Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-13

President took his seat. On this occasion,
addressing the newly elected President.
Judge Grant said:
compass Of the pieaeers' Association to
when I would surrender the badge Of the
executive sfics with more pleasure than l
do to you, % ysu are the oldest man 10 the
Assoeiatlon. and the Asxt Oldest Mr. u.
Sandfcrd sits next to yeu-you are eighty
three years Of sge: you have been one Of
the most active, energetic and industrious
Of the Pioneer settlers Of Scott county. and
trust ysu NAV live to verify the prediction
have 20 often made. and thus see your
hundrsdth year and more. | leave the
badge in your hands, knoxing full we'll
that it cannot be placed in more worthy
ones.
With the exception Of one person, whose
name We have now forgotten, but who
lives in the north part Of tae county. aged
80 years, the abovs chronological statement
is undoubtedly correct.
INAUGURAL.
President Parker then delivered his in.
augurAl % follows
Ladies and Gentlemen
In taking charge Of this staff deem i,
an honor, ior which return you my sincere
thanks. In accepting the charge OF this
badge Of our association. l shall esteem it
duty and privilege to obey all calls where
it becomes necessary to bear this s;aff in
the performance Of the duties and last sad
Offices to departed members.
You are oil aware that am no speech
maker; | must therefore beg ysu to excuse
me from making any extended remarks at
this time. | the more readily claim this
indulgence from tue fact, - the lawyers
would say. that can quote the highest
authority in the Union 70 sustain me in
not max iuS = speech 1t this time. Besides
there are . number OF gentlemen present,
members of the Association, vino are never
At less TO- spesch, especially my fri nd
aud predecessor. Judge Grant, who has just
fiuisnsd an aon'iiaols specimen Of qualif.
cations IN that d.. sction, and, presume, 10
charged end pinned with half dozen
speecrss, Il necsssarv.
Thus ended the business procesdings.-
Anoths. hour Of cnstting all around the
rooms, spicsd with excellent music from
the Benefit Band" and the two hundred
Pioneers and their invited guests, marched
forsh in osds?, to Inc
DIVING Hal,
whore was spread forth in g-eat profusion
. mos. sumptuous rspast, ready in all its
rich variety for earnest discussion. The
spacious hall was amply decorated win
aags and timely inscriptions in one corn.
er was penned up two beautiful deer
primitive log caoiu u miniature vas sus
dended aga nst ne wal; an anlered stag's
mead stood fo-th in apot her direction, STUFF
cd specimens OF bear and catamount and
round about The hall was smply fsstooned
with svergrsens, and othsrw SO srtfully
embe llshed for the occasion.
THE SUFFER-
was magniGcsntly served. Dishes Of butfa.
10, elk, bear, deer and 'possum, together
with every Injury OF ths homo market !;
together with elaborate ornamental work
spread forth upon the 'ens ines Of tebles
reflected great credit upon Msssrs. Psani
man 1 Son, the proprietors. The entire
subject was ably handled by the Pioneers.
It was psrfsc. success. The active duties
Of supper over then csmo
THE ToAsrs,
which were read by Gen. Add II. Sanders,
toast master, and 'ssponded to as follows :;
Orr Cosnt,y, Right or Wrong We stand
by the old flag.
Poem-"Onc Hundred Years Ago" bv
Rev. James Challen.
Our Pioneer Dcad-'rhsir numbers are
greater than the Ponce. wing. Let as
SO I've tha. the lat Plneer nsv ioin tie
family Of The Dead with no egre.s OF
having been Pione,r OF Scott county.
Response by Hon. Jno. P. Cook.
Tie Xatrons and Daughters Of P.onens-
They have no cause to blush for the II
| husbands, fathers and brothers. Scott
county has cause TO bs proud of her early
settlers.
Response BIZ Enoch Mead.
III. Departed er Presidents Of ne Old
Settlers Society-They enjoyed them
selves here. We trust Their JOYS have
| increased in Their home beyond The
grave.
Response by Hon. E. Cook, vino sooke
Of the g. presiding Office s, from 1858 to
the present, Their names being Antoine Le
Claire, (Mr. Cook himself uas the second
PresidenO D. Q. Edrdge, Willard Bar
rsws, John Ovens, Jr., Mr.. Bowling,
Harvey Leonard, Jas. McCo.h, Israel Hall
and James Grant, the address containing
many tender references to other days.
Our limited Guests-Ws welcome them
among us-msy they ever tind the latch
string out to all good places.
A most humorous response was made BY
Jacob Norris. President Of the Rock Island
County Old Sst,lers' Association.
The Teung Ssttlers Of Scott County-OE.
spring Of the Old Settlers. We are
| proud Of them.
Response by 3. II. Bsrrows, Of ths
DEMscRAr, President Of the Youpl
Ssttlsrs' Association. The address wal
full Of good things, earnest in ito allusisna
to the Old Settlers, and hopeful 10 refsrsnc,
TO their descendants.
The Early Press Of Scott County-To b,
remembered with pleasure and those
associated with It..
No rssponss-ths press Of early times
spoke for itself.
I. Our jisnesr S-hoob They answered 4
verv coed purpose and-liks those ol
10 day, might have been better.
Rsspone by Hon. Jas. Thcripgton.
The responses were all in excellent good
tsstc-iull of pa.hos humar, a. the cas-,
required.
The ASSEMBLY then joined in singing
''O's in the Silly Might" after which tn,
Hon. Jno. P. Cook offered
RESOLUTIONS
depreeatins the change Of the name o
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