Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-11
AT REUNION
Thirty.seventh Annual of Rock
Island County Old Settlers
Association.
GATHERING AT MEMORIAL HALL
Address of Welcome by Phil Mitch
ell-Oficers for Year
Chosen.

One OF the best attended reuIIOHS
ever held by the Rock Island County
Old Settlers association was the 37th
annual. which took place in Memorial
hall at the court house today. Dur
ing the afternoon session, especially,
the capacity of the room was taxed
to accommodate the members and
their families who had assembled to
once more grasp the hands of those
who with them bore the privations OF
the early days in this county. There
were nearly fifty new names enrolled
as members, an increase most graft
flying 10 the membership.
The morning program opened with
a prayer by Rev. III. w. Reed. pastor
of the First Baptist church, of this
city. After the reading of the min
utes of the last meeting the address
of welcome to the visitors was deliv-
cred by Phil Mitchell. of Rock Island,
and responded to by George il.
Woods. of Moline.
III. 5. Case Elected President.
Then came the election of officers
which resulted in the choice of the
following:
President-H. S. Case. Rock Island.
Il
Island; ID. Gordon, Moline; George
c. Wake. Yuma; John Pence, Buffalo
Prairie.
Executive Committee - Thomas
Campbell, NJ. j. McEniry, J. G. Heck,
Phil Mitchell, Cyrus Miller.
Ii was decided to prepare n list Of
all those who have been members of
the association and a committee com
posed of 4. NJ. Hubbard, Judge +. j.
Searle and II. S. Case was appointed
to attend to the matter.
Then came two hours for dinner.
which was served in the dining room
by ladies of the association, the
members having provided well filled
baskets for the feast. This function
over, the members again repaired 10
the hall, where the afternoons pro-
gram was begun shortly after
o'clock First came the reports of
officers, including the reading of the
list of members who have passed
away since the last meeting. Then
came the valedictOry of the retiring
president, Judge +. j. Searle, and the
inaugural of the new president. II. :.
Case. The address of the afternoon
was delivered by Hon. William Jack
son, of this city. The numbers were
interspersed with music by quartet
composed of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Brad
ley, Miss Bertha Karr and j. y. John
SON The meeting closed with volun-
tary speeches and the singing of
"AuId Lang Syne" by the audience.
Deaths During Year.
Following is the mortuary list from
the date of the last meeting till the
latter part of July of the present
year:
Sept. 81. 1901, John Maloney. Hamp-
ton. age 101.
Sept. 25, DIR. William \. Spencer,
Philadelphia, Pa, 81.
Oct. ID, Mrs. Ruth Ann Dickson, Mi
Ian, 81.
Nov. -. Richard Callahan, ST., Coal
Valley. 70.
Nov. 25. John CorDin, Hampton, So.
Dee. Z. James Hutchinson, Bowling,
CT.
Dec. 10. Charles Bell.
Dec. "a, w. w. Wells. Moline.
Dec. "a, Mrs. w. L. Sweeney, Rock
Island, 73.
Dec. 2s, Silas Glasby, Geneseo, 81.
JAN ,. 1902, /. Gurnsey Calkins.
Berwyn, ILL.,, II.
Jan. 10, William F. Gait. lie Claire,
Iowa, 70.
Jan. IS. Horace S. Hubbard, Den
yer. Col, 50.
Jan. 13, Jacob Ohlweiler, Rock Isl
and, II.
Feb. ,, James p Hadsell, Rock ISL
and, IS.
Feb. 3, d. p. McKown, Rock Island.
so.
Feb. 6. Mrs. Elizabeth Shurtleff, Mo
line, rs.
Feb. 25, John B.. Kerns, Moline, 70
Feb. 1, Mrs. Harriet Cook, HamP-
ton, 80.
Feb. "a, John W. Van SAINT, lie
Claire, Iowa, %.
Feb. %, Mrs. Nicholas Rock, Prince
ton, Iowa, 70.
March 1, Mrs. Mary G. Dart, Rock
Island, 60.
April ~, Robert Coyne, Rock Isl
and, 70.
April "a, Mrs. JacoD Burkett, Anda-
Insia, 60.
April 20, William H. Chase, Moline,
20.
April "a. William b. Watt. Moline,
6s.
May 81. L. Averill, Moline, 81.
July 30, Harvey p Jones. Chicago
May %, j. F. Robinson, Rock Isl
and, So.
July %. Mrs Moses futile, Bowling.
IA.
July -, George S. Stephens, Moline.
50.