The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-30
oaEeex rIosEEa assoanares.
REcoRDIxG SEc'Y'g OFFICE, /
Salem, April II, 1890. {


The eighth annual re union Of tie
Oregon Pioneer Association will be held
this year at tbe city Of Portland, June
Is, 1880; It being the thirty fourth ar
niyersary of the signing Of ihe treaty
settling the boundary between the two
great powers, the United States and
Great Britain And that act relieved
the American settlers Of Oregon Of the
uncertainties that bad for 80 long tine
been = source Of great uneasiness in re-
gard to their stains, whether they would
he compelled 70 live under an English
flag, or have tie pleasure Of residing
where the Stars and stripes that tbty
lowell so well should be the emblem Of
their native republican government.
But the signing Of q 8 treaty ON june
-, 1913, by the ministers Of the two
high contracting powers, settling for
ever that Oregon should be portion Of
the United States, was hailed with Joy
by the citizens OF Oregon, Who had
staked their all and brayed every dan
ger in traVersing the plains and cross
ing the ragged mountains, or sailed
through distant oceans, TO introduce
civilization and make homes on the
shores Of the great Pacific and lay tie
foundation of the s.in-down' State Of the
Union.
\ few yeass ago it became manifest
to number u Pioneers that it would
be Of great benefit TO the people Of Ore
gon, aud especially to the historian, TO
organize an association with one Of its
objects, as set forth in their Constitn-
tion, ''to collect from living witnesses
such facts relating TO the Pioneers aud
history Of the Territory Of Oregon as
the Association may deem worthy Of
preservation. aud 10 promote social IL
tercourse among It's members" This
lAudable object Is being carried out in
spirit as.weli as to the letter, and even
nov, Ut this early day of the Associa-
tion's existence, great amount Of valu-
able history has been coilsted and placed
in permanent form in the annual publ
cations Of :he Association, thus rescE-
ing from oblivion that which Is daily
growing more difficult to garner, as the
hardy. hold aud enierrrising men who
took an active part in affairs when
Oregon was ne@" are rapidly passing
away, and many carry TO their toInbs
recoiIections of incidents that may seem
trivial in themselves, but make import
ant factors towards complete history.
The Association has always been
ready and is now anxious to receive
contributions from all who may desire
to give sketches of adventures, bio
graphiss Of all deceased Pioneers, or
autobiographies Of the living. both male
and female.
} The founders Of the Association hav-
ing just appreciation of the benign
Influences Of woman for the good of
man. thus greatly assisting in removing
the asper1ies Of frontier life, they were
cordially invited to become members of
the Association.
The reunions have been source Of
great profit to all who have arrived in
! Oregon of late years, as we'll as of
pleasure to those who are eligible to be-
come members. To the former class, it
affords an opportunity to see many CT
the old men aud women who have be-
come more or less noted as Pioneers,
and listen to their accounts of incidents,
both grave and gay, of days long gone
by, as they are related around the camp
fire; to listen to the addresses replete
with valuable historical facts which can
not be obtained in any ether way to
see the men who rocked the cradle cf
Oregon in its Infancy Of Provisional
Government, gaided it in sturdy youth
as Territory, AMI hooked with parental
pride when it was fully developed and
, admitted as a State of the Union To
members, it brings them face to face
with those whom they most probably
have not met for years, and affords an
opportunity to talk over old times; to
refresh the memory of these departed.
and ascertain the welfare of the living;
it affords an opportunity for social gath
ering which is beneficial to all. Such
being the case, it is sincerely hoped that
all Pioneers and their friends win make
an effort to attend on oeegon's Day, the
18th of June next.
That dav was chosen for several rea-
t sons, but the greatest is that mentioned
: above, the final settlement of the Ore
gon question; another. it is tie most
pleasant time of the year, when there
is really more leisure than at any other
time, it being between seei-time and
harvest And certainly we can afford
: one day from the toll of life-from the
farm and workshop. from counting
n house and factory. We, as people. do
o not have sufficient number Of holidays
but TOO much toll.