The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-01
THE PIONEERS.
OLD SErTLER,s .uEETI.VG.

Van Buren,, held at Chadwick Hall in the vii
lage Of Lawrence, on tho 22d day of February
A. ID. 1872, at IL O'Clock AM.
Gen. b. +. Chadwick was chosen chairman
and Hon. M. T.. Fitch az assistant chairman,
and s. Il. Conway was appointed secretary.
On motion made and carried, the chair ap-
pointed Messrs G. M. Morrill,, John Smoik, VIM.
Markillie, Silas Breed, and Orriu Sisson, COM
mittee on permanent organization.
On motion made and carried, Messrs Chas.
u Cross and j j. Woodnan were appointed =
committee to draft Constitution aud BYLAWS
| for tao government of this orgasization.
On like motion Messrs NJ. l.. Fitch ana 8. T..
| Conway were appointed as additional members
OF tho comml.tee on Constitution and By-Laws.
The meeting then took recess for one hour.
ONE O'CLOCK p. NJ.
The meeting convened st the expiration OF
the hour OF adjournment.
The committee on permanent organization
submitted the following names 70 the meeting,
ss their report. viz:
j. Il. Monroe, President,
i. BarnunI, Wee President.
s. T.. Conway, Secretary,
which report was accepted by the meeting and
adopted.
The President aud Vice President elect were
escorted to their respective seats, when the
president made some remarks appropriate to
the occasion.
The Commttse on Constitution and Bylaws
submitted the following. which was accepted
| and adopted:
We, the Pioneer Residents OF Van Buren,
County, in order to perpetuate the memory Of
! old associations, and interesting events OF our
pioneer life, do hereby organizs ourselves into
an association to be called TIE VAN BuRxS
COUNTY PIONEERS ASSOCIATION.
ARTICLE 1.-Apy person may become q MEM
| ber of this Association, who has been a resi-
| dent OF tha County twenty years OK more !;
provided that oil male members shall pay q
membership fee Of twenty-five cents.
| ARTICLE 2.--The Officers Of this Association
! shall consist OF President Vice President,
| Secretary, Treasurer, and an Executive Com
mittee OF one from each township.
ARTICLE 3.--The Annual Ite-Union OF the
members OF this Association shall be held on
the 22d day Of February, at which meeting the
officers shall be elected and shall hold their
offices until their SUCCESSORS are elected.
ARTICLE 4.-The President. and Iii his absence
the Vice President shall preside at all meet
ipgs OF the ASSOCIATION.
ARTICLE 5.--The Secretary shall record IN
suitable books the names OF all the members
OF the Association, with the date Of the time
Of their settlement, also place OF birth. He
shall also make record OF the time Of death
or each member with age, occupation and resi-
dence; and such interesting events connected
with the lives OF members, and the early history
OF the County az may be required by the AssO-
citation.
ARTICLE 6.--The Treasurer shall take charge
OF aid properly disburse all funds of the AS
sociation acsording Co the directions Of the
President aud Executive Committee.
ARTICLE THE Presids snt with the Exeou-
tive Committee shall make the necessary mr.
rangements for each Annual Re- Union.
On motion it was voted that tho present Of
flcers Of the association shall continue to be
and remain ITS officers for tho ensuing year.
DIR. j. Andrews was then elected Treasurer
OF the association.
The following named gentlemen were elect cd
| an Executive Committee, viz:
David Wise, Pine Grova
S. Breed Amena.
@. nj. Morrill,, Antwerp.
s. Corey, Porter.
| Ashbel Heron, Bloomingdala
r. J. Myers, Waverly.
N. nj. Pugsley, Paw Paw.
| Elijah Goble, Decatur.
J. N. Howard, Columbia.
D. u. Briggs. Arlington.
| u. Branch, Lawrence.
! @. Fields. Hamilton.
| @. Pierce, Geneva.
| &. u. Crosse, Bangor.
Lewis Miller. Hartford.
Il. Irish. Keeler.
ID. II. Pierce. South Haven
| hyron Fish, Deerfield.
On motion made and carried all persops who
have resided within Van Buren, County for
twenty years are invited to become members
Of this association. and that they furnish their
names to the member Of the Executive Com
mittee. for the township in which such persons
eide, and that the members Of the Executive
@ ,mmiitee furnish the names OF all persons
wi i,bing to uni,e with this association to the
Secretary.
The Secretary was directed to procure the
necessary books in VIII ich to keep the records
OF this association.
The meeting then adjourned.
JAY Il. MONROE, President
+ BinNum, Vice President.
s. t. CONWAY, Secretary.
TSFF3 Ss'EECHES.
Tho President having been introduced by the
! Hon. Morgan l.. Fitch, addressed the assem-
bsge Blbstanti,ly as follows:
LADIES AND GEETLEMEN-I am greatly re-
ioiced to meet so many of you, old pioneers OF
Van Buren CDuny, on this OCCASION. When
we arc assembled on such an OCCASION 90 this
all old GuIuostos aud prejudioes arc forgotten
/ and io3l the Cd friendship aud love for you
that aulmated an thrilled me, in our elrly
etluzg es .ghilo we wero all leading tho way,