Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-14
OLD MEN OUT FOR A PICNIC.
III ANNUAL EVENT WAS CEII.-
ntNTi:D Az TUnOsr ptnix.
A Most Intcrcs,inr GnthrrinI-Mcn of
Three score mud Ten Were Hays
Acknowledgements Addresses
Were Delivered.

The old Mems Association held It's an
nual picnic yesterday at TroOst park. Ow-
Ing 10 the oppressive heat the attendance
was rather limited. All those who were
present extracted unlimited pleasure out OF
the event. and there was not ono OF them
but wished that there could he two or three
annual picnics every year. Not one Of the
motive members or tho association is under
y, years Of age. according to the family
Bible. Hut not one OF them Is over 90 ac-
cordlug to the table OF vital statistics
which is written upon his heart.
In addition to the members of the Old
Mems Association and their wives, thofc
were present u number OF member OF the
Old Settlers Association, accompanied by
their wives. Years wcro.lald aside, ana Old
Father Times vote was CHALLENGED and
thrown out. Instead of stuiiiug the ballot
box. large numbers Of ballots were alb
ttractei. and when the result was an
nounced it was found that nobody wa,
more than 90 All Of tho women Were ialr'
nous trinity OF rs was complete.
The programme was both interesting anu
profitable, aud the finale was most culoyn-
bic. A short business meeting preceded
tho regular p~rogramme,. The following
were elected to mcmhership John Bran,
dcnhurg. W. j. Doty. Francis Mcclure and
J, w. Childs. Miss Helen Renhcke was
elected to honorary membership. "A letter
from the venerable president of the assoc
citation. Thomas Lewis, who Is - years OF
uEe. was read, and received with sieat
'Then came an address on the Monroe
doctrine by Judge ;, l.. Twiss, which, was
as clear and tcrsc an explanation OF the
doctrine as has been made. Though there
We're q dozen or more present VINO NAG
lived through almost the entire history or
the establishment and maintenance of the
doctrine. yet Judge rwiss brought out
many new and interesting facts.
Judge TWlss was 'ftrdN.' but he was not
called to account. but the admirable ad-
drees which he gave dii not induce th.s
Judge TNiss began with the first enlnrla-
ton OF the doCtrine, after the south Amer
lean republics, which had gained their in
been recognized by this country. England
had built up an immense trade viii, these
countries and was Interested IN having
the republics sustained. Judge Twiss quot
ed from MIR. Canning, the English prime
,m,Sistg GpIis In "a TX iS,, 70 ,,s sh T,nita I3" s,a tnS' and
England should unite to maintain the very
doctrine which President Monroe after
wards established in his famous message
10 congress. Madison and Jefferson had
upheld the essential principles of the doe
on the Northwest coast, President Monroe
hesitatei no longer.
men cordially assentcd to the doctrine.
But when the United States was In the
throes of a terrible ciyll war and Napoleon
III. had landed an army on Mexican soil
TO set IN a monarchy by placing Max
]irnilian on the throne, the ENGLISH pres.
toincd In rejoicing over the extinction
Of the Monroe doctrine. and took no pains
TO conceal its qualification that this coun-
H. van ytr WAS ~ nysr and 56sS Soldiers Were
sent to the Mexican frontier. England and
Spain beat a mastery retreat ana France
was left TO maintain thc, position shc hnI
taken. Napoleon left M~aXimilinn to his
fate and tho Monroe doctrine was firmly
rc-cstablishcl.
+ L" Dlmmitt. who bore n very promi-
mont part in the organization OF the asso-
citation. though he is Twenty-Five years too
NtfIVGr tn he un uFflN4 flsrNlsr tu mo from
n distance TO attend the meeting and the
rousing reception given him showed that
or honorary members, nS he does. Mr.,
lImmiit made q short address at the close
Al OF this had taken time and II Is VIC
Eating no confidence to saw that wistful
cyc- he'd been cast ut frequent Intervals
IN The direction Of the lunch baskets, so
that II was with undlsEuiscl delight thu.
the young follows who We're the leading
spirits % the occasion witnessed the ar
fuT"ad beneath tn" great forest trees OF
tla nark. II a casual spectators watching
wns called 20 order, had thought the white
hair and boards were DISCUSSES, what
would he have thought OF tho scnmprriug
and skittl.h boys" who gathered arouul
That f"stal hoard. with many a bovish j"sf
and many a lipht-hgurted lnuEh2 These
men could hnudy half "a century us easily
anil ~ilippnutlN as = strong man losses "A
rubber cannon bail in "a dime museum.
Tho events that seem almost ancient his
events lu which they bore an active ana
in many Instances q pr,miuent part, Bu'
forty years ar more as they would Iom n
coat ar0 for the afternoon they were
II was a rovol replsf that WIS set he,
fore tho sturdy apretl'el OF the people who
mctarhorlrIlly thrust fh.ir neither "N-
Mems Asao.iatiou. Thpro wns every
could deyisc ana ,hor. were no twelve
1lE L4f j. of HEH 90 90 "a l-T HILH