Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-06-27
|ii1IVEERS IN REUNION.
prcNIC AND CELEBRA-
M ,urRE WAS A SUCCESS.
,.,oe weather and Good Pro-
yea ~ ,,,,nIsh Enjoyment For
Large Attendance.

-, doy. n large attendance,
~ l'ndance Of sports. good speaklns slal
Apunua"s ling musA made the Pio-
~ V" ,aic m occasion of wholesome
ssr ,avment u, that win linEer long IN the
p)Oyl ,as of those who held reunion
Peniv more with old-tlme friends and
pee 's w last saturday. Not many
II =" nioneers were there--the ranks
'he he,,p,nine--and it may be that II
IN -, tba last pioneer picnic to be
f'l' & tbis county, as there Is senti-
FL :" aw that the burden of COM
*en' a,ine the achievements Of the
Pe,no, ,avs and of honorlng those who
Pfs raad s them, should be shifted to
annger and stronger shoulders
Ii 4 ~ native sons and daughters.
rhe W. morning exercises opened at the
art with music by the Dallas
~ and Invocation by Rev g. F
a ~ After the singing of THE Old
A,okv Home" by the choir, j. Fl.
'swley, of Monmouth, president OF
a day, delivered the address q wei
~ that was listened TO with close
n anpreciative attention.
Two Kinds of Courage.
ro,,owing selection by the Dallas
president j. H. Ackerman, of
rnmouth Normal School, gave an
Ianol address, brief and appropriate,
a warmly received. He emphasized
4 dlfference between the Courage
.he crisis" and the courage of
commonplace" and eulogized the
.odfast courage, devoid of exhilara-
q Of dramatic situation, that ena-
u the pioneers, men and women, to
n along, mile after mile over
,,gb and disheartening journey, and
snend weary days of toll and pri-
tlon while establishing new home
a new country.
The forenoon eNSitiSVS NiooSu With
singing of Italia" by the choir.
or which the pioneers present as
obled and were photographed.
The noon hour was given over to
pnteous basket dinner spread be-
m the overarching balms of the
mark, and fried chicken and other
icacies of the season furnished the
,essary entertainment.
Excellent Music.
The singing of the special choir Or
,lzed and led by Mrs. d. M. Metz
won special praise, and she
!, warmly compllmented upon
success. The personnel was as fol-
5: Tenors, A. Longnecker, Willis
onton, Rev. Edgar w. Miles; So
nos, Mrs. e. f. Coad, Mrs. G. G..
d, Mrs. j. e. Miller, Miss Roxie
se; altos, Miss Edna Morrison,
! Linda Miller, Miss Nola Coad;
sos, H. H. Dunkelberger, c. S. ,
YES, F. W. zeller; organist, Miss
Longnecker.
0 Fl. L. Fenton belongs the chief
lit for the success of the picnic.
energy, enthusiasm and capacity
hard work from morning until
It set an example that was hard to
wv Particular commendation is
due w. L. Soehren, w. A. Ayres, !,
l. Guy and Carl Fenton, all of =
m were untiring in their efforts !,
Ontrlbute to the enjoyment of the
$ festivities
Afternoon Sports.
lie athletic sports of the afternoon @
as follows: h
Irgest family on the grounds, i
} of Stingley 81 Coad's Hill Crest
given by Hugh Black. r
by E. l.. Hayes, of Rickreall, a
er of IL children; Mr. Hayes was t
winner of prize for the same d
= at the recent big joint picnic I
ickreall. a
g-of-war carpenters VS.. team p
prize, box of cigars, by w. r. p
Won by teamsters; 10 men on k