, 1874-06-05
OLD SETTLERS.
Fourth Anniversary Meeting Of the
Fox River VallOy Association.
Speeches by Gov. Beverldge, E. W.
Brewster, and 0thers.~
Election Of Officers.

held in this city today Ut tho Fair-Ground'
building. The woatlor, In tho Forenoon, wal
intonsely hot, hut tho attendance WAS very large
At a quarter to "a O'Clock
THE PROCESSION
formed on tlo square, md, preceded by tho City
Band, Tho cortege drovo slowly around The prin'
oipal strootB, and reached Tho grounds by cir.
cuitona route. Tho audience, to tho number OF
GOO persons, male and 1omalo, thcn ftlod into
tho Wgwnm, In which soata Wero pro
vided. and generous feast Taa tastofu]ly
laid out on extomporizod tables. Tho spoakers
stand was wroathod with ovorgroons, aud pro.
fuaely decorated with tho natlonnl colors.
DR. JoBEPn TErT,
President Of the Association, oallod tho meeting
to ORDER and briefly welcomed tho quests. He
did not profess to DO, much Of an orator, aud
would beg leaye to call on his moro youthful
friend, Gen. ]. s. Wilcox.
TILE WELCOMING ADDRESS.
Con. Wilcox delivered tho welcoming address,
In which te paid high tribute to tho ladlos Of
who might DO called tho mothers of tho settle-
mont. He also alluded to tho very many
s.S 9esea Sh that ssvey 'ni portion aqs of
Illinois to height Of prosperity not exoellcd by
to wolcomo thoro Gov. Doyoritlgo. [Applausa.1
Their Chiof Magistrate had performed bis part
noby as soldier Of thp Union, md the people
honorod him equally for his gallant record in
tho field aud his tried integrity as tho Executive
Of the State. IApplnuHe.] Tho old flag which
waved above them had boont, trocd from tho
stigma Of human sayory, and, honeatl Its folds
that day, tho foot Of no slaro proHsod American
Con. Wilcox thon alluded In eloquent tor,ns to
Tho progress mado BY Northern Illinois during
twenty-five yearu. They mot without pomp,
parade, or othor formally. Thoro would bo
toasts aud speeches, but tho chief business of
the gathering would be- thointerchangeof friend
ly sentiments. lie, in conclusion, reiterated tho
Welcome Of tho citizens to Nil who had honored
tho anniversary celebration by their presence.
DR.. Toft, tho Chairman; thou called upon l[r.
tho advanced age Of I'll years, aud who is still
vigorous. Ills appearance was groetel with
cheers.
Mn. BREWSTER
supposed that tho cau was 1naile upon him In
dafcreuoo 70 his yoara-nut in admiration of his
eloquoncc. for he was more man of action than
Of words. lApplausc.] 10 fols his youth return
agaii, when he saw around him the young gon-
tho woudrous advancement of their lovely
country, mud beheld hor crowned with pros
perity such ali might embelliBln tho fatrcst por-
tons Of tho Garth. Ho wna gind to soc the iairor
[Iaughtorl out IN all their beauty. Ho WAS not
yet too old to fail to appreciate their sweet in
fuence. [Applause,] In fact man could novor
grow 30 old, or 20 cold as to fail to honor woman
aud to love nor; aud in tho wives and
motAcrB and daughters Of tho Fox Rivor Valley
tue n,a1o u1ombers of tho sottlemout lad TINT
which would make Eden Of d dcsort, and fire
thcir hearts with tho most chiyalrlo devotion.
