The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-01
Old Settlers Gather Thursday
Afternoon and Hear Adj
dresses By Pioneers
RAIN FAILS TO DAMPEN ARDOR
Crowd Was Small But Loving Tributes
Were Paid TO Dead Ptoneers-Ar-
rangements Made For Great Time On
Labor Day.

The Old Settlers club of Kenosha
county rose phoenix like from the ashes
of failure on Thursday afternoon and
notwithstanding the fact that the wlnds
and the clouds conspired to make the
annual reunion of the club n failure
there was o. determined little band @
Old Settlers got together at the pa
vilion at three clock and carried out
the program that had been set for the
day and be it said for the officials OF
the association that while the crowd
was the smallest in the history OF the
reunions held by the club the program
as carried out was one of intense IN
terest. Col. Smith Of Milwaukee who
was billed as the main speaker OF the
program was on hand and read several
of his poems after which there were
speeches by a. lot Of the early pioneers.
The meeting was in the way of a
family reunion and the pioneers gath
cred close to the platform and talked
in an earnest way Of the pioneer days
recalling many interesting events of the
early history of the city and county
and recalling the names of the members
of the club who had died during the
year. During the afternoon there were
short expressions of appreciation of the
lives of the late q. G. Simmons
and Alexander Bailey, both of
whom had taken great interest
in the Association. No set eulogies
were paid to the memories of these
pioneers but their names were mention
ed in loving remembrance and the Of
ficials of the association spoke especial,
ly of the work which had been done by
the late 4. G. Simmons. He was given
high praise as one of the organizers
of the Old Settlers of the county and
his great work for the club Yves recalled
in many ways.
Later in the afternoon the Old Set
tiers made merry in the pavilion by
singing some of the old songs and the
program became love feast which was
greatly enjoyed by the small company,
In the evening the annual dance of
the old Settlers was given and with
clearing skies it proved to be a great
success. Fully four hundred people were
present at the dance and the merry
throng kept things moving until early
morning. Schmidt s orchestra of Ke-
nosha furnished the music.
The semi-annual meeting of the di-
rectors and stockholders of the associa-
ton which was to have been held was
laid over until some later date on ac-
count of the small crowd.
This morning Secretary Bishop began
the work of advertising for the big pic
mic that is to be held on the Old Set
tiers grounds on Labor Day and while
it is certain that the celebration in
Kenosha attending the laying of the
corner stone of the new city hall will
attract many people who would have
gone to Paddocks Lake the Old Set
tiers are going to make this picnic one
of the big events of the year. This
will be for both old settlers and new
settlers and there will be amusement
for ALL There will be addresses by
leading labor leaders and one of the
features will be a base ball game be-
tween the Ramblcrs of Kenosha and
the Silver Lake team. This will be for
a large purse and it is certain that it
will attract lot of attention,
The officials of the Old Settlers club
are in no way discouraged on account
of the weather on Thursday as they de-
clare that the farmers were almost as
badly in need Of the rain as they were
of the Old Settlers picnic and that
they will make up by making the La
Dor picnic the most successful ever civ.
en- on the grounds.