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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1905)
t 1905. THE MOHXDTG OREGONIAN. FRIDAY.' JUNE 16, ' . UEKSDCOX. ltl STLVONCS FLUTS ' Dl UnlUKlIlL I U 1 1 n U 1 1 Burkc xrh0 tias also rvtd n and well C. & Silver, past the S mark, proved oc danger and. adventure are gone: ladles reception committee. fc - ' "PSkHF 1 - cjfcr I nUilllltr I MM Uil II as secretary and treasurer of the oBe of the most efficient aids In tho once sturdy settlers have settled The business session convened at 70 1 "r f Wit ' Snow-Crowned Heads of Ore gon Are Guests of Honor. PIONEERS ARE FEASTED Sixteen Hundred of the First Citi zens of the Commonwealth Gaze Into Each Others Eyes and Silently Give Thanks. Sixteen hundred "snow-crowned heads of Oregon" sat together at the banquet board in" the Armory yesterday. Sixteen hundred of Oregon's first citizens, the majority of them past the three-score years and ten, gazed into each other's tear-dlmmed eyes and silently gave thanks that they -were permitted to be thore and enjoy what is to them the hap piest occasion of their declining years. Twenty long flower-bedecked tables, loaded to their capacity with tempting dishes and attended by gracious matrons and pretty girls, awaited their coming, and tender, loving hands guided the hon ored visitors to their seats and attended to their wants. The parade was sadly missed by Portlandcrs from the early programme of the day, but there was nothing lacking about the banquet to make it seem like the pioneer day of old. An ever-pathetic feature was the ab sence of faces which were at the pre vious year's reunion, but the fact that o many visitors came this season who have not been here in years before par tially eliminated the sadness which is felt on such occasions, and -every one eeem'ed happy. Banquet Is Spread. When the doors of the big drlllrqom where the banquet "was spread were thrown open to the guests shortly before E o'clock, a dear old lady more than. SO years old and wearing a badge of 1S43 clasped her hands and exclaimed with an enthusiasm which belief her age: Oh. it's Just like Paradise, Isn't it?" And it was. The ingenuity and art of many" women had turned the unsightly hall into a bower of beauty and the long t tables which completely filled the great drill space were so covered with beautiful flowers that a gorgeous mass of color ing was the result. A tempting and de licious menu was served and the tired, hungry pioneers did full justice to It. Plates were emptied and refilled again to the delight of the attendants, -who con sidered hearty appetites a compliment to the cooking of the Portland house wives who prepared the viands served. The Reception Committee. Mrs. C M. Cartwright. chairman of the "Women's Auxiliary, stood at the outer door of the banquet hail to receive the guests, and a women's committee as sisted Grand Marshal Joseph Buchtcl and his ,alds in receiving. This com mittee was composed of: Mrs. "W. S. Ladd, chairman: Mrs. Raleigh Stott, Mrs. R. B. "Wilson, Mrs. A. Meier, Mrs. A. C Glbbs, Mrs. Matthew P. Deady, Mrs. C. Vantinc, Mrs. B. H. Bowman. Mrs. C. B. Bel linger, Mrs. P. Selling, Mrs. Theodore Wygant, Mrs. B. P. Cardwcll. Mrs. "William Grooms. Mrs. Frankle Helms, Mrs. Abigail Scott Durfway. Mrs. C A. Coburn, Mrs. H. W. Corbett. Mrs. Elijah Corbett, Mrs. F. Moreland Harvey. Mrs. Seneca Smith. Portland: atrs. George Harding. Mrs. E. X). Xely. Oregon City: Mrs. Elizabeth Lord. Mm. Elizabeth M. Wilson. The Dalles: Mrs. Elizabeth Ken ney, Jacksonville: Mrs. Sarah S. . Mun son. Sklpanon: Mrs. C O. Boynton. Woodburn: Mrs, Elizabeth Chambers, Mrs. A. C McClelland. Baker City; Mrs. James . Kcllcy, Cathlamet; Mrs. Eliz abeth Perry. Houlton. The Table Decorations. This is the twelfth year that Mrs. Cart wright has served as chairman of the auxiliary and yesterday's success was a crowning glory for this long and faith ful service in a cause that is dear to her hewt. Every pioneer in Oregon knows Mrs. Cartwright they remember her when she was Charlotte Tcrwllllger " and many call her by that name. Miss Mollle Burke, who has also served long and well as secretary and treasurer of the association, was of most material assistance to the chairman and a factor in the success of this great under taking. Attending the various tables were the ladles mentioned in yesterday's Oregonlan, all of them wives, daughters or grana-aaugnters of the state's pioneet citizens. They represent the best families in the land, for that is the kind with which Oregon Is settled. Each year they are eager to perform this labor of love for the old folks who in former years made it possible for them to live now in this land of plenty. The table dec orations provided by these ladles are do sorving of especial' mention and praise, for a great amount of work was expend ed on them and the result was . rarely beautiful. The rose tables seemed hard to oxcel, those adorned with crimson ram blers vleing with the delicate effects of the pink rose tables or the rich tone of one