Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-06

The 18th District Association Scores
a Big Success.

The 18th District Association Scores
a Big Success.
Probably the biggest crowd of people
the Valley has ever held s'since the
war; filled the streets, highways and
by-ways last Tuesday. Early in the
day the people began coming-ir
wagons. buggies and carriages. horse.
back and atoot, and long before the
trains came bearing their cargoes OF
human freight from afar, the streets
of the town we're alive with ''local'
visitors. Ironton was in gala attire.
Houses and stores were decorated with
flags and bunting and the X. p. colors
ere in evidence everywhere. Ample
preparations had been made for enter
tanning our visitors with the determi-
nation that no one should go away
from our little city hungry or thirsty,
or complaining with good cause of a
lack of accommodation. The vari-
Gus churches had set up stands to sat-
isfy the cravings of the inner man:
the Baptists and Methodists had tents
and booths on the courthouse grounds;
the Presbyterians and Episcopals had
comfortable quarters in the centre of
town; and the K. P. Lodge had pre-
pared abundautly to the same purpose
at Goulding's Park. An elegantly
decorated arch spanned the street at
Whitworth's corner, illuminated at
night with a multitude of electric
lights, and ".Welcome!" on every cor
ner greeted the VISITORS eye.
At 9:45 the special train from the
Belmont Branch came in, with eight
coaches filed to standing room. They
were met al the station by the local
K. P. committee and escorted by the
A. V. Cornet Band to headquarters.
The De Soto and Poplar Bluff specials,
similarly laden, quickly followed and
were suitably received. The three
trains brought in about nineteen hun
dred people. At 1890 the parade was
formed and marched through the prin-
cipal streets and thence out to Gould
ing's Park. The order of procession
was as follows:
Uncle Sam, in full dress.
Poplar Bluff Band.
PA K. P. Float.
All K. P. Lodges.
Young Ladies' Float.
Lopez's Float.
Rebecca Lodge Float.
Ringo & Whitworth Float.
A. Rieke's Float.
De Soto Band.
Ironton Manufacturing Co.'S. Float.
Miss Gillam's Float.
Haller's Float.
Woodman Float and Goat.
VIM. Farmhouse Float.
Arcadia Valley Hospital Float-M. & G.
A. V. Cornet Band.
Gay & Kindell's Float.
Whitworth s. Huff Float.
Odd Fellows Float.
Nagel's Float.
G. w. Marshalrs Float. =
Gay & Gay Float.
Carriages and Horsemen.
w. T. Gay, w. T. O'Neal, J. B. Holo-
man, Jake Lopez and 1. A. Marshall acted
as Marshals.
At the Park the Address of Welcome
was given by Mayor Edgar; responses
by j. L.. Baton, j. V. Porter, E. j.
Thomas and Jno. H. Holmes. This
concluded the formal part of the days
proceedings. and the afternoon was
spent sat will" by all, music from the
three bands being given at frequent
intervals. An approaching storm at
6 o'clock drove the crowds into town
for shelter. At night some selections
were excellently rendered in the court
house grounds by the Poplar Bluff and
De Soto bands. At the Academy of
Music a grand ball was inaugurated at
$50, which went merrily on until the
hour for the departure of the special
trains. the first of which left 1t 11:30.
Then the crowd of dancers visibly
thinned, but the residue kept up the
tripping until about 2 A. NJ, when
everybody went home, tired but happy.
No serious accident happened dur
ing the day, and not a ''scrap" accen-
tuated the even tenor of its way. The
celebration was an honor to the K. Ps.
in all respects, and it will long be re-
membered as a happy event and a
complete success.