The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-29
5000 At
HISTORICAL
GATHERING
Immense Crowd Attends Old
Settlers Annual Meeting
At Crown Point


Old Settlers. Soldiers and their de-
scendants commenced 70 gather At the
fair grounds at Crown Point on Sat
urday. as early as 1000 n and by
lunch time every nook and corner o.
the county was we'll represented. A.
the same time the interesting and his
toricaI collections Of relics were be
ing placed and marked in the new
Fine Arts building Among the many
exhibits were the interesting and
valuable ones or Baileytown prepar
ed BY F. Knots and John o. Bow
ers The general collection Of Oscar
Dinwiddle, the very valuable and his
torical garments etc. were exhibited
BY the various families OF the Little
family of Lowell large collections OF
stone Indian implements, even the
traditional ox-bow. spinning wheel
and CRADLE were there in evidence
which one regret was that the short
length of time and the program was
too limited 10 enable a close study OF
the same Especially valuable were
the Robinson portraits, documents.
books. garments. etc.
After lunch AZ ? 90 . n. there was
approximately three thousand persons
in attendance and as they gathered IN
the Erantstand. after the meeting was
called to order they stood in silence
in respect 10 those who had gone be
fore The president, LeGrand 7
Meyer gave a brief address outlining
What had been done during the year
and the proposed future plans an
nounctnz q committee consisting OF
sam 3 Woods Oscar pinwiddie. and
Claude Altman who are charged from
tine to time with the selection %
home esteads. sites that the cornnittee
viii annually recognize by suitable
He also urged that the de-
scendants OF the pioneers now become
active workers and members ot the
association That the historical and
charges are greater now than
they were ar the time Of the earliest
settlements Of the county and that
there is much work 70 be done by the
heirs Of the pioneers.
Mrs cynthia sohl of Hammond
read sympathetic sketch of her BE-
loved mother. Mrs Susan Wood writ
ten b. her daughter. Mrs Helena
AInoss Of Hammond. and Louis J
Bailey, Historical secretary, gave an
resume ot the years
vents and also urged greater inter
st attendance etc. in the organiza-
ion
Al thfs time Judges Edwin Dirvid-
lie Harry r Nicholson and John @
Bowers announced the winners Of tho
orizes donated by LeGrand T Meyer
president. oldest married couple 1cane
md old English tea set. Mr. and Mrs.
Joshua Spaulding ~ Lowell, married
IS years. union .oIdier present having
served Longest in the union army
'canel. Capt John H Luther. Crown
Point CO B. % Indiana Volunteers
period Of 3 years. ronths oldest
nan present tcare) John Laws. Ham
rond - years old Oldest woman
present (whIte wool shawD Mrs
Eleanor Bycrs. Hobart IS years old
oldest man b7rn in Lake county
cane) John Brown. president Frs.
National Bank. Grown Point. also old
soldier, 81 years old Oldest woman
2orn in Lake county fwhite wool
shawl) Mrs Esther Underwood. 81
,ears old The J. S Crawford fanli-
Y Of Grown Point Vas represented by
~. nei a'ionS Ai-I aS d" af0eo
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an io0ie h'0"e'+' i'aItied
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Federal Cement and TIC Company do
lated two handsome vases one o.
vhich was awarded 10 Mr and Mrs
ohm Th:el OF s. John ror tne largest
army present consisting e ihtm
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