jVHE MOKNTNG- OKEGXTNIAtf, SMUHBAY, MT8E 16, 1000.
ANNUAL GATHERING -OF PIONEERS
Twenty-second,, Reunion of the
Oregon LargcAttcndance
Yesterday was Pioneer Iay. and the
men and women who made Portland pos
sible owned the town lor the time being.
It was the. 28th annual Teunlon of the
Oregon Pioneer Association, and It was
as well attended, as any former reunion
has been. "While "several members vof the
organization drop off between the gather
ings, new members are joining all tho
time, thus Keeping the membership at
about the same size. The secretary's re
port showed that there were In all about
S00 members .now in the association,
which Is close to the number reported
last year. s
At 10 o'clock jesterday morning the
' Native Sons and Daughters entertained
the Pioneers In the Tabernacle, at the
corner of Morrison and. Twelfth streets.
A luncheon was served, there and some
time spent In snaking hands and in con
versing. At the Exposition BalldiiiK.
At, 1:30. o'clock' the Pioneers assembled
on Morrison street In front of the Mar
quam Building, and, headed by the Na
tive Sons and "Daughters and the Third
Regiment band, took up the march for
Rhe Exposition 'Building; where the ex
ercises of tho day were held. There
were many old men and women in line
who cam -with a wagon train across the
plains half . century ago. Some of
theso showed that time had been at
work, yet when tho band began to play
a lively air, these stooped and halting
men and women fell Into line "with the
eprlghtllness of boys and girls.
There 'were many in line who looked
hale and hearty, and some who might
lhave been token for a. Native Son or
Daughter. Captain Chambreau says that
Vila r Tattc ttat ry rtrrmA-n xfVii Vt
hae themselves need never grow old in j
Oregon, and need die only on rare occa
sions.
Joined by the Indian Veterans, and. with .
jestinsr. lauKhter and occasional Indian 1
jesting, laughter and occasional Indian
yells, the long line continued on to the
Exposition Building. There the Sons and
Daughters stood aside and allowed the
older ones to enter the building first.
Though the crowd was large there was
room for all Inside. The band played
while the people were seated. The stage
was beautifully decorated, and among
those who were seated thereon were
some of the men and women whose his
tory would make a book. Among them
were Louis .La Bonte,. the oldest Native
Son ln the state; F. X. Matthleu, the
only survivor of the convention of 1S43,
and Cyrus H. Walker, the first living
child born in Oregon of -white parents.
After a prayer by Chaplain Neamiah
Doane. President J. T. Appenson arose,
and, after congratulating the organiza
tion, thanking the people of Portland for
the reception they had given the Pio
neers and complimenting the Sons and
Daughters, introduced J. C. Moreland,
who delivered the annual address.
Mr. 31orclnnd'ji Addrens.
Mr, Moreland held the attention of tho
audience from the time he arose until
he had finished. His address, which fol
lows, brought back forgotten memories to
hundreds of the pioneers:
Mr. President, Fellow-Pioneers, Ladles
and Gentlemen The story of the early
eettlement of Oregon arid the daring hero
Ism and bravery of the pioneers who first
settled these Western wilds has been so
often and eloquently told by the active
participants in those stirring scenes that
I tear I can add but little to what has
'Bone before? jet this story is so full of
fascinating Interest that it Is richly worth
repeating; and one never tires of hearing
it recital. And It will live In song and
ptory. history and legend, as long as the
lUman race shall lovo to hear of and
Jionor deeds of daring and heroism. This
story will be told by many firesides long
fcfter these pioneers have been gathered
to their fathers And with intehseet In
'terest will those who come after you
Slsten to the story of how grandly you
(5?rformed your part ln tho brave days of
old, 4 .'
ComlnK Across the Plains. .
Coming to Oregon across the plains In
arly boyhood, I was rather a looker-on
than a doer of tho great deeds of plo
'neer life, yet many of the incidents and
Ihardships of that pioneer trip across the.
llalns, and of early pioneer days In Ore
gon, have been burned into my memory,
jand my blood always runs a littlo faster
through iny veins as I recall them.
