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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND FRIDAY 'EVEN! NO, JUNE HI. Ml
Oregon Pioneers Have Coal Time at Annual Meeting and Banquet at Armory
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Men Who Figured in the Early History of State Assembled in Masonic Temple
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1500 Attend "Campfire"
T" Joseph Buchtel Is Elected
President; Geo. H. Himes Is
Secretary.
Tb Trron BiUt" ct rlrdr
. fU4 cotspUltlf to dmpa lh plrl(
f tht mtn and wemrn who mad lha
rtat amplr of (ha nortbwtat a rrallty.
. Xor ararr ona of thara an)oyd tha for-
titth annoai reunion of tha Oreor Plo-
' par aaaodatlon to tha fuilt It aa
, raunlon far mora real than maajr. for
faw thara war who did not number tha
. araaUr majortty or tna lioa wno am
trad around tha "campftr" Uat nlchl
aa frtonda ajd acqualnUne of many
j-ar ataadlor
v Gray haJra and aarlnf Tr wtra for
.."fotten for th moment. 'Yheumatk-a"
and other JnflrmlUea were caat aalde.
.Handa cUap4 wtth tru friendship and
aralla wreathed fares lined with ate,
ufferln and privation.
Tha reunion opened rterday after
noon with a brief program at tha Ml
'ionic temple. Thla over, tha ploneera
ih.ip war to th Armorr. aome
walking and the more feeble onea in
. automobile furnlahed through tha cour-
ty of W. J. Clemen, prealdenl or me
Onrtland Automobile club.
1 Her they nt down to a bountiful
rpat prepared by the members of the
Woman s Auxiliary to me ure-on
iieer ansoclatlon. The tble had been
Beautifully decorated with flowers by
the women and groaned under the good
Ihlnrs with which the appetites of the
ruests were satlifled. Each table eeat
; ifi (4 and as all were practically filled,
" kha estimate of ploneera prce ent was
?bout 1S40.
Annual Bnslness Meeting.
At 7:J0 o'clock the annual business
meeting as held at the Masonic tem
JIe. Joseph Buchtel. 1862. was elected
aireHtdent; Joseph U Carter, vice presi
dent; George H. Hlmes, 1853. secretary;
! Charles E. Ladd, 1857, treasurer; Nathan
Bird. 1848.. P. II. D'Arcy, 1857, end
Theodore T. Geer, 1851. directors. The
election of Mr. Himes as secretary
marks the beginning of the twenty-seventh
term of office of the man who
knows more of pioneer history than. In
Mil probability, any other living person.
The committee on resolutions appoint
td by retiring President Colonel Robert
org. 1862. John W. Mlnto, 1848, and
V. Jeffery, 1852, reported resolutions of
thanks to Portland citliens, to the rail
toad and transportations for their cour
tesy and to the women who served th
banquet at the Armory. These as well
as a resolution commending tha effort
f the Indian war veterans In thel
'fight for pensions of 130 a month were
passed unanimously.
Secretary Hlmea was given instruc
tions to prepare a fitting badge for the
retiring president and all ex-presldents
''of the association. The suggestion by
IMr. Himes that the next reunion take
"the form of a basket picnic on the
Chautauqua grounds at Gladstone did
not meet with unanimous favor. P. H
.JD'Arcy, of Salem, Invited the ploneera
io the Capital City If they did not wish
,to meet in Portland and Mr. Himes'
'motion was w-Ilbdra,jj-n.
Campflr Frorram.
Following the business meeting came
tha campflre program. Retiring Presi
dent Miller presided. Following , a brief
introductory address by Mr. Miller the
thoughts of th old folks were carried
Kop Jua rnTmaloo,
jMtii hlaa fcloiha.
Jvsua klalaa kopa fUBl!
J.aus hlaa kJoaha.
Alia Jeaus niltllte kopa 5ihM,
Jeau hlaa k !!.
Taka Jr.ua tlkegh i.lka klalawa,
Jcaus hlaa klosha.
Jeaua aal1. do net II.
Jeatia is very good.
Jesus said, do not Blral.
Jasus la very good.
n r ma Jeaus died.
Ja.ua a wry gtwd.
Jeaua wrnt l llraven.
Jraua la tty good.
Tlfr. Jeaua wishes rn to go,
Jeaus Is wry good.
Th.ro Jrsu wlahea m to go,
Jeaus Is very good.
