Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
MARK HAUBERG
SELECTED HEAD
SETTLERS ASSN
Coe Township Citizen Is President
and J. d. CIeIand is Again
Secretary Treasurer.

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the Rock Island County Historical
society. The old gold cane is now
in the hands of Mr.. HaGberg, after
having been held by 81 preceding
chief executives.
D. J. Clcland, police magistrate
yesterday was elected TO start his
fifth term as eCrstary-treasurer of
the association. Five years ago
MIR. Cleland took. the sccTetaTyship
succeeding his father j. II. Gle
land, who hold the office for %
years. Vice presidents and the
executive committee named ySEtcr-
day are:
First Vice Presidc1t-Thomas
BoHman, Rock Island
Second Vice Prcsidcnt-M r.
1dfctzgar, Moline.
Third Vice President-ATthur
Mead, Port Byron.
Fourth Vice Pres dent-RufUs
walker, Moline
Fifth Vice Presiylent-DaHiei
MoniE omcry, Rock Island
Executive Committee j. II. Haul
berg, reelected chairman; N. J.
McEniry,N c. It. Oihbern, Phi
Mitchell and John " WEIGH.
Van SAINT Speaks.
Following registration. address
Of welcome, the exchange Of greet
iDgs. recalling OF "reminiscences OF
the good old days. tie election OF
officers and transaction of business,
\. G. Van SAINT, born and reared il
Rock Island, but now of Sterling,
Ill, and who has the honor Of be-
'Ihis country to have been on the
Mug line in the recent great world
warAspokc TO the settlers. bringing
back to them the early days when
they walked miles to a school and
when the boys began eRlisting for
service in 1861.
He reviewed the events Of the
days when he wore kHicherbock-
ers and with his Old friends, he
could point many of them out as
he addressed the settlers and pio-
neers, pulled off boyhood pranks.
Mr.. Van SAINT recalled some of the
earliest teachers in this country,
naming c. NJ. Hardy. Judge W II.
Gcst. J. NJ Cow, 3 r. REYNOLDS
and Mrs Mary G. Davenport.
The speaker, now president of the
State bank of Sterling, told of the
days when his father. J. ". Van
SAINT. ran boat ward aud repeated
stories Of 1897 that his father had
told him many d time Mr.. Van
SAINT told of how he lett the Rock
Island high school before his
graduation to enlist in the Civil
war and that it took his parents
consent before he could join. He
also brought in some of the vital
questions of today in his interest
ing talk.
KenwOrthy Retired.
John T. kenWoTthy, retiring
president. in his vaIedictory ad-
dress, recalled the hardships and
the great undertaking, OF emery
cncies that each aud every settler
Of this county took part. Mr.. Ken
worthy also spoke Of the carly
days, as he remembered them and
rs he was told by his parents who
settled in this county in the early
thirties. He appealed TO the set
tiers to actively perpctuate the
memory of the birth and good
work of the association and urged
them to collect and preserve the
history of the county and thus
honor and revere the memory Of
the pioneers of Rock Island county
He said:
The large majority OF these piO-
neers and old settlers who built
this county have passed-gone to
the great source from whence they
came Their work aud labor is
done. completed, finished; but the
results of their labors remain to
their survivors aud those who shall
come after them, as a priceless
heritage, to enjoy. In that vast
reservoir, where sleep the unborn
generations Of mankind, what
countless multitudes shall arise TO
bless them and fOndly cherish their
memory? In that multitude, what
great orators and poets shall come
and portray, praise and sing ci
their many virtues and their
achievements. Men may come snd
ACn may 60, but the memory of the
achievements of the pioneers and
old settlers of Rock Island county,
will. like the majestic river which
forms the western boundary Of the
county, go on and last forever.
Are Trying Times.
And now, after the tremendous
struggle of the world war, and
we, as nation. are in our recon
struction period; and now, when
some of the most alarming and
formidable questions ever pre-
scented TO The American people, as
a nation, are coming up for con
sideration, solution and settlement, I
let US, in our conduct. initiate, 50
far as we may, the stability, fear
Iessness. sound and conservative
Judgment, discretion aud sterling
integrity OF purpose. of the pic
Deers and old settlers Of this
county. Now, just now. as I view
it. are the times that try men S
souls AU-eycrvthing we hold
most valuable and desirable as
citizens. is in the balance and has
10 be determined in the very near
future. Shall We have revolution
with all its horrors or can we, in
the providence of God. settle the
matters now pending without it?
earnestly pray and believe that we
may.
Il am tempted to recall to your
minds the trials and suferingS, the
,l,s,Sd ships and dcprivation5 Of the .
ia settlers of this county in the
ksys from Sc to 81; to try and
bortrav and picture 10 your minds
heir then situation. and to conf
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