Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-24
OLD SETTLERS REUNION
The Old and the Manned Came
Together in a Spirit of Tran
guilty and Mingled as Boys.

4OSeIueT III d 0p1I1C OF ITdH-
guilty and Mingled as Boys.
The annual meeting of the associa-
tion has come and gone. The wealth
er was favorable, all that could be
desired. Visitors came in goodly
{ numbers from all parts of the county.
and one and all expressed them
selves highly pleased with the exer-
cises and entertainments and appar-
emily enjoyed themselves.
The people of Extra are more than
satisfied with their visitors and
would be wanting in gratitude and
hospitality not to so feel and express
themselves. Coming from distances
the people did not arrive in sufficient
numbers to fully carry out the morn
ing exercises on either day, according
to program. The afternoon pro-
grams were highly satisfactory.
The Extra Cornet band was in at,
tendance during the entire reunion,
discoursing its choicest music at
every favorable opportunity. Miss
Bessie Witthouer and friends Or
ganiEed a glee club which provided
abundance of elegant selections of
appropriate vocal music.
On the afternoon of August 18th,
at the bandstand in the park, Mr..
Will e. Brinkerhoff, in his usual
happy style in cordial address,
warmly welcomed the attending vis-
itors, which was responded to in like
manner by the Hon. John G. Bouwell
'of Viola, president of the association.
They were followed by Chester Mar
tin and Charles S. White, esquires,
both of Audubon, who delivered spir-
tied, entertaining addresses.
Hon. Geo. W. Cullison of Harlan,
Iowa, entertained the audience with
an ovation suited to the occasion;
but to the regret of his hearers, was
interrupted in the midst of his re-
marks by a threateaad shower of
rain. These exercises were held in
the beautiful park on the public
square.
At p. m. spirited ball game was
put on at the grounds of Athletic
park between Elkhorn and Extra
ball teams, to the intense interest
and enjoyment of the lovers of that
sport
The pleasures were continued into
the late hours of the night with mus
\ ~
merry-go-round.
On the morning of the 10, festivi-
ties resumed with an automobile
carnival and parade in which 81 cars
participated, prominading the prin-
cipal streets of the town and West
Extra, loaded with visitors. At 10
a. M. the business meeting of the as
sociation convened and in short
order transacted its usual business.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were:
President-H. W. Stearns of Luc-
cookie Grove
Vice president-John B. Commady
Extra.
Chester Martin, Audu-
bon.
The selection of the place of hold
ing the next annual meeting of the
association was delegated to the Of
ficers of the association.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
In the time of the Civil War,
Audubon county, possessing then less
than 1000 inhabitants within it's
borders, of men, women and children
situated on the border of civiliza-
tion, hundred miles from railroad
facilities, sent at least thirty-three
patriotic young men for the suppress
sion of the rebellion; five of whom
gave their lives. Five were wounded
and eleven others have since answer
Led the last roll call-only two of
Athem-Captain Charles Van Gorder
and John T. Jenkins, remain in our
midst.
The custom of all nations, coun-
tries and people from the earliest
periods of history to the present time
has been to commemorate the serv-
ices of it's heroes and defenders by
erection of monuments to their mem
.ories.
This has been done all over our
country in remembrance of the gal
liant, brave soldiers and sailors, who
participated in it's various wars and
battles, without regard to creed or
politics. 1t was enough that a man
had faithfully served the country in
time of peril.
We find such evidences of grae-
full country dotted all over the land,
and that generous, patriotic, liberty
loving people delight in cherishing
the memories of its heroes and de-
fanders M countrv hac oycalIod orr