The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-21
PATRIOTISM IS
THE KEY NOTE
Lee County Old Settlers Hold Annual
Meet at West Point Today with
a Fine Program and
Addresses.
ARE DYING OFF FAST
Deems, FraiIey and Craig are the Ora.
tors Of the Day and Remin-
iseences Mark the Con-
versations.

Patriotism was the keynote of the
Settlers association at West Point to-
day.
The program included an address
by J. F. Deems, food administrator
for Iowa. on means of winning the war
aside from shooting guns at Huns, and
stirring oratory from Senator Joseph
R. F'railey and John r. Craig.
The president of the day was James
Cruikshank, and Miss Emma G. Potts
secretary of the association. She re.
ported list of seventy-five pioneers
and old settlers, who have died since
the last reunion held September 10,
1917, an average death rate Of nearly
seven per month.
They Helped to Make History.
The oldest member was Amanda
Ginyard. colored, credited with los
years Caroline P. Mcmillan died in
July. aged ninety-seven and came to
Iowa In 1921. quarter of century be-
fore there was state Of Iowa George
R. Parsons and Sarah j. Paisley were
both ninety years old when they died.
John c. Hammes and Thomas Stevens
were each eighty-nine years old. John
H Hdnken and Gabriel Gustavson
reached the age of eighty-seven.
Charles Smith was eighty-six when he
died last October.
The rest of the long mortuary roll
were comparative youngsters not over
eighty-five years old The youngest
was Mary Poggs. aged fifty-one, who
came to the state in 1866
A Roll Of Patriarchs.
The complete roll of those members
who died in the last eleven months,
and the age OF each, was reported as
follows:
Alois Weber (s3): Enoch Hesse
fs0l James R. Adams fSo): Belle
JOY (5D: Thos Stevens tS9); Thos
NcENoy (62): Oliver L. McConn (6S)
VIM. Spain (76): Chas Smith (S6)
L. NJ Hartley (67; Samuel Sprott
fe2): Isaac Schlatter (65): Jacob
MILESTONE (4S): Henry Rhode (55);
HI, Kemper (6T): Michael Griffin
fs0) Eston A. Fowler (75): Henry
Pogge (5s); Mary Pogge (5D; Mel
son Johnson (75); Jno. n Hinken
fs7); YIN. Krueger fs3): Chas. G.
Krumm (55); Sarah Sch1atter (76);
Frank L. Morgan (53): Martha Blade
IN; W. % Harrison (71): George R.
Parsons (90); e. P. McManus (58);
W. ]. Bird (48): Amanda Ginyerd,
colored G05); John Seabold $50;
Sarah Wilson (e3); Louis D. WILDER
f5S; Mary A. Merchman (S9) Theo.
Fedler (75); Elizabeth Pieper (52);
Anna Mettenburg (53): h P. Wilson
~; Julia A. Sample (73); Jacob Dan
over; (79): d. A. 8. Hancock (5S):
Frances Kottmer (59); Gabriel Gus
tayson (S7); Fred Korschgen 90;
Ida M BENJAMIN (62): Michael XII
bride (75): Mary e. Smith (76); NJ.
J. Fahey C73}: Otto w. Walter (79); |
Virginia c. Van Ausdall SD; L. H. !
Justice (S3); John Jewell CD; F. H. |
MITCHELL (76); Cath. Schinstock (7S); |
Emma Henry (67); Jno. Hammes
tsS Lucina O'Blenness $50; Rebec-
ca Singer (sD; Manessah Reeves
80; Phoebe U. Burton (49); Sarah |
!. Paisley 600; Thos. J. Simpson
I'D: Milton Davis (6o); Frank Lind
er (72); Mary L. wellehan (6D;
Elizabeth Heinr1chsmeier (sD; Or
son G. Sargent (59); Jno. Becker (S5); |
Hattie F. Rollet CID; Elizabeth Groth
nfS): Andrew Johnson 60; Caroline
r. McMillaon CD. Eliza E French
VIZ; George G. Pechstein (52).
A Good Program.
me formal program was as follows:
$3.50 a. m. Band concert in park by
West Point band.
1000 a. m. Assembly at park.
lo:15 a. m. Music by West Point
band.
Gall to order by President James
cruikshank.
Address of welcome by Mayor E. L.
Treyitt
response by one of the old settlers.