The old gentleman then detailed tho progress
Of thnt part OF the country at Holno 1ength and
concluded by advocating tho elootion to offico OF
mon who woro pledged to honesty ana economy,
fIa$
professional politicians. aud who would 1abor to
mako America a lnnd Of political honor, "a well
rs land Of illimitab!o prosperity. [proionged
spplauso} He related, with eonsIderab!e humor,
Directors OF tho Northwestern Road gave him a
lifo pasB for giving them the right Of way
through his ground. They did not imagine ho
wah going to bo second AfothuHolah. Laugh
This concluded tho ante-dinner oratory. The
baud thon playod "IIail Coumbia," and tho
choir sang, with considerable effect, % Ny oou..-
try, 'tis Of thee" Mla. Freeman presided at tho
soprano, Mra, Young aud Mrs. Dontley alto,
1lr. Black and Mr.. KolBey tenor, and Messrs. |
droaa and Wells bnss.
THE GUESTS.
Tho following were a. ant9nng tue distinEuishsd
Hon. J. L. Bevoridgo, Governor Of Illinois; the |
Hon. Augustus Ada1ng tho Hon. James Herring- |
ton, Lieut.. Col. Joasyn, the Hon. ]. A. Carpen-
tsr tor ALA Allan ln1or.o9 hice ESy Z F. Bartlett
Wilmarth, Jamoa Grow. H.. +: Falkland,
brewster. Parsons Gilbert, g. y. Kimbalt, I. $.
Taylor, Henry Sherman, Il. Clifford, Abel Gif-
Mcclure, o. Davidson. and many others. "
, Among tue distinguished fomalo "0ld Set
ters , Mrs n: G. Gia5l, widow 9f tue first
Nancy. Kimball, Mrs. $. !. Kimbark, Mrs. jon
ney, Mrs. Hewitt, Mrs. Lowell, A[rp +. Delford,
Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. Wyldae, Mrs. Morgan, Mira.
1,orgee, Mrs. Capt. stillya, Mrs Wilder, Mrs.
Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. Dessaix, Mrs, Wheaton, Mrs. |
White Mira. Whelan, a1ra. Phillips, Mrs. Buck |
ner, and Mrs. Allen.
GOV. nEvEn1DoE
Ample jneticc having been done to the excel
lcnt repaAt, tho audience Onco moro = rallied |
round the lag," mud the President said TINT tho /
next sneaker would DO ono who was endoared to
al Of them, as soldier, as Z patriot. and as an
eidSa efsot'ye iobaors oce5 10 eaod upon Gov D0ve
Gov. bovel1dge expressed hs heartfelt thanks
for the worry kind welcome which they Ind giyon |
him. 1lo would much rathor have Bat in the
o9agr1ana gsr ,yn ana listened to tho remarks
md vito had lived longer in tho Fox
Niver Valloy and in tho State Of illinois than ho
l!ad: Last night he loft sptingheld and reaehod
was timo whom ii took people about two wosks @
to como that far, This was, in itself. an eyi-
dence Of the progress Of the ago. and guarantee
of tho featllrea Of tho future. II by an old
Bottler was meant an old man, ho could not
plead guilty to that charge. Although. ns
father Brewster hal said, the silver hue of time
Ind shod itsolf over his brow aud board,
ho was not All old man. but he would not have
my OF the young ladies imagine that he was q
very young man either, [Laughter.J Fifty
years had not yet passed over him, md 10
hoped, hofore botng gathered to etornity, to SEQ
the Fox Aiyor, aud oyar all the State. lap
plauHe.]
The doyernor then went into description Of
tho gathering Of tho jewish patriarohH, whoBo
years ''wcro ,countcd by generations, aud
WHO, In all their long lifo-timo. had
neyor soen ANYTHING approaching tho wonders
which, in losa than lialf tho ago OF modern man,
they had soeu. Whom lie first settled iu Illinois,
-thirty-threo yoars ago ,-shnwncetown in tho
eout4, mud Galena in the north woro tho chief
change hal been oiroctod. liz could point 10
city after city rising in majestic bosnty--O -Ohicago
tho ,Pride and quoen OF them NIL. 1Io could |
mint tn n Gnlnul6 rni,pFrv f,,1,o ht+,1 ~,