The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-03
OLD SETTLERS
ENJOY PICNIC
Weather Ideal for Outdoor Exercises
and More Than Three Thousand
Attend the Picnic
MANY BASKET DINNERS SERVED

MANY BASKET DINNERS SERVED
Excellent Program Carried Out Dur
ina the Afternoon and Baby Show
Creates Much Interest
The old settlers Of Crawford county
who attended the picnic in Denison
last Thursday certainly had glorious
time; the weather was ideal for an
outdoor gathering, and the attendance
was very good, considering that the
state fair drew many from the county
and many of our farmers were thresh'
ing. Washington park never looked
better and the crowd was in the best
OF humor. 1t is estimated that three
thousand attended the exercises.
During the forenoon the Denison
band rendered a fine concert uptown,
which was much enjoyed not only by
the town folks, but by large num-
ber OF people from the country who
had come to the city early. The band
also played at the park during the
noon hour, where number of picnic
dinners We're served. 1t had been an
nounced that the sports would take
place in the forenoon, but the commit
tee in charge thought best to wait un-
til the afternoon, at which time there
were number of participants in the
different contests.
The assembly was called to order
by the president of the association,
C. P. Harvey, and the program started
as per schedule. The president called
Rev. j. L. Boyd, of the Methodist
church to the platform, who gave the
invocation. A quartet composed OF
Mrs. McConnaughey, Miss Lally, c.
Il. Humphrey and Chester Schlumber-
ger with Miss Mary Lally presiding
at the piano, rendered some selections
to the delight of all present, and then
came the address Of welcome given
by the president, G. P. Harvey. Mr.
Harvey's talk was we'll received and
he was given much applause. The sec
retary, N. l.. Hunt read the list OF
departed old settlers and then the
band rendered some selections. j. P
Gamer had been billed as the sprinci
pal speaker OF the day. but he was un.
able to be present, md the time set
for this, speech was taken up by i'm
promptu talks by different old set
tiers, among whom we mention 2. T
Durham, Newton Brogden, Maurice
O'Connor, e. w. Houston and Carl F,
Kuehnle. All of the talks were receiy'
ed with applause, as was the original
poem written by j. l.. Ainsworth, and
which is published herewith by re-
quest OF many present at the picnic
After another selection by the band
the election of officers for the ensu'
ing year took place and the following
officers were elected: President, c.
p. Harvey; vice president. q. T. Dun
ham; secretary, N. L. Hunt. A meet
ing Of the newly elected officers was
immediately, held and the following
motion was carried: "The president
was authorized to appoint nominal.
ing committee Of five to select names
for candidates to be voted on at the
next annual picnic for officers The
president selected Carl F.. Kuehnle
chairman; M. O'Connor, Clayton Bak
er, Henry Slater and N. H. Brogden
The baby show attracted a great
deal of attention and there was a
great array Of babies entered in the
contest. Mrs. Mott McHenry, Mrs. Hal
ry Luney and Miss Nellie Pollock acted
as judges. and they had some time in
making q decision. Ruth Mae White
Is months sold daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. w. C.'White, was awarded first
price,; Eileen angela Murphy, S
months old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
viii Murphy, was given second, and
Atzel Heide, Is months old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Heide, was awarded
third prize. All of the babies entered
caused much favorable comment.
Chas. kemming, at the head of the
coffee committee, was kept busy, no,
only during the noon hour, but all
through the afternoon ,...s.-
The following is a list of the de
parted old settlers as reported by the
secretary, N. l.. Hunt:
Marie Phoebe Chapman, Benjamin F
Dobson, Cary J., Cook, Mrs. JOSEPH
Coates R. II. Baber, Mrs Adam Short
Richard T. Baber, John Flahive, JohI
McGill, ". r schlie, Mrs; Geo Fritz
Fred Conrey,, Robert Bernard Bamford
Charles LewS Duffy, Herbert Larson
Mrs. Frank Watson, Miss Erma Shaw
Mrs. Huda Ahlstrom, Frederick Car
Lochmiller, VIM. Sperry, C. w. Merrill
John Schoening, Mrs. Charlotte Larson
Mrs. Anna Leahy, Melvin J. Smith, Mrs
Walter Marolf, Mrs. John Faulkner, Mrs
Alice Gates, VIM. Knott, Johanne.
Lohse, Miss Anna Lohse. Mary Johan
mes Tamm, Cecil Jones, Mrs. A. J.. Davis
Andrew Bell, Sr.. Mrs. Enoch Miller
Alva VIM. Daniels, Minus Leslie Hunt
Ehardt NIichaelsen, Luke Gaffy, Mrs
Jane johnson, Platt Moore, Solomon
Hattery, Herman J. Fl. Joens, Franl
Woock, Mrs. jE. A. Stone. Mrs. Lar.
Erickson, Joseph Seimer, James Wulf
Fred w. Heiden, Robert Sweed, Franl
Wilken, Mrs. VIM. Watson, John Hen
richsen, Chauncey Z. Liscomb, Ear
Kepford, Herman G. Neubaum, Pear
Servoss, Alexander Emil Schmidt, Au
gust Johann Frahm, Mrs. Lee Cramer
VIM. A. GiSs, Henry j. Minter, Mrs. Johl
Wieland, Mrs. Geo. Schroeder Angus
Nammany DIR. w. r. Wright, Francis
Norelius, Emil BendiXen, Herbert Pear
son, Mrs. Chas. Narramore, Carl Ise
minger. Mrs. Herbert Pearson, Alber
Lincoln Poitevin, Chas. A. Jones, Mis-.
Barbara Scott, VIM. Spence, Mrs Chas
Wore, Helen Bell, b. Y. Nicholson, Mrs
VIM. Cook Mrs. Sophie Volkman, Den
mis- G. Streeter. Mrs. Earl Winans, Spen
GER Lister, Loren Cornwell, Jacob 3
Bill. Frank Pearson, Irene Edith Fritz
Mrs. MoritA Jurgensen, Thos. A. Lally
Wilbur Hawley, VIM. III. Bowen, Mrs
Edward Champion, j. p. Johnson, Dan
lei Thomas, Name Bierne, w. W. Cush