Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-10
.otab!e Gathering to Observe
the Fiftie h Anniversary OF
the Founding of the City
!. DAY OF GENERAL REJOICING
thousands of People Gather to Take
Part In the acknowledgements
tive Men of the Past and Present
Activities Of the City and College
Take Part in Program.
..,,ecial to Times Republican,

4 Special to Times Republican,
| Grinnell, June 1o.--c,he city of Grin
len celebrated it's serni-centennial to-
! day with exercises suitable to the dig
nifty of the occasion. Notables from
lover the state gathered there to cele-
brate the ifftieth anniversary OF the
year wllenJ. B. Grfnnell Thomas Ho'-
yoke, Homer Hamlin and II. NJ. Hamil-
ton. natives Of New York and Massl
chusetts planted the colony and laid
out the town, which was given the
name oil its principal protector. The
exercises, and gathering were typicai OF
Griuneu and worthy in every way OF
| its history and it's founders. Grln-
| nell is town peculiar. Two OF It's
founders were ministers, the other tWo
we're consistent Christian citizens. All
| we're men of mind. refinement and ed
lucation. They started their town about
the central idea of college that came
| a wear later. Here they gathered about
I
lity. They built unse fishly for the fu-
ture and the splendid and dignlnea
| celebration today, with Its gathering Oh
orators, iiterateurs and educators ana
the thoughtful of all classes was only
worthy of the POUNDS rs and represen-
tative of their hope
The town was full Of the best or
fIowa today From the confines OF the
county thousands poured IN upon the
| trains and in vehicles. Old time stu
dents of Iowa College came from here
and there to swell the throng. Former
residents of the city came home again
to celebrate. The al was full of rem
iniscence. Grinnell has never held a
larger happier or more representative
crowd. The streets were crowded ana
the homes and hotels were overflow
ing. II was Grinnelfs day and her
hospitality was as lavish as the crowd
was large.
The Exercises.
The exercises of tlae day began with
Senior Chapel at 9 o'clock this morn
ing. at the college, followed by address
es at the Congrega tional church and
the formation of the procession to Ha :
2elwood cemetery. for the GROWING NJ
the graves OF the founders who repose
there. All places OF business We're
closed from $50 n, m, until p. m.
The following was the order of forma-
ton and march:
Captain Henry c. Spencer, Marshall
in-Chief
Section !.
d. S. Morrison. Assistant Marshal in
Charge.
The ]. p. Watson Eand-E. B. Brande,
Leader
Company X. Captain Clifton
Mayor and City Council.
Section II.
Major A. C. Norris Assistant Marshal.
Speakers and Guests, State Officers,
Present or Past.
Ex-Mayors and Councilmen.
Section Ill.
III. ]. Davis, Esq, Assistant Marshal.
Officers, Present or Past, OF the CouR-
ty or District Judicial or Con-
gresional.
G.. A. IA. X. Hostetter, Commander.
w. r. c.
Section w.
L. G.. C. PIERCE, Esq, Assistant Mar
shall
College Officers and Students. Presi-
dent d. f. Bradley.
Commercial Exchange. President ii.
w. Spaulding.
Section v.
Superintendent d. A. Thornburg. As
sistant Marshal.
The Fraternities.
Public School, Students. Teachers and
OfficerS
Tan not Included in the above.l
The Banquet.
At 1 o'clock banquet was spread in
the Congregational church. To the
banquet succeeded a notable program
of after dinner speeches called upon by
Rev. James L. Hill, POSTMASTER, in the
following order:
Hon. A. b. CuInmins. Des Moines.
Our self reliant governor.
Hon. John r. Lacey, Oskaloosa. Our
independent congressman.
DR.. B. F. Shanibaugh, editor of the
iowa Journal Of History and Politics"
and the archaeolOgist of Iowa life and
legislation.
Harvey Inghanl, Esq, Des Moines.
editor OF the Register and Leader"
whose pen, like that of his illustrious
predecessors, Is Inolding Iowa history.
John NJ. Carney. esq, Gilman. who
went from college to army.-"Grinnell
in the Civil War"
Solo-Miss Fannie Dickey. Cedar
Falls.
Hon. Carl w. Won Coelln, New Lon
don, an Iowa College professor in the
COS, an Iowa state superintendent in
the SOs-"Grinr ell In the sos
Fton. w. q. Ray, state representative
1898 o0.--"Grir nell in Legislation"
Mrs. Amy Stu,tevant Hobart, Chica-
go..-"Grinnell Twenty-Five Years Ago. :
Hon. c. f. Craver. Harvey, Ill.-"The
Children Of John Wesley in Grinnell."
Rev. S. r. Robinson-"There Was
Room Here for Roger Williams"
ssolo-Miss Helen Grinneli Mears, AL
bany. N. Y.
David w. Norris. Jr., editor MARSHALL
town Times Republican.
Hon. Jacob p. Lyman,-"Grinnell
Business Enterprise Represented by the
Commercial Exchange"
Mrs. Dan r. Bradley, "A Strangers
Impressions of Grinnelfs Thirty Wom-
erl's Literary Circles
President Bradley, THE Cheerful
| Yesterdays of Iowa College; It's Hap
pier Tolnorrows."
Rev. DR.. f. M. N'Hum, ."rhe Thought
OF John Robinson on the Eighteen Mile
/ Prairie"
/ Michael AJstin ESQ Chica gC