History is the sum of human experience,
and this is my excuse for relating some
of mine.
On the 29th day of March, 1S52, ther
Afraln.of Svhlch my father's family was a
part started from Carlmvllle. 111., to Ore
con. For more, than a month we trav
eled through the State of Missouri, and
about the 1st of May we crossed the Mis
souri River at St. Joe, and were outside
the range of civilization. Here there were
additions to the train, until It contained
about 70 men. who were armed, and about
40 wagons, mostly drawn by oxen. Our
raln was organized by the election of
N. D. Gllham as captain. His authority
was almost absolute, but right well did
he perform his exacting duties. He set
tled nt Mount Tabor, near Portland, where
ho lived for many years, and his nana
recalls the memory of a faithful, useful
life, among the old residents of that sec
tion. Among others of tho party was Dr.
Samuel Nelson, a splendid o'd man. who
also settled at Mount Tabor and lived a
useful citizen of that settlement for many
years. Tho family of Mr. Reames, w hose
eldest son was the later Thomas G.
Reajnes. of Jacksonville, were also in the
train. They went into the southern part
of the state. From his arrival at man
hood until his death, this, last Spring.
T G. Reames performed well the part
of a pioneer, being ln the front rank of
business and of enterprise in whatever
tended to the upbuilding of the state,
and he will long be remembered for his
sturdy, manl qualities and his valuable
services ln the community.
The tram slowly plied its westward
way, and thus on for five months, and
-e"r onward, onward, onward, over des
ert plains, high mountains and across
rolling rrvers. amid storms, rain and
dust. o er rocks and ridges, on slowly on.
Deaths la the Camp. ,
Along tho "Platte River the cholera
broke out in the jtraln. Ah, how well I
remember being wakened one night by
loud screams of one In pain. an.d the
next morning about sunrise a hole was
dug beside tho road and, wrapped Io a
Men and Women Who Made
and an Enjoyable Occasion.
blanket,, the .man -was burled, out on
those arid plains, with only the wild
beasts to howl his Tequiem.
To my Imagination then death was ter
rible in any form, but out there under
such conditions It was simply horrible.
But on we had to move or all would have
perished. There was no time for funerals
or grief for the dead. The only question
was as to how many of the living could
be saved. Thero was no desertion of the
sick, but, when once dead, there was but
little ceremony of "burial.
The Indians gave us but little trouble,
beyond stealing a .few head of -stock. But
one day while, traveling through the coun
try of the Sioux we had a very bad scare.
For several days we had heard rumors
of .a raid, and that the Sioux were on
the warpath. One morning, .shortly after
we had started, a large cloud of dust was
seen some distance to the south. Soon
all eyes were directed toward it. It was
clearly coming quite rapidly toward us,
and from Its size it was seen that there
was a large body making the dust. The
only conclusion was that the Indians were
coming -after us. The train was stopped.
The wagons were packed, making a
aquaro Into which vthe oxen were placed,
and the men got .their guns and ammuni
tion, ready to fight. Nearer and nearer
it came. It was a moment of intense ex
citement, when, the cry was given that
it was a band of buffalo on a stampedes.
They cossea", the road some distance
from us, but v e had buffalo meat for sev
eral days, and tvere exceedingly glad
there were no Indians to fight.
LaSv of the TraiL
There tvas no law there, so each tram
was a law unto Itself. The men com
posing the Immigrants of that jear be-
1Ieved ln order and justice. They were
strong, sturdy, jn&nly men. who knew
their rights, "and were bound to maintain
them. A short distance the other side
? ? cky fountains, in the train just
ah.ead oC ours- tno men -got Into a quar
rel and one or them killed the other.
The murdered man was buried, the mur
derer was bound and put Into the wagon,
and the day's" journey made. At night,
when they stopped, the cattle were put
out, supper was eaten, then a court was
Organized. A jury was caKed, and this
man was tried. The jury, after serious
deliberation, agreed that the murderer
ought to be hanged, and the next morn
ing, just as the sun was breaking over
the plains, two wagon tongues were run
up into the air and fastened together, and
from them he was hanged, and then
burled by the side of the road. The right
had been vindicated and justice avenged.
