Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-22
THE STATE.
MICHIGAN PIONEERS.
Fourteenth Annual Meeting-inter-
eSting panprs New Officers.

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attended 10y over 200 Of those who have
helped 10 make the history of Michigan.
Or f.. III. T.. Jameson, OF Lansing, deliver
ed the invocation AT the opening OF the first
session and Recording Secretary III. \.
Tenncy read her report OF the preceding
meeting. This was followed by the report
Of Corresponding Secretary Geo. II.
Greene. He had been notified of the death
OF eighteen members of the society during
the year. The average age of these was
-, while the oldest-Ruth Little OF kala-
mazoo-had reached the age of 81. None
had lived in Michigan less than forty-tive
years three had resided in the state fifty
seven years, while Gen Edward Clark OF
Ann Arbor came TO the Wolverine wilder
ness sXty-one years ago. On the death list
were the names of Witter j. Baxter and
Prof. Holmes, both of whom were among
the original twenty two founders of the
society.
Biographical sketches of nearly all Of the
deceased members appeared in the reports
of the memorial committees from the
various counties. Tho remainder OF the
forenoon session was occupied with the
appointment OF committees and routine
reports Treasurer Longyear's report
showed that the total receipts for the year
were s., 256 - and the expenditures
2,09l %. Music Of unusual merit was fur
nished by DR.. and Miss Gertrude jameson
and l., A. Baker.
series of quaint and amusing sketches of
early Saginaw constables and was succeed
ed by Or f.. II. Christian. who read pa
per on the Early History of Wyandotte
and its NcighborhOod.' Miss Nora Thorne
followed with solo, Loves Sweet Song "
and DIR. Henry NJ Hurd sketched the his
tory of the Michigan asylums. The Fam
inc and the Fright; an Episode in Pioneer
Life, =" was narrated by DR.. f.. Il. Parkhill !;
History of the Medical Profession in
Michigan by DIR. o. &. Comstock, and
Early Navigation of the Lakes" by John
NJ. Thompson. The session ended with n
vocal solo Barbara Fritchie,' by Mrs
Flora Rarrick.
In his annual address President
Wing sketChcd at considerable length
the early history of the state. The old
Morse geography, studied at an early date
IN New England, represented the peninsula
from lake To lake as an uterminable swamp,
with but small borders of arabic land and
the surveyor general, after the close Of the
war of lNl2. sent "a corps of surveyors 10
examine the country back OF Detroit with
view OF appropriatng by congress mill
tarA bounty lands 10 the soldiers He re
ported 10 congress that there was not over
800 acres Of arabic land in the whole PENN
sula and that IL would Toe a mOckery of
justice 10 give these lands as rewards 20 the
brave men who had imperiled their lives
for their country.
ne lItNlutll lut'n gave an tNltuutu 4lSL
OF early Michigan pioneers, prcfaCod with
the quaint remark T. 10 the Lord seems TO
have sfted New England and New York
that he might send choice spirits 10 our pen
insula.' III closing hc said: Let US there
fore dwell with love and grateful rcmem
brauCC on the lives of those who. with wise
fOrethought. great self denial and earnest
effort. wrought out for us the institutions
that we are now enjoying, that we, like
them, may leave 10 our sons and daughters
a fragrant and blessed memory
The literary programme Of the evening
as carried out. was as follows: The
Finances of Mining i'm the Upper Pcniusu-
la, - by John ii. Forster, vocal solo, Last
Rose of Summer" Mrs. Maggie Porter
Cole early Days at Desmond Township
by Mrs. Helen Farrud; First sale Of
Michigan Lands, Advertised June :, ISIS
read by 9. PopplCtou, Quartcttc, We're
Rowing Swiftly Down the Stream" male
quartette Of the owl club; "Squaw Island,
How II Received Its Name by G. X. Car
pentcr; OBITUARY and Biographical sketch
Of Hon. Chas. T.. STUART by DR. Foster
Pratt; remarks by Gov. Cyrus G.. Luce and
others; duet Gently Signs the Breeze,
Mrs Maggie Porter Cole and Mrs. :. /.
Roper.
At the closing session DR. NJ NJ Cullen
delivered the opening prayer, followed by d
vocal solo by Mrs. = J.. Roper Judge Mil
Ter discussed "Wintering Stock on the
Rushes," and A. j.. j. Van Buren, The
History Of the Temperance Conflict and
Geo. II. White sketched the life of Lucius
Lyon, Michigan's first United States scua
tor.
The following officers were re- elected for
the ensuing year: President, Talcott T..
Wing, Monroe; recording secretary. Hdr
riet A. Tenney, Lansing; corresponding
secretary, George II Greene, Lansing
treasurer, Ephraim Longyear, Lansing;
executive committee, Albert Miller Bay
City; =. ID. Bingham, Lansing; Charles
Shepard, Grand Rapids Committee on
historians. NJ Shoemaker, jackson; J. II,
Forster, Williamson; \ - u. Van Buren,
Galesburg; Dir. . &. COmstocll, Marshall ;
Harriet A. Tenney. Lansing. Also one vice
president from each county was elected