Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-08-03
ANNUAL PICNIC $.
WELL ATTENDED
Failure Of Principal Speaker To Anna.r
Makes Purely Local Program
Necessary

Approximately 1000 old settlers and
pioneers of Marshall and Kirtson com
ty attended the 18th annual Old Set
tiers picnic held last Sunday at the
farm Of F.sA Green, south of Stenhen
representative in the, state legislatures
from this district. The day was ideal
1or such an affair and from the arrival
VI the nrst visitors in the morning until
the leaving of the last in the evening
the scene OF the picnic was marked BY
cordlal greetings and hearty hand
snakes OF those. whose lives are more
or less separated throughout the year
out Drought together at the annual get
together.
Devotional services at IL O'Clock in
the morning under the direction of Rev.
'. r. Mitchell Of Warren opened, the
exercises for the day. Services were
followed by picnic dinner and then
the annual business meeting of the Old
Settlers association was held. T.. A.
Green of Stephen, Dan Robertson of
Argyle and John Whalen of Stephen.
were reelected president, vice-president
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES respectively.~S
ID. Lincoln, K. J. Lind and J. P. Eastpu
were elected directors for the coming
year. 1t was decided to hold the pic
mic at the same place next year.
Senator Ole o. Sageng of Dalton,
Mimi, who was scheduled for the nrin-
clpal address of the afternoon, failed
to appear SO that the program was com
posed Of addresses and songs by local
people. F. A. Green made the address
of welcome, extending the cordial hos
pitaltiy Of the association to all OF tie.
old settlers and those visitors present
who were not counted among the
pioneers of Marshall and Kittson coun-
ty. -. -. !. - =
Fred J. Wickie of Hallock delighted
the audience with solo which was
followed by an interesting talk by Dan
Robertson of Argyle. The former rep
resentative is always pleasing speak
er and on this occasion expressed to.
| those present many Of the thoughts
that were uppermost in their minds at
the annual picnic. He briefly recalled
the days of yore and touched upon the
obligations of each citizen to that cOun-
try which gives him the protection Of
life, liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness He fayed the viOlaters Of the
Eighteenth amendment and urged a re-
turn to the 'srod" in mild degree by
parents in the bringing up of their chill
dren holding the present system of per
suation is too often of little avail in
rounding out the proper character OF
the child with the result that the state
institutions for the punishment of chill
dren are over crowded. He also urged
that the men, who have much to do
with the leading astray of youngsters,
be put where they properly belong, be-
hind the bars at Stillawter.
Following Mr.. .Robertsons talk all
exceptionally pleasing duet was given
by A. J. Lovestrom and Miss Nellie
Falkeid. Their accompaniment was
played by Miss Torgeson. Rev. Sigurd
Olsen of Cooperstown, n. D., formerly
of Stephen. Argyle and Oslo. then gave
an interesting talk in which he recalled
the old days and extolled the new or
der Of progress in this section OF the
state.
In closing the audience sang God be
with you till we meet again." andrew
Mitchell pronounced the benediction 8.