Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-06-20
MICHIGAN PIONEERS.
Annual Meeting of the State Pioneer
Society.

The fifteenth annual meeting Of the
Michigan state pioneer and historical socie-
W was held in Lansing June l2-l3. AT the
first DAYS session tae report of the secre-
tary was read, showing that but one officer
of the association had died during the year.
This was Ephraim Longyear of Lansing,
VINO had been treasurer since the organlza-
tion of the society in 1919. Twenty five
members had died during the year, the
oldest being Alexander Odian OF Branch,
aged o., and the youngest Germain II.
Mason or Kalamazoo, aged 81. The average
age of deceased members was 10 years.
The society now numbers 1o3, 20 have
joined since the last report.
The treasurer's report showed that the
receipts during the year had been j,24S.16,
and the disbursements S2,9l9. "A, leaving
balance on hand of S329.03. Several vaiua-
BILE donations of historical nature had
been made since the last meeting.
Tho annual address OF President Talcott
h. Wing OF Monroe congratulated the pio-
neers upon the luXuries and comforts with
which they are now surrounded, and in
dulged in a somewhat lengthy comparison
OF their present condition with their sur
roundings when they first settled in Michi-
gan. He urged the members 10 renewed ef-
fort in behalf of the historical collections,
which are such an important part OF the
work of the society, and highly commended
the work OF the committee OF historians.
From the report of this committee, made
through its chairman, Col Michael Shoe
maker of jackson, it appeared that two
volt mes of Up oneer Collections have
been published during the year The first
of which-volume l. of the collection-is
in the opinion Of the committee, the most
valuable OF the publications OF the society.
The first 3l5 pages of this volume are de
voted 10 the Haldiman papers, the originals
OF which are on file in the archives OF the
Dominion Of Canada at Ottawa and pertain
TO the relations of the French and English
with the Indians and with the L. >.
during and after the revolutionary war and
until the final surrender and evacuation OF
Michigan by the British.
1t is the aim OF the committee to secure
during the coming year an accurate his
tory of the settlement Of every county in
the state.
stephen d. Bingham presented u me
mortal on the death of Ephrdlm LOngyear,
and Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley on the death
of Consider a. Stacey of Tecumseh. Hon
Early DAYS OF Detroit, and Secret Me.
mors Of Hulls Surrender
At the second days session sketches OF
the Northwest were presented by Rev. +.
H. Day OF Lawton, michigan 5S Years
Ago" by Francis a. Dewey of Cambridge,
"rU the Pioneers and Their Children -
an original poem-by Converse Close OF
Gratten, Life and Early Experiences of
Louis Campau' by George II. White Of
Grand Rapids, Biographical Sketch OF
James Knaggs of krenchtownn by Mrs.
May Knaggs of Bay City, "Old Mother
Rood by Mrs. Helen NJ. Ferrand,
Growth of Detroit by j. Wilkie Moore of
| Detroit The Rivers of the Saginaw Val
| ley in an Early Day as Contrasted with
the Present by Judge Albert Miller Of
! Bay City, "My Rocoliections OF Pioneer
Life in Wayne County, by Mr.. ID. Osband
of Lansing, How the Last French Claim
of Michigan was Extinguished' by ID. L..
| Crossman of Williamson, and The Hol-
| | nders in Michigan by Hon. Geret j.
| Diekema Of Holland.
The papers will all be printed in volume
! II of the pioneer collections, and form a
valuable addition TO the history OF the
state. a. ID. u. Van Buren, of Galesburg
ap.oneer and school teacher, has prepared d
series OF papers giving an exhaustive his
J tory of the log school house era in Michi
! gan. These papers will also be printed IN
| the volume above named.
Five minute speeches OF very interest
| ing nature were made by Hon. Thomas d.
/ Gilbert of Grand Rapids, acting Lieut..
! Gov. Ball and others, and together with
| delightful music formed pleasing feature
of the program. the society was photo
! graphed on the front steps Of the capitol.
The meeting al burned after the election
| of the following officers:
President, o. Poppleton of Birmingham
recording secretary, Mrs. Harriet a. Ten
! ney Of Lansing; corresponding secretary
! George II. Greene OF Lansing; treasurer
! w. l.. Coleman of Lansing.
| Elk President TalcOtt Ewing OF Monroe
was added TO the committee OF historians
and one vice president from cacn county
was elected