Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-17

of officers followed. A mixed quartet
1 then rendered selections after which
i Miss Edna Enyart recited. An adj
dress was delivered by Rev. B. G.
Hawkins of Agency M. e. church. 9
song by the ladies quartet and reel
tation by Miss Margaret Burns pre-
. coded a concert by the band which
| was followed by short address by
Rev. e. j. Shook of the Willard Street
M. E. church South Ottumwa. Among
the events OF the afternoon are q
sack race with Raymond Bachtelder,
Russell Manning. Lyle Miner. Floyd
Cowger and Floyd Manning entered.
| Rev. HankIns Makes Address.
In his address this afternoon Rev.
B. G. Hawkins alluded to the historic
village Of Agency and the surrounding
country in a pleasing manner, dwell.
ing on the occasion, the second annual
homecoming of the sons and daugh-
tiers as an event looked forward to for
long time and with great pleasure.
He urged all to set aside their cares Of
all kinds for the day, saying:
I'VE are gathered here to enjoy the
day, not to endure the day. There
has been many changes during the
past fifty years in this old town. Some
of the neighboring towns and cities
have outgrown her in population but
not in hospitality. Some towns we
look up to, and some We look down
upon, wa must be at least $50 feet
above Ottumwa. Some are met here
today to enjoy the day who have not
met for long time. The old town
hardly looks familiar to those who
have been away for many years. Old
school house has been replaced by a
new one, churches have been rebuilt,
and the residences have largely under.
gone transformations with many new
homes built. With all the change, the
old welcome remains and good feeling
prevails.
Now my friends, wish to speak for
moment on some OF the vital Ques-
lions Of the day. There are three OF
them which wish to consider briefly:
first, the immigration, second, the race
problem, and third, the temperance
cause.
Touches on immigration.
I'm regard to immigration am in
favor of q restricted immigration
American country has been dumping
ground for the surfdom Of the world
long enough. We want the good peo-
pie to come and become citizens Of our
country. but we have bad enough at
home without importing more. II a
citizen Of any country wishes to come
to this country, let him apply to our
representative In his country and II
the man possesses good moral char
acter and has some means to care for
himself until he can find employment,
say let him come, but II not let him
stay. When hear of anyone telling
of the good times he had in the old
country, that man has my permission
to 60 back to the country he came
from and stay there.
Education az Solution.
"The race problem is an important
one. The only solution as see, is in
education. We must educate both
hands and heads. Fifty years ago
there were four million of the African
race in America. today there are about
eleven million. They are increasing
much faster in population than the
white race. The average black woman
would rather care for black baby
than pug dog. It is up to us to-
give the black man chance. Vel
should give him square deal. It
seems to me that the wrath Of God
would be poured out against any mob
that will burn man at the stake. It
Is not christian, but brutal.
Abolition Of Saloon.
"As to the temperance cause. There
seems to be great tidal wave Of agi-
tation against the liquor traffic. No
man can consistently pray for the
safety Of his boy and girl and vote
for the saloon. believe there are
those here today who will live to see
the abolition Of the saloon In Ameri-
ca"
Some Of tho Visitors.
Among the native sons and daugh-
ters, as we'll as those who though not
born in Agency once lived in the vicin-
ity and still hold favored spot In
memory for the historic old village, the
following were present:
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Dudley, Decatur,
III.
DR.. ]. F.. Newell, Garfield. Kan.
G. W. Castleman. Parsons, Kan.
David Mace, Clarkes, Neb.
Rev. Mr.. Cupp Of Corning.
~. and Mrs. George Mace. Clarkes,
Nsb. aa'ssssa sEsss
~ Houdyshell, Golden CITY w., Mo.
o. ]. Shoemaker. Alexandria. Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. =. Yost, Liberty
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. A.. Peebler, Liberty
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Mael, Ottumwa.
Mrs. John Murray and daughter.
Josephine, Ottumwa.
w. n. Root. Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Canny, Eldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Anderson. Eddy.
Mrs. S. II. Evans of Ottumwa.
Mrs. J. Nicholson, Ottumwa.
Mrs. J. Mozart, Ottumwa.
Mrs. Bert Terhune, Ottumwa.