The Dickinson press., 1888-06-02
Memorial Day in Dickinson.

Memorial Day i'll Dickinson.
Decoration day was observed in
Dickinson, Wednesday. i'll an %appropri-
ate manner. Those who We're to take
part in the procession met ut Odd
Fellows Hall OH Willard street,and III
two o'clock p. M. formed i'll the fol-
!, owing oder: Dickinson Cornet Band:
Wuman> Relief Corps; School Chill
dren with flowers; members of the
G. A.. R.; Odd Fellows, and Brother
hood of Locomotive. Engineers and
Firemen. The procession proceeded
up Willard street to Barnes, up Barnes
to Cakes. thence tn Sims to the court
house and from there to the old grave
yard Oh Til" hill. the services at the
cemetery ere Impressive and btal;-
tiful consisting OF IN opening address
by Commander 1loyt, prayer 10y Rev.
Smell: decorating the graves of soldiers
buried there. with blowers Ivy the chill
dren. during which the band played
the solemn air of Pleyel's Hymn.
closing address 10y the Commander of
the q. y. H.: singing OF America 10y II
picked choir, and hcnediction pro-
nounced Ivy Rev. McIIenry. The So
cieties and citizens then adjourned
to the court room where II very inter-
esting programme was presented as
follows: Song - 10y the choir;
address Ivy Rev. G. L. Smell; Duet,
Whispering Hope, 10y Mrs. Clarkson
and Miss Aud; Recitation, Battle of
Lookout Mountain, Rev. II. Mc1lenry:
Song. American Hymn. choir; ADDRESS
10y Western Starr: Song. Cover Them
Over with Beautiful Flowers, choir:
B%cnediction Ivy Chaplain Chase. The
weather WAS clear. bright and cool
and everything passed off i'll the most
pleasant manner. All business places
wcle closed during the afternoon and
the citizens turned out Ell maSSe to do
honor to the occasion. The cornet
band is entitled to great praise for
furnishing the inspiring strains of
martial music without which the af-
fair would have not been the success
ii WAS.
The annual meeting of the old set
lers association of stark county. held
at Gladstone, Oak. on Tuesday, May
22pth, l>ss. President. Howard w.
Bates in the chair; +. l.. Scotield,
secretary.
The following gentlemen We're elect
ell To membership: c. $. I.anydon
.Alph. billiard, j. a. farral, Robt
Lee. NelS. Gustin, - Turck. Rufus
Robins. +. L. Kahn. j. Dohrmann, -
Fookcn, c. II. Cook, $. ID. Gregg, w
II. IIoyt.
Owing 10 the day heing so wet an'
d~isagrceablc the picnic provided foI
10y the constitution WAS postpone,
until some day in June. to he selected
by the executive committee. Tn
ANNUAL election of officers was thel
held ~rcsultin: n, follows:
President, w. B. Powers, Gladstone
LIST Y. Pres. a. billiard. Dickinson
ID " II. j. Turner. Gladstone
3d j.. A. Farrah, Taylor.
4th +. T.. Kahn, Antelope.
Secretary. Geo. Auld. Dickinson.
Treasurer, Andrew Jopp. Gladstone.
Historian: q. 5. Cryne, Gladstone.
The President. S%erretary and Treas
urer are.by the constitution. cnIstitut
ed Il general committee to arrange fol-
the holding of the annual meeting IN,
picnic. The next meeting will be hel'
in Dickinson on the last Tuesday il
May. 1889. y cordial lntitat!on i
extended to all old settlers to becom,
members Of the association and to ut
tend the picnic. The dues are onl
% cts. per year.
1t was decided to hold tho picnic o
this year on Greene river. nearly mid
way between Dickinson and Gladstone
where there is IL fine grove. at IL dat
to be fixed by the committee. abou
the middle of June. trusting that ID
that time farm work will be in sue
shape that the settlers of all cGnd
tions, nationalities and creeds may u
able to attend and have II good soci;
BILE time. The secretary and historic
We're directed to procure blanks an
forward same to all residents of til
county with tie request that the
give the association such informatio
as is called for. and requesting tlel
to become members of anne
The Dickinson Press and star
County Herald We're requested to ri
the association all in their power
increasing the membership and in al
other way they al
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