the assembly to order, and, as Rock
Island had the chairman of the union pic
mic last year. Dr. Barrows, one of the wee
presidents of the Scott county society, was
| called to the chair.
| On the stand we noticed Hon. John p.
| Cook, the Rev. Father Pelamourges,. Rev. Mr.
Chalen, DIR. Barrows, and others from Da
| venport; and ]. W. Spencer, Bailey Daven-
| port, George Mixter, A. X. Philleo, of this
city, N. Belcher, of Port Byron, Dr. Tyler,
of Edgington, and many others, officers and
members of both societies. Also several
| well known ladies who are members of the
| society.
We notieed.Col. J. B. Patterson. editor OF
the Oquawka Spectator, Hon. c. B. Waite
formerlyi Of this. city, and late chief JUS
tice of Utah, and other strangers on the
stand.
After few appropriate remarks, by the
chairman, prayer was made Rev. Mr.
Hitchcock, of Moline.
Judge Drury, then, in behalf of the sur
viving relatives of the late Col. George Da
venport, presented to the society the elegant
and costly cane to be used by the president:
of the society. His speech was very neal
| and appropriate one, as was also that o
George Mixter who replied for Judge spen
Ger.
Prominent among the ladies on the stand
was Mrs. Lewis, the mother of George ant
Bailey Davenport, and probably the Oldest
lady resident of this city. On her right sal
Mrs. LIE Claire, the venerable and highl,
respected widow of the late Antoine Ii
Claire. Mrs. Lewis held the cane in he
hand while Judge Drury was speaking, ant
when the Judge alluded to the murder o
Col. Davenport, all eyes were turned upor
her and Bailey Davenport, who sat at hel
left. Her eyes instantly filed with tears
, while few near her could suppress their emo
ton. At the proper tlne she GRACEFUL,
/ handed the cane to Judge Drury who pre-
sented it to Judge Spencer, the Presiden
of the Society.
DIR. Gregg then delivered the annual ora
, | ton. 1t was an effort of no ordinary char
acter, Astounding in eloquenee, wit, poetry
, and "reminiscences of some of the more nc
, ted old settlers. 1t was well applauded.
Rev. Mr.. Challen, of Davenport then made
some appropriate remarks and closed b
reading a beautiful and appropriate poem
, | At this stage of the proceedings, we wer
! obliged to leave in order to get this motto
in our paper this evening. The balance c
the day, we presume, was occupied aroun
the festive board, many tables being sprea
0 around the stand, and loaded with substar
: tials and delicacies of all kinds