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PIONEERS’ ASSOCIATIONS.The Present Organfcalion the Sec' ond of Its Kind in Rj,jg/ gold County,Ciod Work Has Been Don? by ik.c Officers Prospect for Many Success-ful Annual Gatherings,An old settlers' m-gunimiou kv,\ forumd about 20 years ago in this county, and one reunion held in 1877. The old Dunning building on llm onst side, previously oeeiT pil'd by the hardware store of V,P KiusHI, vacant at ihetiine, wu«j ufietl as hendqnai lers for ilir 4Cca-si031, and a dinner was *picad on flie counters. The day was a p easant one, and many of Uk- old settlers brought their ■ dinners and enjoyed- family dinner (mrlies in the park. This reunion was held ii short lime prh.r io the ch'jjib 0f IT Ei Dunning, the pioneer resident, of Ml.. Ayr, tin: suecerS of tin. occll= ion being largely dun ilt; Ids effort s. U was m tended at the time lo continue ihn orjranlzaiion and lin'd annual reunion/, tut the public interest was not sulll-ieni lu provide for its revival Urn fallow, iug year. ]After the oiliuia.1 existence of theenuuiy passed Hid dij.year ;;]ark in1 SUo, there began irv be a fepling in Tavor oF an old solLleiV t'ullirrinir. A suggestion made through Lhc columns of the Nnvsby John D Garter of Maloy was acted upon by Day Dunning of this city, ;mcl a meeting was ealhd fur July 17 to effect 1 tie organisation „f ;lu ,,£lt;]set tlnV a?social inn. The. fallowing oilicers were - fU'cted: Pre.-ddm.t.T W. Keller; vi.-c-presidedI. .Mnj D I i Mara half: secretary, 'DavDoming; treasnror.John A Lupin: hklorinn, R. S LiitaM: ex-'ev.ti vi* committee, John [„ Curie'1, lion W B. Shriwpr. .folm Si;nU, -nid the pti-Mdml, seer etui v, iu,d treasurer of i he association.The old sn'diers took the ciif from the old settlers, and at ouee pri*pared for a reunion of ijmir cwu in coniice.liog with the oilier. Tin* hi.-'L inovo was rntide. Uy a memh'T ofihu 21hh Iowa volnnicers. .luhn B Thump-on of llupkiris, MuMfetinga weruhehl. arid liic fnllniv ing were appoint ed a commit ire cm arrangements: Thns. Llgj/oil, .1. J. Dnncan, and Snpt. I, IV. WilU-eron.Thu officers and cjnm millers named above have worked msiiifiJlly Lo prepare fi r an oeesi-sion which will be an enj »yable rum to I hr*■ ild settlers and soldiers. Learning by the experiences of the present occasion, the associations cun eon tin lie lo plan reunions for eachyear, and niuko each .success,v,* celebration more suicu*.- ful thnr,the proviou- one.
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Twice a Week News
Mount Ayr, Iowa, US
Tue, Sep 28, 1897
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