Life was a constant struggle. Some
times our good wives at home, where all
th6 conveniences are at hand, find cook
ing a great hardship. But out there
cooking in the open, over a fire made
of buffalo chips or green sage brush, with
the dust arid sand flying; In a.il directions,
it was a hardship indeed. The only con
solation was there was not much to
cook If hungry people can call that a
consolation.
The hardships of the men were very
great, but those of the women were sim
ply indescribable. The brightest page of
the world's heroism will he that whereon
is inscribed the braveryxand heroism, the
hardships and sufferings, and the suc
cesses and triumphs of Oregon's pioneer
women.
On the Fourth of July we camped on
the summit of the Rocky Mountains, amid
the snow, and the next day we were fol
lowing down the waters that were flow
ing Into the Pacific From this onward
the jeurney was even harder than ever.
The gross grew scarce- The water, when
it could be had. was so badly lmpreg-'
noted with; alial! that the oxen "Eerc
taken sick, and many died. They became
too poor to pull the wagons. Everything
of weight, except the barest necessities
of life, were left behind. Many wagons
had to be abandoned. Our train divided,
and there were only- 11 wagons left, and
In the Blue Mountains some of these
were left by the roadside.
At Des Chutes we again divided, and
with two wagons, to each of which was
hitched one yoke of oxen, we started
across the Cascade Mountains by. the
Barlow route. These oxen were very
poor, and for elcht days we struggled
rand toiled. The rain bad commenced.
and" with It mud. sleet and snow. Our
prov Islons gave out. The last bit of hard
tack was gone, and we were mating the
last meal of bacon, when a man whose
name I have forgotten met us, driving a
fresh yoke of oxen. He had on. his horse
a large sack of boiled beef, loaves of
bread, potatoes and onions. With tho
liberality of a true pioneer, he let us havo
his oxen -and provisions, to bring us out
of the mountains. We were safer and two
davs after, on, October 6. wo reached Joe
Young's place on Eagle Creek, near Fos
ter s. where we camped for a little oer a
week and rested, for the folks as well as
the teams were utterly exhausted.
My father then took up a donation
claim In the southern end of Clackamas
County, amid the tall fir timber, where
he built a log cabin, and for seven years
we lived the lives of pioneers, until 1S5&,
when my mother died. And ''never was
dearer earth returred to earth, or purer
life recorded 4n heaven."
The family was broken up, and I went
THE RECEPTION TO
out Into the world to begin life's battle
for myself. .
First "Winter In Oregon.
The first Winter was one of hardship.
Flour was $2S a. barrel, potatoes 54 a
bushel, and a man without means had a
hard struggle to maintain a .family of,
fivo children. But the neighbors were
very kind and hospitable. They were In
much tho same situation that we were,
but all were willing" to divide. If a deer
was klllt-d In the neighborhood, all had
a piece. Thero was little or no grumbling,
all were ln good humor. There was one
citizen In that neighborhood to whoso
memory I deslro to pay my tribute. That
was John Killin. He camo to this coun
try In 1345, and on our arrival here had
gotten his farm in fair cultivation, and
his .granaries and smokehouse were full. -If
an immigrant came along want
ing something, his first question was:
"Hae ou any money?" If the reply
was In the affirmative, the Inquirer w aa t
told to go somewhere else; he) had nothing
to sell. But If the man .had no money,
the granary was opened and he was told
to take what he needed. And if, when
the great roll Is "made upr the ro'.l of
men upon which all starid at their true
worth the names of those who Joved and .
served their fellow-men stand at the head,
the name of John Killin. will be well
toward the front. He has long since laid
down life's hurden, and his widow, In
her old age, living ln peace and quiet,
now awaits calmlj' the last summons. .HJs
.son, the Hon. Benton Killin, one of the
ex-presldents of this society, has long
been an honorable citizen of this state.
