Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-18
OLD FOLKS REUNION
Thirty-Sixth Annual Needing of
Rock Island County
Association.
BUSINESS SESSION AND SOCIAL
Program of Addresses and Music
at Memorial Hall in
Court House.

The seth annual reunion of the
Rock Island County Old Settlers as
ISOLATION was held at Memorial hall
in the court house today. The meet
ing was called to order at 1920 a. m.
by the president, George H. Edwards,
and was opened with feeling prayer
by Rev. William Torrance. pastor of
the Central Presbyterian church.
An address of welcome was deliver
ed by Mayor B. Z. Knox, who spoke
as follows:
II assure you it gives me great
pleasure to meet with you here on
this 36th annual reunion. In behalf
of our city and-as its chief magistrate
I welcome you all here today. Too
much cannot be said for the pioneers
of the county for the efforts they have
put forth in the upbuilding of the
high state of civilization that has
succeeded the conditions they found
when they settled here. l earnestly
hope you may enjoy yourselves on
this occasion and that you may all be
spared to meet again year hence"
Mayor Knox was responded to by
l.. ID Edwards. who spoke eloquently,
rehecting on the days long past and
depressing appreciation OF the hospi-
tally that was ST own the visitors.
Judge searle Elected President.
| The election of officers resulted as
follows:
President-Judge E j. Searle. Rock
Island.
First Vice Presidential. S. Cas- Q,
South Rock Island.
Second Vice Presidents. S Beal
Yuma.
Third Vice President-Daniel Mont
gomery, Reynolds.
| Fourth Vice Presidential. G. Prick.
Rock Island.
| Secretary and Treasurer - j. II.
| Cleland, Rock Island.
Executive Committee - Thomas
Campbell Rock Island; Fred Osborn,
yuma; NJ. j. McEliry. Moline; Cyrus
Miller, Taylor Ridge; Josiah Heck,
South Moline.
Years Obituary Record.
| Two hours were taken for dinner,
those present bringing their baskets
and serving the contents on the tables
in the dining room.
Miscellaneous business wa s
taken up at the opening of the
afternoon session and the secretary
read the following list OF membe.s
who have passed away during the
past year, the date of demise accom-
panying in each case. Among them
are the Oldest settler in this county,
Ben amin Goble, and the oldest person
in the county, George H. Ramsay,
| 102 years of age: Charles K. Smith,
Sept. "a; Charles w Negus, Sept. 90;
Mrs. Katharine Ziegler. Oct. 9; A. l.
McGrew, Oct. 81; George w. Heck.
Nov. l; Mrs Eliza Flemming. Nov.
80; j. G. Franklin. Dec. II; Ms
Hannah M. Gould, Dec. 10; Louis E
ISalpaugh, Jan. %; George Ram
say, Jan. %; Robert Bowes
Sr., Feb. z; Jacob Warner, March
L; William A. Nourse, March 2;
Mrs. Lucy Edgington, March s; Hi
ram Pitts, april 1; Lewis Wilson.
April 10; Benz min Goble, June 6;
William McRoo erts. May 10; G. z.
Lyman, June Is; Mrs. Martha
Dougherty. July II; James Tay lor.
July II; N. j. Kirkpatrick July "a;
Mrs. B. S. Beal. July 81; Mrs Jane
n. Weatherhead, July 81; Charles
Spring, July 80, Mrs. Nj. G. Knowles,
July 81.
The afternoon program included
vocal solo by j. A. Johnson, valedic-
tory of the retiring president and in
laugursl of the new, music by a mixed
O uartet, recitation by Miss Grace
Bromley and POEM by Mrs. Abbie
Gould.