The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-20
SETTLERS !, !; PICNIC. ;.
Well ATTENDED
notwithstanding Cool Weather people
From Over County Present
at Picnic Thursday.
!. A. MAINS ELECTED PRESIDENT
Baby Contest Proves Interesting, As
Was Also the Speech Delivered
by Mr.. Files Of Fl. Dodqe.

The old settlers picnic, held al
Washington park in Denison last
Thursday, will long be remembered
as one of the most successful in the
history Of the association. Although
the weather during the forenoon was
anything but favorable, the drizzling
rain and cold atmosphere did not af
feet the attendance to any extent and
when the sun came out in the after
noon there were over thousand peO
pie gathered to enjoy the excellent
program which had been arranged for
their entertainment But few of the
old settlers partook of lunch at the
park, it being too cold and damp to en-
Joy this custom, but the free coffee
booth did thriving business all af.
ternoOn.
1t was we'll that the program com.
mittee did not provide long program
for it grew cold during the latter part
of the afternoon and was not at all
comfortable in the park The games
and sports usually provided for the
entertainment of the children were
dispensed with this year. but the little
folks enjoyed themselves just the
same. &c.,. # 81
The assembly was called to order
at 2 O'Clock by Mr.. q. n. Durham
president of the Old Settlers associa
ton, who resides down near Dunlap
Mr. Durham made few brief remarks
and announced that the election of Of
ticers for the ensuing year would be
next in order. Mr. I. A. Mains. of
Charter Oak, was elected president;
Thos. Norris. of Denison. vice presi.
dent, and N l.. Hunt, Of Denison. sec.
rotary. Following the election of Off
GERS the new Denison band furnished
music. which was heartily aDpreciat,
ed by ALL NJ H. Brogden, of Deloit
was introduced and he gave an excel
lent talk on the incidents of the life
of an old settler. Mr.. BrOgden never
misses attending the annual reunion
and his talk was listened to with great
interest by all. Mr.. N. l.. Hunt, sec.
rotary of the association. then read
the list of the departed old settlers
which totaled 1870. One of the pleas.
ing features of the program was the
song by Mr.. Campbell. of Manila The
words were composed by Mr.. Camp.
bell and it proved to be the hit of the
dlLClllOVll ne III Tie udS
was delivered by Mr. ]. Fl. Files. off
Ft. Dodge, the democratic candidate
for congress in this district Mr.
Files did not touch on politics, but
gave a most enlightening address on
the development of this great state of
Iowa. He told how his father came
to Iowa over seventy years ago and the
hardships which he met during the
pioneer days. Every one present en-
joyed the speech by Mr.. Files i'm.
mensely and all were sorry when it
was concluded.
At the conclusion of the program
the baby contest was announced, and
such an array as there was entered
In all there We're sixteen entries and
1t was indeed hard matter for the
judges to select the three prettiest
Each little tot dressed up in its Sun.
day best was tagged with number
and the judges were not acquainted
with single one. The judges select.
ed were Mrs. l.. D. Ley, Mrs Jacob
Sims and DR.. j. j. Meehan. After
careful consideration the judges an.
nounced the three winners as follows:
LIST, Walter Hollander, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carsten Hollander, Denison; I'd |
Benitto Roettger daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Boettger. Denison; Sd, Eve.
Ign Winans, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Winans, DelOit.