Since the days when Columbus sailed
westward on his voyage of discovery tnc
tendency of the best of tho race has been
westward. They settled the Eastern
coast of America, and then paused long
er-ough to establish the freest and best
government the world has ever seen;
then, pressing on over mountains, rivers,
deserts and plains, they have found on
this Pacific Slope and these Pacific shores
GKAD MARSHAL MIXTO
their last stopping place There are no
j new worlds to discover, there are no new
j countries to be settled. And here the
! race of pioneers which has so worthily
filled their places In the world's history
i mut become exhausted. The whitened'
heads and bowed forms of those pioneers
' present ten us m language none can
misread or misunderstand that the raw
ii fast passing away; but you leave behind
you a rich legacy to those who shall
come after you. The words "of prophesy
have come true:
'WestBr&rd the star of empire takes Its "Bay,
Tha four first dcts already passed.
The fifth shall close the drama of the day.
Time's noblest offspring shall he the last.
LeoUIas Backward.
And c'.oslng vjp the last year of the cen
tury, looking .hack ovex; the achievements
of the" past, and looking forward to the
bright future which Is before us. we can
not but realize that here we have founded
a better country, and In a ijetter place,
than: those wt: have left'or passed over,
and those who shall come after us wl'.l
find here the best and the noblest of
freedom's offiipring.
The history of this. Northwest, which
has so grand ly developed, and the rich
promises of the future, assure ns of the
greatness of this Northwestern empire.
The territory twhlch was known as Ore
gon at the time Great Britain relinquished
its claim. InlS46, now comprises the
States of Oregon. "Washington, Idaho and
parts of Montana and Wyoming, an area
of more than 300,000 square miles. At
that time. 54 years, ago. It was an un
known land to the people of this coun
try. In the Eastern Mates nearly all
regarded the country as 'worthless. While
the Oregon question was under discus
sion in. Congress, Daniel Webster said?
"What can we hope to do with the
Western coaet, a coast of 3000 miles, rock
bound, cheerless, unlnvttlng, and not a
harbor on It? What use have we for such
a country? And I will never vote one
cent from the public treasury-to place the
Pacific Coast one inch nearer to Boston
than It is now."
Senator McDuffee. from. 'South Caro-
THE MEMBERS OF THE-OREGOX, PIONEER ASSO CIATIOX.
Una, used this language In 'the same dis
cussion: "Of what use would it be for agricul
tural purposes: I would not for that
purpose give a pinch of snuff for the
whole territory. I wish the Rocky
Mountains were an impassable barrier."
'Senator Dayton, of New Jersey, also
at the same time said:
"I have no faith in the unlimited ex
tension of this Government; we have
already conflicting Interests enough, and
God forbid that the time should ever
come when the states on the shores of
the Pacific, with Its interests- and tend
encies of trade all looking toward the
Asiatic nations and the East, shall add
its jarring claims to our already dis
tracted and overburdened confederacy."
The missionaries 6f the Methodist
church had come to Oregon in 1E34, and
for 10 yean they had been laboring he
roically to Mpread the blessing of Ameri
can civilization and to bring this coun
try under the protecting folds of the flag,
when an editorial In 1S44 appeared ln the
Christian Advocate, the great organ of
the Methodist church, using these words:
"We have some opportunity, from our
position, to form a correct estimate of
the soil, climate, products and facility of
the country from the Rocky Mountains
to the Pacific Coast, as we- have had
large missions there for several years,
distributed in small- parties over the
territory, and from all we have learned,
we should prefer to emigrate to Botany
Bay. With the exception of the lands
along the Willamette and strips along
other water courses, the whole country
is as irreclaimable and barren a waste
as the Desert of Sahara. Nor Is this
the worst; the climate Is so unfriendly
to human life that the native population
has dwindled away under the ravages of
malaria to a degree which defies all his
tory to furnish a parallel In so wide a
range of country." and the' scattered rem
nants of the wandering Indian tribes who
STARTING THE PARADE.
still' remain exhibit a degree of decrep-'
itude, loathsome disecse and moral deg
radation which is unknown among any
other portion of our aborigines."
