Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-03-18
Communication

Huntington Park, Cal.-Dear
Rush: The Iowa picnic is q
thing of the past, but the pleas
ant memories will linger long
~ in the hearts of those in at.
tendance. On account of rain
it had to be postponed from the
% ID Of Feb, to the 9th, which
proved to be q wise decision.
The day was perfect, in fact, it
was difficult for we Iowans to
make ourselves believe it was
in February, the. sun was so
bright and warm. Everyone
we met wore a bright smile
and good clothes-the former
denoted contentment, and the
lat er prosperty-what more
could mortal man desire. Ii
was held in East Lake Park as
is the usual custom. and GER
tainly is a fine place for such
large gatherings. The number
in attendance was estimated
from forty to fifty thousand
and it surely looked it. We
had as the guests Of honor, Maj
Palmer, G A. R, Commander;
Ex,Vice President Fairbanks;
Ex.Gov Jackson, of Iowa, who
were the speakers of the day.
"A great many old soldiers
were in attendance and when
the martial music started to
play their old, familiar tunes,
they formed in line and kept
step as briskly as in days of
yore, forgetting that nearly
sixty years had passed over
their heads since marching to-
war. We certainly felt they
were deserving all the happi-
ness they were having in meet
ing old comrades.
The counties were so arrang-
e. it was very easy to find the
old friends whom you were
looking for. OF course my
first stop was at Harrison, then
page, Audubon and Guthrie,
finding friends at all of those
and enj,yed exchanging greet
iags with many, of my girlhood
days. Right here l will give
you the names of those from
the Valley who are now max
ing their homes here amid the,
sunshine and flowers and seem.
iDgly perfectly happy and con-
tented: Mr.. and Mrs. Mac AL
lister and daughter, Maude
y T. Noyes, Revedy Miller, Mr..
Allis, Fred Ingerson and moth
er, (now Hayes;) Bertha SEQ
4 vile, nee Hardy; Byron Grow,
|Mr. Shea, wife and daughter,
kMr. and Mrs. Ethen Cole, Mrs.
sScofield and daughter; Tom
dennis, Mrs. Barnes, nee Fora
Dennis; Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
Dorr, Mr.. and Mrs Lee Linsley,
Robt. McCiavren and wife; a
daughter of Harvey Mann, can
notrecall her name, Mr.. Correll,
Geo. Hook, who was express
IN essengsr on Black Hills train;
Mr.. Wagannar and daughter;
Mrs. Broadwell, nee Miss s G.
Rogers, sister of our Prof.
Rogers of Valley schools in
years gone Dv; and a number
from other counties. 1t GER
3tainly was great day.
Tnay claim Iowa can produce
by far the lsrgest crowds of
any state picnic here. Why
lis it? We have the best state
in the union. think we must
have more wealth perhaps and
1ean afford to travel, at least we
tell them so, and they begin to
believe it. There are great
many others from Iowa who
are living here, but did not at
tend.
met Bervl James Warren
lin the city few days ago, she
Is on her way to the Valley but
is visiting awhile here.
We had a most delightful
drive last SATURDAY. Of about
forty miles, to Pomona, we
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Avery,
cd time Valley friends, hut
did not find them at home.
We were more fortunate in
finding Mrs. Rice (Jennie
Cook) her daughter, Miss Ma
BILE, was out riding and the DR..
was at his office. We antici-
pate a pleasant visit with them
soon; were glad to find them so
pleasantly situated and perfect
sly happy in their adopted coun-
try. The city is beautiful and !
some of the finest drives
around there, we have yet seen