The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-28
|. Q. 0. +. FIELD DAY
A GRAND SUCCESS

! being prlme dsy for such al
occasion "a had been planned
| Through the efforts Of Mr.. W. II
Walker and Others the day was /
success Early 10 the morning thu
I0ddieiii!c.saa. their families and
friends began to come together
The spot selected for the occasion
was a most beautiful location and
IL convenience and adaptability
added much TO the occasion. Along
side OF the grounds runs the beauti.
.ul stream known as jones' Creek
and the place was just above the
bridge on the Charlotte road across
that creek The grounds had been
well prepared by the committee on
arrangements herd 10y Mess,s. viii
Roth and John Ferebee who had
placed an ample supply of seats and
reated a good stand for the musi.
lans and speakers. The crowd
vas a representative one from good
DID Dickson county Each one Wed
With every other one TO make the
day an enjoyable one. Thoir ef.
torts were well rewarded.
The program committee had
made a splendid program for the
occasion. The festivities OF the
day were begun by selection from
Prof. Swank : Orchestra from Dick
-on. After which the president Of
.he County Association called the
crowd to order and il was led in
prayer by Rev. J. ", Mcdaniel
Nr. :, +, Hunt began the speaking
hy talking TO the people on the
material progress Of the county and
he had every one feel that ne was
glad he was living in Dickson coun-
y and it is believed that the ad.
Iress will awaken a strain Of re-
ponse that will mean better things
in the county His speech paved
the way for an address on the edu.
cationai interests Of the county By
Rey. ]. W, Mcdaniel. He Ell.
deayored to show that the present
.vstem Of education IN vogue was
not aaequate for the deeds IT the
country youth. He plead Tor the
urrlcuum Of education that would
make the youth Of the country re-.
main Oh the old homestead aud
become fusbaudnen Of the soil
lie showed how this might be ac.
omplished by uniting several III.
( L. schools into one large school
well equipped for the work Of edu-
gatiou. Furthermore he plead for a
aigh school for the county which
should include in its curriculum the
elemonis Of agriculture aad thosa
things which would make the edu-
cation Of the youth fit them for the
work Of hushandry, The address
seemed to he we'll received. Then
thorcrowd was highly entertained
by a class Of little girls from Dick
son trained hy Miss Dockie Shipp,
but in her absence was under the
direc,iouship Of Miss Edith Badge
The girls were well trained and did
themselves and their teacher credit,
The dinner was announced and
while that was being prepared the
yellow Creek band gave some good
music That dinner II was such
that would make the gods enyious,
\ iong table was erected and still
many had to spread their meals on
the ground. All took part in this
part Of the program and II any one
went away hungry It was because
he was too ba.htul TO walk up and
take wnat Was wanted, There
happened to be no bashiul ones
present.
After the dinner the music from
the Orchestra and the band was
continued. being followed by ad.
dresses from the Grand Chaplain,
Rev. ". J. Collier. OF Dickson; State
Grand Deputy, Collins, and State
Grand Secretary. Harveil, both OF
Nashville, The addresses OF the
morning were along the material
and educational lines,1 bat the
addresses Of these gentlemen we're
On the work and progress OF the
0tder Of Odd Fellows, These men
made splendid addresses which
Sere well received especially by the
members Of the order.
This Field Day vas planned for
the express purpose nt showing 10
the people " Dickson county that
tie Order oi Oi3iellows is nof>Nn
exclusive ay8a,1a'ion Tor selfish
purpose I; Pa progressive order
and stands for all that is best in
human development and advance
msnt. It stand. i2r the popular
Advancement Ut the county in al
tia, relate. . things that make fol