This Idea of the country did hot gener-1
ally change for several years. Applelon, 1
In the American Encyclopedia, In 1S63,
makes this statement:
"Nearly all the fliabie land ln the state J
Is In the Willamette Valley, a body of j
land about "120" miles :long andrC0 miles
wide."
This would rnsfcft cciv. 2503 sauare ml'cs
, - .
In the whole country, or less than? 4
per cent, suitable- for cultivation. The
lands east oC the Cascade: Moatalas arc
described In -this work asbarren, Trer
durclcss, dry and entirely unfit for cul
tivation. Yet amid all this" discouraging
news and the many reports, the faith
first settled, these Western shores was
f never shaken. They wrested Oregon from
British control. They 'steadily went for
ward In .developing the new country..
urawing entirely upon lines- own re
sources. They formed a; provisional gov-
L eminent, "which gave law, and order to
) the settlers, trusting in the "safe ap
peal to truth and time,."
r .Some. ote on the floor of Congress, In
answer to the appeal of the settlers for
protection in the early days of Oregon,
said that the Government had magnani
mously presented to each man a section
of land. The, answer was pertinent. The
gentleman is grossly mistaken; the early
settlers of Oregon have presented this
Government with an immense territory
wrested from Great Britain, and re
served only a few acres for themselves.
Behold What Changes!
Some of the, first houses built in Ore
gon were built with lumber brought
l around -Capo .Horn from, the East. Many;
or the nouses in .Boston and' .New xorK
are now supplied with doors and win
dows made on this Coast, and some, of
the large factories dealing-in these ar."
tlclee find a "profitable trade in the East.
Where the pionewwearihr tolled across
the plains" for six -months, six railway
trains now leave the Pacific Coast dally,
carrying their passengers acroas the Mis
sissippi River In 70 hours
Our ahanufactories are being gradually
developed; within our own borders we'
have timber, stone, gold, silver, Iron and
copper BUfficlpnt for great a'ccompllsh
ments, while our wool and livestock fur
nish ready material for great industries.
We confidently look forward to the
time ln the no distant future when the
music of the spindle and loom will make
muslo by day, while the night wltl be
made luminous by furnace fires.
Assembled here in this beautiful city of
100,000 Inhabitants, surrounded by 'all the-1
luxury and comforts that wealth and cul
ture can afford, reading at your break
fast tables reports of the day before in
all parts of the world, It Is with no small
wonder that we review the great achieve
ments that have been accomplished ln so
short a time. The century which Is Justl
closing has been the most wonderful tho
world has ever "known. More advance- f
ment has been made in art, science, edu
cational knowledge and Industry than
have ever been, known before, and ln
these great achievements the ..United
States stands first. Here, under the pro
tecting folds of the. Stars and Stripes,
we stand as the last, greatest,, highest
and best Government in the worid4 giv
ing to our citizens larger liberty, more
chances for advancement, larger. oppor-
tunities for self-development. In these
grand results the pioneers have been
mighty factors, and as we face the set
ting sun we can look back on the past
with honest pride ln the part taken, and
safely trust the future to those that shall
come after us.
Before the applause which followed the
closing remarks of Mr. Moreland had
died away the bandbegan to play. As
' soon as the music ceased the. president
introduced Cjruj S. Walker,' who had
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rti &m m-i' vi.
been.selected -to deliver the occasional
address. .
The Occasional Address.
"My earliest rccollcctlors are of leg
houses,, north of, and -near the foot
ofa rangei" of pine-covered hills. A
spring, bursting forth from" the-hllleide,
led to watering troughs for the conven
ience of stock. Front ther troughs4 the
water was taken to Irrigate the gardens
below.
"In our gardens ,the principal Tegetable
raised was thevpotato. The Indians were
U6uaHy""blrcd" Co dig" "them andTeomev'o
tfcem. if not cwsetjvwaiched, would cover
up a fewiwlth earth where they could, aft
OfwardB. be found. , . .
vOur yarde were. Inclosed with high
fences made -of jx1m set upright In tho
f ground, to protect the chickens from coy-
oles-and JiKUan. dogs.
. JThe grain fields wera about half a mile.