done in Jacqueminots. There wax also one done in pure white roses, much admired. Sweet peas were used in profu sion, one table having these blossoms In pink and purple with center pieces of Southern magnolias. Yellow marguerites proved wonderfully effective, and three beautiful blue tables were in Canterbury bells, giant larkspur and corn-flowers, re spectively. Those who sat at the Cali fornia poppy tables thought they were the prettiest and some favored the pink Canterbury bells, but It ws not possible to select any one as all of them were perfect. Presented With Souvenir Bouquets. As the guests left the tables they were presented with bunches of flow ers which had formed the decora tions, this little courtesy on the part of the hostesses seeming to please them greatly. One came back to her table and asked for a rose with a long stem or a branch, so that she might plant it whon she got home. "I always take the flowers you ladies give me home." she said, "and then I plant the slips. I have a rose bush In my yard for every yoar I have attended the pio neers' reunion and I have been here a good many times." If any one doubts the appreciation of the pioneer visitors such Incidents as this snoulJ dispel them. Old Friends Gather. Following the banquet there was a general gathering of old friends at tables and about the room. J. M. Shel ley, of Eugene, proposed three cheers for the ladles of Portland who had prepared the delightful meal, and these were iflven as lustily as school boys could have done. Many of the older and best-known pioneers had crowds around their chairs for an hour after the banquet was over. Acquaintances were renewed and experiences of early Jays related. F. X. Matthlcu was one of the most interesting visitors, and Mrs. Eliza Spauldlnc; Warren, attracted a great deal of attention. She is the oldest living child born of American parents in Oregon. and a daugh ter of the Spauldings who were among the first missionary party coming to Oregon. Mrs. Warren is a survivor of the terrible Wnitman massacre, and there were also six other survivors present. Mrs. Stephen Coffin, now SG years old. walked about quite as lively as friends 2) years her junior, and C S. Silver, past the 98 mark, proved one of the most efficient aids In Grand Marshal Buehtel's corps. There was one badge bearing the date 1S31 and this was worn by Mrs. Henrietta Moisan. of Brooks. Or. Mrs. I J. Reynolds, of Walla Walla, who came to Oregon in 1843 with Dr. "Whitman's first party, was a guest" of the banquet. Walla Walla consisted of one small cabin when she arrived there. Mrs. Frances Killln. more than 90 years old. the mother of the late Benton Killln. received much consideration. Mrs. Dan O'Jfell, of Rose Farm. Oregon City, was greeted by scores of friends, and" Mrs. R. B. Wilson, Mrs. C H. Lewis and Mrs. Elijah Corbett thor oughly en Joyed meeting acquaintances of 50 years standing. "Brought California's Pnpcrn. With Mrs. O'Xell was Mrs. M. H. Hensley, who. U) years ago. came to California by way of the Isthmus anJ brought the letters from Washington admitting - that state ' to the Union. Tho bill passed Congress September 9. lS5o, and on the . 13th Mrs. Hensley, then Miss' Crosby, sailed for the Pa cific Coast with -her motncr. In cross ing the Isthmus they were seven days on the Chagres River In open canoes, and she still has the umbrella with which she sheltered the precious doc uments from the constant rains. If Just one experience In the llfo of each pioneer present at yesterday's reunion could 'be compiled It -would make a volume of tlrrlnc adventure beyond the pale of Imagination. But those days of danger and- adventure are gone: tho once sturdy settlers have settled Into the deserved ease of old age and theirs Is the satisfaction of knowing that they prepared a way for the ones now following. PIONEERS HAVE REUNION (Continued From First Face.) to every clime and golden streams pour Into our atate as a result- Tou were the came of making all 'this knowa; you were beyond the average of men. Tou were net the drones from the TSaat; thoso you left behind; they do net travel so far from home. You produced the provisional government, pro nounced by state builders as almost a per fect organization and a model to be fol lowed. You were the architects of our con stitution, around which you placed such safe guards that wealth and power, not of tha people., cannot tear It down. White other states groan under great debts." you so fixed our charter that our atate d6ea not owe a dollar In .the world. You are like the pioneers during the Revolution and subse quently, who made a Declaration of Inde pendency and a Constitution that the tinkers could not assault and destroy. I.et us hand all these things down to those wbo will travel In our footsteps along the great high way of time. A Social Hour Is Enjoyed. At the conclusion of the programme a social hour was greatly enjoyed by -the pioneers, after which a procession was formed, with the earliest pioneer? In the van. and the pathfinders Journeyed to the