THREE PIONEERS RECALL
OLD DAYS WHEN THEY
' PLAYED AS CHILDREN
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One of the Interesting little
features of the convention of
tha Oregon Pioneers' association
at the Masonic Temple yester
day: was the meeting of Mrs.
Sarah A. J. Hawk, 1845. of Pen
dleton, her brother, James Fran
el .Marlon Griffith, of Ltiu.
i;le JUS, and Clrin Reasoner,
' 1851.' of Portland. All had been
4 -nelghbora1 on the CaHapooIa
river , where Brownsville- now
: tnd. -It waa th first time
in over 49 years that Mrs.
Hawk and Mr. Griffith had met
u. Mr. Reasoner and fdr some time
"V tsey chatted of the times when
t they, were ; children together.
'lOld dance and parties were r
; called and Interesting incidents
-., which had -not-been thought of
. during tha two acor years.-
airs, Griffith told of on good .
tlinf-ih remembered when h
1 rod it miles to a dance, .4n
rrors being so wild they had to
blindfold biea lo order that h '
anight mount It ' .
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back to their younger day by th eons,
"When Tou and I War Toung, Uaggta."
by Mrs. Edna ltobllna loiter Mra.
Iwbbln brought atlll greater Jny to
the heart of hrr grey-haired auditors
by singing 'Ullvrr Threads Among th
Oold" '
Mrs. ed Olaon and Mrs. Pauline
Miller Chapman war also roundly ap
plauded when they sang the aongs
which war so popu'ar 40 years ago.
Dan C. Powrrs. a fiddler of th old
achool, kept everyone keeping tlma with
his oldtlm Jlga Among the selection
he played with variations were: "Dixie
Land." -Hornpipe Melody." "Pop Goes
the Weasel" and othera.
A feature of tha meeting whlrh la sel
dom heard at present was the singing
In Chinook Jargon by Cyrus H. Walker.
oldest eon of an Oregon pioneer, who
was born December 7. 1838. "Kali. O
kak mltllt Noah alta. Rlah kopa
kloach Illlhee." and "Jeaus ciako kopa
Hag 111 11c" sang Mr. Walker and the
auJIence Joined htm In th two olj
hymns. Mr. Walker explained for the
benefit of those not familiar with tha
Chinook that the Jargon was made up to
fill the needs of traders who visited
one tribe after another, as the Ian
guagea of. the trlbea were not readily
understood unli-ss one knew each. The
Jargon waa formed of words from varl
ous languages snd corruptions of others,
Jo Keek's Daughter Talks.
Mrs. Ollv Meek Klley. daughter of
Joseph Meek, the old pioneer who drew
a Una at the Chumpoeg convention and
forced, th citizens lo taka one Hide or
the other In the dispute over the owner
ship of the Oregon territory, gave in-
tereatlng facts and aidellghta of hi
life. 8he told how her father had
learned to read from the lllble and
Shakespeare.
A. B. Roberts. 1853. of Walla Walla.
who was present for the f;rnt time in
seven years, cave an Interesting camn-
rire talk. He told of Portland at the
time when Front street was the only
business street and Portland had but
500 Inhabitants. No churter had been
drawn up for the government of the
city when he arrived, but the following
winter one was granted and the first
city election held. He told how his
vote had been challenged by William
Hlgglns, candidate for city marshal,
but the Judges had failed to sustain
the challenge. Hlggins, he said, was
elected, and William S. Ladd was elected
mayor.
Mr. Roberts told of the cutting of
timber on ground which is now In the
neart or the business section. Second
anu mini streets. He related of the
coming of early steamships and the
difficulties which the pioneer city build
ers naa to overcome.
P. l Castleman. 1843. from Oakland.
uai., spoKe words or greeting to the-
pioneers and A. .u. Lloyd. 1845. of
wausburg. Wash., related incident of
nis coming: to Oregon. Joseph Buchtel,
ine new president of the association,
was introduced by Mr. Walker, who told
of a photograph of himself and his
sister which Mr. Buchtel made In 18K7
Mr. buchtel gave a brief speech.
Historical Sketches of Wonrs.
An invitation to attend the Cham
poeg: celebration next year was extended
to the association by P. H. D'Arcv. wh
"in un msoiHiance or otners. haa -
curea a campground of 12 acres. Mr.