(.from our homca- Inihoe were raised
wheat. ' corn. and. -pumpkins I used to
watch my father cut the grain with the,
old-fashioned hand, sickle- or reaping-hook.
It was lihen threshed with, a flail.
l"Tha wheat -for flour had to be packed
on horse afcout CO miles" to old Fort Col
vlllo, on the Columbia .River, and ground.
In the Hudson's 3ay Company's mill, sit
uated eeveral "miles .south of Jhe lozt.
J. n'JSomettaes. I 'accompanied my father
on these, trips. I remember, as we were
returning; one time from the JL orW we
came- acroBsomo Ind'ons who Jhad Just
trw a. black? bear . and her- two cubs-
Wa saw the Indians ,rihoc the bear and
her cubs with their oW-fashloned flint
lock, guns, furnished by the Hudson's Bay
Company. These carried -an. ounce ball.
On the side opposite "the lock was tho
'.Image of a serpent in braes. Inlaid In the
wood, as (you see In this okKrcl.c-I.hoid In
my hand, loaned from. t2ie Oregon Histor
ical rooms.. To measures charge of -paw-
Lder, the ball was placed in the palm of
( the.hand and overcd. Many a -time have
1 eeen,my latner or Mr. iens pay oft me
dians for work wltn powder and, balL
"It was probably theJFall of 1843 that wa
visited. Dr. Whitman's. His irrigating
ditch, with tho water taken from the
grist mill pond,, east of the house, passed
quite near the north side of the mission '
home an adobe building. My little sla- '
ter. Abble, would persist In venturing on
the brink of the- ditch; eo. one day, the
doctor -pushed her In. There was some
terrible squalling, but the leseon was salu
tary. "There is a pathetic side to th's epi
Eode, for the doctor's only childi Alice,
had-been drowned ln the Walla Wall
River, hut a few rods fromvthe mission
home, a few years previous, and he no
doubt feared" a like fate for my sister.
"If Irremember rightly, .It was the Win
ter following thb incident that I was
very eick with a fever. When well enough
to venture out of door3. I remember-how
interested I was in seeing two men from
Fort Colville whlpsaw lumber one down
in the plt.and the other on the log.
"The Winter of 1S41-45 Miss Emma Hob
son, sister of the Hobsons so prominently
Identified with the early upbuilding of As
tor"a, made her homo with us. The suc
ceeding Spring we all visited Dr. Whit
roan's, where a missionary meeting was
held. One day all the girls, under the
charge of Mrs. Dells, went, in hatbilng in
the Walla Walla Rfver, when Emma got
beyond her depth ln the water; but the
outcry -of Mrs. Eells and others brought
assistance, and foe was rescued, after
goingdown the" second timer.
"During the Winter of 1S45-4C I attended
echool at Dr. Whitman's, with Mr. An
drew Rodgers as teacher. I still remem
ber some of the songs we sung. Mrs.
Whitman's favorite was, 'Oh, Gloomy
Pine, Thy Foliage Fadeth Never.'
"The doctorwa In the habit of putting
out poison for coyotes.- One morning we
found a dead wolf in the path leadlnsr to
the graveyard. "It always seem3 passing
strange that tho doctor's dead body should
afterwards have been taken to this grave
yard, probably over or near this same
path; his death, perhaps, largely caused
by the belief of the Indians that he was
poisoning them, as many were djing from
the measles, a disease of wh.ch they
knew nothing previous to this time.
"One day during this Winter, as Cath
erine and Elizabeth Soger, and perhaps
Eliza Spalding, wereronlng in the kitoh
en,! an. Indian, a brother of Tomahas, 'the
murderer, as he is called, came in, and,
picking up a flatlron, proceeded to iron
his handkerchief, against which action
the girls protested. I can remember h's
angry looks as he advanced toward Eliz
abeth Sager I think it was she and
threatened to kill her. Mrs. Whitman
pacified him by telling1 hhn they were
only girls and to pay no attention to
them. I have no doubt that this Indian
was one of tho leaders in the massacre of
November 23. 1S47.