banquet-room, where they were received Though Bent With the Years Their Hearts Keep Young BY A. A. G. A touching circumstance of the annual reunion of Oregon Pioneers, held here yesterday, was the omission of the parade which In the past has added much that was picturesque to the occasion. It was no doubt a sensible action on the part of those who had charge of arrange ments, for the task of marching for blocks through the city streets has be come too much for the old men and wom en who laid the foundations of these states, two generations ago. The passing of many years has robbed tbem of the strength which was theirs when they took the westward way so long ago. The pathetic reason for abandoning the parade was apparent, however, when the fathers and mothers of great common wealths gathered at the Armory in the afternoon. It is no use disguising the fact they are too old. It Is hard for them to understand it, themselves, for many of them marched on foot across 3000 miles of plain and mountain sixty and more' years ago. to pitch the outposts of civilization here by the Western sea. They cannot solve the cruel mystery of dim ming eyes, halting feet and bent backs. Their hearts keep young with the mem-' ories of "the mighty days when they ad ventured In an unknown land. That was the middle of 'the last century- To us it seems as long ago as the building of the pyramids, but to the forefathers of Old Oregon it is but a brief yesterday. In which the tragedy of old age has come to them. It Is almost sundown, and perforce they must march as they have ever done, be cause the lengthening, shadows obscure the way. This year's gathering of the pioneers is the largest ever held. They, come from all over the Northwest to meet again on common ground and to see the Fair. Yesterday's sessions were held at the Armory, and today they will attend the Exposition as guests of the manage ment. This Is the 33d annual reunion. Many of them" were getting old when the -first one was held, but those who survive will come again next year and the year fol lowing, until at Mast there shall remain not one to recount their epic story. Hats bff ! The pioneers are here today. We should do every "honor to them, but we will not and cannot do enough. We do not yet properly appreciate them. Some far-off future singer will tell their history In a new Iliad and a new Odys sey. Some child as yet to be born In this Oregon country will some day take his children's children upon his knees and speak, to them of the Heroic Days and of how, long years before,' he looked upon the last remaining of the pioneers. And those children will inquire: "What was he like, grandslre? What was he like? and the aged one shall answer. "Though he may have been God's humblest crea .ture. he was a hero, children a hero." by Mrs. C. M. Cartwright. assisted by- the ladies reception committee. The business session convened at 30 o'clock, officers were chosen and the death list of the year read. An Informal pro gramme was given after the business session. - John MInto presiding. The Veteran Double Quartet, consisting of S. Bullock. W. S. Powell. J. S. Hamil ton. C W. Tracy. R. V. Pratt. C. C. Pratt, George Buchanan. A. M.- Cummlngs. Dr. H. R. Littlefield and H. P. Bestow ren dered Mvcral excellent selections. Other musical numbers and readings completed the programme. During the business session the follow ing rcsolutons were adopted: Resolved. That the pioneers recognise with many thanks the generosity of the citizens of Portland la providing the means for the entertainment of the pioneers at this, the S3d annual reunion. Resolved. That we recognise 'the generosity and aelf-oacrlflclng efforts of the ladles of Portland. un2r the leadership of Mr. C M. Cartwright, who have so splendidly provided the annual dinner, and to them ire return our sincere thankn. J. C. Moreland. H. W. Scott and R- P. Boise were appointed a committee to" represent the Oregon Pioneer Association at he exercises connected with the re Interment of the remains of Jason Lee during the session of the Methodist Con gress soon to be held In this city. Today the pioneers will go to the Expo sition as guests of honor of the Exposi tion. The official badge will admit tbem to the grounds, where everything possible will be done to make their visit comfort able and enjoyable. Ceremonies are to be held In Festival Hall In the morning, and the afternoon will be spent In view ing the Fair and "hitting the Trail." It was for the explorers and the pioneers that the Exposition's amusement corner was named the Trail, and the pioneers .will, no doubt, honor' the courtesy by. enjoying the spielers outcries and seeing the shows and dreaming how different it was in that selfsame spot half a cen tury ago. It will be a far different Trail and a far different manner of hitting it. but it will serve to remind them that these things are possible because they were courageous enough to fight a win ning battle when to lore would have meant death and despair: when to win did mean honor everlasting! LINN