The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-09-12
The Pioneer Picnic

-lllc Ui liiC piOuttIS VI Nttsil
Creek county that was held last
Saturday in this city was u pro-
nouneed success and the large
numbers of the pioneers and their
families enjoyed a day of real
pleasure. They came from all parts
OF the county, Georgetown, Silver
Plume, Empire, Lawson, Dumont,
Bear Greek and other localities,
furnishing their quota OF those VINO
had been here twenty five years
and longer. There were all ages
represented from the gray haired
citizen OF 81 and 81 years to the
children in the motners arms.
and intermediate ages The oldest
members We're young again while
the young people attuned their
hearts in harmony with the aged.
The basket picnic was one round
of choice feasting mingled with the
happiest of laughter and brilliant,
witty conversations, intermingled
with the personal experiences OF
those who had endured the trials
and discomfofts of the early sixties
and seventies. They all ate to their
hearts content and the once groan-
ing tables We're relieved of their
heavy but excellent burdens. 1t
was gathering that anyone would
appreciate, and il anyone went
away without being filled 10 the
top Of the throat with most pala-
table edibles, or filled to the ut
most limit OF real pleasure, II was
their own fault The program OF
the literary exercises as published
last week was carried out IN very
entertaining manner and was thor
oughly interesting in all its parts
and which were entertaining Tor
the hearers. The Old i'olhs
dances We're INDUCED IN to the
most spirited and active degree.
The old time dances awakened
thoughts of happy days when a few
would be gathered in some old time
home, school house or grove, with
the oId-time fiddler to sing out the
figures. Them were happy days
with all their drawbacks and dis
comforts, but the merry DANES and
youths along with the middle
aged and the old, made the trying
days happy with these gay gather
ings.
The grand march was conducted
by j. j. 11oban in that style that
brought cheers for him by all who
participated IN the march and sub
sequent dances. Tire march was led
by Mayor McClelland and mother
Julia Dory in which positions they
proved most efficient and admir-
able leaders. There were eighteen
couples in the grand march while
many of those eligible to be III line
were admiring those who partlci-
pated:: Mr.. Hohan is Just at home
in calling the figures the old
time dances and made this part of
the gathering full of joy by the
way in which he got them mixed
up and then Strengthened out in
the may grand right and left
swinging OF partners and other
laughable movements. The qua
.drilles and other square dances
were very amusing to all, while the
old time sc4lottlsches and Waltzes
and other such rounds as were in
vogue years ago, afforded unal-
loyed pleasure to all the partici-
pants. Whenever there are future
reunions you can rest assured that
Jack will be called on to supervise
this part Of the pleasure and which
he will dc in his own happy
style. The success of this annual
meeting is due in large degree
to the efforts of the committee on
entertainment and the officers OF
the association and they may feel
proud of their achievements. The
present Officers were elected for
the ensuing year and consists OF
~ following: R. B. Griswold
zssideht; Mrs. ]. G. Wright, first
vice president; see
ond vice president; Mrs. Julla
Dory, third vice president; Mrs
Margaret Robins. secretary-treas-
: urer; Mrs. Winifred Lyon, histor,
ian; committee on resolutions OF
respect, Jacob Smeizer, Thomas
Woodward, Mike Graeff,. Mrs. j.
G. Wright. Committee on mem
bership, Thomas Woodward, w A
Roberts, Mrs. Emma Plummer
Frank Peck. Committee on pre-
serving pioneer relics, l. d. Ellis
Geo. E. McClelland, Ed. Erickson
j. G.. Roberts, E. NJ Moscript.