Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-04
Of Summit PORTAGE
County Pioneers.
Large Crowd Present at
Annual Picnic.
Officers Will be Elected Next
October.
Addresses Made by Prominent
Speakers-Features.

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Speakers-Features.
One of the most enjoyable events
at Silver Lake park this season was
the twenty-fifth annual picnic and
reunion of the pioneers of Portage
and Summit counties held Thurs
day.
About 800 members of the associa-
ton We're present, while the general
attendance was estimated at 800.
Music was furnished by the K. o.
T. NJ. band, and the pioneers and
their friends found pleasure in living
again the days of their youth in the
discussion of "reminiscences relative
to incidents connected with the
opening up of the grand old Western
Reserve and the founding of settle
ments.
c. G. Cackler of Kent, president of
the association, was master of cere-
monies.
The program of the day began with
a business meeting at 10:30, when
the following board of trustees was
elected, Portage and Summit coun-
ties each being represented with six
officers:
Summit county-Horton Williams
Akron; Rev. F. NJ. Green, Stow
Judge u. l.. Marvin, Akron: H. B.
Graham, Cuyahoga Falls; DR.. w. S.
Hough, Cuyahoga Falls; Henry
Pardee, Ghent.
Portage county,. A. Parsons,
Kent; Daniel Bogue, Ravenna; G. G..
Cackler, Kent; S. w. Burt, Kent !;
Rev. Andrew Wilson, Ravenna; H.
A. Swan, Kent.
The board, whose members We're
nearly all reelected, will meet in
October and elect president.
The committee on nominations
was composed of G. C. Cackler,
Kent; Henry Graham, Stowe, and S.
M. Burnham, Akron.
Last years reunion was held at
Randolph park. 1t was decided at
the business meeting to hold the next
four annual reunions at Silver Lake
park. The first Thursday in August
was set as the time for holding the
reunions. A resolution was also
passed admitting free to the associa-
tion all persons 80 years of age who
would sign the constitution.
The report of the secretary and
treasurer, E. A. Parsons of Kent,
showed the association to be in good
financial standing. Twenty-siX
deaths occurred among the member
ship during the past year. OF the
total membership of the association
since its inception about three-fifths
are dead.
Following the business meeting
dinner was served. 1t was eaten
picnic fashion, and was most sump-
tious repast.
The enactment of the principal
part of the program of the day began
at O'Clock pm. and continued I'M
til 4.
Rev. Andrew Wilson of Ravenna
delivered the memorial address,
which is the principal event of the
reunions. His address was q most
able and enjoyable one, touching on
the founding of the association,
eulogies to members who have
labored earnestly for the good of
the Pioneers, and a graphic descrip-
tion of what has been done by the
organization. Among other things
he said that the average age of the
associations members was so years.
The first meeting of the pioneers
was at tStreetsboro, February 10, 1874.
On the 20th of October, the same
year a permanent organization was
effected. The meeting to effect the
organization was held at Kent. Mr..
Wilson also read the names of all
the early members of the association.
In the list the name dewey was
frequently mentioned. They were
among the early pioneers, and it is
said were ancestral relatives of the
great Admiral Dewey of present
fame.
The memorial address was receiv-
ed with great applause. Following
its deliverance, remarks were made
by Rev. S. l.. Coolie, of Medina;
Judge J. A. Kohler, of Akron; Rev.
Leonard Southmayd, of Akron;
Samuel A. Lane, of Akron, and DR..
A. NJ. Sherman, of Kent.
The program was interspersed with
some excellent singing by the choir
from the Kent M. e. church, under
the leadership of DR.. A. M. Sherman.
While DR.. Sherman sang a solo at
the first reunion of the pioneers, %
years ago, and is one of the oldest
members of the association, he has
not lost any of his musical ability
and sang the same solo Thursday