The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-02
PICNIC A SUCCESS,
Attended by Hundreds of People who
Enjoyed Themselves hugely.
RoUsING sPEECHEsMAD
All Enjoyed Eating Picnic Dinners In the
Delightful Shade of Washing
ton Park

lue Ola SetllerS GlCllC lelQ at
Washington Park on Thursday proved
a most enjoyable picnic affair. Hun
dreds of people both old and young sat
down to the tables. which were bounti-
fully laden with edibles.
Promptly at - O'Clock the Denison
band formed in line and played some
very choice music at the corner of Main
and Broadway. The boys then march
ed to Washington Park where large
concourse of people had already gather
ed. After playing number of pieces
dinner was announced People began
spreading clothes and bringing baskets
full of chicken, pickles, sandwiches,
cakes, ETC., together with a good supply
of melons.
After dinner the band discoursed
more music and after prayer by Rev.
Martyr, President Huckstep intro
duced the first speaker ON the program,
Mayor kemming, who delivered the ad-
dress of welcome. MIR. Kemming said
he had been informed that he was to
speak and had spent four days and
nights preparing his address, and at
the last minute had been told that
the committee would allow him only
one minutes time in which to speak,
therefore he could only welcome the
people, which he did most heartily.
Mrs. j. N. Bradley was next intro
duced and sang "Auld Lang Synen in a
very pleasing manner which brought
forth loud applause from her listeners.
Mrs. Una Wescott accompanied with
the organ.
Col. G. l.. Wright made response to
Mayor kemming's welcome in a man
ner most fitting. The colonel in behalf
of the Old Settlers Association thank
ed the mayor for the kind invitation
which he had extended the association.
In the course of his remarks he called
attention to the different conditions of
the people now and what they endured
in the early history OF our county. He
also spoke of the first map of Crawford
county which showed the Boyer to be
a large stream upon which a ship was
proudly sailing into harbor, located
west of Denison.
| After Mr.. Wrights address came the
election of officers for the ensuing yeal
as follows: President, S. e. Dow
first vice-president, Sears McHenry
second vice president, Mrs. Ellen Rich
ards; third president, j. w. May
nard; fourth president, A. z
Hart; secretary, n l.. Hunt; histor
ian, Uncle Morris McHenry. AS
board OF directors one member wa
chosen from each township as follows
Iowa township. E. Hathaway: Nish
nabotny, G. ID. Erokaw; Washington
S. M. Thew; Union, Geo Rae; Boyer
Il. Il. Durham; East Boyer, Chas. Nc
Williams; DenisoE, j. Il. Romans; Par
adise, Geo. V. Jordan; Willow, L. Sig
lin; Charter Oak. Abe Hart; Yves
Side, Ed. I. McAndrews; Milford, N
III. Brogden: Goodrich, David Wood
ruff; Hanover, I. j. Shropshire; Jack
son, j. w. Maynard; Stockholm, A
Norelius; Otter Creek, u. Winey; Nor
gan, j. 9. Jensen: Soldier, Martil
Neal
The band favored the audience witt
more music and then came the readiD,
OF the history of the county by mem
bers OF the association from each town
ship, which proved very interesting
A very entertaining history of the earl
, settlement OF Union township was rea,
by Mrs. M. A. Bruner. daughter of thu