Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-04-12
THE PIONEERS.
Tasy Rave aa Interesting Meeting Last
 Night.

Thsy Nave aa Interesting Meeting Last
 Night.
 The members of the Society of Ari-
 z1s Pioneers held their regular month
 ! meeting ia the probate court room
 Monday night and the attendance was
 Isrcs, the room being almost filled. In
 lc audience were men who were born
 i1 Tucson and grey-headei patriarchs
 Vh0 nave stood the storms" of many
 viu.=rs and ln many climes. The spectacle was one Of much interest and
 one ila, young Arizonans ought to wit
 Isss. There were present men beyond
 ;Le allotted time of human life, who
 have undergone in the West all the
 tragic yicissltudes of frontier life and
 through t all maintained those noble
 Urtue>-sobrleiy, manhood and honor B0.e industry. The earnestness and caad0r ID the remarks of the members regarding the nesrness of the end of lie; the hope v1uchsafed In behalf Oi the rising generation and the generous predictions regarding the future of free Amerca, were Of the most patriotic and noble character.
 Following !s @ concise account of the proceedings Of the meeting:
 The board ot directors made their Clicial repor, of the death of James Lee. Mr. Platt, agent for the Encyclopedia ButsuIca addressed the meeting in TssaTd 70 the purchase of that work. Colonel Iooie thought the Society was too poor al present to purchase the ssrles. but suggested that matters Of that import should not be lost sight of by the Society. On motion of II. 5. Stevens the matter, and all other mat .srs of a similar character were isierr,d to the board of directors. W. J. Osborn, the secretary, made his monthly report, which Is briefly as fol- lows: Amount received for dues up to a't meeting, S326 50; received since, sl3 jJ; bills aldIted first month, S94 50; 5ls audited for the present month, S'3 ?; number who have signed the Toll, lJ3; died, l; on the roll, 102; num- osE who have signed printed roll, 6l; number who have not signed said roll, |; 0llis audited: Star, for printing, S7; CTzES, for printing, S5 30; 4. l.. Ban Croft d Co.,, seal and books, S47 75; eX- p'6ss charges, S4; city of Tucson, rent, S.
 W.J. Osborn asked that his son. W. Os5otn IT,, aged SIX years, be admitted as member. The little fellow Vas born here. his father expected ,o stay here, and was willing to pay the ea5s io place his name upon the roll of 50 honorable Q body of citizens. There 1es @ unanimous vote in favor of his alnIssicn.
 Onc-e Billy Oury then arose, and T1i!e moisture dimmed bis eyes and his sa0T-Thlle hair and whiskors glistened .- j9e gas light, asked the society to ad- --4' hls sor, Francis W. Oury, aged 20 !7sTs' as a member of the society. The 1I pioneer stated that he came here 1lea young man, had suffered all the '|,ssltudes incident to frontier lie, a-1 win which all present were famil .ll, ne expected to be buried here, and t--. oeiore many years hence, and there
 9elne no one but this son to perpetuate '.9 ldme, t would be favor to place
 --9 son name on the roll. The old
 sSa1lemsn's silyery hair seemed to
 ,,g;. S.t9 ihs uriyiieFeiI few thf hfh agray-halred - ar lyulg hIu bowed their heads m -4,e-.'AUon, and the occasion was full of
 1!IllaIc interest. The request was Oa motion of Mir. McDermott the
 S. SSo-l1 ot directors were requested to
 a'-. -a'o oeples of pamphlet prepared ,--'Alulng the names of members and
 '-T constitution and bylaws.
 ,---, D. Stevens suggested that the
 ~ol1' charter members" be changed to Fas adopted.
 an J' Ross suggested, in addition that a Those who became members up to bars -''1s'eU OEgaiii%ing inein-
 riIesldent Oury made a verbal report ~, J''l .i regard to leasing the upper room reu- ', .le city hall and accompanied his ,rt.I ,Spol' with an address full of interest, .--S "---Sn called forth loud and prolonged J1ue presldent announced the death of tsLs I.-es Lee, and asked the society to isc, ie 'I5'aer proper recognition of the c--'-. -'' On motion a committee of three o-,l -aISIIlng of Hon. H. s. Stevens, Sol s-S s1,ol Warner and Dr. J. c. Handy was tons. '"'' "PPiopfia'o Iesoiu- ,,De Oo- Ioole said that recently at the r---e'ai c-,l- ot a member the members be- ss.aS f---e scattered, and suggested that here bnSS bSs when the society turns out in a tSo 'hey return in the same order to '"g Tt1tlm room of the society.
 an Aliam Zeckendorf moved that on cb. I- occasions when the society is in sbaiEEe or the marshal the members cbaHioe bai oe subject to his orders until dis
 m T sea by him. The motion prevailed. ts-ja5s -e secretary read tue article in yes to 'ua! oo:: CLTIzES containing the address lor.i, iL'iug Mayor Sanford winch brought .. .. Ioud applause. On motion of H. Praa:3 stevens vote of thanks was rendered in ,SiGeht ,ri'iei Oury for the eloquent manner m De had defended the Pioneers me meeting then adjourned.