Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-28
sETTLERS ELECT
PAYNE PRESIDENT
!. leland Man is Named To EXecU-
i've 0fice of Pioneers Associa-
ton OF the County.
- PRESENT At THE 5ISr PICNIC
,-s-s r. W. OImsted and VI. ]. Me-
r1irr of Moline Deliver Prin-
.;nai Addresses NJ Watch Tower.

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business meeting was held in
q -.rsrtion with the 5ISt annual picnic
~ Watch Tower park today. He
4 ,~4e David Sears of this city. APP
4 80 is the list Of other officers.
A ~ vice President J. McEniry
Il Moline vice William Payne OF
4 gock Island.
ot, ~ Moline. vice W II. kistler of
4 Rvnslo Prairie.
~sird Vice President Arthur Mead
4 -, zunla. vice George Cook of Moline.
roT-rb Vice President George II.
4 p.aEmond of Rock Island. vice Ar
4 .Evr Mead OF Moline.
secretary and Treasurer-D. j.
Island of Rock Island, reelected.
rTerutive Committee j. H Hau-
,.-g Of Rock Island. chairman;
-bomas Campbell. c. II. Dibbern and
psg Mitchell Of Rock Island; and
iohn H. Parks Of Reynolds.
4 Mr. Mitchell has been chairman OF
10 executive committee of the asso-
I.tion for the last IA years. but he
4 sscliued reelection. He assented. how
srer, to serving on the committee.
The nominating committee which
drew I'D the slate was composed OF
n h0DeIl lCN am " ----N@'N- 49, Z $3.50
william Payne.
Two hundred members of the asso-
,isrion and their families were pres
srt AZ the picnic. Members registered
Y N arrival at the grounds and were
presented with souvenir badges Rev.
4 P { Haney of Moline offered a pray
4 or and at the conclusion Of the read
y irg OF the minutes of the last meet
4 ing bv Secretary Cleland, Judge r. ".
Olmsted made the address of well
rome Response was made by Presi-
Il den Sears. al the conclusion of which
the nominating committee was named.
Al noon basket lunches were
brought out and a picnic dinner was
enjoyed The election of officers was
held first in the afternoon, the selec-
ton Of the nominating committee be
j1g made unanimous. Miss Lillian
4 Bromley read the list of deaths and
1 N J. McEniry paid a tribute to those
called during the year. President
elect william PAYNE made his in
inaugural address and the picnic was
brought 10 close by the singing of
AUD Lang Sync."
Judge Olmsted Speaks.
In addressing the Old Settlers asso-
CATION this morning. Judge R. ".
Olmsted called attention to the ad-
rancement OF the year making eligible
ior membership many Of a compare
lively young age since he last ad-
i dressed the association.
He welcomed the members and their
friends warmly, telling them this was
their day. their place where they had
right to be and in a class with
whom all had a right to associate on
equal terms.
He discussed the great fundamental
idea Of time; time past so full Of les
gcGs o. history, precedent. science
and IN fact all that we call civiliZa-
uon, time present, the time for &C
ten and the application Of what we
i had learned from the past; and future
time, the time for hope; hope lost
and all is lost"
But today. our minds are in a
gently ContempIatiye mood the
speaker said We are thinking of
Inc old life that we once lived that
has passed away and exists only in
memory. The past We contemplate
has strong social cOIoring Memoir
les OF childhood youth and early
manhood and womanhOCd are the
things we are thinking about today
and not the past as II is searched By
NE historian tor the stern facts Of
history to be applied 20 present day
Problems"
Inc speaker then dwelt on the mys-
leFy Of human life. the Obscurity OF
Us beginning and the lack of knOWl-
cage Of the future He podinted the
close relation Of man TO all animal
NE with the important distinction
mat there was imbedded in the nerv-
Gus system Of man the power TO think.
ne painted picture Of the results of
MS power, even between the red man
and the CauCaUsiau. by imagining the
Pdlrles OF Rock Island county as they
were IN 1916 and as they are in 1916 +;
men all was wild prairie, virgin
-ahd, no cultivated fields, no highways,
ao railroads, no telephone lines, no
great bridge across the Mississippi
buildings.
Where did these things come from
"here did history, science, law, art, in
snort, everything we call civilization,
4 eoae Irom+ Out OF the mind of man !;
aaa 70 a large extent, out OF the mind
said
But passing 10 anecdote and fact,
az tod about the condition Of indus
W as 1t existed in the vicinity OF
wan I'D the early eighties. when boys
"9fAed 2 hours out of 24-half day
s"Q haif night about the old wagon
o'-ase over the south branch Of Rock
."er being carried away by the ice
"a me spring. "a he remembered, OF
-S9I, taking toll OF four lives. From
memory he described the whole pro-
gssS Of making straw wrapping paper
= very interesting manner, he hav-
20 been cutter boy" ia those days
Those Who Have Gone Before.
j. McEniry spoke OF members
me association who died during the
ssar He said The Rock Island
county Old Settlers association is
more than ever apprised Of the frail-
- ot It's pioneers In q few weeks
-@s been eLrcuicled the death Of three
our honOred presidents No more
sturdy representatives OF our people
gay BE found in any community than
fe they, each ira his sphere in the