Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-31

Tl.e SIKH Annual Reunion OF the Washing
t,u Pioneer Association VIII ia held al Olym-
pa OF June 4th and 5th. leea meeting G.
lie town nall. IN said city. on jane iih, az 10
o'e'ocA \ N. 70. the transaction o! the usual
llsuess oi the Association.
Members OF the Association ire hereby hut.-
fed tina; 10 change of time OF meeting has been
ilade isom the day fixed by The Constitution.
Allq.e Preparations will be made bv the poo
lIe II Olympia 10 entertain members from
ri.oa!, and II Is hoped that there will be u full
attendance. FRANCIS HENRY.
see'y Washington Pioneer Association.
- Newspapers OF the Territory piesss copy.
!. vii! be seen by the above official
announcement that no change has
been made in the time OF holding the
Reunion this year. 4 report has been
circulated that the date had been
changed to July ltll, but as the con-
sltution ol the association fixes the
time Of meeting. there could. OF course,
he no authoritative action in the mat
ter, even were it advisable to substitute
a later day for the annual meeting
The subject was, however, discussed
by the resident pioneers who assem-
bled al the Odd Fellows building
Saturday, and the opinion was unani-
NOUS that it would be incxpedient to
place the time OF meeting on or near
the National Anniversary, at season
when everybody is engaged in other
- -, b.. a5ing duties. Our peo-
pie could find very little time to enter
tain even the pioneers, when several
thousand other visitors were their
guests, nor would they be able 10 make
arrangements for the usual features OF
pioneer reunion, while every effort
whould necessarily be given to the
larger and equally cherished patriotic
demonstration. The fact that many
OF the pioneers have expressed Il desire
to he present at the celebration, and
the time and expense that would
necessarily be involved in two trips to
Olympia, were fully considered; but
the meeting took the view that to
sanction a change that could not
be legally made and under these cir
cumstances, would be virtual aban-
donment of the organization. This
idea could not for moment be seriously
entertained, Pioneer day is of more
Importance, to the path-finders who
settled the country than even the
glorious anniversary Of our nationality.
The latter will always bescelebrated in
n becoming manner by every genera
lion, while with the pioneers will die
the organized effort now made to
perpetuate much OF the history of the
settlement OF the coast. The work
must continue and he done we'll now,
il succeeding generations shall bear in
grateful memory tho days that "tried
mems souls"
1t is hoped and expected that every
pioneer will respond to the call this
year. We are on the eve Of an impor-
tant change in our local government.
It will he the last Reunion held under
the form to which we have been accus-
toned. 1t seems to be a proper time
for a campfire to review the past
and forecast the future Aud lang
syne is always the "good old times
despite its fluctuations and hardships.
Let-us meet in council and consider
the interesting question SO often re-
curing, whether the progress of civil
cation has brought with it that con-
tantment and happiness which is ac-
knowledged to be the acme OF human
happiness.