"Before returning home ln the Spring
with Mr. Rodgers. we .all started to visit
thS saw mill in the Blue Mountains, east
ward" from the mission. We all rode in a
wagon drawn by a joke of oxen, except
Dr. Whitman, who was on horseback, and
who returned ta the mission the next
morning; after we left home. We camped
where the 1ty of Walla Walla now stands.
That night the oxen ran off, and were
not.brought back until the third day after,
by w-hlch time our provisions ran very
low-.
."Elizabeth Sager (now Mrs. William
Helm, and present today), and an In
dian, caught a salmon trout out of shal
low waier, out of which fish Mrs. Whit
man made soup that was eagerly de
voured. "In the Fall of 1848. Dr. and Mrs.
Whitman made our miEslou a visit, and
brought with them some apples grown
at their mission. These were the first
apples I had ever seen or tasted. I can
never forget their delicious flavor."
la thr Banquet-Hall.
Whllo tho music and speaking was &)
ins on Inside, the women having charge
of the banquet were putting the finish
Ing touches on the tables where- the Plo
jeers were to feast. A prettier dining
hall has not been seen for some time ln
Portland. There were 15 tables, each 40
feet long. There were scats for40 persona
at each- table. These tables were decorat
ed roost tastefully with the many flowers
which grow'in Oregon, with the Oregon
fir scattered all about- Upon many ol
the- plates -was a rose or ome other"
flower, and the good things that were on
the tables were, ouch as lords find spread
upon their boards when they go to dine.
There was butter and cheese from the
Agricultural College; there were a num
ber of. large- salmon, which were donated
by Messrs. Warren and Farrell; there
wero 120 gallons of the sort of coffee
that your mother used to make; therb
were 111 big round cakes, and there was
Ice cream by the barrel. Added to these
things were delicacies and dainties from
the grocer, the baker and the butcher,
and there were four Oregon women at
each table to see that no one went un
served. On extra tables near by was a
reserve cf these good things to make sure
that nothtag gave out until all had been
satisfied.
The women of the auxiliary commit
tee, who- had charge of the banquet, de
serve great credlf for the manner in
which they -handled the crowd. There
was no rush, as is often- the "case at
banquets. Everything" was as orderly aa
fat a-home-dinner,-and-the-'Pioneersn
joyed themselves to the limit.
Eve)ains'5cti3tsa.;
The association jassembW at?:30 P. M.,
and was called to order by President Ap
person. The committee on resolutions re
ported as follows:
Whereas. Tho noble women of Port
land. compr!i4ng',?thB .Ladles' Auxiliary to
the" Oregon Pioneer Association and tbelr
associates, .have fumisaedon this" oc
casion as on previous years a banquet fit
for the palate of a king, -and.
Whereas, The Native Sons and Daugh
ters havo devoted.' their "-energies and.
means to make this one of the most en
joyable of our annual -reunions, there
fore, be It
-Resolved. That we extendWto them and
the Ladles' Auxiliary. and.theinas3oci-
i-ates our heartfelt thanks; and further bo
it -
Resolved. That we extend to the vari
ous transportation companies entering
Portland, out thanks for courtesies- ren
dered, and.
Whereas, The state Sunday School As
sociation has extended fraternal congratulations-,,
therefore, be it
Resolved. That we tender to that, as
sociation our sincere thanks Respect
fully submitted.
WM. GALLOWAY,
LEE LAUGHLIN,
WM. D. STILLWELL,
' Committee.
The Xerw Officer.
The officers for the ensuing year wer
elected as- follows;-- Lee Laughlln. 1S4T.
Yamhill County, president; J. JT. D. Gray.
1839, vice-president. Clatsop County;
George H.. Hlmes. 1853, Multnomah Coun
ty, secretary, re-elected; Charles E. Ladd,
1857, treasurer, Multnomah County, re
elected; Sijas B. Smith. -1S39, Clatsop
County, corresponding- secretary; D. P.
Thompson, 1853, Multnomah County. J. T.
Aperson, 1847, Clackamas County. Wil
liam Galloway, 1S52, Clackamas County,
directors.