Miller alto urged that each pioneer in
some manner have prepared a written
msiory or tne earlv Ufa In which roh
took part which miirht be DruervoH r-
luiure generations.
ine meeting closed with the slne-lnir
of "Auld Langr Syne" by th aiidin
mm au joined witn a will In th old
song.
mi Mi.
ine anernoon session was called to
oraer ty Retiring President Colonel
nuwrl a. aimer. Lucas band played
wio oiar opangied Banner," as all atood
reverently listening- to the grand patri-
collacllon of beautiful statues In her
city parka one to (h memory of th
men and women who mad possible the
beautiful city whlrh now stands where
the liny Milage many of them remem
berad was first started by members of
th association, many already paased
away.
Tha annual address of th associa
tion was made at the afternoon meet
ing by Robert G. Smith, son of a pio
neer of 185 and present mayor of
Grants Pass. Mr. Hmlth said In part:
"1 am descended from a pioneer fam
ily, and though I can lay no claim to
having taken part In your labors am
one of the great number who haa Inher
ited th benefits that com from th
privations and hardship endured and
th wisdom of you and those who with
you made thla country a part of the
I nlted Mates.
Th beginning of American grovern
mont in the northwest dates from the
convention In Cliampoeg in 1843. On
mat oat in provisional government
or Oregon waa organised. Tha e-reat
republic to th east gave no aid or
assistance and no encouragement. Tha
British had occupied th country for &0
years, yet these brave pioneers dared
to boldly assume to establish an Amer
ican government, though numbering a
bare 150 souls.
ronadinf sTrw State.
WhIle some came to Oregon country
to acquire land, others as missionaries
among the Indians and a few on adven
ture, all must have been Inspired to
some extent with the Instinct so strong
In the American people, the founding
of new states.
Eg.aal Suffrage.
Every wise provision of government
was Included by these pioneerB In their
provisional government with the ex
ception of one. These men did not
recognize the equal rights of tha women
who suffered hardships, who mado dom-
sible the founding of this tui-prnmcni
by leaving homes In more civilized sec
tions and braving the long Journey to
the west, who bore the sturdy chlldron
to rarry on the work started No vole
la tha gornmnl vouchsafed the
.(Undid women who wer am capable of
taking a hand In affair of lb art
Tlat recognition la coming tardily apd
I took, for the day In th near future
hen Oregon will take liar place with
h.r alstrr atata and glv th women
their light lo a peek by means of th
ballot.
"Th character of th pioneers shines
out with th fart that for year they
livtd without semblance of government
To congress they sent frequent memo
rials aaklng for protection. 'Krery pr-.
text was urgrd that rongraaa might aend
military protection. They clung to tha
government whlrh paid no attention to
them, though th Hritlah government
made many overtures for thrlr support
and did everything which th American
government did not.
QlA-laahloBd Siaea Twaea.
"Rather they wooed and won citizen
of th British entplre by allowing them
a vole In th provisional rovemment
Ithout demanding that they glv up
Ibelr alleglanr to their king. Thua
they rave th Canadians a taste of self-
government and won their support."
Following Mr. Smith's address the
band played "America" while th words
wer sung by th audience standing.
Then th bandmen stsrted soma of the
good old-fashioned dance tune and all
laughed with glee as soma of the men
began to sway with the quick measures
and even a eared to dunce Jlgw and hoe
downs aa they bad don ,ln th days
when SO or 40 miles to a danc was no
trip at alL
The reunion was one of the most suc
cessful ever held In the history of th
association. All enjoyed the meetings
Immensely and returned to their homes
to dream of the good times until thay
met again next year. .
Notwithstanding !c?al proctfdin$tooust
us have been Instituted against us, we arc?
stiil Join; business at the old stand
J And Selling More Goods
J And Giving Better Values
than at any time in the history of the
firm. We are simply forced to sell now,
and are making pi ices regardless of or
iginal cos"t. We are also
Giving Easy Terms
Come in and pick out a suit that suits
you, pay us a lime casn, taxe tfle outfit
and wear it while you
Pay Us $L00 a Wecfe!
There are no embarrassing conditions, no red tape about our simple credit sys
tem. No security demanded just a simple agreement to pay, thafs itt,
GWMBE
First and Yamhill
Second and Yamhill
Closing
Two of These
duced $282 Each
Out Remaining (Genuine) Weber Pianos
Also Many Other Fine Uprights
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GOVERNOR'S GUESTS f. WZMX 3U w4J . a5 MM 1
otlo song,
seats Rev.
