The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-09-03
RECORD BREAKING
PICNIC CROWD
Early in Day Farmers From Over the
County Began Arriving and
Streets Were Soon Congested
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Baby Show Proves Exciting As Do
the Various Sports Of the Day.
Many Picnic Dinners.

The annual meeting of the old set
tiers at Washington park this year
was a record breaker from the stand
point of attendance and interest on
the part of those who were present.
Early in the day farmers from all
parts of the county and people from
other towns started for the county
seat to attend this annual gathering
and by II o'clock the streets were con-
gested with carriages and autos load
ed with people who came to renew
their friendships and to talk over
events in the early history of the
county.
The shade of Washington park was
an inviting place for those who
brought their lunches with them, and
while the hotels and restaurants
were taxed to their full capacity a
great many visitors enjoyed the noon
hour in visiting and taking their
lunches in the park where free coffee
was served, and on the lawns in the
city where protection from the sun
was afforded. No further proof is
required that our people are great
coffee drinktrs than to mention the
fact that 500 gallons of coffee were
consumed during the day. The fact
that the day was warm and the roads
covered with dust did not prevent peo-
pie coming to the old settlers picnic.
In the afternoon splendid program
was carried out The music was fur
nished by the Denison orchestra.
Rev. Father Farrelly invoked the di-
vine blessing upon the occasion. N. L.
Hunt, secretary of the society, read
the list of the departed pioneers dur
ing the last year and all regretted to
hear of so many having been called
away.
The address of the day, the promi-
nent event of the program, was de-
livered by Hon. Maurice O'Connor, of
Vail. Iowa. and it was an opportunity
for him as we'll as the large audience
that greeted him. His address was
we'll delivered and well received by
the audience. although some little diff
ficulty was experienced on the part
of those not in close proximity from
hearing all that was said. His able ad-
dress appears in print in this weeks
issue of the paper and We commend
it to the readers of the Review as
worthy of close perusal.
The officers for the coming year
we're elected as follows: w. E. Fishel,
of Dow City, president; N. L. Hunt,
secretary and treasurer, and num-
Der of vice-presidents as follows: Al
fred Clausson, of Kiron; Mott Nc,
Henry, of Union; Clayton Baker, of
Manila; Frank Woolston, of Ellis; !;
Nick Nelson, of Vail; Truman Camp,
bell, of Manila: J. c. Moeller. of
Schleswig; Herman Schultz. of Schles
wig; Aug Vcss, of West Side; N. H.
Brogden. of Deloit; DR.. McWilliams,
of Charter Oak; Fred Jepsen, of Good
rich.
The address in German by Rev. VIM.
Frese was not delivered on account
of the illness of the minister, but a
substitute was furnished by Mrs. Hat.
tie Moore Mitchell, who was here at
tending the institute. Her address
was highly appreciated and for thirty
minutes she held her audience spell
bound with her eloquence and philos'
ophy. John AinswOrth read a poem
which furnished a good deal of amuse
ment.
The morning contests resulted as
follows:
Girls foot race-Minnie Lehfeldt
1st; Marie Houlihan, I'd.
Flag race-Sachau, 1st.
Egg race-M McCord, 1st; c. Rich
ards, I'd.
Ball throwing for girls-Martha
Lehfeldt, 1st; Lillian Neusbaum. I'd.
Horse shoe pitching contest-Lewis
and Roberts, of Storm Lake, 1st, 126
points; Childress and Richman, of De-
lott, I'd, 121 points; Moore and Cose
Deloit, Sd, 113 points; Jensen and
Moore, Storm Lake. 4th, 1O1 points
Fear and Cress, Deloit, 5th. SO points;
Pieper and Mcdonald, 9th, 81 points
Kahl and Harmon, 7th, SO points.
In the baby contest, in which SIS
was donated in prizes by J. P. Conner
DR.. Bond had charge of the contest
and the judges were Mrs. l.. L. Bond
Mrs. O. NJ. Criswell and Mrs. Strahan
The decision was in favor of the fol
lowing babies: First prize, Nellie
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Mike Molon
ey. age 13 months; second prize, Es
ther, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. I'D
Reimers, age Is months; third prize
Lorraine, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Kracht, of West Side, age 13 months
The contest furnished much amuse
ment and resulted in no hard feelings
on the part of anybody as sometimes
is the case in contest of this kind
The general opinion at the close Of
the day was that the meeting had
been one of the most successful in
the history of the county. Much cred
it is due to Mr.. Hunt, the secretary
who has so assiduously performed his
duties from year to year that it Is
now understood that he IS the prac
tical guardian of this annual picnic.