A suggestion was made by Judge Wil
liam Galloway, of Clackamas County,
touching the propriety of amending the
constitution of the association. On mo
tion a committee of three was appointed
so consider the question, as follows: Silas
B. Smith, William Galloway, D. P.
Thompson.
On motion a committee of three was
appointed by the president to confer with
like committees from the Native Sons of
Oregon, Native Daughters of Oregon. In
dian War "Veterans and Oregon Historical
Society. Said committee was composed
of the following: George H. Himes, J.
H. D. Gray,. Benton Killin.
The Fun BcKina.
The old people were out for a good
time, and Jt was with reluctance, that
they waited for the business end to. fin
ish ,ts work. ,
As soon as the business had been, trans
acted. President Apperson asked William
Galloway tq preside,, and the fun began.
The "Greeting Song," by the veteran
male quartet, was good. Then came a
recitation by MIsb Hazel Hoopengarner,
which brought down the house. It was
followed by a song from the gray-haired
male singers. O. F. Paxton favored the
audience with Dr. .Bennett's poem, 'The
Pioneer," which w'as well received.
Again the male quartet was called for,
and gave two or three selections which
completely charmed the crowd. The
"rooter" song, ln which Judge Bullock
crowed in a manner that would have
made a rooster ashamed of himself, was
he feature of the evening.
This venerable quartet was composed
of the following men: Judge S. Bullock,
Captain W. S. Powell, first tenors; C. W.
Tracy, J. R. N. Sellwood, second tenors;
George A Buchanan, John Shaver, first
bass; H. A- Kineth, Dr. H. R, LIttlefleld,
second bass; accompanist. Miss E. Cora
Felt,
When it was announced that experi
ences were In order, there was no lacK
of speakers. As fast as one sat down
another was up, and the tales that some
of them told were highly Interesting.
There was hearty applause throughout
the experience telling.
Among those who had good things to
say to the pioneers were Silas B. Smith.
Mrs. A S. Dunlway, Judge M. C Gebrge,
Mrs. Jt. A. Miller and Van DeLashmirtt.
When all who desired had had their
say, the meeting adjourned, and th
23d annual itherfuggjoJJ Oepn Pio
neers was at an en$H a t
Thoie Who Were There.
Those who were present, the years they
came to Oregon, and their present plac
of residence, Is as follows:
ISIS.
Louis La Bonte, St- PauL r
JSSS.
Cyrus H. Walker, Albany.
1S30.
Napoleon McGllllvray. Portland; Silo
OOFFEE DISEASES.
ailnlster and Young Lady Affected.
Ministers .sometimes find they suffer
from, the effecte of bad habits as well as
ordinary people. Revv Mr. -, of Athens,
N. Y., had become greatly emaciated fioni
coffee drinking, which produced stomach
trouble and all of the effects of overwork
or poor nourishment.
Ho quit the coffee and began drinking
Postum Cereal Food Coffee,
His health began to Improve, and he
now weighs 151 pounda,, an Increase of 15
pounds over his former weight. -This
improvement In health and strength la
shown to be due to the use of Poctum
Food Coffee, by the fact that when ho
etops drinking Pcstum as he has done
for an experiment he begins to lose
flesh and get back Into his old condition.
A young lady who writee about the
case says that the was formerly suffering
greatly from "those twin disease." dys
pepsrfa and nervousness. "I knew that
both of the diseases had their origin ln
the "use 'of coffee, and while I was' fully
aware of Its Injurious effects upon my
system, I was not willing to give It ip,
for I did not know of anything to take Its
place.
"Ta, I knew; was alo injurious, and
as for cocoa. It lacked the 'snap and go
which can alone satisfy a coffee orlriker'a
taste. About two years ago I' purchased
my flrt box of Postum Food Coffee and
quit the use of coffee. I made Postum
according to direction?, and found I bad
a drink not only equal to coffee, hut far
superior to it in many ways. Since that
time T have used it constantly, and find
my general health very much Improved,
and the- 'twin diseases gone. I also
send you the names of Rev. and Mrs.
, of Athens, N," Y., who have" ben
greatly helped ' by the use of Postum
Food Coffee in the place of ordinary!
coffee."