The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-07
Records Of Its Organi-
zatiOn.
Proceedings at its Former
Meetings.
Nearly Six Hundred Ne.nbers
bat SADLY in Want
Of Funds.
Repsrss erun omcias Source. .,a
Absolutely Complete asa Accurate
From the Bextnnfng ef the crraa-
isatisa 60 the Pre~~as rime.

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held in Celamhia Hal at plyraria on
October ttssh, ISIS. nj which Jcha N.
Ssan acted As chairman ami gohrrt
Frost as secretary.
pr. n. Ossr3nfser. B. +. shaw and s.
i w. Percival were appointed a commit
tee q draft aad report constitution
Tor the proposed organization.
A resolution was passed THAT any
person coming to the Territory prior
10 January. is56. be entitled to vote at
the Sext meeting"
On October ed. lsx, pursuant TO al
Joarnment, a meeting was again held
az the same pisce, ansi adopted the
constitution as reported by the conn.,
uaiite~, which Was signed by those
present, ~ persons.
The organization was completed BY
the election of officers for the ensuing
year, as follows:
Alex. 5. Abcrne.hy. President; &C.
Hewitt. FIRST Vice President; n. +.
shaw, Second Vice President; John
NJ. swan. Secretary; Gec A. Barnes.
Treasurer; n. ustrander and James
Longmire. Directors.
A called meeting of the Association
was held at the same place on April
9th, 1854, AZ which q committee on re-
vision of constitution was appointed,
a. follows: J. J. ii. Van Bokkelen.
Henry Niles. Francis Henry, Jas. n.
Gale and Calvin II. Hale. Said com
mittee was also instructed 20 prepare
. code OF bylaws and report the same
at the next meeting.
On motion OF MAJOR Bokkeien the
| President was instructed 10 appoint,
1t his earliest convenience after the
ca
mi,see on Statistics, to I've cofnpoSei of
one member from each county in the
Territory; the duties of such commit
tee to be the collection of any matter
suitable for compilation into a pioneer
history of the northwest, or for pre-
sefyGtion in the archives of the asso-
Iciation."
4; WAS also decided to hold the first
annual meeting of the association al
Olympia ON the third day of Jaly next.
ussp.
FIRST ANIMAL gEcNios.
The first a; Isl reunion OF the or
| ganixasion WAS a.eld az Columbia Hall.
in Olympia, on July I'd. 1851. The
committee on revision of con titution
| made their report and were dis
charged.
| Article l. of the constitution was
amended 50 as 10 Xix the first Tuesday
OF June as the time OF annual meet
iaes.
| The following officers for the ensu-
| ing year were elected. Alex. \. Aler-
nethy, Presi ieat: Edward Eilridge.
Fsrst Vice President; Mrs. Cara T..
Sylvester Secoad Vice President. John
NJ Swan. Secretary; Calvin III. Hale.
Charles II. Spinning and Henry Miles,
| Directors.
Tacoma was selected ~ the place for
| holllin the next annual reunion.
By appointment the regular address
cs for this year were delivered before
| the association by Chas. NJ. Bradshaw
of Port Townsend and Francis Henry
Of Olympia.
SECOND AssuAL EEusios.
The second annual reunion OF the
Washington Pioneer Association was
held at Tacoma, Juno 10th and nth.
1885. Al this meeting, after the trans
action Of the usual routine business,
Seattle was liked upon ~ the pace for
holding the next meeting. A commit
tee OF three was appointed with in
structions To procure the printing OF
500 copies Of the constiistion. The
committee on bylaws was instructed
% prepare and report code to the next
| meeting of the association.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year; Edw'd Eldridge.
Pre- ident; J. ]. IL. Van Bokkeien,
First Vice President; Geo. A. Barnes,
second Vice President; Francis Hen
~. Secretary; John NJ. Swan. Treas
urer; John T. Burns and &. &. Hewitt.
| Directors.
