The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
OLD SETTLERS NET
THEY TOLD STORIES AND DANCED
AWAY TILL MORNING.
Ex-Mayor Clement Delivered q Stir.
ring Address That Was Full Of
Touching EfectS-Ninety-Yea
Old Mother Meagher Sends
RcgretS-WOuld Marry.

The old settlers met again yesterday and
INDUCED IN their annual festivities
The attendance was not as large as some
proceedings years, but the same en-
thusiasm prevailed.
Many were the gray boards that were in
from the surrounding valleys. for there is
where they located over twenty years ago
and there many Of them remain to the
| present day.
| The old folks from the country and city
met in knots and many were the stories
they told of the tolls aud trials of pioneer
| life. They became humorous at times aad
peals of laughter could be heard when
some one of them recalled and recited
some funny incident of pioneer days
Judge Tucker was among the gayest of
the crowd. He appeared early in the day
| With his best Sunday clothes, and his
court was adjourned. John and Mrs
Martin were also on hand early, and SO
| was Jim Williams, William Mathewson
and many Others.
w. B. Mead sent his regrets from ST.
Joe, where he was called on account OF
the sickness of his wife.
Mrs. Meaghsr, "the mother of Wichita"
who is now 80 years old and the oldest
woman settler, sent in her regrets from
Washington state that she could not be
present at the meeting, as she had at
tended all previous ones. She said that
she had seen notice of Mother Fitxger-
AIDS marriage, and would like them to re-
member that she was still on the market.
The annual dinner WAS dispensed with,
having been postponed till midsummer,
when the association intend TO have an
immense picnic at the grove
IN THE HALL
At 2:3O promptly. the exercises in the
Garfield hall commenced which were
purely of an intellectual nature.
The audience was large, but the old
people were very few. The fact is, the old
settlers concluded to let their children and
wives run the exercises while they went
off by themselves and talked over old
times and smoked cigars together
The meeting was called to order by
President Martin and the exercises COM
menced by the singing of that soul-stirring
song, America" by the male Quartette,
four excellent singers.
The address was then delivered by ex-
Mayor George Clement, who made ring
ing speech of an hours duration, in which
he reviewed the tolls and struggles of the
early settlers with an eloquent and
pathetic tongue.
Owing to the public schools being in
session Miss Florence Flower could not be
present to sing, greatly to the regret Of
her friends.
Mrs. G C. Farley recited a comic piece
in her usual elegant manner, for which
she received profuse applause.
Miss Maud English was on the program
for the reading OF "reminiscences, but she
could not be present. greatly to the
sorrow of all who anticipated cheerful
half hour listening to the stories OF early
days.
Mrs. Beckwets' recitation was very good
Miss MjQnie Mckibben suffered from a
cold and unfortunately very clever
original piece entitled The Arkansas Val
ley" had TO be Abandoned.
The whistling solo by Miss Mary Hall
was very highly appreciated.
The entertainment concluded with the
singing AUD Lang Sayne" by the audi
ence.
THE BALL.
The festivities wound up last night with
a grand ball, which was largely attended.
Judge and Mrs. Tucker led the Grand |
march. The music was good and those
present were among the best people in the |
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