Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-24
LOCAL WEATHER BRINGS OUT BIG
! CROWD FOR Or. JOHNS DAY
AFFAIR.
TWENTY-FIVE OUTSIDE
TOWNS REPRESENTED
Reception COMMITTEES. With Band, Meets
Visitors, and Takes Charge Of Sag
aaas-Day Enjoyed Socially At Cot
taas Grove Park-Thsodor Rooss-
welt Among Numerous visitors.

| The picnic arranged by the Masonic
fraternity of this city to make st.
Johns day one of social festivities.
proved success in every sense Of the
word. A Thousand or more people. all
members Of the Masonic fraternity and
\ their families, and including rcpresen-
1 tatiyes from twenty-five outside towns,
participated in the happy affair. which
was enjoyed at Cottage Grove park.
! A reception committee from Marshall
Lodge, No. 1OS, the host Of the affair.
together with members Of the general
committee. met the visiting delegations
| at the railway stations. The Marshall
| town band was at the station to play
as the incoming trains arrived, and TO
escort some of the male contingent on
march to the picnic grounds as a
/, constitutional and appetizer for the big
1 dinner that was to come.
I All dinner baskets brought by the
visitors were taken in charge, by the
reception committee, and checks issued
for them. They were conveyed to the
picnic grounds, and returned to the
station again. thus avoiding the yisi-
tors the bother Of looking after lug
cage. The members of the reception
committee were George Gregory, chair
man; Clarence Mason, William Barrie.
/ /. T. Forbes, Fred Hopkins. John Heis-
4 niger, H. s. Lawrence, Robert Stevens,
Harry Denmead, o. L. Ingledue. r. w.
Chamberlain, James T. Pound, ]. NJ.
Alexander and Senator c. IL. Van Law
Each visitor was also given badge
as a souvenir of the gathering.
Many Outside Towns Representsd.
! In arranging for the picnic the local
| lodge issued invitations to all the
lodges OF the county, and to those OF
other nearby counties. Responses from
these came from many of the lodges.
From the north there were represented
Albion, Liscomb, Union, Eldora. Ack-
ley, Conrad, Grundy Center. Green
Mountain. Reinbeck, and Gladbrook.
LeGrand. iMontour, Tana, Toledo. and
Belle .Plaine all sent delegations from
the east; Gilman. GriHnen. Melbourne
and Rhodes were represented from the
south, and State Center, Colo, Nevada
and Ames, from the west. From the
Story City branch Clemens and Gear
ing had representatives. A great many
of the visitors took advantage Of the
pleasant day and good roads and came
to the city in motor cars.
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The picnic today was one Of the good
old fashioned sort. III which the prin-
cipal object was to visit and become
acquainted. An informal program was
carried out, including short addresses
by Rev. Robert c. Wcstcnberg ane
others. The band was at the picnic
grounds all day and played at inter
walls. The feature was the big basket
! dinner served at noon.
! The committee that mad charge OF
the general arrangements for the pic
mic was composed Of I. T. Forbes.
chairman: George A. Anderson. Gen.
Byron A. Beeson, Dr.. A. C. Conway.
Col c. C. Horton, John w. Wells. and
Fred NJ. Wilbur.
| Roosevelt Among Picniekers.
(! Among the many picnickers here to-
day from a distance was Theodore
Roosevelt, of AckIey-"Iowa's Teddy"
as his friends call him. Mr.. Roosevelt
is third cousin of former President
| Roosevelt Accompanying Mr. Roose-
Welt to the city were his sister law
ond Micro Mrs Van Worst Roosevelt