OLD SETTLERS DAY PART SIX

BEER, STEARNS, FLANAGAN, STAFFORD, ROBERTSON, HULL, JAMES, LECOMPT, WASSON, AUSTIN

Posted By: Stacey McDowell Dietiker (email)
Date: 2/15/2004 at 13:19:41

Garden Grove Express
August 30, 1894
Garden Grove, Iowa

Cont'd

After the conclusion of his address come the dinner hour. The after-dinner
part of the exercises were cut short by the rain, but a number of short
addresses were listened to with great interest by the crowd. We have not pace for
even a synopsis of them. At the business meeting all the old officers were re
elected with the exception of a few changes in the list of vice-presidents.
The following resolution was offered by Rev. BEER:

Resolved - That in addition to the present officers of the association there
be appointed annually.

1st - A meteorologist who shall keep a daily record of the weather at Garden
Grove after the regulations of the State Weather Bureau and deposit the same
with the archives of the association and shall also make a brief report on old
settlers day of noteworthy meteorological facts during the year:

2nd - An annalist who shall on old settlers day present a brief report of
noteworthy historical events for the year; the same to b e deposited among the
archives of the association.

The resolution was adopted and the President Enos DAVIS appointed as
meteorologist A. B. STEARNS and as annalist Emily FLANNAGAN.

NOTES

The candidates were all on the ground.

The music furnished by the choir was excellent and very appropriate for the
occasion.

The dinner given by the Methodist ladies on the grounds was well patronized
and they realized the handsome sun of $76.

Five ladies rode over from Leon on their bicycles.

With the exception of about a half hour, when the tank wagon broke down,
there was water in abundance, both for teams and for drinking.

The best of order prevailed throughout the day and there were only two cases
of drunkenness in the crowd and they were promptly locked up.

The crowd seemed to have plenty of money and spent it quite freely. The
numerous eating stands, swings, dances, etc. seemed to be all prosperous and our
business men reported a good trade.

We noticed the following newspaper men on the grounds: Mr. STAFFORD, of the
Davis City Advance, S. T. ROBERTSON, formerly of the same paper, O. E. HULL,
of the Reporter, Fred JAMES of the Leon Journal, Mr. LECOMPT, of the Corydon
Times Republican and Messers WASSON and AUSTIN of the Lineville Tribune.

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January 19, 2004