The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-07

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The ces=aaistee on r~vs~ssa II the
constitution xsre Instructed "a con
sasser whether Votes BY rrexy should
e enssrfained upon the esession 81
tac Tiaer VI hcassiag annual naeetsnxs
also 70 eou~isier and yey~s<s urcn the
- sssz;sassy q rrevAsinS Tor an assist.
ant seSrteary.
The thanks cs the association were
extended 10 the resrle 81 seattle for
sasar cerdisi re<epsioa AMI generous
entertainment during the session
The sseond aay MAS devcsei - the
,oyusert S 3 Failrosi excursion 70
the Bisek nssoaG coal sniiss. with q
fecssc and haskell lu1sch, extended 10
the fseaeers by the people Of Seattle.
by appointment the regular al
dresses Tor the Year we're "a have been
delivered by Hon. II. q. strive a,sss
Hon. Edward Esariase. The address
OF Mr.. Ss-ase was delivered at the
Opera Hoase- Mr.. EsssrssIge ssecliaexl.
owing 70 the lsseaess cf the hesr. 10
deliver his address.
rorxru ANIMAL EsrSfav.
The fourth annual reunion Of the
Washington Pioneer Association Wa
held at Port Townsend June : AID 5.
1851.
Al a quarter to IL the association
met at the pubic bail al the lodge Of
Red Men. and in the absence OF the
president. IL. q. Struve. was called 10
order by First Vire President James
g. swan.
Prayer was offered l,y Rev. u. 4.
Blaine. ef Seattle.
Cposi sali az the roii the following
members answered 10 their names:
q. W. l. Alien. 4. c. Archer. ALERT
Briggs. lsatslI Bfigg-. Thomas :.
Boyer, Hillary Batter, Thomas Rrask-
en-. John Z. Burns. Walter Crockett,
y. q. Ginger, James Delgardne. ns-
-yid I. Denny. A. 4. Denny, Edward
EldTisice, f. 4. Ferguson. Il. II. Ger
IRISH, Francis Henry, Fred :. Holmes,
ID. III. Hill, q. %. Halter. David y.
Hyde. Loren II. Hastings, l.. J Hob
gate, Charles II. Jones, Matt A. Kelly.
Annie W. Kelly, T. 4. Light. +.
Meeker. Vim. A. l.. McCorkie. Hiram
D. Morgan, amasa 5. Miller, Thomas
Moran, q. NJ. More. n. ]. Ohm.
Samuel W. Perciyai, Thomas rrather,
+. W. PettsgFoye. Thos. W. Prosch.
Stephen II. Reinhsrs, Henry Roesi~r.
Mrs. Elizabeth RecN.er, NJ. V. Rein
hart, Alden III. steele. Mrs. Hannah
H. Steele lanes q. Swan. David Shell
ton, John Spencer, John Thornton,
Cyrenia II. Thornton, l.. MAY Thorn
ton. ]. J. II. Van Rokkeien, Nancy
Van Bokkelcn, Ann Deborah Van
Bokkeien. Henry Van ASSET, John
A. Van Bokkelen, James :. Wcod-
man, Thomas Webb and Amanda J.
Webb. Many mcnjhers who attended
the meeting were no. present as roll
call, and their names 10 not appear
upon the above list.
The minutes OF the last meeting,
hell Mt Seattle, were read and ap-
proved. Hons. A. A. Denny, Edward
Eldri !ge aud Governor Semple. upon
invitation, took seats upon the plat
form. No reports were made by the
executive committee or board of d.
rectbrs. The treasurer reported no
money on hand. The secrctary's re-
port for The year ending June !, lsS.,
which was read and approved. Was a.
follows
At the date OF my last annual re-
port, June lst, 1885, the as ociation
numbered upon it, roll 1913 members.
Within the year past the total number
upon the ron OF ineahers has been in
creased 10 50. This does not include
the membcrs OF the King County fip-
neef Organization, which was incor-
porntei with ours at its last reunion,
~ have mol vet been able to obtain
such data relating u the members OF
said association as Is required before
entering their names upon our roll.
The total number OF said assa,i aiion,
according 10 the list furnished nae,
was "a. Deaths and departures, when
ascertainet, will OF course con ifefahly
diminish this number. Including
these. our list viii embrace about 600
members AT the present time. OF these
2ii are females, and exempt under
our eon~ti tuition from the payment OF
admission fees and dues. The nnm-
Der Of members charged with dues
upon the books OF the association Is,
say, 40. pe1ueting the number Of
those who have died, leaves about SiJ
memhers subject To the payment OF
annual dues.
As will be seen by reference 10 the
annexed detailed statements, the total
receipts of the association Tor the last
year have been as follows,
For admission fees. ,-..,. ..-.s... tip
For annual dues l-........ 1te.e3
Total receipts 5s..... sis9 90
Disbursements for same time. u7.St
secretars q salary for year end
inr Jnue :, t,e5 IooW
Deficit ON serre,ary's salary for
the year ending June !. isss N.7s
si6iio
Total r-ceip,s sis9 90
Total dlsbsiFs-me nis including scefc-
tary,s salary -. ....s iGi.io
Cash on hand Z eiea
OF the $50 members charged upon
the hoak, with annual dues, but S2
hare paid up in fun, and but this nnui-
her under our laws are entitled 10 vote
or serve on committees. OF the AZ
delinquent members, III have never
paid any dues whatever. and are IN mr.
rears 10 The amount al W eslei, AMI az.
wards, In nj probability, hut a small
proportion OF them will ever rein tate
themselves by paying up IN full.
Twenty~stven members are delhi
quent in dues for two years; ~ are In
arrears for the dues 81 the past year.
Most Of the latter class viii probably
pay up before the Iexi meeting.
The above statement, a. ! have nj
ready intimatei. does not include
members 81 the King County Pioneer
organization, incorporated with ours,
for reasons already stated.
Ii will lie seen from Thu. statement
OF its financial condition that aii'r
payment of the seeretary's salary and
The necessary contingent expenses.
printing and postage there j. now Oh
hand the sum of xlI.D This viii ns-
donbtedly be con ideraily increasesi
bv the Payment III dues and admit
aion fees ut the present sessioBs
In my last report. recommended
the publication OF a pamphlet To ~
clusie the tran actions of the asa1ei'
alton, inelusing all Of the adaresIe A
which have been delivered before u. To
lie distributed an4oHg the meHbers and
preserved in the archives, a. Ia 10y
Judgment one of tie most important
steps tiht could be taken towards est
rying oat the main paifposey Of the or
ganizat.on. ! siiil adhere e. this view,
but regret to say that cannot yet sc
The way cicSr 10 raise tiis necsH-afy
fund.-. The expense III spei. s psitdi-
cation tsay go eopiesl would he alssat
3isg.
The following i a list, 10 far ~
have teen alsie 10 obtsis The same. u
msnbers Ut thc assoc i&tioh sbo hsyc
slleA since cur lat meeting; Elliott
Cine, died 81 New pgngensfst Aus.
isth 1876, VIM. y. Horton. died 81
Olympia, March TIN Iss7; Mr.. FRAN
res sleiion, ni.i - ssiisttoa's Poifft.
April 18TH i--7; Mrs. Nsuaa Anakss
did at fidalgg. NTfei 5tA iss7.