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Accepting an Invitation from Oo vnpnnr
West, members of th Woman's club
will make an excursion to Salem to
morrow to visit the different state in-
luuttona and see how the arovernor'a
policies in regard to them are workine
out. They are particularly interested in
the penitentiary, and Governor Went
will probably accompany them on their
trip in person.
About 40 women are exDected to lv
Portland at 9 o'clock on th Ornn
Electric. Members of the educational
committee will go In a body. The com- I
mlttee Is composed of Mrs. Slav Allen
Oeden, chairman; Mrs. Charles H. Dodd
Mrs. M. A. Moore, Mrs. A. Tllier, Mrs.
I). A. Watters. Mrs. L. O. Ralston and
Mrs. F. 8. Senn. Members of this com
mittee believe th trip will afford them
a splendid opportunity to study social
conditions and the state's reform meth
ods at first hand. "
Among the other club women who
nave aaia tney will ao are:
airs. Barah Evans. Dr. Mabel Akin
T"l It I . ii. . . . fc '
uv. msimm oaer, Mrs. Hi. Kunyan, Mrs.
H. A. Moore, Mrs. A. Shannon, Mrs. J.
b Clarkson, Mrs. C. C. Shar. Mrs. P.
Dennison, Mrs. H. G. Pettinger, Mrs R.
M, Tuttle, Mrs. H. L. Agrgens, Mrs. J.
K. Clark, Mrs. Charles E. Smith. Mrs.
T. E. Rushmore, Mrs. Philip Law ton,
Mrs. Robert - Smith, Mrs. William Hare
Mrs. J. C. Hare. Mrs. B. . Weaver. Mrs.
The Sale of the Rose
Show Exhibition Pianos
Note the Reductions:
Study These Prices, YouJl Own a Really Fine Piano Today
xjeiuro tney resumed their I A. Uleblscli. Mrs. Graham Walah Mr.
T. L. Jones. 1852. chanlaln nelCora Tussev. Mrs. Warron El- Thn,.
the association, Invoked the blessing of I Mrs. M. A Dal ton, Mrs. H. Gerowe, Mrs.
uiviue lauier on tbe iHnmh rercy uravei. jiira. v. M. uilnea. Ml
uinan Tingle, Mrs. K. u. Graham, Mrs.
Albert Brown, Mrs. C.SB Cannon, Mrs.
F. Jamleson, Mrs- John M. Scott and tile
president of the club, Mrs. A. King
Wilson.
members, and prayed that all rrila-hr h
spared during the coming year.
Mrs. Clyde B. Altchlsnn snn,
--vvijii pauicu
by Carl Denton, sans- "Anm. r .
"llrr ouwanee River," to the de
light of the audience.
The plpneasfl. wer welcomed -to the
city- by Georre L Rakr i..m..
rviinnu -cut council In . r n
chosen words, and Colonel Mm
s ponded in the same Tetit iji
Animal Address. 'I
Colonel Miller said that he hoped th,
tat of Oregon would at some early
date provld. lac rof th preaerr
tlon of records of Its founders, and that
the city -f Portland wodid add to the
:-::j1::.1H'
Not one instmment In this special
display has ever heretofore been od-
talnable for less than $456 for the
plainer styles, 1515 for the more elab
orate styles. We offer them now as
follows:
, Biff Auto Business at Chehalig.
IBiriai to The JoaraaLl - -Chehalls,
Waah June 21. A total of
41 autos has been -sold her, up to date
this season, by on firm,": th heaviest
sales In fh history of " the business
at ChehaUs. ,
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". A prevhaa been . Invented In Ger
many' to print postage stamps In rolls
for nss In coin la the slot vending- ,ma-
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1286 for the plain styles and 1312 for
tne fancy mahogany and beautiiui cir-
cassion walnut styles of most elegant
designs.
$264 and J258 now secure a number of
new styles never seen nereiorore, in
struments not quite so tall as the above
and for which at least 4J wouia
be asked In the usual way of selling.
We offer all of them for $264 and
$256 as stated on our new one, .two and
three-vear-payment plan, with simple
interest added, or on our new iz a ween
arrangement. Pay $2 down and $2 . a
week.
