Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-11
The PIONEERS
TO CELEBRATE
OLD SOLDIERS AND SETTLERS OF
WAPELLo COUNTY TO HAVE
HOLIDAY.
ST ELBOWS GROVE
Agency VIII be Scene Of Old Timers
Festivities August 1920
Special Train viii
be Run.

owing to an error in preceding is
sues, the dates of the reunion of the
"Old Soldiers" and "Old Settlers" of
Wapello county were reversed and
should read that the "Old Settlers"
association will have their meeting
on the first day of the double event, it
being Wednesday, August 10, The
following day will be observed by the
"Old Soldiers" association of the
county, on which occasion they will
celebrate. The following order issued
by the officers of the "Old Soldiers"
gives the plan of celebration:
There will be reunion of the old
soldiers of Wapello county at Agency
Grove on August Goth, the day follow
ing the old settlers reunion at that
place. At that time permanent or
ganization will be effected of the
Wapello county old soldiers. This
movement was started couple of
months ago by a few comrades get
ting together and appointing commit
tees to carry out the program for this,
the first reunion, August goth. 1t is
hoped and expected that all the Grand
Army posts of the county will take an
active interest in this movement and
every old soldier, whether belonging
to the Grand Army or not, is cordially
invited to attend
A special train will run from Ottum
wa to Agency at about o'clock a. m.
the goth, and the regular local will
leave Ottumwa at 11.40 a. M, reach
ing Agency before noon. This will
accommodate comrades coming in or
the Rock Island from both east and
west, and also the comrades coming
in on the Milwaukee from the north
! There will be musical and speaking
program and good time generally
Bring your lunches.
Comrades let us get together ant
tighten our declining years with the
stories and memories of old times.
Samuel Mahon,
President pro tenn.
T. H. Buckley,
Secretary, pro tenn.
The program for each day is a.
follows:
August 19-OId Settlers.
The Old Settlers association O
Wapello county has announced the fol
lowing program for Old Settlers day
which will be Wednesday, Aug. 1:
All old soldiers and old settlers ar,
Z cordially invited to attend and enjo,
the day. The following is the program
for Old Settlers day:
1 Call to order at II o'clock a. m.
Prayer by Rev. j. B. Hill.
i Music
4 Address of welcome by the mayor.
4 Response Jacob LoWenberg.
i Music
4 Picnic dinner.
i Reassemble at 1880 D. m.
i Music
Reading roll of dead since las
meeting
Music
| Addresses = Hon. William McNett
Hon. Joseph A. Wilson of Lexington
Mo-
/ Speeches by Rev. o. G. circuit, Mil
: Reno, Adam Murray, w. H. C. Jaques
: T. d. Foster, H. ]. Israel, Capt. S. H
4 Harper, Major Samuel Mahon. w. H
Fetzer, T. P. Spilman, Capt. ]. G
Hutchinson, F. M. Epperson, w. H. Kit
terman, Hon. Clyde Sparks and Hon
Edward J. Moore.
Doxology.
Benediction.
August 2o-OId Soldiers.
Call to order at II o'clock a. m.
I, Prayer by Rev. o. G. Orcutt.
: Music
Address of welcome by Commando
Dwyer.
! Response by the presidents mue
Mahon.
Song by the organization.
Picnic dinner.
i Reassemble at 1:3o a. m.
. Music.
Address by Hon. Ellsworth Romir
ger.
Five minute speeches by comrades
w. G. Grow, 2. H. Thomas. H. L. Wa
erman, A. II. Hamilton, s. H. Harper
W. A. Work. T. R. Buckley. F. M. Ell
person, W. H. G.. Jauues w TT TT A,