Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-16

Chill Hazard, T. V. Lawrence, DIR. j. G.
Sloan, G. A. Lynn, DR. II. j. Gamble,
Colonel W. J. Alexander and DR.. j. s.
Vanvoorhis. The arrangements for the en-
tertainment of the great number of invited
guests were perfect In fact the town
folks of Monongahela City are so hospital
that the door of every home was thrown
open to receive the guests What was
lacking in the outward show of jollity was
more than made up by the happy scenes in
the households
Friends met yesterday who had not seen
each other for 80 and 40 years. All the old
residenters who once resided in the town
were out in full force. The great number
of those good old faces, which are seen so
seldom now except in old pictures, was par
ticularly noticeable Monongahela City
being within that wonderful fertile field
for brains and Drawn, Washington county
contributes very largely to the number of
noted men that have emanated from it.
The citizens are proud of the great minds
that have been nurtured in their midst and
talk by the hour OF their great mems
achievements.
The Programme for the Day.
The programme as arranged for the
exercises OF the day was as follows:
MORNING SESSION 10 O'CLOCK
Prayer Rev. john Connor
Address OF welcome. DR.. c. B. Woods
Centennial history DIR. j. S. TanVoorhis
AFTERNOON SESSION 2 O'CLOCK.
Letters from absentees
General Centennial History of WASH
ington County. Hon. Boyd Cumrine
Whisky Insurrectfon. ....... W. J. Alexander
l0Minute Addresses.
'Clergy and Churches. JAS. Maxwell. DID.
schools and Academies. Nv, H Arison
.soidiers of the Wars Dr H. j. Gamble
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societies and Beneficial orders"..s.. A-'0H
-.......:........;.R Rev. Dr. John Norman
Industries Charles q. McIlvain ESQ,
merchants. Hon. George V. Lawrence
"Pnysicians"-........ DR.. J. G. Sloan
"Lawyers". Thomas H. Baird, Esq
"Newspapers' George A. Hoffman,, Esq.
"Auld Lang Syne" Choral Club
The meeting was called to order in the
Orers House by the Chairman, Colonel
Chill Hazard. He introduced DIR. C.
B. Woods, who, in well-chosen words, well
coined the visitors to the city. He said it
was an opportunity that should not be lost,
for the people who at one time lived in the
CITY to come and renew the ties of their
youth and look upon the scenes of their
childhood.
A General and Genial Welcome.
After speaking about the ancestors of the
people of Monongahela City, he said to the
audience: "Now, if you are hungry, let us
know, and we will give you as much as Won
can eat; if you need money, let us know. and
we will give you all you want-of course at
the regular rate of interest and upon good
security. We welcome you one and all
DR.. Van Voorhis was then introduced and
occupied the remainder of the forenoon,
giving the history of Monongahela City
from the time that Abraham Decker laid
claim to the land in 1863 down to the pres
ent day.
In speaking of Parkinson, the founder of
the town, DIR. Van Voorhis said: I'm earlv
lie Parkisop was a tai, bony, muscular man,
dressed rather fashionable in the costume
of the dav, with knee buckles and shoe
buckles, such as these. In his older days
he wore side whiskers and the well-known
queue of the times. Some of the older cit
izens can recall him changed to an old, bent
in form man, sitting on the porch, trembling
with nearly q century ofyears and waiting
the summons to pass through the gate to
the beyond. Instead of neglect marking
his grave, the citizens should long since have
erected over it Q monument in commemora-
tion of his deeds of daring in establishing
the town in a wilderness, now q garden of
ever blooming flowers.
The Centennial Parade.
After the singing of an anthem by the
Choral Society the morning session came to
an end. Between the morning and after
noon session a parade was held. 1t con-
sisted of large number of men mounted on
horses dressed as Indians. trappers and in
other grotesque costumes.
The afternoon session opened with the
reading of letters from invited guests who
could not be present Letters were read
from Ex-President Hayes. Governor Patti
son. Governor Mckinley, Hon. J. B. Find
lay, Judge McElvaine, General Louis Wag-
ner, DR.. Moss, Rev. DR.. Campbell, Judge
Ewing, Clark T. Grant and many others
Hon. Boyd Crumrine, formerly reporter of
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, then
spoke.
Mr.. Crunrins gave 3 mastery address.