Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-16
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ourselves. This part of the program
soon ended and the meeting sd.
jnurned to meet again around the
campus. tut the wind was blowing at
such a rate it was thought best TO
dismiss this part of the program,
which was done, and Immediately
Bro. Prince Campbell announced
that he would get up program of
about three parts. First, singing and
instrumental; second. a tsbleau of
ancient times and thru, q tableau of
modern times.
The performance was to com.
meuce in the college st about S
O'Clock p. III. The time arrived
and the house was filed. The per-
formance commenced by song sc-
companied with instrumental music;
then came the tableau representing
ladies' working bee of SOME fifty
velrs ago. They were dressed in
the habit and style of that day, and
the work performed consisted of
picking wool, carding, spinning,
making, meuding. washing, IRON
ing and knitting garments. cooking
and washing dishes, two ladies were
taxing care of their babies while the
old craudma OF all came hobbling
along up the back Of the stage and
made her way to the two ladies who
were caring for the babies and took
her seat between them. This crea-
ted considerable eriiment but not
SO much as when the old lady took
out her old-fa-hiOned snuff box aud
began 10 pass II around among the
ladies, who soon began to sneeZe. as
no one can initiate. This brought
out the cheers aud laughter all ovel
the house. One more feature OF this
tableau was that every lady Oh the
stage was singing "Old Lang Syne''
at the top Of her voice and working
away as though no one but them.
elves were listening. The whole
affair was fine and highly enjoyable
especially by the old pioneers. This
ended The scene.
The third scene consisted Of 8
tableaux OF young ladies about twelve
IN number, formed in circle on the
stage and in full dress. On the left
was the piano and on the right was
the typewriter; both were being
op .ra:ed at lively rate; some wtre
tatting; some were crotcheting;
some were painting: some We're eul-
broideriug; and fIr the most part
they were reading light literature;
and all as still as death except
the piano and Typewriter. The
contrast was so great that it was not
possible TO keep the audience from
cheering when this scene ended.
The fourth and last scene was two
Indian men and three Indian wom-
en- singing Chinook jargoE, which
created considerable merriment, and
concluded the exercises for the even
ing. Then We all went to our rest
ing places. On the morning of the
18th al 10 o'clock the meeting
was called to order by the president
aud after some TALKING around, AN
organization WAS effected and To be
known as the Polk County Pioneer
Association, with the following
named officers for the insuing year,
To wit: For president, Hon. Ste
phen Staats; for secretary, Nathan
iel Holman; for corresponding sec.
retary, G.. T. Waller; for treasurer,
|. F. Butler; for an executive COM
mittee, y. L. Butler, W. W. VIII
liams. L. NJ. Hall. The place chosen
TO mold the next meeting, was Dali
las; tine time for holding the meet
ing and bylaws and rules to govern
the same was not given.
The next thing in order was din
ner. The pioneer ladies and gentle
men Of Monmouth and Indepeud-
ence and vicinity had prepared u
large beef aud had il barbecued and
we'll cooked and spread on the Ia
bic that was arranged neatly. The
ladies hau prepared bread aud cakes
Of all kinds aud other viauds OF al
most every character TO suit the
most particular taste. Dinner was
sOOu over and we were called TO the
stand to hear speech from Hon.
stephen Staats, which was OF con-
siderable length aid TO the point,
and just as he Was concluding his
Hon. John Minto made his
on the ground and was
called to the stand and
made one of his telling speeches,
which was highly Appreciated .
by the audience; for if there is any [
thing that uncle John Mimic can do .
better than another it is To make a
speech to his pioneer comrades and F.
friends, and if all did not make a
he Outdid his own most
expectations. 1t was
.ruly grand and eloquent in every
,ense of the word aud need only to
Ne heard to he appreciated. This
,nded the first meeting Of the
Polk County Pioneers Association,
which was attended with more ben.
.ticial results than its projectors
could have expected. 1t
vas not failure in any sense what