Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-28
FoR7iErH ANNUAL GATHERING
PROVES HAPPY AFFAIR At
RlvERvIEW PARK.
MORNING CROWD CUT sV
THREATENING WEATHER
People Begin to Arrive in Large Num-
bers Early in the Afternoon. and
Crowd Listening to Afternoon Pro-
gram Was About Normal = S. G..
Huber. of Tama. Delivers Address.

L threatening weather early cAuSeu
marked decrease in the morning at
tendance at the fortieth annual reun-
ion and picnic of the Marshall County
Old Settlers Association at Riverview
park today. However, the weather was
ideally cool, ana by afternoon, no
longer fearing a rain, the people began
to arrive in large numbers. so that
the audience that was present Wnen
the afternoon program was announced
was about UP to normal proportions.
! The Marsnalitown band started the
days festivities by playing at the
court house lawn shortly after o'clock.
When the members OF the association
TOOK cars for the park. President
Frank NJ. Wheeler. of Marion town
ship. called the association to order at
about TO-
Boardnan Gives Welcome Address.
Rev g. E. Albright. pastor OF the
State Street United Evangelical
church, gave the invocation in open
ing the program, and selection by the
/ band followed. c. H. L. Boardmaa
gave the address Of welcome. in when
| he INDUCED in interesting Te'ninssct noes
| of pioneer days. He told Of the hrst
court, some Of the early lawsuits OF the
county, and rehearsed other historlcal
i cata that proved OF interest TO the ni"'
! neers and their descendants
Thaddeus Binford replied to the ad
dress of welcome, and likewise tod OF
! the early days which he remembers
| as an early settler. Mr.. Bintord laush-
! insly compared some OF the present
| day customs with the days of long ago,
when dinner was called dinner and
supper supper. Now. ne saio' W.
never have any supper.
The annual address OF President
Wheeler followed, and was along the
same order OF his predecessors, IN re-
F.; calling old days in Marshall county,
| and the progress made since the pres
ent-day pioneers were young. Another
selection by the band brought the fore
| noon program to close.
The Afternoon Program.
s. C. Huber, OF Tama, was the prin-
cipai speaker Of the afternoon. MT.
Huber reached the city this morning
| and spent the day at the park as the
guest OF the association. In his ad-
dress Mr. Huber eulogized the pioneer.
and spoke of the elements that char
acterized the sturdy growth OF the new
country and the consequent success OF
| its early settlers.
| Ole Q. Lien, was another speaker OF
| the afternoon, and referred interest
ingly to the early days and the i'm
provement that had been wrought as
result of the work Of the pioneers.
Other contributions to the afternoon
program, aside from the band music,
were readings by Miss Margaret
Frazer and Miss Mabel Brooks, the
latter of Marion township.
Many Happy Reunions.
| Old settlers day was the signal for
many happy reunions among members
! of the association and their friends.
The dinner hour brought the old
| friends together to talk over the old
! times and enjoy the many good things
that had been prepared for picnic
spreads.
One of the most pleasant of these
gatherings among association members
was the reunion of several old school
mates that attended log cabin school
in Marion township in the early days
President Wheeler, OF the association
was one of the number. Others We're
4. w. Hausafus. "Eph" Pegg and Mrs
Pesg. George and Robert coates
arch" Clemens, and Mrs. j. B. Gas
sen. These, with their families. ever
down to grandchildren. made up =
most happy reunion Of old friends.
Car Service to Park.
The 1913 picnic marked the first Ole
settlers gathering at the park to be at
forded street car service. and the fac'
was commented upon freely by the
pioneers.
Cars. operated in pairs, made fifteen
minute trips TO and from the grounds
from both North Third street and the
soldiers home lines. This afforde.
good service for picnic visitors, and tn:
lack Of traffic Of horse vehicles less
ened the dust about the grounds ma
terially, to the general qualification OF
the picnickers