The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-09-12

Upon the President taking his scat,
. beautiful silver mounted cedar cane
was presented to him BY VIM. II. Tut
hill, with the following address
NJ. President Permit me to con-
gratulats you In being the unanimous
choice Of the old settlers Of Cedar coun-
ty at this their first associated gather
ing. You were among the first Of that
hardy band who pioneered their way
to this beautiful and fertile portion of
our western inheritance, at . time
when 1t was lone and uninhabited
wilderness.
The changes since then have been
truly wonderful, and seem more like
the fanciful dreams Of an enthusiast
than the sober realities Of the histo-
rian. The progress Of Improvement,
the constant development Of resources,
and the unceasing march Of civilixa-
ton, have been 90 steadily and untir-
ingly onward that We can scarcely re-
alize the fact that our county, which
in the spring Of 1885 did not contain q
single civilized inhabitant. has now
population Of over 10000 souls, and
ranks In wealth and standing rs one
Of the first In the state Of Iowa.
How pleasant to recall the memories
Of the past, the incidents of that early
pioneer life which has resulted SO glo-
riously; and to come together as we do
at this time, in the spirit Of frie ndship
and good will, to interchange congrat-
ulations and perpetuate those memo
ries.
Inow present you with the insignia
Of your official station-to which may
properly be applied the well known
remark made by our first representa-
tive to the Territorial Legislature,
which II not grammatical or euphoni-
GUS was, to say the least, very expressive
and to the point, that "Cedar IL In that
ar thing''-a cane manufactured from
q native cedar, cut from the banks Of
the river that gave name to the Coun-
ty, and skillfully fashioned and
mounted, with its appropriate inscrip-
ton, is intended to be the badge OF
your Office, to be preserved with
Jealous care and transmitted from
President to President SUCCESSFULLY,
- long as our Association continues
to exist.
The President then responded in q
very happy and feeling manner, ex-
pressive of his acknowledgment Of the
honor thus conferred on him, and the
fraternal relations each member Of
the Association must naturally feel to
each other, and its gratifying result.
The following persons were then
announced as the Executive Commit
tee for the ensuing year: John Gull
bertson, Washington A. Rigby, VIM.
M. Knott, Henry d. Brown, John s.
Tuthill; and as committee to pro-
vide speaker for the next annual
Festival: Samuel Yule, John Safely,
William Baker. On motion the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the hearty thanks Of
this Association be awarded to Hon.
William H. Tuthill for the beautiful
"cane" so appropriately presented by
him to the President in behalf Of the
Society as his badge Of office.
The Committee appointed to make
the necessary arrangements for re-
freshments, reported that dinner
had been provided by them at the
Fleming House for all the members,
at Il O'Clock p. M.--and that time
having arrived, recess Of one hour
was ordered, to partake the refresh
ment thus provided.
After enjoying pleasant dinner at
the Fleming Houss. the msNbsrs re-
assembled at the Court House for
social con verse and narration or the
early incidents Of pioneer life, which
was participated in by most Of the
oldest settlers, to the evident satisfac-
ton and enjoyment of all present, un-
til late in the afternoon, when final
adjournment was made by singing
"Auld Lang Syne" In which the
whole company heartily Joined.
HENRY HARDMAN. Pres't.
WIN. III. TUTHILL, Sec'y.