Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-13
PIONEERS PICNIC.
The Annual Old Settlers Out.
ing at Prospect Park.
OFFICERS NAMED FOR NEXT YEAR


OFFICERS NAMED FOR NEXT YEAR
Ihis Mornings Excrcises-The Mortusry
List for the Past Year-Dtscussion of the
Date of Admission to tho society-Prssi-
don't for Year Hence Nominated.
The annual picnic Of the Rock ISL
and county pioneers society is being
held today at Prospect park, Moline.
Owing to the threatening weather,
the old settlers and families were
somewhat tardy in assembling, and
1t was close to the noon hour when
President Hartzell called the gather
ing to order. The attendance was
fair, and in addition to the repre-
sentation from Rock Island county,
there were many present from Scott
county and some from Henry county.
After the opening exercises, the fol-
lowing officers were named for the
ensuing year. to be formally in
stalled this afternoon:
Omcers.
President-S. w. McMaster, Rock
Island.
Vice Presidents-Gregory Brown,
Yuma; l.. ID. Edwards, Moline; Will
liam McEairy, Rock Island; w. H.
Parks. Edgington.
Secretary. H. Cleland, Rock
Island
Treasury-G. H. Edwards, Moline.
Executive Committee-E. j. Searle,
M. j. McEniry, Cyrus Miller.
The Future President.
1t was also deemed advisable to
nominate a president to be elected at
the next meeting to serve during
1896. and W. H. Parks was for.
| mally named for the office. The OBJ
Ject of the move is that he may be
fully prepared to assume the duties
at the time of his installation.
w. II. Edwards, f. j. Searle and
A. l.. Hubbard were appointed a
committee to take into consideration
the matter of changing the date of
eligibility to membership in the asso-
citation.
The Death Roll.
The following mortuary list of
members Of the society prepared bv
Secretary J. H. Cleland for the year
1S9S-94, was read:
Mrs. Phoebe W. Brooks, Sept. 20.
at Rock Island, aged SO.
Mrs. Hanna Bruner, Sept. 20, in
Black Hawk, aged 80.
Mrs. j. w. Wilson, at Orion, Oct.
IS, aged 20.
Mrs. Nettie H. Davidson, at Mo
line, Oct. 81.
Mrs. Randall Mclaughlin, Oct. so,
in Black Hawk, aged II.
Thomas Rosborough, Sr., Nov. S,
at Moline, aged ~.
Mrs. William Thompson, Nov. 20,
at Rock Island.
James Hardin, at Rock Island,
aged 81.
George Wilson, at Moline, Nov. %,
aged IS.
DR.. f. II. Bowman. at Andalusia,
Nov. 80, aged II.
Daniel Bowles, at Andalusia, Nov.
80, aged "a.
Daniel Edgington, at Edgington.
Jan. 9, aged 81.
Mrs. Sarah Drury, at Ashville, N.
c., Jan. s.
j. M. Montgomery, at Rock Island.
Jan. %, aged So.
Mrs. Susan Knox, at Chicago,
Feb. 4.
William Miller, at Taylor Ridge.
Feb. q. aged 70.
John Barge, at Rock Island. March
20, aged IS.
Mrs. Gilpin Moore, at Rock Island,
March IL, aged 81.
Cyrus Taylor, April %, aged 81.
S. r. Buffum, at Chapra, Neb.,
July -, aged Il.
Mrs. Sarah Beal, at Rural, july II.
Mrs. X. Barnes, July IL. aged 81.
Mrs. M. H. Cook, at Ottawa, July
27, aged IS.
Mrs. Mary f. Davis, at Moline,
Aug. 2, aged ~.
Mrs. Martha Gault, at Moline,
Aug. /.
W. H. Devore, at Port Byron, Aug.
"a, aged &c.
Judge L. o. Wilkinson, at Jackson
vile, Aug. 25, aged "a.
This Afternoon
This afternoon the society is de-
voting itself to hearing addresses by
M. j. McEniry, j. G. Osborne and DIR.
j. S. Cumming, while Mrs. Julia M.
Dunn reads poem.
| The Baptists.
Yesterday afternoons session of
the Rock Island Baptist association
| was partly taken up with the work of
the W. F. M. society. after which the
election of the missionary board was
held, and the following directors
were elected: Revs. c. f. Taylor,
w. C. Roach, w. P. Clark and viii
Holmes.
The ordination services followed
at which Charles +. Knox, of this
city, was ordained, to the ministry,
Rev. Taylor preaching the sermon.