The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-17

mers, but in advertising Allen county
And so its monthly meeting deserves
much more than passing notice.
For many years these monthly meet
ngs were held in hall in lola. Blu
this summer the society concluded Il
get out into the country and the re
snlt has been not only large accessiOns
to its membership, but very pleasant
meetings as we'll.
One of the very pleasantest of these
meetings was the one held last Friday
at the home OF VIM Swartman, in Elm
township. Mr.. Swartman has one Ol
the best farms in Allen county, and he
has, what every farmer ought to and
might have, q fine grove on it which
was planted by his own hands. 1t
was in this grove that the picnic was
held, and a delightful place 1t was.
1t was nearly noon by the time the
crowd assembled and so dinner was
the first thing in order. And such
a dinner! Fried chicken, fresh fish,
and roast beef, and all sorts of vege-
tables and ice tea and coffee and pies
and cakes and jellies and preserves
and melons and ice cream! Talk
about the oppressed and downtroddan
serfs of Kansas starving to death!
There wasn't a better dinner in any
hotel on earth last Friday than there
was in Swartman's grove. And there
was enough for twice as many as were
there,-and then some!
After dinner President Pancoast
called the Society to order and the
routine business was transacted.
"The Social Side of our Meetings"
was the subject for the day, and dis
cussion of it was opened by very ap-
propriate remarks by j. w. Johnson.
c. q. Null, e. H. DeClute, j. L. Tread
way and others were called out and
made brief speeches.
The committee appointed to exam
inc the exhibits, made the following
report:
Grapes by Pancoast: Early Victor, Agawam
Brighton, Dracut Amber. salem, Elvira. En-
pire. State and Concord.
vira, Delaware, Concord and Brighton.
Apples by Pancoast Lowell. Coopers White
Bassett Western beauty, Jonathan. and yeffries,
swartzman; american Summer Maiden
Lawyer: Maiden Blush, Ben Davis, Minker,
Jonathan. American Summer, and Winesap.
Mcclure: Jonathan, Chiekasa. Cooper's,
Tredwsy: chensngo. Strawberry. Minker,
and Jonathan.
Plums by Mrs Boulson.
r. s. Moore. four varieties of plums.
Minor, Plum and peach tomatoes.
Pancoast four varieties of plums
Swartsman corn; Mrs. Wilmer corn; Mr.. New
ton. White field corn. Jerusalem corn.
Mr.. chase, tomatoes and muskmellons.
Mr.. johnson, oats and corn, and Mr.. DeClute.
hedge apples.
The fo:al department was represented by Mr.
Harmon and embraced roses. verbenas. asters.
platy cornias, glardiss petunias, petunias. ger
aniums and other varieties.
The invitation of Squire Young to
hold the September meeting at his
farm west of the river was accepted,
and the Society adjourned to meet
there the first Friday in September.
Instead of being the signal to go
home, however, the adjournment was
only leave to renew the social enjoy
ment which was the main feature of
the day, and the evening was well
spent before the last guest departed.
1t was a most enjoyable day. And it
was made particularly SO by the gen
erous hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs.
who were tireless in their
attentions to their guests and who
did everything that could possibly be
done to give everybody good time.
Quite a number of lola people were
there and they agree in declaring that
it was one of the incest picnics they
ever attended.