Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-20
Old Settlers N
ANNUAL REUNION
GOVERNOR CLARKE DELIVERS
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS AT PICNIC
OF ASSOCIATION.
HUNDREDS GO TO CITY
PARK FOR YEARLY PICNIC
Governor Comments on Peace ana
Prosperity and Progress Within Lives
Of Present Pioneers-Georse N. Lyon.
c. II. vanLaw, Judge J. M. Parker
and Fred Hopkins Talk.

4 shower that laid the dust ana
brought cooler weather, but briSh,
Sky, made almost ideal conditions to-
day for the forryfirst annual reunion
and picnic OF the old settlers OF Mar
shall county at Riverview park, BON
morning and afternoon program were
provided Governor George & Clarke
being principal speaker of the after
noon
Old settlers. and some not 50 old,
together with their families. began ar
riving in the city early today 10 attend
the picnic They came from all parts
of the county and some came by auto
mobile from adjoining counties and by
train from even more distant places.
Morning Crowd Not Large.
Tile forenoon attendance. which is
never large. was rather smaller than
usual TO-DAY. but hundreds began ar
irving at the park early in the after
noon. and by the time the program al
ter dinner was begun the attendance
was large. The 200 or mere who We're
present for the forenoon program
brought With them their dinners when
were eaten during the noon hour.
President F. N Wheeler of the as
soc.ation called the assembly TO order
al IL O'Clock and Rev. H @. Pratt.
chap plain of the celdiers' home. gave
the invocation
George ". Lyon welcomed the old
settlers for their annual reunion. 10
which G. II Van Law responded The
forenoon program ended with the an
nual address Of President Wheeler.
Afternoon Program.
The soldiers home band opened the
program at l. 80 with a short program
OF numbers and played later in the at
ternoon. \ colored string quartet also
played. Judge J. NJ Parker took the
place of Judge 3. F. Cummings VINO
is in Montreal to meet his family re-
turning from Europe. Governor Clarke.
who was introduced by President
" heller, spoke at some length.
Governor clarke's Address.
| Governor Clarkee address was a
combination Of happy "reminiscences Of
the past and hopeful and optimistic
outlook for the future an expression
or deVout thanks for the prosperity
OF Iowa and the United States-for the
peace OF the country in comparison to
the strife and turmoil that now in
voive the European continent.
| The governor, in opening, referred to
the old days in other states-back in
! Ohio. Indiana, Penns yIvania, and New
| 1ork-before the pioneers came into
| the wilderness of Iowa 70 make new
homes. The childhood scenes in the
! old homes were recalled as dearest 10
the human heart after all, even tho
/ happiness had been found in the newer
homes that are now the old home"
/ Changes Pioneers Have Seen.
Governor Clarke referred at length
1 TO the general conditions of TO-DAY as
compared to what they We're at the
time of the settlement OF Iowa by these
present-day pioneers. a comparison
of the old days and the present day, as
witnessed by the old settlers, was
drawn graphically. Within the lives of
many among his audience the governor
| said that there had been built every
thing that spelled the progress of to-
/ day. The many kinds of farm machin-
(, cry the methods Of transportation
/, both by rail and ocean, the automobile
and the aerop!ane-all had come within
the lives OF the present day pioneers
/. Not only were the marvellous changes
among material things. but in iitera
ture. including our books and papers.
Suppose you We're TO remove the
Developments of your lifetime sale
the governor, as he pointed TO on.
patriarch who bore the marks of time.
every bit of machinery We have toda!
would be taken away; our prosperit,
would be gone.
Appeal to Pioneers Of Future.
In referring to the prosperity of oul
country in general and to Iowa il
particular, Governor Clarke said tina
while we had made wonderful develop
ment for individual good and advant
age. there was no good after all bu
the common good. and every maj
ought to devote himself to the publ
interest. for the retirement of condi
. tons in public way. To the youn
men-the future pioneers-Governs
/ Clarke made special appeal to ge
| behind every movement for the com
mon good and welfare. Make {
yourself an asset in your communit
| instead Of a liability" was the way n
| put up the proposition 10 the old set
] tiers of days to come. Some one ha
said added the governor, that
would rather take one step forwar
and die than one backward and live
This is illustrative of the aim Of tn
future. Our lives should be better an
l larger all the time, and the determine
l ton of the people should be as in tn;
l old saying. Take up the work that III
| been SO auspiciously begun, was II
advice given to the young men OF n
l audience
In closing Governor Charge referrt
to the dark days that now oyershado
the people of our sister countries
Europe, where the terrible scenes
armed conflict are being enacted, al
| contrasted the conditions there TO o.
own beloved country, where peace al
happiness regns supreme.
Others Give Short Talks.
The program was closed by seri
l Of ten minute talks Fren Hopki
I told the old settlers about some OF e
things he saw on his trip around t
world c. H. Culley, S. w. Rubee, l
". 8. Devine, Merritt Green and othe
were also scheduled for short talks.
II Governor Clarke arrived on NOR
ing train from Eldora. where he spo
Wednesday. He was met at the st
ton by Senator W. II. Arney and J.
Haines, the latter of the commit
which had charge Of the picnic. Or
members OF the committee were J.
. Yetley and j. B. Brush.
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