OLD SETTLERS DAY 1894 PART ONE

YOUNG, GLENDENNING, BENNETT

Posted By: Stacey McDowell Dietiker (email)
Date: 2/12/2004 at 17:54:11

Garden Grove Express
August 30, 1894
Garden Grove, Iowa

OLD SETTLERS DAY.

Garden Grove Entertains the Pioneers.

One of the Largest Crowds Ever Assembled in Decatur County.

Last Thursday morning was clear and pleasant and the air was very comfortably
cool for the time of the year. It was in every way favorable for the Reunion.

Very early in the morning the teams began coming in from all directions and
it was not long before the streets were thronged with people, and when the
special train from the south arrived, it brought a very large crows, every car
being filled. Various estimates of the number of people on the streets and at
the grounds were made - none of them, perhaps, being very reliable, but it is
safe to say that it was one of the largest gatherings ever witnessed in southern
Iowa.

No attempt had been made at elaborate decoration but the streets had been
neatly cleaned up and a temporary shade along the business streets had been
provided by setting numerous small trees along the sidewalk.

The crowd was called to the grounds about ten o'clock by music by the Garden
Grove Band, assisted by the Humeston and Lewisburg bands. Our band has only
been organized a couple of months, but the boys have been practicing faithfully
and they furnished some very nice music. The other two were older bands than
ours and, of course, rendered some very fine music.

A large number of seats had been provided under the pavilion, but not nearly
enough to accommodate the large crowd present.

The meeting was called to order and invocation offered by Elder L. M. KOB, of
Center Tp., after which S. H. AMOS, the mayor of the town, delivered the
Address of Welcome. Mr. AMOS has performed this duty before and on this as on
former occasions he did it in such a manner as to make the visitors feel that
they were indeed among friends.

Major YOUNG was to have responded, but he being detained by sickness, Dr.
GLENDENNING spoke for the visitors.

Rev. Geo. H. BENNETT then delivered the address of the day. We give it in
full:

To be Continued....

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January 19, 2004