Player pianos go for greatly reduced
prices now, too. v
Nowhere in our- establishment is the
frinclple of Uttle-proflt-per-plano sell
nc which has made th Filer Music
House the foremost-in the Nation, more
apparent than in our player piano sell
ing. It has taken real effort to accom
plish it, but we ar now in position t
state that our player pianos are no
ionrer sohlect to mice dictation r
arbitrary hish-prte fixers East. v
can sell them now at fair pr teen, em
bodying one factorv profit, and that
only a. small one by Ellecs uslc House.
Free library service is also Included in
tne reduced prices.
There are ov?r 50 different makes
and styles of finest player pianos to
cnoose rrom. Spacs forbids mention in
detail.
Sufficient to say that $575 styles may
he had for $444.
$700 styles for $535.
$900 styles at $675, and the fanciest
$1025 and $1100 Instruments are now
only $815 and $875 respectively.
Baby Grands show still srreatef rl.-
tive reduction. '
We are partieulsrly anxious to close
out roma very fine genuine Weber
Grand Pianos. The email slse, as shown
above, is reduced $229 pd the VrVv
fancy art styles go for $282 and $308
ess man usual retail value, see them.
These Wehers were made according to
the old Weber principles, containing
the famous "wonderful Weber tone"
which cannot be found In the later "full
iron plate pianos having the Weber
nam. Also some Weber uprights, same
reductions.
Numerous other makes of Baby and
Parlor Grands are .also to be had at
pricea reduced ' so low that buying .be
come a positive duty. ' I,.
Boy wheA the prices are' low. .Th
country Is solid. Th future is surel
torirht for all of Us llrinr on tha a-reat
Pacific Coast. ron't fatl to -et a good
(lutno now i -.ii-ra mueiot nouse.
nation s Jr rest, tn houbs of l
Quality, Alder street at Seventh,
A
S previously announced, we
are not Kding to handle in
future any of the Webers as
now Deing- made, we are
closing out all Webers In stock.
When these are sold, we discon
tinue the agency. The Webers
now here were made according to
the old-cctabllshcd Weber prin
ciples under the direct supervis
ion of Mr. C. B. Lawsoh, former
ly the practical manufacturing
head of the Weber piano, under
whose able management the
Weber instruments obtained that
degree of tonal excellence for
'which they were noted at that
time and which has been charac-
terized as "that wonderful Weber
' tone." .
These Webers, and also some
Weber uprig-hts, together with a
long' list or many fine and high- '
est priced instruments shown dur
ing our annual Rose Show Exhi
bition, are being closed out at
prices positively so low that it
teems downright foUy for ' any
home. In reasonably comfortable
circumstance .to content, itself
with the possession of merely an
ordinary piano.
We'll take any ordinary or old
piano In part payment for these
fine new ones at th reduced sal
prices. Bear in mind that w are
closing put . instruments that the
proudest mansion would feel com
plimented , to possess. Superb
Deckers and Klmballs and.' Chick- -
.erlngs and Son mere. ,
BSPE1TSABLEKSSS.
know that every reader of Th.
every otner western man
If,
We
Journal and
anu woman nuows.it least 100 people
ciiuukh lu influence mem
mu-
per-
irirn, mere were no other reason, this
cuiMin in niijusu io maxe us extremely
cautious of our treatment of everv
buyer, large or small.
We will not sell anything that we
know is not right, for in dolnff so we
might make" one profit, but would for
ever lose the opportunity of gettins:
you to patronize us again and of get
ting your friends to. buy here
ours is actually the only "home"
sio house. We live here we are
manently located here. We pay no mid
, fiuiiiH nor agents or agencv
commissions, and wa expect to do busf-
ji-ixits io come.
Vu htvofonfldence in,our Judg
ment. 1 he heads of our concern, and
the managers of each department are
trained from boyhood in this pafticuU?
VwSl'w-rk- io.u can nave very con
vt Linour ltore an(1 our methods.
U"c-ufms?CVer te BUicl0U8 "Y ot
.To" an believe every representation
we make, because whenever anything
from our concern does not do credit to
our name we .will, refund every pinny
you, have Da id ii n m.t. .u
demand Jt. or uuon wht rmnnri,
base your claim.
Theee. Ir. short. nr Knm nt iv..
sous hy ycu ahould"buy at headquar
ters, at Etlers Music flouse. not an
atencv." not a "hr.ni. f.r."
lands "home" piano institution, the
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?Mt Talking Machine :Headqnarters The Nations largest