The Placer herald., 1872-05-25
THE EX.PLACERITE'S PICNIC.

1uc ASSOcldlIOn OF CaIlIOrna IlOneeTS
embraces all immigrants who arrived in CAL
iforna prior to 1850, provided the Society
see fit not to reject them, on application for
membership.
OF course hundreds composing that organ
ization must, necessarily, be strangers, and
although having cordial feeling in common,
as Pioneers of new State, still cannot en-
tertain that same affection for one another
which is engendered by daily intimacy. The
loves and affections of those Pioneer days
are not ephmeral. They only die with the
death of those who form them. The men
who founded this giant State on the sunset
Ocean are men who are knit together
with bands of STEEL and whom no reverses
can sunder and no misfortunes divorce.
PIONEERS REUNION.
Such men, with their wives, sons and
daughters, had grand reunion on the En-
cinal last Saturday. They represented the
earlier residents of Placer County, and the
progeny of these Pioneers. Moreover, they
represent much of the genius, talent, enter
prise and money of this youthful Common
wealth. More than this, we can assert from
our own personal knowledge that Placer
County has to-day larger number of what
are ordinarily termed representative men
than any other county in the State, and we
don't except San Francisco. Here is Il list
of the Pioneer citizens of Placer who have
held important Federal and State Offices, ex-
cluding mere members of the Legislature.
Ex-Governor Leland Stanford; Ex-Lieu-
tenant Governor Joseph WalSup; G. A..
Tuttle, Code Commissioner and Supreme
Court reporter; E. M. Hillyer, U. S. Dis
trict Judge for Nevada; G. A. Tweed, u.
S. District Judge for the Territory of Arizo-
ma; w. G. Stratton, Speaker of the Assem-
bly, in 1858; r. O. Cravens, State Librari-
an; w. ID. Hartman Clerk of the SUI
preme Court; Albert Hart, Assistant State
Librarian, and at present Private Secretary
to Governor Booth: John Yule, Speaker of
the Assembly in 1865; A. p. K. Stafford
present Governor of Arizona; l.. ID. Latmer,
U. S. District Attorney; f. ID. Shirland,
Clerk of Sacramento County; 10 Hamilton,
late State Attorney General; James Ander-
son (deceased) formerly State Senator, and
later first clerk of the Territory of Arizona;
Tabb Mitchell, pioneer editor of the PLACER
HERALD; W. A. Selkirk, editor of the
Auburn Stars and Stripes; L. l.. Bullock,
Tide Land Commissioner; j. III. Baker,
pioneer policeman of San Francisco; and last.
but not least, the great Mogul of the occas-
ion, Theo. b. Hotchkiss, for long time
Superintendent of Common Schools in Au-
burn. This latter gentleman engineered
the celebration through from first to last, and
to him, and our good brothers, whose names
are herewith suljoined, be all the glory:
CommHee Of A,rahgements:-W. II.
Martin, Chairman; w. f. Norcross, Secre-
tary; +. j. Holm, James N. Mankin,
Charles II. Gwynn, John Gerran, X. b.
Soule, Theo b. Hotcllkiss, VIM. Hollis, j.
NJ. Currier, J. II. Baker.
Erecutire CommiHee:-W. IL. Martin,
Chairman, 316 California street; w. +.
Norcross, Secretary, 42l Montgomery st.
Charles H. Gwynn, Treasurer, S. +. cor.
Market and First streets; VIM. Hollis, 4OS
Montgomery street.
LITERARY EXERCISES.
AT one o'clock w. H. Martin, Chairman
of the Committee, called the large assemb-
lage to order On the platform erected
under the wide-spreading branches of one Of
the numerous groves which render Fass-
kings gardens so attractive to the thousands
of visitors who visit the Encnal.
"Auld Lang Syne" was played most
exqusitely by Sanders band, after which,
in clear voice and with distinct enuncation,
Albert Hart, the poet of the day, delivered
the following poem: 1--WE will give the
poem in future number of the HERALD.
Rapturous applause greeted the poet at the
conclusion Of the poem.
WELCOME SPEECH.
After the reading of the poem, the Presi-
dent, on vociferous calls, brought "to the
'front.'" Hon. j. f. Hale, who delivered a
capital impromptu speech. OF course such
efiusions cannot be given in print. They
must be heard to be appreciated. He said,
in substance, that he was glad to welcome
here the sons and daughters of the County
of Placer. More than this, he saw around
him the sturdy boys and blooming girls OF
these Pioneers of Placer County. And the
eloquent speaker proceeded to narrate facts
and incidents in his career of early lite IN
California which found response in the
hearts of his auditors, who had gone through
the same ordeal.
LETTERS FROM ABsENTEEs.
The Chairman then read the following
letters from absent invited guests: Letters
from Ex-Governor Leland Stanford. T.. M.
| Hllyer apd G. A. Tuttle.-Oahland Tran
script.
HORACE GREELEY says that rutabagas are
not indigenous to western farms. A Dur
ham pig can root baga in about two MN
utes. They grow best on sandy loan,
especially the red,haired ruta, which is accus-
toned to sea-weed and intense cold. lr
mountainous countries they grow fast, ano
are used principally to fatten pea-fowlss ano
domestic quadrumana. In planting, singer
sewing machine is as good as any, though az
iron.tootbed rake will be found servlceable