WILL HAVE A HOLIDAY Hundred oT People Coming" to tho Fair Toda3. ALBANY, Or., June 15. (Special.) To morrow, Albany day at the Lewis and Clark Fair, will be a holiday In Linn County towns generally. Albany busi ness men, newspaper men and citizens, generally have notified the public that they will not be open for business on Fri day. Instead, a large portion of the town "will spend the day In Portland, viewing the- Fair and making a showing for tha Gem City of the Willamette Vallt.y. Mayor W. H. Davis has Issued a procla mation declaring Friday. June 16. to be a holiday, and requesting all who rain, to go to Portland on that day. Memlicrs of the Commercial Club have visited nearly everyone with round-trip tickets, and enough have been sold to insure the se curing of an excursion train to take the PROMINENT PIONEERS WHO ATTENDED YESTERDAY'S RE-UNION .BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSV' BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBsV A. K. YOUNG. orowd to Portland. Several hundred Linn County people will go to Portland tomor row, many of them coming from the. In terior towns of the county. Ths local club has requested that the day be made a Linn County day. instead of Albany day, and people of the county have taken the offer up with a vim. Mrs. Henrietta Brown, hostess for Al bany day, will be assisted by Mcsdames S. S. Train. J. K. Weatherford. F. M. French. T. G. Hopkins. L. E. Hamilton, C. C. Hogue, J. W. AUhouse, S. E. Young. I H Blaln. H. M. Palmer. D. P. Mason. W. H. Holman. W. H. Parker. F. P. Nut ting. H. A. Lcjnlnger, G. A. Westgate, C. B. Winn. C. E. Sox. C. V. Littler, E. D. Cusick. J. P. Wallace. A. M. Hammer. P. B. Marshall. J. K. Halght. H. A. Nel son, Pi A. Young. A. C. Schmltt. E. F. Sox, and Misses Clara Guard. Flora Ma son, Laura Vance, Mary Stewart, Emma Sox and Georgia Payne. . The special train which will take the visitors to the city will run from both Lebanon and Albany, leaving here at 7 o'clock. the manual training department Is the principal feature. Serviceable chairs made by seventh and eighth-grade pupils will be distributed about the balcony in the Washington building, on which is located the educational exhibit, for use by sightseers. TVIDIi REPRESENT THE ARMY Uncle Sam Sends Dentists and Doc tors to Conventions at Fair. " OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 15. Examining and Super vising Dental Surgeon -John S. Marshall. U. S. A., is detailed to represent the dental corps of the Army at the Lewis and Clark Dental Congress at Portland. July 17 to 20. Majors Rudolph Ebert and Charles Woodruff, surgeons, and First Lieutenant James Carroll, assistant sur geon, are detailed to represent the med ical department of the Army at the an nual meeting of the American Medical Association, at Portland, July 11 to 14. Chairs Made by Schoolboys. SEATTLE. Wash.. June 15. (Special.) Professor B. W. Johnson, assistant super intendent of schools for Seattle, has gone to Portland with the last of the educa tional exhibit from this city. Work of Praises Promptness of Fair. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 15. George B. Sudworth, chief of dendrology In the Bureau of For estry, has returned from Portland, where he superintended the installation of the forestry exhibit. He has told his friends here that the exhibits at the Lewis and Clark Exhibition were ready on opening, something unheard of at any exposition heretofore held, and that the attendance on that day was extremely large. Union Doubles Fair Fund. LA GRANDE. Or.. June 14.-(SpeciaI.) The County Court has appropriated an additional $300 to Union County's Lewis and Clark Fair exhibit fund. This makes a total of 51CC0 set aside by the county for this exhilbt. Extensive preparations are being per fected by the Commercial Club to make . creditable showing on La Grande day, July 5. "Will Get Stack or Dollars. Arrangements are being made by the Exposition management for presenting the holder of the largest number of Trail coupons on the day of the of ficial opening of the Trail. June 24. with a stack of silver dollars as hlgn as the height of the holder! Special coupon tickets are being printed for the occasion. Hostess for Eastern. Star. Mrs. Madeline B. Conkiing. most worthy grand .matron of the National" Eastern Star organization, will be hostess at the Eastern Star cottage at the Exposition Tuesday, June 20. and will be pleased to receive all members of fraternal orders or those interested. Chauaeey O. Hotford, of ML. Tabor. Fred Lewis, Pioneer of '44. 8. A. Clarke, of IMS, Akr ef "Moaeer Days e4 OregW History. W. A. Maw, Pieseer of 5. John D. Rockefeller. The Late Sam Ralapy. Saa Fraacisco- "The Power of the Cartoon" THE SUBJECT THAT Homer Davenport The world-famous cartoonist, will lecture and illustrate at the MARQUAM GRAND TOMORROW (SATURDAY) NIGHT, AT 8:15 . JUNE 17, 1905 " Mr. Davenport has no equal as a humorous talker. He keeps his audience in an up-1 roar of faughrer during the entire evening. Seats Now Selling Admission, 25c and ,50c.