The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-07-27
HOLSTERS HELD AN
ENJOYABLE PICNIC
Indiana Club of Ward County Made
Merry at Riverside Park-Big
Fecd-Interesting Program

The Indiana Club of Ward county
held very enjoyable picnic at River
side park Friday. The weather was
ideal and crowd of two or three hum
dred gathered from various sections
of the county, the larger number COM
ing in autos.
Covers were laid for the entire par
ty, who sat about long tables under
the trees. The gentle breeze was blow
ing through the trees, the birds were
singing and the merrymakers were re-
minded of their old homes on the Wa
( bash, far away. The menu consisted
of those delectable viands such as only
the good Hoosier housewives know
how to prepare. There was fried
spring chicken, done to crisp
brown, score of pickles of varieties
that would put Heinze to shame, fruit
in all forms, some of which had been
put up in Indiana years ago. Mrs.
VIM. Handler brought can of red
cherries which she had preserved in
her old Indiana home ten years ago.
Real lemonade and ice cream, apple
pie that made ones mouth water to
look at it and forty other things that
would tempt the worst dyspeptic.
After dinner the children enjoyed
the swings and the grown-ups took
them around to the zoo to see the bear,
the elk and other animals: A good So
cial time was enjoyed, tales of the
good old Hoosier days being related,
but not one of the natives of old Indi-
ana manifested any sorrow at coming
to the state Of their adoption where all
have prospered so well.
At 2 o'clock C. C. Wysong, president
of the club, called the meeting to or
der. The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year.
President-C. C. Wysong.
Vice President-J. H. Burns.
Treasurer. B. Withers.
Recording Secretary-R. w. Kidder
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Ma
bel Burns.
At the conclusion of the business
meeting the president, who is an Or
ator of no small ability, gave an inter-
esting and quite eloquent address. He
referred to the high type Of citizen
ship the state of Indiana has produced
and paid glowing tribute to the char
acter Of the men and women who left
that state to make their homes as pi-
! oneers in North Dakota. He referred
to the great soldiers and statesmen
who have come from Indiana.
Chas. w. Clendenning of Surrey,
! who spent most of his life in Indi-
ana, was the next speaker. Mr.. Glen
denning is an educational instructor
and scholar. AS speaker he proved
most delightful. He knows all about
the state of Indiana and he waxed elo-
quent as he eulogized OliverP. Nor.
ton, the old war governor, Lew Wal
lace, the author Of Ben Hur; Charles
Major, author of When Knighthood
Twas in Flower; Former President
BENZ. Harrison, Former Vice Presi-
dent Thos. A. Hendricks, Senator John
w. Kern, and other prominent Hoos-
iers. He said the former residents of
Indiana had played an important part
in the development Of Ward county
and North Dakota generally. He
thinks so much of both Indiana and
North Dakota that if he had two lit
tie girls to name, he would call one of
them Indiana and the other Dakota.
G.. Colcord, who was guest,
made few extemporaneous remarks,
explaining that while he was an inter-
loper to degree, he being Sucker,
was half brother to Hoosier. He
referred to the great poet, James
Whitcomb Riley, who was the most
characteristic Hoosier of them all.
At the conclusion of the short pro-
gram the picnickers enjoyed treat
Of several gallons of ice cream donat-
ed by the Scofield Implement company.
The Indiana club proved to be fine
entertainers and we hope to get an
ether invitation to attend some future
celebra ton.