Arizona republican., 1908-01-29
FURTHER PARTICULARS
 BIG ILLINOIS PICNIC
At the Indian School Grounds on Lin- coins Birthday-Progrsm Will Com prise Speeches, Games, Etc.

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 prise Speeches, Games, Etc.
 The Illinois Society Is planning for big time on Lincoln's birthday. Febru- ary 12th. There are according to estf. mates at least 500 to 800 Illinois set. tiers in the valley and from 400 to 5O( of them are expected to be in attend ance. This special day was chosen tc lbring the former residents of the Suck CT state together, become acquainted and have a sort of old-fashioned fam fly reunion, with a big dinner and a fine program of events, including speaking, field exercises and other games and amusements.
 For this occasion the Indian school grounds have been secured and will through the courtesy of Superin- tendent Goodman be turned over to the uses and convenience of the sons and ! daughters of the great state. The pie nic will be free to all. Everyone is expected who can to bring well filled baskets with plenty of good things to eat. to load the tables with a royal spread.
 1 The large dining hall of the school 1 will be at the disposal of the crowd, | and its spacious dimensions will fur nish ample room for all The dinner will be family affair, that is. all will ! sit down together at the long tables and enjoy the spread. which will be arranged by 12:30 to ] o'clock. Judge Pinney. who is the president and one of the moving spirits in the formation of the society and in organ izing the picnic, has received much encouragement and believes it will be one of the biggest reunion days held for years. The program has been arr ranged in part, there being some other events which are in the hands of com mittees. The time for arrival at the Indian school grounds is 10 a. m. After the dinner. the people will go to the hall where several short addresses will be delivered.
 Judge Pinney will speak on "Abra- ham Lincoln" selected quartette will sing the favorite song, Illinois" Wm. A. Giles will speak on the Early Settlers of Chicago and Illinois," Rev. Dr. Wilkinson on the "Transplanted Development" A. C. Bartlett on "The Rise and Progress of the Wholesale Trade of Chicago" c. H. Davidson will take for his topic Arizona as Home for Illinois People" There will also be several five minute speeches by others. During these addresses will be interspersed songs by the quartette and music by the Indian school band, the services of which have been tend cred by the school management
 fa. who has not upon some occasion heard ! the song of their native commonwealth. | IL is one always given place in every gathering of settlers, at reunions, pub l lie meetings of similar nature from LincOln's birthday to harvest home | picnics in the late fall. It is to the | air Baby Mine" and the words are | as follows: By the rivers gently flowing.
 Illinois, Illinois;
 Ger thy prairies verdant growing,
 Illinois, Illinois.
 Comes an echo on the breeze
 Rustling through the leafy trees. And it's mellow tones are these
 Illinois, Illinois;
 And it's mellow tones are these
 Illinois,
 From wilderness of prairies.
 Illinois, Illinois,
 Straight thy way and never varies.
 Illinois. Illinois.
 Till upon thy inland sea
 Stands the great commercial tree Turning all the world to thee
 Illinois. Illinois:
 Turning all the world to thee
 Illinois,
 When you heard your country calling
 Illinois. Illinois;
 When the shot and shell were falling,
 Illinois. Illinois; When the southern host withdrew, Fitting gray against the blue, There were none more brave than
 you
 Illinois, Illinois:
 There were none more brave than '
 you
 Illinois.
 Not without thy wondrous story,
 Illinois. Illinois. Can be writ the nations glory,
 Illinois, Illinois: On the record of the years Abraham Lincoln's name appears q Grant and Logan. and our tears
 Illinois. Illinois: i, Grant and Logan, and our tears a
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