II WAS resolved that the meeting adj
joarn to Aug. i0sh, ls5.
by appointment the regular address
es for the year were delivered before
the association by Elsood Evans and
Francis Henry.
An adjourned meeting OF the asso-
ciat on was held al Tacoma Aug. 10th,
1876, nj which First Vice President J.
j. II. Van Bokkeien presided and John
r. Burns acted ~ Secretary pro tenn.
The committee on bylaws reported a
code 81 said meeting which was adopt
ed. Articles Of Incorporation for the
association were nlao adopted. The
Secretary was authorized u procure
and adopt seal.
THIRD s.suAL REUNION.
The third annual reunion Of the
Washington Pioneer Association WAS
| held at Seattle Jane 1T, 1886, In Yes
| ier's Hal. The President, Hoo. Ed
ward El,iridge, delivered q short open
| ing address. Mayor Yeaier delivered
an address OF welcome 10 the Pioneers,
Prayer was offered by Rev. ID. Y
| blaine About sixty persons an
| swened to their names AZ the roll was
called.
The minutes 81 the last meeting were
read and approved. Reports 81 stand
| Jog committees, Of trustees. Of secre-
tary and treasurer, we're called for.
| No reports were offered except thai oi
| the secretary, which was read and re
| ferrel to a special committee OF three.
| The members II the King County
| Pioneer AsNoriat:on were admitted a.
| charter members OF the Washington
| Pioncer Association. thus merging the
former into The latter. The names of
| the persons thus admitted TO member,
| 81 ip were as follows:
i. w. Russell, II. T.. YesIer. A, 4.
| Denny, W. n. Bell. q. w Moore, u.
III. Beatty, Seemoar WetBiore. y. "
smitlsers. w H. t.iilism, Walter Ora
ham, Isaac Parker. Asa Fowler. Deg
ter Hort "a. Henry ADAM, Joseph
| Foster. Thomas Mercer, John L. stew
art, T.. II Lesi-. r III. WhltsoFih,
George y, Mcfossahs. y. NJ. Byrd.
Henry Van A ssslt. e. {. f.esis. Thee.
o. Williams, Edgaf Bran, ~. u Lord
tT. u. u.nekley, l.. AegeiiBond. q.
Iaeoss-, tieoTge e. Whitwerth, Geo. y,
| FIVE, David Z. DeaBy, l.. j. ifolEa le
| Ifiilorg Butler, Iosin ]. Mos, w. Nc
sau. X J. ohm q. A Neis~. u. J.
saesman. pesos Waterman. stephen
70 sss, John II Magic. j. II. william
| IN, Jhaf.ssus HEnsoEd, 4. Is Maple
/ Mr. II. Maple, tosep.i Branssap. ID. a
SesIsy, II. A. -snitli, W r. saith. II
4. smith, W T. smith. H. Burnett
ira Wooden, Euaeft Ess.sl, Ai9nzo
i.s.s III. Jf.ssgs T. Lander. X. II Lam
Gale sEsd 5esse " George
A cofnatst;es ot six, eoynpsss-i o.
tires nlesasssfs from each ssf the assss-
| cations, sss appointed - consisatf
l shs rsaatsef OF assefiaiag the present.
coast 4ti9a Of os drafting nes ofse.
20 sspori at the ASs. annual reunion
| said ssal a sttse = 3. appointed ~ tfIs
rhM5f a. sssglOas. u. g&eDiss. II l.. Yes
sTg. ". George. - 4. Esalas. &. ii
| Hale ss,4s ) + Blrsis.
~sii committee Vas iHstspsssss q
e1as.ass Tbs prop aess q! charging the
| late IL nsssssssEs ~ ~ Eot u cor 3Ist
ats, tsss annual meetings ~ tbs fz.sst
Lodge IL Iaasgss. Port EsfSBr%as 80
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Tiae following oascets wess elected
lter The casting year IL, Q. Si$ufs,